Governor Inslee signed into law the strongest statewide sanctuary policy in the nation on May 21, 2019. OneAmerica Executive Director Rich Stolz stated, “while the Trump Administration continually attacks immigrant families and some states aid and abet this discrimination, Washington is on the right side of history – passing the strongest statewide sanctuary policy in the nation. The Keep Washington …
The legislative session has ended and thanks to the active work of so many folks like you, we’re celebrating critical WINS for immigrant and refugee communities! We PASSED and FULLY FUNDED the Keep Washington Working Act. This will not only keep families together by limiting law enforcement from working with out-of-control federal immigration forces but also provide a safer environment …
Do you want to transform the relationship between police and communities of color by ensuring police are trained adequately on de-escalation and mental health topics? Make your voice heard TODAY and share your input on their proposed curriculum by emailing: DEINPUT@CJTC.STATE.WA.US Voters Support Reform for Policing In November 2018 the voters of Washington State took the lead nationally on police …
Washingtonians are ready to see more people like us in the halls of government. To build our bench, OneAmerica has partnered with New American Leaders to host the Ready to Lead® candidate training program, specifically designed for first and second generation immigrants and people of color who want to run for office or work in politics. When: Friday, April 12 …
Friday, April 5th, 2019 Reception: 5:30 pmProgram: 6:30 pmThe Westin, Seattle With OneAmerica leading the way, people like us have created a movement to claim and embrace our power – in our local communities, leading our organizations and businesses, and in our government. When people like us stand together, we build power. That means people power, power in our ideas …
Even with the snow storm last week, OneAmerica has been moving our state legislative priorities to better the lives of immigrants by ensuring Washington remains a state where immigrants can thrive and prosper. On Valentine’s day, OneAmerica parent leader Hodon Bulale traveled to Olympia with her son, Tariq. Hodon, a Somali immigrant, is raising Tariq to speak English and Somali, …
Today President Trump announced his plans to sign a flawed compromise bill in order to prevent a government shutdown, and then declared a false ‘national emergency’ at the Southern border. There is no national emergency at the southern border other than the humanitarian crisis of the President’s own making. The president’s intent to circumvent the will of Congress – and …
Media Contact: Robin Engle 503-896-9967 Robin@weareoneamerica.org January 15th, 2019 For Immediate Release: SeaTac Community Members React with Shock and Disappointment to the City Council’s Replacement of Amina Ahmed This blog post contains a correction – please see starred portions and the footnote below. SeaTac – The SeaTac immigrant community reacted with disappointment to the SeaTac City Council’s replacement of Councilor Amina Ahmed’s …
by OneAmerica Executive Director Rich Stolz and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Executive Director Jorge Baron Voters, especially New American voters, turned out in record numbers in this last election to send a message to state legislatures across the country and to Congress that they should reject policies that harm immigrants and further divide our country. Yet in the remaining days …
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 …
