Building Power with Taneeza Islam

11/04/21 • 32 min

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It seems nothing can prevent Taneeza Islam from meeting her community’s needs in the moment. In the 16 months since we first heard from the South Dakota Voices for Peace executive director and immigration attorney, her organization raised $1.2 million in five months and distributed it to 1700 immigrant-led families in South Dakota. When they recognized a lack of multilingual COVID-19 education and vaccination resources, her organization filled the gap and presented their efforts to the F...

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