Jonathan Lam Email & Phone Number

-Leading social justice campaigns such as gun violence prevention, Free ICE detainees -Making phones calls, sending emails to lawmakers in addition to lobbying elected officials such as Majority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer -Combatting NYPD surveillance and over-policing in NYC through research and data analysis-Leading and collaborating with other Youth.

-Selected out of a competitive applicant pool, as 1 of 22 rising sophomore/juniors as a Laidlaw Research and Leadership Scholar at Cornell University-Conducting research under ILR’s Criminal Justice and Employment Institute on International employment and labor market access discrimination towards migrants through analyzing laws between OCED and non-OCED.

-Coordinating and leading a national-wide team of youth volunteers throughout the United States on supporting lobby visits-Developing and implementing a national strategy to uplifting the People Response Act and Counselors Not Criminalization -Served as a lobby lead during our national lobby day at Capitol Hill

New York, United States

-Lobbying lawmakers such as Rep. Meng and Sen. Klobuchar on budgeting and gun violence prevention policies -Supporting GVP campaigns like StopAsianHate to promote community care -Phone banking residents across the United States to inform them on important legislation and get out to vote-Speaking and participating at rallies

-Membership and Recruitment chair of Cornell ACLU chapter-Assisting with the development of social justice campaigns surrounding Ending Legacy Admissions, Immigrants Rights, etc -Maintaining chapter's connection with the NYCLU and representing the chapter on coalition calls

New York City Metropolitan Area

-Assist with leading campaigns on organizing around youth issues such as the school to prison pipeline, Schools not suspension bill, New York For All Act, AANHPI Curriculum in New York and SIGH ACT (schools impacted by gross highways)-Collaborating with NYCLU staff on teach-ins and campaign organizing -Representing NYCLU at hearings within the Racial.

Office of State Senator Lea Webb

-Selected as one of seventeen youth leaders from New York and California serving as Youth Policy Advisors for GatheringForJustice -Writing Policy Briefs and Memos on youth focused issues such as Immigration and the Access to Representation Act

-Published by the United Nations Foundations on the Youth Declaration of Human Rights-Selected as one of fourteen youth leaders across the United States to write the UNA-USA Youth Declaration of Human Rights-Writing policy recommendations to address issues in climate change, health, housing and migration-Consulting with UNA-USA Advisors and Youth Observer.

-Lobbying lawmakers in Albany and passing legislation through the New York State Legislation such as Hochul's 2022 gun violence prevention package which included 10 vital GVP legislations-Developing and leading advocacy campaigns on gun violence prevention-Conducting research on relevant policies such as Mayor Eric Adam's Blueprint-Engaged in educational.