Immigrant rights events coming up at CIO on Killingsworth.

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Last year, King Neighborhood Association took a look at ICE detentions, and wrote a letter to the Multnomah County Sheriff asking him to not participate in ICE detentions for minor offenses and violations. We haven’t gotten back to the topic yet, but here are some upcoming events hosted by the Center for Intercultural Organizing that speak to the topic, and are near our neighborhood.

 

Book Event: Border Patrol Nation

CIO welcomes author and immigrant rights activist Todd Miller to Portland to discuss his recently published book, Border Patrol Nation. Miller’s work documents increasing militarization in the US and how the border patrol and immigration enforcement has dramatically expanded inward in the country, having devastating effects on our communities. Miller, who is based in Tucson, AZ, has spent the past fifteen years researching and writing about immigration issues from both sides of the U.S. Mexico border.

The author will be available for Q&A and book signing after the presentation. Snacks and simultaneous interpretation to Spanish will be available. Hope you can join us for this important event!

  • Date: Saturday, April 19th
  • Time: 7:00 PM
  • Where: Portland Office, 700 N Killingsworth St.
  • Tri Met:  Lines 72, 4, 44

 

Multnomah County Chair Candidate Forum   

CIO’s Pan-Immigrant Leadership and Organizing Training (PILOT) Program is hosting a candidate forum with the two front runners for the position of Multnomah County Chair, Deborah Kafoury and Jim Francesconi. According to the recent U.S. Census’ 2012 New American Survey, 14% Multnomah residents are foreign born. Immigrants and refugees face challenges such as immigration status, cultural and linguistic barriers, and access to health care. Join us to learn about how these two candidates propose to lead in the areas of health, public safety and other areas under Multnomah County’s jurisdiction. Whoever is elected the next Multnomah County Chair will have a lot of power to influence how county jails are run, the county health care system, and county social services.
  • Date: Monday, April 28th  
  • Time:  6 pm – 8 pm
  • Where:  Portland Office, 700 N. Killingsworth, 97217
  • Tri Met:  Lines 72, 4, 44

 

Community Forum on the Impact of ICE Detainers

Come to this open community forum hosted by the ACT Network in partnership with CIO. You will hear testimonies from people who have been detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and be able to participate the discussion. This forum will give voice from many perspectives on how families are affected, what people see and experience in detention, and how public safety and trust in law enforcement is altered.

  • Date: Thursday, April 24
  • Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
  • Where: PCC Cascade Campus, Terrell Hall – Room 122

 

          Film Screening – Becoming Ourselves          

How Immigrant Women Transformed Their World

CIO is happy to host a screening of the film “Becoming Ourselves: How Immigrant Women Transformed Their World,” produced by Asian Immigrant Women Advocates (AIWA), based in Oakland, California. For more than 25 years, AIWA has supported successful direct action and education in immigrant communities.

“Becoming Ourselves” explores the journey of immigrant women as they become powerful leaders, and how their actions shaped important changes in their workplaces and schools. 

To see a short trailer of the film go to:  http://www.aiwa.org/index.php

  • Date: Tuesday, April 29th 
  • Time: 6:30 pm 
  • Where: Portland Office, 700 N Killingsworth St.
  • Tri Met:  Lines 72, 4, 44