Galería de la Raza’s Advocacy & Policy sphere began as a refuge and an opportunity to lean in on collaboration and partnerships as an anchor and a form of respite during the uncertain times of our displacement and the COVID-19 pandemic.
These “on-the-go” actions affirmed our vision as cultural place-keepers through collaboration with community members, artists, activists, and institutions that share our values.
Today, the On-The-Go programs have transformed into our Advocacy and Policy platform that pursues radical social change. We believe that partnerships across social sectors are key in our pursuit of justice and self-determination. Read about these partnerships below.
The San Francisco Latino Parity and Equity Coalition (SFLPEC)
The San Francisco Latino Parity and Equity Coalition works to inform policy and budget priorities at the local government level to foster the social and economic achievement of San Francisco’s Latinx community. Through intersectional advocacy, we enhance and strengthen social services and representation in order to promote equity for the Latinx community.
San Francisco Foundation Latino Kitchen Cabinet
The Latino Kitchen Cabinet purpose is to serve as advisors to the San Francisco Foundation’s People, Place and Power framework to advance an equity agenda that is responsive to the Latine communities needs in the Bay Area. Within the Greater Bay Area, the Latino Kitchen Cabinet will advance a Latine agenda- including building economic, political power for long-term cultural shift, and to redirect and leverage resources & investment from philanthropy, local, state and federal government.
San Francisco Foundation Latino Power Building Initiative
Galeria de la Raza, in partnership with The Unity Council, convenes 10 Latinx-led organizations across the Bay Area to strengthen the power building and advocacy infrastructure of Latinx serving organizations in the region. This cohort meets to learn, share, and strategize on regional opportunities in collective partnership. Powered by a $3 million dollar investment by The San Francisco Foundation, the Bay Area Latinx Regional Power Building Initiative has two objectives:
- To increase organizational capacity to build power and advocate across the region on a set of collectively identified opportunities.
- To align around a collective purpose and agenda that strengthens the power building and advocacy infrastructure of these Latinx-led organizations, and
Caravan for the Children | Caravana Por Los Niños
The Caravan for the Children Campaign began as a 100-day movement launched in January 2021 in an effort to demand the release, reunification, and healing of migrant children separated from their families at the US–Mexico Border due to the 45th Presidential Administration’s 2018 Zero Tolerance Policy. Now in its fourth year, the campaign’s focus is addressing the aftermath and implementation of the ACLU lawsuit and will transition into a larger immigration reform dialogue connected to the 2024 general election.
The Caravan campaign is led by the following cultural institutions: CARECEN SF, Chicana/Latina Foundation, Galería de la Raza, and Instituto Familiar de la Raza.
National Association of Latino Art & Culture
The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures delivers programs that stabilize and revitalize the U.S. Latino arts and cultural sector via funding, leadership training, convenings, research, and advocacy.
As a NALAC board member, Galería de la Raza’s Executive Director uplifts NALAC’s mission and vision, and serves as a bridge and thought partner between the San Francisco and greater Bay Area arts ecosystem and the national Latino arts and culture field.