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
- 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
