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Stephanie Gharakhanian’s 8 Years of Service at Workers Defense
Over the last eight years, Stephanie Gharakhanian has fought alongside our members to achieve economic justice for workers throughout Texas. Our members know

In response to Harris County Sheriff Gonzalez’s Pending Nomination as ICE Director, Advocates Demand Accountability and Bold Action
Earlier this week, immigrant rights and criminal justice advocates were shocked to learn that Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez was nominated by the Biden Harris Administration to lead U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal immigration enforcement agency rooted in imperialism and white supremacy, and responsible for numerous human rights violations.

Message From Workers Defense Board Presidents On Next Co-Executive Director National Search
To aid us in finding our next co-Executive Director and a successful transition process, The Board of Directors has engaged Strategies for Social Change (SSC). SSC is a woman of color-owned and -led capacity building and leadership development practice dedicated to working with social justice organizations nationally.

How do Texas shelter in place orders affect Workers Defense members and our community?
Workers Defense members are impacted in many ways by the COVID-19 crisis — economically, socially, and physically. This page includes useful information about

An Urgent Demand to Elected Officials: Protect All Communities in the COVID-19 Crisis
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, we are grappling with the staggering impact this crisis will have, and is already having, on working families,

Rest in Power: Workers Defense Commitments to Fighting anti-Black Violence and White Supremacy
Following protests after the brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, we reaffirm