Systemic Inequities

Confronting structural inequities and building social justice.

Alianza Americas is committed to confronting the structural inequities that affect the communities where our members work. These inequities present significant barriers to the democratic process and social equality and threaten the health and well-being of the folks we work with daily. We also recognize that this struggle presents us with great opportunities to strengthen our members’ critical analysis, leadership, and advocacy capacity. As an organization comprising a network of grassroots organizations led by and serving immigrants of Latin American origin, we recognize that the history of efforts to maintain white supremacy has led to systemic inequities related to gender, race, ethnicity, language, economic conditions, and social class. These intersectional factors are fundamental in defining our work in addressing structural inequities and building democracy and well-being. We structure our work around three fundamental goals, which we see as pivotal to our work.

Goals:

  • Strengthen our gender analysis in regards to public policies that address or should address systemic inequities in the Americas, with specific focus on work, health, and education, while considering their impact on the root causes of migration.
  • Build, alongside our membership, the capacity for analysis and advocacy regarding economic inequities as a root cause of migration and their impact on migrant families and their communities.
  • Develop analyses and construct narratives around our racial and ethnic diversity in order to confront white supremacy and foreground the differential impacts of migration on Afro-descendant and Indigenous communities.

Learn more about our digital equity project seeking to grow digital literacy and access to broadband internet

Our actions

Read about our latest actions in systemic inequities.

Project
Ahorrar es Cuidar
Ahorrar es Cuidar (Saving is Caring) is a project that explores the opportunities offered by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for communities of Latin American origin.
Campaign
Caring is Healing 2024-2025
Celebrating solidarity and care networks in our migrant community.
Project
Bienestar: Estar Bien
Moving toward justice in mental health and emotional well-being for all people.

Our resources

Discover some useful resources for climate justice.

Fact Sheet
Tax on remittances
The proposal threatens the families of migrants and the economies of their countries of origin
Fact Sheet
The Value of Our Taxes: Protecting and Strengthening Collective Well-being
As we close our Tax Awareness Month, it is timely to reflect on how federally funded programs not only provide well-being to families in difficult situations but also create opportunities for our communities to thrive.
Fact Sheet
Conditions Venezuelan Deportees Will Return To
Venezuelan migration is the largest exodus in Latin America’s recent history.

Our latest posts

Read more about this topic.

Blogpost
Why We Must Continue to Condemn the Horrific Murder of George Floyd and Strengthen Multi-Racial and Multi-Ethnic Coalitions
May 23, 2025
Press Release
House Budget Reconciliation Bill is a Betrayal of Immigrant and Working Families
May 22, 2025
Press Release
Alianza Americas condemns the approval of the Foreign Agents Law in El Salvador
May 21, 2025
Press Release
More than one hundred civil society organizations denounce the arbitrary detention of human rights defender Ruth López and demand the guarantee of her human rights
May 21, 2025

Our events

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Event
Ancestral heritage: Indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants in El Salvador
May 22, 2025
Event
Conversation on the social and economic reality in Venezuela
April 2, 2025
Event
The Impact of Racism on Mental Health
March 28, 2025
Event
Migration Policy Under the Trump Administration: What's Changing and What's At Stake?
March 5, 2025