TODAY! Join allgo and the Equity Office as we remember our loved ones and ancestors as they guide us through the challenging, joyful, and healing times ahead. RSVP for the in-person gathering here. RSVP for the livestream here.

 

 

 

Join us for a virtual gathering of our Equity Action Team! Register here.

 

We will be conducting a training workshop on how to effectively advocate for ourselves and our communities through local civic engagement. We will be meeting over Zoom for our November 2022 meeting. We hope to see you and your community there!

 

North Austin Muslim Community Center is hosting a winter clothing drive in order to support community members in need. This clothing drive will allow NAMCC to have enough clothing available for its Free Giveaway Boutique this winter. NAMCC has over 1000+ families that it supports through its various programs and your participation will help bring a smile to the families in need.

 

Please donate new or gently used clothing using the steps outlined below to help make donation process as easy as possible.

1. Sign up on eventbrite and show up on Saturday or Sunday between 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
2. Pack the different types of clothing in different bags (i.e. Men - Small; Women - Small; Child - 8 years old (Boy); Toddler - boy)
3. Drive to the underground parking lot. A volunteer will register your donation.
4. Walk through the different category boxes and drop off your donation.

 

As individuals and organizations in localities across the globe mobilize to support those displaced by war, conflict, and climate disasters, meeting the immediate needs is critical. At the same time, building the infrastructure needed to support and engage migrants and non-migrants in the long term is essential to ensuring belonging for all lasts beyond these events.

 

In this new guide, Welcoming America and the Welcoming International Alliance outline five ways for local leaders to create equitable and welcoming environments as part of the response to humanitarian relief. Local leaders can find checklists, resource links, and ideas for building a durable infrastructure within communities so that when the next crisis hits, they are ready to respond effectively. View the guide here.

Welcoming America recently published a new guide in partnership with the Center for Inclusion and Belonging at the American Immigration Council and the Intergroup Relations and Social Justice Lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This guide is for practitioners to harness the lessons drawn from decades of research on how to foster a sense of trust and belonging between people from different backgrounds through community-based programs and initiatives. View the guide here.

 

As climate change accelerates, extreme weather events like storms, floods, and fires are becoming more frequent and intense. Immigrants and refugees are among the communities hit first and worst by climate disasters in the U.S. and are often left behind in response and recovery efforts.

 

Across the network of the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA), immigrant and refugee-led organizations are on the frontlines of these increasingly common climate disasters – stepping in to fill in gaps in government response and ensuring that critical resources and services are available and accessible to all communities.

 

This toolkit shares the experiences and approaches of NPNA members and partners responding to disasters. The hope is that the toolkit will support immigrant and refugee-led organizations in thinking about how to strategically jump into action after a disaster, support their communities, and advocate for policies and resources to keep them safe from the climate crisis. Read the guide here.