Adelina Nicholls Explained
Adelina Nicholls is a sociologist and one of the co-founders of the Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR).[1] [2] [3] She advocates and protests for the protection and extension of rights for immigrants in America, with particular focus on those from Latin American countries.[4] [5] She marched in Atlanta, Georgia in protest against an immigration reform law, HB 87 in 2011. In addition to being opposed by Nicholls and GLAHR, the law was also protested by the Mexican government.[6] She has also marched to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Atlanta.[7]
She has collaborated with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. She has worked with the activists and police officers in Warner Robins, Perry City, Athens, Doraville, Forest Park, Fairburn, and Albany.
She attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She was a teacher in rural México before moving to the United States where she became a community organizer.
Notes and References
- Web site: Our History. www.glahr.org. en-gb. https://web.archive.org/web/20190501152243/http://www.glahr.org/about-us/staff. 1 May 2019. 2019-07-12.
- Web site: Adelina Nicholls, Executive Director for GLAHR. Griscom. Tom. 30 November 2018. Smithsonian. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20190712170856/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/photocontest/detail/american-experience/adelina-nicholls-executive-director-for-glahr/. 12 July 2019. 2019-07-12.
- Web site: Know Your Rights: How Immigrant Rights Activists Are Preparing for Looming ICE Deportation Raids. Democracy Now!. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20190712172621/https://www.democracynow.org/2019/7/12/trump_ice_raids_know_your_rights. 12 July 2019. 2019-07-12.
- News: Thousands rally against Ga. immigration law. The Washington Times. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20190712165306/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/2/thousands-rally-against-ga-immigration-law/. 12 July 2019. 2019-07-12.
- News: Critics of Georgia school safety bill urge governor’s veto. 30 April 2019. The Washington Times. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20190712170648/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/30/critics-of-georgia-school-safety-bill-urge-governo/. 12 July 2019. 2019-07-12.
- Web site: Georgia governor signs controversial anti-illegal immigration law. Valdes. Gustavo. 13 May 2011. www.cnn.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903073600/http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/13/georgia.immigration.law/index.html. 3 September 2017. 2019-07-12.
- Rees. Martha W.. Aquí estamos y no nos vamos—Adelina Nicholls on the Fight for Immigrant Rights. We are here and we are not leaving—Adelina Nicholls on the Fight for Immigrant Rights. New Politics. en. XV. https://web.archive.org/web/20190712171206/https://www.academia.edu/9731346/Aqu%C3%AD_estamos_y_no_nos_vamos_Adelina_Nicholls_on_the_Fight_for_Immigrant_Rights?auto=download. 12 July 2019.
