Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition (BAIRC)
BAIRC Mission
The Bay Area Immigrant Rights Coalition (BAIRC) is a broad-based coalition of individuals and organizations working to build a unified voice for immigrant rights that transforms and improves the lives of immigrants. We do this by forging strong, working relationships between member organizations, advocating for just public policies, raising public awareness about the rights and living conditions of immigrants, and increasing the capacity of member organizations to work on immigrant issues.
BAIRC Vision
BAIRC envisions a world where immigrants and their families lead lives filled with dignity and justice, regardless of immigration status.
BAIRC History
BAIRC was formed by representatives of approximately 25 immigrant rights organizations in Northern California that began meeting on a monthly basis in the fall of 2001. They came together soon after September 11th, motivated to respond to the anti-immigrant backlash that emerged after the World Trade Center attacks. In forming BAIRC, the founding organizations sought to build a sustainable, cross-ethnic and strategically linked movement that could present a fuller picture of the threats to immigrants’ rights and nurture collaboration.
How You Can Help
Your generous contribution will help BAIRC advance the immigrant rights movement and continue building mutual support for the advocacy, service and organizing work of our member organizations.
