Partners for Dignity & Rights

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Women’s rights don’t disappear on the factory floor. In Haiti, garment workers making clothes for Gap’s Old Navy brand were fired for being pregnant and for organizing together.
Gap knows this violates the law - but it still refuses to act. This is a clear case of pregnancy discrimination and retaliation against union leaders –and Gap has chosen to defend it.
Gap has claimed to be a leader on empowering women for years, but “empowerment” must include accountability.

Say it with us: Brands don’t get credit for values they refuse to enforce.

That’s why we’ve joined with 30 women’s & human rights organizations calling on Gap to ensure the reinstatement of the fired workers and the payment of back wages and maternity benefits.

→ Head to Gap’s page and tell them to end pregnancy discrimination & protect workers rights!

Like so many of you, we’ve been watching in horror and outrage as ICE has descended on communities around the U.S., terrorizing working people and their families. Over the last few months, ICE’s forces have repeatedly focused on the city of Minneapolis, where our long-time partner Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (CTUL) organizes. CTUL’s base of low-wage workers concentrated in the restaurant and construction industries have been the repeated targets of ICE’s indiscriminate violence. 

Partners for Dignity and Rights has collaborated with CTUL for many years, building policy solutions and worker-driven campaigns to protect workers’ human rights and end workplace harassment. But much of that work is on hold right now as organizers must focus on defending their community from workplace raids. The attacks on the community are indiscriminate, with people getting picked up and detained regardless of their immigration paperwork.

This week, all eyes are on Minneapolis as an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good bringing global attention to the violence and terror the community has been experiencing. 

Throughout this escalation, construction workers continue to have to report to work, even as ICE agents are known to target building sites. is asking that the property developers who control those building sites take action to secure their worksites and protect the workers they depend on. 

Can you take a minute to send an email in support of the workers of Minneapolis?

Gap is trying to paper over their supplier’s illegal actions with glitzy holiday decorations. But students showed up at Gap headquarters and at stores across the U.S. during some of the busiest shopping days of the year.
We’re part of a coalition working to ensure justice for the 13 women who were illegally fired by Gap’s manufacturer The Wilbes. Haitian law protects pregnant women and union leaders in the case of layoffs. But when its supplier broke the law, Gap has so far chosen to stand on the side of the lawbreakers.
Now it’s the holiday season and Gap’s CEO Richard Dickson is bragging about the “playbook” that’s boosting Gap’s earnings. But from here, that playbook looks a lot like exploiting women & leaving workers unpaid.
It’s high time that Gap ensure the 13 women are offered their jobs back and paid their lost wages and maternity benefits.

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This we want to express our deep gratitude for your continued support. Support looks different for everyone. You can:
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We are proud to share that our Co-Executive Director, Kesi Foster, as well as our Board Member, Sienna Fontaine, have been appointed to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Committees on Youth & Education and Social Services, respectively.

Read more here: https://dignityandrights.org/2025/12/zohran/

As Transition Committee members, they will advise on mayoral appointments, policy priorities, and support his administration in ushering in a new era of affordability for New Yorkers.

On November 6th we celebrated 's wins over the last 16 years with an evening of recognition, celebration, and dance for public school safety 🎊

Recognizing the power of our intergenerational coalition, with deep gratitude, we honored three trailblazing members, Esperanza Vazquez, Hadia Ali, and Kate McDonough for their dedication to transforming school safety.

From passing the Student Safety Act, to achieving a 50% decrease in suspension rates, and winning $90+ million for social workers, restorative justice, and healing-centered practices in schools, with your help, DSC-NY has led incredible victories in education justice. We’re doubling down on our commitment to our students and continuing our fight against ICE's criminalization of immigrant youth, police presence in schools, and all threats to the safety and well-being of our public school students.

💫 Become a sustaining member and support DSC-NY today: https://dignityandrights.org/donate/?link_id=7&can_id=6b574776780432a1000ee1caf1e47f8e&source=email-youre-invited-dsc-nys-sweet-16-celebration&email_referrer=email_2916089&email_subject=youre-invited-to-dsc-nys-sweet-16-celebration&&

And thank you to the youth, parents, educators, and members like you who made our victories over the last 16 years possible!

For over 20 years, Partners for Dignity & Rights has worked to strengthen grassroots and worker-led coalitions by providing research, policy development, campaign support and coalition-building to advance policies and models that protect our rights and expand access to public goods. Under the current administration, the very fabric of our work is an affront to those seeking to consolidate power, rule by fiat, and terrorize the poor, immigrants, and workers while rapidly expanding benefits for themselves.

At this pivotal moment for our nation, we ask you to give and support our critical mission to expand access to public goods and services and protect the rights of vulnerable communities. Consider becoming a monthly sustainer, meeting with our leadership team to learn more about our work, and sharing our organization with your network. https://dignityandrights.org/donate/

You're invited to join DSC - NY in celebrating the youth, parents, educators, and members like you who made our victories over the last 16 years possible!

RSVP here: bit.ly/dscnysweet16

Together, we have transformed school safety to protect our students – from passing the Student Safety Act, to achieving a 50% decrease in suspension rates, and winning $90+ million for social workers, restorative justice, and healing-centered practices in schools.

Can’t make it? Consider giving and becoming a sustaining member today! Even $20 or $50 supports our work defending the rights of our students! https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/support-the-dignity-in-schools-campaign-new-york?clear_id=true

Now is the time to double down on our commitment to our students. We gather, full of resolve for the future of education in this country, ready to continue our fight against ICE's criminalization of immigrant youth, pushing back against police presence in schools, and all threats to the existence and safety of our students.