Our Work: Policy & Research

Policy _ Research

Developing Research, Analysis, and Policy for Strategic Organizing

We engage in multimethod, community-oriented research to support movement organizing across Orange County.

  • Producing policy research and analysis to support organizing and advocacy campaigns focused on long-term structural change.
  • Promoting collaboration and partnerships between movement academics and grassroots organizers to conduct strategic research and intelligence gathering. 
  • Monitoring local legislative activity related to immigration and economic issues impacting immigrant and refugee communities in Orange County.
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© 2023 Harbor Institute for Immigrant and Economic Justice

Mission

The Harbor Institute is dedicated to advancing a progressive immigrant and economic justice agenda and political transformation throughout Orange County via strategic movement building, research and policy development, and advocacy. We serve as a resource for powerbuilding organizations, grassroots leaders, and policymakers who are committed to long-term, county-wide structural transformations that advance justice and solidarity among working-class immigrant and refugee communities.

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