AJA Advocacy Solutions:

A policy and advocacy consulting firm that is dynamic, trustworthy, and impactful.

About AJA Advocacy Solutions

(pronounced “Asia”)

AJA is an acronym for Amy Joyce Antina, Breanne’s maternal grandmother’s first and middle names. The AJA logo is inspired by Jamaica’s national bird, known as the swallowtail hummingbird or “doctor bird.” The doctor bird was a regular visitor in Amy’s garden in Kingston during Breanne’s childhood. As the proud daughter of Jamaican immigrants, Breanne strives to prioritize the Black immigrant experience in her personal life and in her professional endeavors.

AJA Advocacy Solutions, LLC is a consultancy firm dedicated to offering expert guidance and support in legal and policy matters, advocacy campaigns, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Breanne J. Palmer, Esq. (Founder and Principal) has an extensive background in law, policy, and advocacy which equips the firm to provide strategic solutions and impactful work products to navigate complex challenges.

Our Vision: AJA Advocacy Solutions engineers change in service of a more just and equitable society by providing exceptional and discerning legal, policy, and advocacy services to mission-driven organizations, educational institutions, corporations, and individuals.

Our Mission: AJA Advocacy Solutions aims to be a trusted, savvy, detail-oriented, and reliable partner for clients seeking expert assistance in legal and policy matters, advocacy campaigns, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. AJA Advocacy Solutions is committed to using our knowledge and experience to further our clients’ advocacy goals.

Our Services

  • Policy Strategy, Analysis, & Advocacy

  • Legislative & Regulatory Advocacy

  • Project & Campaign Management

  • Public Speaking (Webinars, Podcasts, Media Interviews, Trainings, Panels, Workshops, Briefings)

  • Coalition Management & Liaising

  • Accessible Legal, Policy & Regulatory Training

  • Drafting & Copy Editing for Varied Audiences

  • Community Outreach & Engagement

  • Briefing & Event Planning

  • Creative Writing

  • Legal and Policy Research & Writing

  • Software Expertise (Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Canva Design)

Dynamic

Breanne’s dynamic, approachable presence has been featured on panels hosted by the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, Wofford College, Bend the Arc: Jewish Action, the USC Gould School of Law, and more on a variety of subjects like anti-racism, Critical Race Theory, and Black immigration issues. Breanne has also been featured on podcasts hosted by the D.C. Bar and Movement Memos with Kelly Hayes. Breanne is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including as a University of Florida African-American Studies Notable Alumna, a two-time Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll registrant, and a CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Best Exam: Refugee Law and Policy.

Trustworthy

Breanne has served as a subject-matter expert for events hosted by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Convention, United We Dream, RAICES Texas, the ACLU of Texas, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, the Greater Boston Immigrant Defense Fund, the Law Firm Anti-Racism Alliance, the Northeastern Black Law Students Association, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIPNLG), the African, African American & Diaspora Studies Conference at James Madison University, and more. She served as a moderator for the American Constitution Society’s 2022 National Convention and trainer for the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law’s Immigration and Human Rights Clinic and the D.C. Affordable Law Firm.

Impactful

Breanne’s thought leadership has been featured in the Harvard Journal of African American Public Policy, the Georgetown Journal of Modern Critical Race Perspectives, Amnesty International, and more. Breanne’s seminal article, The Crossroads: Being Black, Immigrant, and Undocumented in the Era of #BlackLivesMatter has been cited in 35 academic articles, in course syllabi at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, multiple published books, and in a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief filed by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

Visit the Published Works and Media Features and Speaking Engagements pages for more details about the impact and reach of Breanne’s work.

Pricing

As part of the firm’s commitment to supporting mission-driven clients and addressing systemic inequity, AJA Advocacy Solutions uses sliding scale fees which are individualized and dependent on a client’s size, history, budget, and other pertinent factors. For example, a small nonprofit client would pay fees at the lower end of the sliding scale; a corporation would pay fees at the higher end of the sliding scale.

What the AJA Community Has to Say

  • Breanne reviewed chapters of a book the Ohio Immigrant Alliance is publishing with The Center on Law and Social Policy, about the impact of deportation on families, individuals, and communities. This is a topic that requires knowledge of immigration law, policy, politics, conditions that push people to migrate, and U.S. history, as well as sensitivity and strategic analysis. Breanne has all of that and more. I firmly believe that the report we are publishing has been strengthened tremendously due to Breanne's review.

    Lynn Tramonte, Ohio Immigrant Alliance

  • Breanne took the coalition to new heights, including securing long-fought for key policy changes at USCIS and the very difficult work of getting the previous and current administrations to prioritize Black immigrants. Breanne has led on forming one of the most productive relationships with the current administration than I've seen in any immigration advocacy space. This required constantly evaluation in a new advocacy field, which I think demonstrates her ability to grow, stretch, and respond to shifting environments.

    Lisa Parisio, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project

  • Breanne’s eye for detail, policy instincts, writing skills, and professionalism are unmatched. I highly recommend her as a reliable helping hand and an intuitive thought partner.

    Melissa Stek, MountainGem Advocacy & Communications

  • Having worked with Breanne before, I fully expected the professionalism and excellence of analysis that she provided when I was looking for a speaker for a workshop on immigration. My entire team was delighted with her work. Breanne quickly created a wonderful agenda for our project and was both open to suggestions and easy to reach throughout its creation. Her facilitation skills were also excellent. She brings a combination of wealth of knowledge, timeliness, flexibility and soft touch that is rare in the consulting space. I recommend her to just about anyone and am already thinking about using her services again for future projects.

    Aly Wane, Advisory Board of the Immigrant Justice Network

  • Breanne was an absolutely phenomenal presenter and facilitator during our Black Diaspora Learning Series. The presentation was very well done, informative and digestible. She shared information about the long history of the African Diaspora and how forced as well as voluntary migration has shaped and formed our global community. She helped us understand how deep this shared history is and how vital it is for us to understand this in order to continue to build the connections and solidarity that will ultimately lead us to liberation.

    Grace Kindeke, American Friends Service Committee