Did you miss our virtual Annual Celebration: Our Rising Tide? You can still watch here or below: weareoneamerica.org/celebration. It’s not too late to celebrate with us and hear the stories of powerful immigrant leaders, like Diana, who continue to raise their voices throughout this pandemic. For almost two decades, we have worked to ensure that immigrants and refugees have a …
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 …
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 …
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.
20 years ago today, a disaster changed the trajectory of life in our country. It was a tragedy for those who lost their lives, and it catapulted our nation to adapt a new and problematic view of immigration and foreign policy. The rise of islamophobia, racially targeted surveillance, watch lists and other policy changes fueled hate in our nation and a distorted view of all immigrants. Our immigrant communities had …
no longer violate Latino voters’ rights. The Commission agreed to a court-ordered change under the Washington Voting Rights Act in response to a lawsuit brought by four Yakima County voters and OneAmerica. The settlement comes after years of Latino organizing for representation in the face of election systems that suppress Latino votes in Yakima County. The plaintiffs are represented by the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Washington-based law firm MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Written by: Kaitie Dong, OneAmerica Youth Organizer Last year at this time, we were still sinking into the uncertainty and new routine of the pandemic, and we were reckoning with the deaths of George Floyd, Brionna Taylor, and the nation’s response. This year, we are coming off of a year of anti-Asian hate and violent attacks on Asian people, inspired …
Effective today, we are excited to announce Roxana Norouzi as our next Executive Director! Our online event to celebrate Roxana’s new role, hear her vision for the future of OneAmerica, and share your own with OneAmerica supporters like you took place on June 8th. If you missed it, you can watch the video recording below! Roxana Norouzi is the child …
