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December 18, 2016

2017 Golden Circle Awards

Join us for the 2017 Golden Circle Awards! This year we will be honoring Van Sar, Velma Veloria, Ron & Lynnette Consego, and the Tsutakawa Family (George, Ayame, Marcus, Deems, Mayumi, Gerard).

Editorial

November 21, 2016

OCA-Greater Seattle Statement on Donald Trump

OCA-GS Statement on Donald Trump OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates – Greater Seattle believes that consequences of Trump’s presidency on the APIA will be harmful, especially among our newer immigrants and poor, because of...

Event / OCA Event

October 29, 2016

2016 Pre-Conquest of Indigenous Cultures and Aftermath conference

OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates – Greater Seattle Mourns the Loss of Community Leader Bob Santos

Memorial

August 31, 2016

OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates – Greater Seattle Mourns the Loss of Community Leader Bob Santos

OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates—Greater Seattle is greatly saddened and deeply mourns the passing of longtime community leader “Uncle” Bob Santos. “No one has done more to revitalize Seattle’s Chinatown/International District and fight for...

Editorial

July 6, 2016

Asian Pacific Islanders say not enough Seattle officers reflect their community

Almost a year after Donnie Chin, a crusader for the International District, was gunned down, activists in the Asian Pacific Islander community say his unsolved slaying highlights a much larger problem in the Seattle...

Event

June 17, 2016

Free Passes to The Music of Strangers!

We’re giving away two pair of passes to THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE! Email info@ocaseattle.org to be entered into a drawing from now till Wednesday, June 22nd and...

Event

June 14, 2016

ACRS Walk For Rice

Join OCA-Greater Seattle on Saturday, June 25th, 8:00AM – 1:00PM at Seward Park (5902 Lake Washington Blvd. S) for the 26th Annual ACRS Walk For Rice. To join our team sign up here. Walk for...

Event

April 17, 2016

Chinatown-ID Spring Clean Up

Join OCA-Greater Seattle, 8:00AM on Saturday, April 30th for the Chinatown-ID Spring Clean Up! We will be cleaning and mulching Danny Woo garden. If interested, email Team Captain Jael Yamamoto with the following information:...

Arts / Event / OCA Event

February 11, 2016

OCA-Greater Seattle Co-Presents, My Life in China

In a partnership with the Seattle Asian American Film Festival, OCA-Greater Seattle co-presents the Seattle premier of My Life in China. My Life in China is a personal film that takes viewers on a journey to rural...

Event / Golden Circle Honorees / OCA Event

January 15, 2016

2016 Golden Circle Awards and Lunar New Year Banquet

Join us for the 2016 Golden Circle Awards & Lunar New Year Celebration! This year we will be honoring Rod Kawakami, Sharon Maeda, Betty Patu, Fred Yee, and the Southeast Asian/American Access in Education...

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26	27	28	29	30 Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day January 30, 2025 Olympia, WA, USA Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day 2025 is not just an event; it’s a celebration of community power, resilience, and solidarity. Every year, we come together from across Washington State to make our voices heard and demand change at the Capitol. This is a day where we show the power of our communities, advocating for the policies that matter most to immigrant and refugee families. Join us in Olympia on Thursday, January 30, 2025, and be part of this incredible movement for justice. We will march, rally, and engage directly with legislators, showing them that immigrant and refugee communities will not be ignored. This day is about more than participating in activities—it’s about building our collective consciousness around the importance of our campaigns, such as the Health Equity for Immigrants, a bill to codify and fully fund the Apple Health Expansion Program to ensure coverage for all eligible low-income immigrants and refugees, and continued funding for Cascade Care subsidies. We are also fighting for Unemployment Insurance for Undocumented Workers, a bill to create and fully fund a program that provides unemployment benefits equivalent to those available to Washington residents with employment authorization. But our fight doesn’t stop there. While these are our primary campaigns, we also continue to push for secondary priorities that reflect the breadth of our advocacy: Ending Collaboration Between ICE and the Department of Corrections: Stopping the transfer of immigrants from state prisons to immigration detention centers. Restricting Solitary Confinement: Limiting its use in state and private detention facilities to only the most extreme cases. Traffic Safety for All: Deprioritizing traffic stops for non-safety reasons and supporting low-income drivers. State Legal Defense Fund: Securing state funding to support immigrants navigating the legal system. Support for Newly Arrived Migrants: Increasing resources for newcomers seeking asylum and other protections in Washington. Rent Stabilization: Protecting tenants from abusive rent increases. Domestic Workers Bill of Rights: Ensuring fair labor protections for domestic workers. More information here, as well as registration: https://waisn.org/immigrant-and-refugee-advocacy-day-2025/?link_id=1&can_id=854a5c7a3e1a245a15c258638c786a8d&source=email-join-us-at-immigrant-refugee-advocacy-day-on-jan-30-to-show-lawmakers-we-wont-back-down&email_referrer=email_2531473&email_subject=join-us-at-immigrant-refugee-advocacy-day-on-jan-30-to-show-lawmakers-we-wont-back-down#registration Disclaimer OCA-GS is posting this event on our Community Calendar as a service to the community. Date/Time/Location details are subject to change. See more details •	31

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Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day
Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day January 30, 2025 Olympia, WA, USA
Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Day 2025 is not just an event; it’s a celebration of community power, resilience, and solidarity. Every year, we come together from across Washington State to make our voices heard and demand change at the Capitol. This is a day where we show the power of our communities, advocating for the policies that matter most to immigrant and refugee families.

Join us in Olympia on Thursday, January 30, 2025, and be part of this incredible movement for justice.

We will march, rally, and engage directly with legislators, showing them that immigrant and refugee communities will not be ignored. This day is about more than participating in activities—it’s about building our collective consciousness around the importance of our campaigns, such as the Health Equity for Immigrants, a bill to codify and fully fund the Apple Health Expansion Program to ensure coverage for all eligible low-income immigrants and refugees, and continued funding for Cascade Care subsidies. We are also fighting for Unemployment Insurance for Undocumented Workers, a bill to create and fully fund a program that provides unemployment benefits equivalent to those available to Washington residents with employment authorization.

But our fight doesn’t stop there. While these are our primary campaigns, we also continue to push for secondary priorities that reflect the breadth of our advocacy:
- Ending Collaboration Between ICE and the Department of Corrections: Stopping the transfer of immigrants from state prisons to immigration detention centers.
- Restricting Solitary Confinement: Limiting its use in state and private detention facilities to only the most extreme cases.
- Traffic Safety for All: Deprioritizing traffic stops for non-safety reasons and supporting low-income drivers.
- State Legal Defense Fund: Securing state funding to support immigrants navigating the legal system.
- Support for Newly Arrived Migrants: Increasing resources for newcomers seeking asylum and other protections in Washington.
- Rent Stabilization: Protecting tenants from abusive rent increases.
- Domestic Workers Bill of Rights: Ensuring fair labor protections for domestic workers.
More information here, as well as registration: https://waisn.org/immigrant-and-refugee-advocacy-day-2025/?link_id=1&can_id=854a5c7a3e1a245a15c258638c786a8d&source=email-join-us-at-immigrant-refugee-advocacy-day-on-jan-30-to-show-lawmakers-we-wont-back-down&email_referrer=email_2531473&email_subject=join-us-at-immigrant-refugee-advocacy-day-on-jan-30-to-show-lawmakers-we-wont-back-down#registration

*Disclaimer* OCA-GS is posting this event on our Community Calendar as a service to the community. Date/Time/Location details are subject to change.
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