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South Dakota Voices for Peace
Civic and Social Organizations
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 206 followers
We imagine a South Dakota that is diverse, inclusive, and anti-racist.
About us
South Dakota Voices for Peace builds power and enables healing in immigrant, refugee, and Muslim communities by amplifying their voices and working in solidarity with all who dismantle bigotry and racism. — Our story begins in 2017, when two bigoted resolutions and one bigoted bill were introduced during South Dakota's legislative session. Our Executive Director, Taneeza Islam, was contacted by lobbyist friends in the state capitol about these bigoted pieces of legislation. She organized people to be present and heard during committee testimony in Pierre, and utilized social media and local news to inform South Dakota about these issues. Each time, people showed up to fight against the propaganda that tried to instill fear in our state about Islam, Muslims, immigrants, and refugees. After 2017 legislative session, we witnessed a surge in Islamophobic and anti-immigrant, anti-refugee speakers coming to South Dakota. These speakers are part of a national circuit of Islamophobia, xenophobia, and bigotry, and they came to SD to further sow seeds of hate and fear in our communities. Our group continued to meet, grow, and openly resist the imported hate in our state. SD had no organizations devoted to advocacy against Islamophobia and anti-immigrant/refugee activities, and none committed to empowering impacted communities to use their voices and become civically engaged. So in October 2017, South Dakota Voices for Peace 501(c)(3) was incorporated as a nonprofit in the State of South Dakota. South Dakota Voices for Justice 501(c)(4), its sister organization devoted to lobbying and policy work, was also incorporated. Together, the two organizations work together on grassroots empowerment, building strategic allyship, and countering top-down legislated hate against Muslims, immigrants, and refugees in South Dakota.
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http://sdvfpeace.org
External link for South Dakota Voices for Peace
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2017
- Specialties
- Immigration Legal Services, Civic Engagement, Anti-Racism Work, Rapid Response, Education, and Media Advocacy
Locations
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Primary
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57101, US
Employees at South Dakota Voices for Peace
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Jon Chapman
Staff Attorney at South Dakota Voices for Peace
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Taneeza Islam
Co-Founder and CEO of South Dakota Voices for Peace and South Dakota Voices for Justice
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Lorena Diaz-Martinez
Legal Case Coordinator at South Dakota Voices for Peace
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Allessa Scholten
Studied Biology and History at USF. A JD and History MA candidate at USD.
Updates
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Here's a picture of Taneeza with one of our clients: an elementary-aged girl who had to flee her home country due to fears of persecution. Through your support, we are able to provide legal services and representation to this child at no cost to her or her family. An investment in our work is an investment in safer futures for immigrant children and immigrant survivors of crime. Every donation makes a difference! Will you support our work today? Click here to invest in our work: https://lnkd.in/g6JBNN3y
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This is just some of the important wisdom you will get from our bystander to UPSTANDER Intervention Training! In this training, you will become empowered to take action in an effective way when incidents of bigotry happen. Interested in learning more or scheduling a training? Email jen@sdvfpeace.org!
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Have you heard this common myth about Medicaid? The truth is that in the state of South Dakota, adults ages 19-64 who make a certain income qualify for Medicaid! #MedicaidMyths #SouthDakotaMedicaid
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Check out all that we did last year in our 2023 Impact Report: https://lnkd.in/gWk-qh8Q