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 …
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 …
May 12, 2021 We are entering a new chapter in our democracy and a critical opportunity to stand up for immigrant communities everywhere. Today, the Senate is holding a hearing on essential workers, highlighting the importance and need for immigration reform now. On the heels of this, and in collaboration with OneAmerica, 38 Washington State Electeds sent a letter to …
After the last four years of anti-immigrant attacks, voters and people like us became a rising tide that lifted new, pro-immigrant elected leaders to office at the state level. In building our power, our sister organization, OneAmerica Votes, focused on endorsing and electing a diverse slate of candidates who have shown their commitment to expanding immigrant and refugee rights, legislating …
As we gear up for a federal immigration fight, we know that we can’t let this opportunity to create a just immigration system go to waste. Now is the time to create a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented people who call this country home, and it can’t wait. We are putting together a Peer to Peer online …
A Message from our Executive Director, Rich Stolz When I first heard about the mass shooting in Atlanta, I couldn’t help but wonder why the pandemic hadn’t slowed the ongoing epidemic of gun violence in America. And then I learned about the victims. Eight killed altogether, six of them Asian women, all of them in or around massage parlors. This …
We are home and we are here to stay. It’s long past time for Congress to act and pass permanent protections for undocumented immigrants. We have endured years of injustice and the time is now to come together and fight for a just immigration system. Join us as we kick-off the National March to Victory, Relay Across America here in …
