New York Immigration Coalition

 
 

Through a partnership with the Abundant Futures Fund, we became the creative partner that implemented bold, culturally rooted, and action-driving work for the New York Immigration Coalition.

Our work focused on identifying creative opportunities to shift the anti-immigrant narrative to one that celebrates immigrants across New York State.

Together, we built the "New York is for All" campaign’s digital home using research-backed messaging, community-centered storytelling, and a multi-platform creative strategy - poster series, digital postcards, and a dedicated website.

 
 
 
 

Regional Narrative Posters

The "New York is for All" campaign needed to reach across divides, from the five boroughs to upstate cities to rural farmlands. So we created four posters, each telling a different immigrant story. Bold, vibrant designs built not just to be seen, but to move people from awareness to action.

 
 

Immigrants make NY complete

Immigrants belong here

Immigrants grow the food we eat

Immigrants renew our communties

 
 

Community Hub

We designed and produced the full campaign website as the hub for "New York is for All." The site centered immigrant stories and gave communities the tools to spread them through downloadable creative assets they could post and share in their own spaces. It transformed passive visitors into active supporters.

 

The site featured the video series, key impact data, and a pledge for New Yorkers to stand with their immigrant neighbors.

 
 

Digital Postcards

Most immigration stories are told about immigrants, not by them. So we traveled across New York State, from Brooklyn to the Hudson Valley, to capture visual stories from immigrant communities.

Each cinematic video postcard featured affirmations of their belonging and their role in building New York. The content was built for social media, ads, and the campaign website.

 
 
A campaign poster featuring a lively outdoor community gathering. People of different backgrounds are together at what appears to be a neighborhood event. Bold white and purple text reads: "A New York for All Keeps Immigrants Safe."

A New York for All Keeps Immigrants Safe.

A wide shot of a green park overlooking a city skyline at golden hour. Children play in the background while the sun sets over Brooklyn rooftops. A teal text overlay reads: "Children deserve to feel secure in their schools."

Children deserve to feel secure in their schools.

Two people exchange goods at an outdoor market stall stacked with Sunkist boxes and fresh produce. A teal text overlay reads: "We build trust by taking care of our neighbors."

We build trust by taking care of our neighbors.

The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline at dusk, shot from across the water in warm amber light. A teal text overlay reads: "A safe New York protects immigrants."

A safe New York protects immigrants.

A campaign poster showing two people sitting on a hill overlooking the New York City skyline at golden hour. Bold text reads: "A New York for All Celebrates Our Immigrant Legacy."

A New York for All Celebrates Our Immigrant Legacy.

A construction worker stands on blue scaffolding high above a city building, actively working on the structure. A teal text overlay reads: "Immigrants are the builders, dreamers, and workers who shape our economy."

Immigrants are the builders, dreamers, and workers who shape our economy.

A person stands in front of a Sammy's food cart on a busy New York City street. A teal text overlay reads: "Immigrant workers kept the city running during the pandemic."

Immigrant workers kept the city running during the pandemic.

A lush green park with blooming purple wildflowers and a person tending to the grounds in the background. A teal text overlay reads: "Immigrants built New York."

Immigrants built New York.

A campaign poster showing two silhouetted figures walking beneath a large tree on a hilltop, overlooking a vast landscape. Bold white and purple text reads: "A New York for All Keeps Immigrant Families Together."

A New York for All Keeps Immigrant Families Together.

A family gathers around a street food cart at golden hour, bathed in warm sunlight filtering through trees. A teal text overlay reads: "No family should have to live in fear of being separated."

No family should have to live in fear of being separated.

Sanitation workers unload a red dump truck on a busy New York City street, surrounded by orange traffic cones and a construction sign. A teal text overlay reads: "No child should have to worry whether their parents will come back from work."

No child should have to worry whether their parents will come back from work.

Children play basketball on an outdoor court in front of a brick building on a tree-lined city block. A teal text overlay reads: "Everyone deserves due process, including immigrant families."

Everyone deserves due process, including immigrant families.

Workers unload stacked crates of goods from a large truck at what appears to be a warehouse or loading dock. Bold white and purple text reads: "A New York for All Protects Immigrant Workers."

A New York for All Protects Immigrant Workers.

Two farmworkers tend to crops in an open field surrounded by green trees in upstate New York. A teal text overlay reads: "From farm to delivery to restaurant, immigrants keep New York running."

From farm to delivery to restaurant, immigrants keep New York running.

A pedestrian walks past a large vibrant mural on a basketball court wall. The mural features bold red and teal lettering reading "Queens Is the Future" alongside illustrated figures.

Immigrants contribute billions in taxes that fund schools and public services.

A blurred street-level shot capturing the energy of busy pedestrians moving past storefronts on a city block. A teal text overlay reads: "From running bodegas to local salons, immigrant workers fuel our economy."

From running bodegas to local salons, immigrant workers fuel our economy.

 

 

The 'New York is for All' campaign centered immigrant voices across every touchpoint, from the posters on subway cars to the stories on social media to the website at the center of it all. The result: a statewide movement that reframed immigration from threat to essential.

 
 

Project Team

Randy Palacios

Stacey Lo

Máxima Guerrero

Orlando Urbina

Julia Sorrenti

Ambar Lopez


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Ambar Januel

Ambar Januel is a marketing strategist, artist, and creative director focused on utilizing innovative digital solutions to advance social justice issues. Ambar is passionate about growing political power through genuine community engagement, working with Latinx (especially immigrant and Spanish speaking communities), amplifying creative voices in the advocacy space, and empowering organizations authentically by advancing community leaders first.

https://www.ambarjanuel.com
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