Join us for our *special* May Monthly Meeting on May 25 from 6-8pm virtually on Zoom, as we launch our vision for the future of immigrant and refugee rights movement in WA. At this monthly meeting, we will: Launch our vision of our immigrant rights movement in Washington State for 2022 and beyond Share stories about our past wins, to identify …
Join Us: OneAmerica’s Movement Family Reunion on June 9
Our virtual program will stream live on June 9th at 6pm at weareoneamerica.org/celebration! Join the OneAmerica Movement Family Reunion on June 9th as we reflect on the past, make new memories and look to the future! Join us virtually for our annual celebration! We will reunite to celebrate and to launch our powerbuilding work into its third decade. OneAmerica is …
2022 Legislative Session Wrap-Up: Immigrants win Language Access Supports and Refugee Resettlement Funding
For the past 20 years, immigrant leaders and supporters like you have built OneAmerica to own and tell our own narratives, grow a larger immigrant political voice, organize for more immigrants in our democracy and advocate for lasting change and power for our communities. This year was no different. With your help and our immigrant leaders, we advocated this legislative session …
OneAmerica Leader Voices: The Realities of Family Separation and urging President Biden to Take Action.
My name is Teresa. I have been living away from my family for two decades. I have not seen my parents for 20 years. Do you know why? It is not that I do not work hard or that I do not love my family. In fact, the opposite is true. The absence of a green card/citizenship denied me the …
OneAmerica’s 2022 Legislative Agenda
UPDATES AS OF 2/16/2022: Click below to read the latest legislative update for a status of our bills! For the past 20 years, immigrant leaders have built OneAmerica to own and tell our own narratives, grow a larger immigrant political voice, to organize for more immigrants in our democracy and advocate for lasting change and power for our communities. 2022 …
Public Charge: New Updates and Take Action before Oct 20
In this blog post written by OneAmerica Leader Neha Gupta, read about what Public Charge is and how you can take action today. WHAT IS PUBLIC CHARGE? “Public Charge” is a term that’s become commonplace in conversations about immigration over the past 100 years, but the idea is often misinterpreted. It refers to individuals who might look to the government …
What Do 20 Years of Immigrant Power Look Like?
20 years feels like a long time. So much has happened since 2001: both extraordinary wins and tragic losses. On September 30th, we turned towards the good. We turned towards the successes. We turned toward our own community power. Missed the event? Never fear! You can watch the event on YouTube. We celebrated our wins: the Washington DREAM Act to expand college access to …
RSVP TODAY: Immigrant Power, Collective Change – OneAmerica’s 20th Anniversary Celebration on September 30
Join us virtually on September 30th to celebrate 20 years of building power, joy and change! For two decades, OneAmerica has worked to create powerful change in our schools, our communities and our government. We will come together in resistance, solidarity, community and joy to celebrate our collective wins. Tickets are FREE, register today.
OA Executive Director, Roxana Norouzi, Reflects on what Jewish Heritage Month Means to Her
We are a couple of months late for Jewish American Heritage Month, but we didn’t want to miss the opportunity to highlight what Jewish Heritage means to OneAmerica’s new fearless Executive Director and powerful woman of color, Roxana Norouzi. When asked about her relationship to her Jewish heritage – both throughout her life and upbringing and within the current social …
Celebrating Abdullahi Jama – A Legacy for Justice
The OneAmerica Family was devastated to hear of the recent loss of Abdullahi Jama. Abdullahi was one of the founders of OneAmerica (then Hate Free Zone) and was a pillar of strength, integrity and justice for the organization and community at large. In life, Abdullahi was wise and thoughtful, optimistic and generous, passionate and humble. He was also brilliant. Through …