On Thursday, January 28th, at 8am the WA State Senate’s Labor, Commerce and Tribal Affairs Committee will hold a first hearing for SB 5172. If passed the bill could prevent dairy workers, and possibly thousands of agricultural workers in Washington State from receiving retroactive (back) overtime … [Read more...]
Border agents on horseback surround No More Deaths camp just before Christmas
NOTE: No More Deaths camp is a project of the UU Church of Tuscon and UUSC (https://www.uusc.org/initiatives/no-more-deaths/) Just before Christmas Eve, Border Patrol agents on horseback surrounded No More Death's humanitarian aid station south of Tucson and told volunteers they were pursuing a … [Read more...]
Fair Fight Bond Fund Accepting Applications for Those Detained by Immigration in WA
The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network is thrilled to share that the Fair Fight Bond Fund is open and accepting applications for people who are detained by immigration in the State of Washington and need support with paying bond. To request assistance with paying a bond, a request form must … [Read more...]
Immediate request for Action!! Trabjadores Unidos por la Justicia
Trabjadores unidos por la Justicia needs your support. They are currently struggling to create a union Workers United for Justice (TUJ) union at Allan Brothers, Inc., for their farmworkers and families. They are trying to form this union in order to seek fair wages, safe working conditions, access … [Read more...]
Feeling Powerless About Coronavirus? Join a Mutual Aid Network
New York Times - Washington Post - LA Magazine - Boston Magazine Mutual aid is a form of community and political action - it’s when neighbors work to collectively take care of each other, in recognition that solidarity and interconnected survival is absolutely crucial. Mutual aid has been a … [Read more...]
Help with Immigrant Relief Applications Needed
Since Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) launched the WA COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund, over 55,000 people have applied and 16,000 applications have been approved! This is thanks to the tireless work of our community and our organizational partners doing vital outreach and application … [Read more...]
Holding Customs and Border Protection accountable for detaining Iranian and Iranian-American community members
NW Immigrant Rights Project would like to share an update on yet another effort on our part to hold U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) accountable for their unlawful actions. You may remember a situation during the first weekend of this year in which CBP officials at the Blaine port of entry … [Read more...]
Help for Immigrant Relief Application-Deadline Dec. 6
Did you know partners across the state are helping our community fill out their applications for the Washington COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund? Share the image below and visit www.immigrantrelief.org/application-help to see the full list of counties and languages served. The deadline to apply is … [Read more...]
Funds Available from Washington COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund
Washington COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund COVID-19 financial relief —by and for immigrants. As immigrants, we’ve made Washington our home. If you’re an immigrant experiencing hard times because of COVID-19, and you aren’t eligible for federal financial relief or unemployment insurance, this fund … [Read more...]
Fair Bond Fund to Help Release Detained Immigrants
As COVID-19 continues to impact our communities, those most at risk are the members of our community who are in detention. Last week, La Resistencia broke the news that dozens of immigrants at the Northwest Detention Center had been exposed to COVID-19 by a GEO guard. Last month, we heard how in … [Read more...]
Harvest the Power 2020-Commit to a Season of Collective Action and Faith Formation
On October 1st, the Harvest Moon will rise shortly after sunset in the Northern Hemisphere. This burst of evening light provides an extended time for farmers to harvest summer crops and plant new seeds for the Fall Season. What and how have you grown this summer --- personally, in connection to … [Read more...]
The Forgotten Boy at Carlsbad Caverns
When my colleague Jerry first learned about Carlsbad Caverns National Park, he came across a tale about the caverns’ discovery. A 16-year-old named James White and a “Mexican friend” climbed down a hole in the ground in 1898, he learned, and the two began mapping one of the largest cave systems in … [Read more...]
Demand Health and Safety Protections for Farmworkers
From Community to Community (C2C-partner of the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship): Update! On Monday we asked our supporters to call the Department of Health and L&I to demand health and safety protections for farmworkers. We now have the direct phone number for Joel Sacks, … [Read more...]
Weekly Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) COVID-19 Response Call
We invite you to join us to for bi-weekly Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) General Meeting Covid19 HUB #ImmigrantHealthResponse calls for exciting news and updates! This is reminder that WAISN will be hosting its weekly COVID-19 Response HUB call September 24th and every Thursday … [Read more...]
Migrant workers leave WA farms, risking poverty instead of coronavirus
The death of two fellow farmers from complications of the virus — Earl Edwards of Jamaica and Juan Carlos Santiago Rincon of Mexico — and what he believed was the overall lack of safety precautions at Gebbers Farm persuaded William to leave the United States in August after only a couple of months. … [Read more...]
Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice
Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice In lieu of their postponed vigil, they urge those interested to sign a petition to stop ICE from keeping people in detention in the midst of this … [Read more...]
Training Court Watchers for Flood of Eviction Cases
Elizabeth Maupin of Issaquah/Sammamish Interfaith Coalition writes: I have been in touch with the Seattle University Law School and the Housing Justice Project about training and placing court watchers in the King County eviction courts. Once the moratorium ends there will likely be a tsunami of … [Read more...]
WA to create $40M fund for undocumented workers hurt by pandemic
Undocumented workers who lost income because of the coronavirus pandemic, but were passed over for federal assistance, will finally be getting some help in Washington state, thanks to a new $40 million relief fund. Gov. Jay Inlsee is setting up the new financial assistance … [Read more...]
Kumeyaay band seeks federal injunction to halt construction of border wall
A band of the Kumeyaay Nation whose native land spans both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border filed a federal lawsuit this week against the Trump administration seeking an injunction to stop further construction of the border wall through sacred, ancient burial lands. Human remains have been … [Read more...]
U.S. immigration and citizenship applications will be more costly. Here are the new fees
Come Oct. 2, immigrants and foreign nationals in the United States will have to pay substantially more in fees to apply for many immigration and naturalization benefit requests. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published this week a final rule in the Federal Register that details … [Read more...]
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