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Luis Avila is the President and Founder of Iconico Campaigns, a consulting company that helps build advocacy capacity with campaigns and organizations. He’s also the founder of Instituto and ALL in Education, two organizations working to build political power with low-income and communities of color in Arizona. A long-time community organizer and activist, he’s collaborated with organizations and leaders to advocate for immigrant rights, fighting against SB1070 and challenge Sheriff Joe Arpaio's discriminatory practices in Arizona. Luis has led multiple national campaigns to advance civil rights in the US, spearheading Somos América in 2011, the largest immigrant-rights coalition in Arizona. He has served as Vice-Chair for UnidosUS, the largest Latinx civil rights organization in the United States, and currently serves in the boards of TNTP, Stand for Children and Equis Labs. He’s a Pahara and Google NextGen Google Fellow and an advisor to several national civic engagement organizations in the US.
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