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ABOUT THE CENTER
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wave of immigration into the United States has faced
fear and hostility, especially during times of economic
hardship, political turmoil, or war. The current "War
on Terror" combined with an economic downturn has
carried with it attacks against immigrants and refugees,
with a very real and human impact on immigrant families,
communities and lives. As the social and political environment
becomes more hostile, many immigrant communities are
turning inward for self-defense—but others are ready
and willing to act.
The Center for Intercultural Organizing leads grassroots
efforts to protect and expand immigrant and refugee
rights through education, civic engagement, community
organizing and intergenerational leadership development.
Grounded in the belief that organizing people who are
suffering oppression has the greatest potential to affect
the root causes of economic, political and social injustice,
we involve our constituents in all aspects of program
development and implementation. In addition, the Center
provides the non-immigrant community explicit strategies
for being good allies.
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ABOUT OUR PROGRAM AREAS
Our programs, both internal and external, offer a safe space
for cross-cultural dialogue, analysis, strategy building and
organizing that foster long-term alliances between immigrant
and refugee communities. The Center for Intercultural Organizing
integrates four critical areas that, when combined, catalyze
systemic change: community education, civic engagement, organizing
and mobilization, and intergenerational leadership development.
- Community
Education—The Center educates immigrants, refugees
and U.S.-born allies on pressing community issues and strengthens
and supports existing efforts to bring visibility to immigrant
and refugee struggles.
- Civic
Engagement—Our civic engagement program provides
a pathway for immigrants and refugees to participate in
democratic processes through training programs, hands-on
projects and collective action that produce concrete improvements
in their lives.
- Organizing
and Mobilization—The Center assists immigrant
and refugee community members in building the organizing
skills necessary to impact policies that affect them and
to work collaboratively, mobilizing diverse constituencies.
- Intergenerational
Leadership Development—The Center develops
new leaders throughout our various internal and external
programs.
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JOIN THE CENTER!
The Center for Intercultural Organizing is a community-based
organization driven by our members. CIO members come from
diverse cultural, ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds.
They are immigrants, refugees, U.S.-born citizens, workers,
students, asylees, moms, dads, grandparents and, most importantly,
allies in the struggle for social justice.
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