PROTESTRA is crowdfunding for immigrant aid and defense ahead of our upcoming concert on March 14, 2026 - ¿Quienes Somos?
All proceeds from the concert and campaign will be donated to Make the Road NJ, an organization that builds the power of immigrant, working-class & Latinx communities to achieve dignity and respect through community organizing, high-quality legal services, policy innovation, and transformative education. This is especially important at a time when immigrants’ rights are being violated and at risk. In the United States, we are seeing massive immigration rights violations and violence being committed. As of February 7 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken custody of a record number of detainees (over 68,000 people and counting), a vast majority of whom have no criminal record or precedents.
ABOUT MAKE THE ROAD NJ
Founded in 2014, Make the Road New Jersey’s centers in Elizabeth, Perth Amboy, Passaic and satellite hub in Newark are welcoming spaces for community organizing, leadership development and legal, health and educational services. Make the Road New Jersey has led successful campaigns to impact more than 1 million low income, immigrant and BIPOC New Jerseyans in the areas of immigrant, youth, tenant and workers’ rights. Make the Road New Jersey is a project of Make the Road States, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. www.maketheroadnj.org
ABOUT PROTESTRA
PROTESTRA (protest + orchestra) is a grassroots orchestra based in NYC that bridges the divide between advocacy and classical music. Since 2017, PROTESTRA has educated audiences about contemporary issues of social justice through orchestral performances, donating a portion of ticket proceeds to mission- and policy-driven nonprofit organizations related to the concerts’ themes. Since September 2020, PROTESTRA has held ten issue-centered benefit concerts that have reached several thousand in-person and online viewers, collectively raised $38,000+ in audience donations for nonprofit beneficiaries, and provided $40,000+ of paid work to 300+ musicians. www.protestra.org