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ABOUT THE CENTER

Every 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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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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Center for Intercultural Organizing / 700 N. Killingsworth Street / Portland, Oregon 97217 / Phone: (503) 287-4117