a message from natalia Duran,
jcira outreach coordinator
Many people in the community have asked me, how can they volunteer? I always tell them that the best way to start is where you are on a daily basis. If you work in the school, advocate for the immigrant community in the school, if you work in a public service organization, that's where you should advocate!
Last year, Elizabeth Rotchford introduced me to a group of beautiful women who meet to educate themselves on issues such as racism, equity, and immigration. This group gives me hope to know that there are many people out there fighting the same battle as JCIRA, people we don't even know.
This year we want to raise our voices even louder,meet and collaborate with all of you who are our allies. We need to let Port Townsend know that we are a town that has a multicultural richness, and that it makes us stronger.
As the Port Townsend Mayor David J. Faber put it in his proclamation at the opening of the JCIRA Multicultural Center, "WHEREAS, the history of Port Townsend, just like the history of America, is inextricably interwoven with the lives, hopes, work, ideas, and dreams of all its people, immigrants and indigenous alike; and WHEREAS, the American dream of freedom, equality, and opportunity of better lives for themselves and & their children drives the spirit of immigration, and the presence of immigrants strengthens the American dream for everyone”.
Contact us at the JCIRA Multicultural Center at 360-232-6070 for more information.
Last year, Elizabeth Rotchford introduced me to a group of beautiful women who meet to educate themselves on issues such as racism, equity, and immigration. This group gives me hope to know that there are many people out there fighting the same battle as JCIRA, people we don't even know.
This year we want to raise our voices even louder,meet and collaborate with all of you who are our allies. We need to let Port Townsend know that we are a town that has a multicultural richness, and that it makes us stronger.
As the Port Townsend Mayor David J. Faber put it in his proclamation at the opening of the JCIRA Multicultural Center, "WHEREAS, the history of Port Townsend, just like the history of America, is inextricably interwoven with the lives, hopes, work, ideas, and dreams of all its people, immigrants and indigenous alike; and WHEREAS, the American dream of freedom, equality, and opportunity of better lives for themselves and & their children drives the spirit of immigration, and the presence of immigrants strengthens the American dream for everyone”.
Contact us at the JCIRA Multicultural Center at 360-232-6070 for more information.
