Jennifer Rojas
Senior Policy Advocate and Organizer at American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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ACLU SoCal
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Policy Advocate and Organizer
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Sep 2015 - Present
- Develop, support, and facilitate local and statewide coalitions focusing on immigrant rights and police accountability. - Coordinate among three ACLU of California affiliates on statewide legislative campaigns. - Lead ACLU SoCal campaign planning and organizing efforts for statewide legislative campaigns. - Co-create ACLU SoCal reports, including Anaheim Police Department Use of Force Report, 2017. - Develop, support, and facilitate local and statewide coalitions focusing on immigrant rights and police accountability. - Coordinate among three ACLU of California affiliates on statewide legislative campaigns. - Lead ACLU SoCal campaign planning and organizing efforts for statewide legislative campaigns. - Co-create ACLU SoCal reports, including Anaheim Police Department Use of Force Report, 2017.
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Public Allies
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Public Allies Americorps Apprentice
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Aug 2014 - Jul 2015
- Managed in-kind donation outreach for the Public Allies SF/SV 20th Anniversary Gala.- Coordinated and facilitated weekly Team Service Project meetings and programs.- Led a Know Your Rights when interacting with police workshop for 30 high school youth at “Youth Voices United for Change” Conference. - Managed in-kind donation outreach for the Public Allies SF/SV 20th Anniversary Gala.- Coordinated and facilitated weekly Team Service Project meetings and programs.- Led a Know Your Rights when interacting with police workshop for 30 high school youth at “Youth Voices United for Change” Conference.
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Advocate
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Sep 2014 - Jun 2015
- Developed educational outreach materials to advance the statewide ICE out of California campaign and California TRUST Act.- Managed a $20,000 annual campaign budget.- Recruited community organizations to a local advocacy network to monitor and advance the CA TRUST Act.- Managed and created the CA TRUST Act and ICE out of CA websites, respectively.- Co-organized and facilitated the statewide ICE out of California Strategic Planning Conference.- Presented the ICE out of CA online webinar for organizers and advocates.
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Student Intern
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Dec 2013 - Jun 2014
- Organized and facilitated programs to benefit the student body at UC San Diego.- Prioritized and prepared line items for the 2014-2015 annual budget proposal to presentto UCSD administration. Secured funding for the Intercambio Program that benefitsworkers and students. - Organized and facilitated programs to benefit the student body at UC San Diego.- Prioritized and prepared line items for the 2014-2015 annual budget proposal to presentto UCSD administration. Secured funding for the Intercambio Program that benefitsworkers and students.
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AFSCME
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United States
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Political Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Union Scholar Organizing Intern
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Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
- Worked as a union organizer for Child Care Providers United (CCPU).- Organized, publicized, and facilitated multiple union meetings in San Ysidro for localchild care providers.- Organized a new sector of child care providers in City Heights to attend multiple unionmeetings to learn about Title 22 in partnership with the Horn of Africa CommunityCenter.- Organized daily outreach plans to establish relationships with child care providers andthe CCPU. - Worked as a union organizer for Child Care Providers United (CCPU).- Organized, publicized, and facilitated multiple union meetings in San Ysidro for localchild care providers.- Organized a new sector of child care providers in City Heights to attend multiple unionmeetings to learn about Title 22 in partnership with the Horn of Africa CommunityCenter.- Organized daily outreach plans to establish relationships with child care providers andthe CCPU.
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Center On Policy Initiatives
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United States
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Public Policy Offices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Organizing Intern
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Mar 2013 - May 2013
- Participated in CPI’s annual Budget Campaign to educate San Diego residents on capitalimprovement funds and the city budget process in order to empower residents to becomeinvolved.- Led weekly presentations on San Diego’s annual budget to community groups throughout thecity of San Diego.- Phone-banked for and helped to facilitate CPI events focusing on the 2012 budget. - Participated in CPI’s annual Budget Campaign to educate San Diego residents on capitalimprovement funds and the city budget process in order to empower residents to becomeinvolved.- Led weekly presentations on San Diego’s annual budget to community groups throughout thecity of San Diego.- Phone-banked for and helped to facilitate CPI events focusing on the 2012 budget.
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Education
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University of California, San Diego
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International/Global Studies and Ethnic Studies -
University of Ghana