Martinez, a leading immigrants\u2019 rights organizer and advocate, will lead Make the Road New Jersey\u2019s political and legislative advocacy efforts<\/p>\n
Today, Make the Road New Jersey announced Viri Martinez (she\/they) as the organization\u2019s new Legislative and Political Action Manager. One of the state\u2019s leading immigrants\u2019 rights organizers and advocates, Martinez joins Make the Road New Jersey after six years at the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice (NJAIJ), where she most recently served as the organization\u2019s Deputy Director of Strategy.<\/p>\n
\u201cViri is one of the most effective organizers in the state. We\u2019re so excited to have her leading our political and legislative advocacy work,\u201d said Nedia Morsy, Director of Make the Road New Jersey. \u201cViri has been on the frontlines of every major campaign to protect immigrants\u2019 rights in the state, from bringing national attention to Delaney Hall to passing the Immigrant Protections Package in Trenton. She\u2019s savvy, has strong relationships across the state, and she knows how to win. Welcome, Viri!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m honored to join Make the Road New Jersey and get to work building political power for our state\u2019s immigrant and working-class communities. As the daughter of immigrants and a lifelong New Jerseyan, this work is deeply personal to me,\u201d said Viri Martinez, Legislative and Political Action Manager at Make the Road New Jersey. \u201cThere are powerful forces that want to attack us and keep us divided, but I know that when we organize, stick together, and fight back, we win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Viri Martinez brings extensive campaign and advocacy experience to Make the Road New Jersey, having managed statewide coalitions, directed legislative and communications strategy for policy campaigns, and facilitated trainings for advocates and grassroots activists.<\/p>\n
She is a graduate of Rutgers-New Brunswick and Raritan Valley Community College, as well as a proud alum of the New Jersey Leadership Collective.<\/p>\n
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