Together, we can organize to build the power we need to transform our society – to create our thriving home. We are excited to announce our new immigration platform, Our Thriving Home. An opportunity for us all to re-energize ourselves in the fight for immigrant power and collective change. Watch a short video where our Executive Director Roxana Norouzi and …
WELCOME TO THE NORTHWEST PAPERS #2: Creating Quality Jobs for All in Washington’s Tech Sector With support from the Northwest Area Foundation, OneAmerica is publishing a series of papers titled the Northwest Papers, which focus on three interconnected problems in Washington state: rising economic instability, the decline of quality jobs, and the persistent reproduction of inequality in our institutions. In …
What we saw in our nation’s capital on last Wednesday was absolutely despicable, but not surprising. It was the inevitable outcome of a President and far too many in the Republican party who are more than willing to put power before democracy, spread dangerous falsehoods to exploit racism and fear to further divide us, and to undermine our Democracy. Every …
Did you know it costs $725 to become a citizen? Today, December 9th, we celebrated a major victory in court. Our legal win brings back the ‘fee waiver’ that enables qualifying low-income folks to access citizenship for free by waiving the standard $725 fee to naturalize. The fee is a barrier for many to achieve their American Dream, and we’re …
On Thursday, December 13th 2018, OneAmerica held an event highlighting our Speak Your Language Campaign supporting English Learners, Celebrating Bilingualism and announcing the release of our report “Celebrating the Power of Bilingualism.” The event was attended by nearly 100 supporters, including OneAmerica parent leaders and Community Language Organizers, the English Language Learner Work Group, elected officials, and educators and district …
We’re proud to announce OneAmerica’s Annual Report for 2017 is live. Read this letter from our Executive Director, Rich Stolz, reflecting on 2017 and view the full report here. Thank you for making our work possible. I remember the emergency call from Mergitu, our organizer in South King County. The aunt of one of our youth leaders, Yvette, …
Dear Friends and Members of the OneAmerica Family: We learned early this morning that our dear friend and former Organizing Director, David Ayala passed away after a lengthy fight with pancreatic cancer. David will be missed in so many ways. We will dearly remember his enthusiasm, his infectious energy, his heart, his ability to motivate, his deep sense of strategy, …
King County Executive Dow Constantine recently introduced positive reforms to the inquest process that addresses how investigations of the death of an community member at the hands of law enforcement are conducted. “On behalf of our members throughout King County, OneAmerica strongly supports the positive steps taken by the King County Executive to strengthen accountability and sensitivity to the needs …
By Sarah Sumadi It’s often while anxiously waiting in line at U.S. ports of entry that legal permanent residents first think about applying for citizenship. Returning to the United States after a trip abroad is especially stressful, because re-entry isn’t guaranteed. Immigration officials inspect residents’ green cards while reviewing their full background file and questioning them about their travel, and …
OneAmerica joins the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) and others to launch the Campaign to Tear Down the Second Wall and to relaunch Naturalize NOW Campaign. These efforts take a stand against recent anti-immigrant actions taken by the Trump Administration and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in order to protect and build power for the immigrant community. OneAmerica …
