Ways to Take Action for Change

Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network

In this issue, we want to highlight the work of the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) whose mission is to build collective power for immigrants and refugees across Washington through peaceful, non-violent, community-led action.

WAISN works in multiple areas including policy advocacy and grant making & fund development. They also support deportation defense through a hotline, rapid response network, accompaniment for legal or administrative appointments, and fair fight bond fund which is a community-sourced immigrant bond fund.

You can also visit their website to utilize their resource finder or to attend several upcoming events including:

• Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Day on January 22nd at Olympia

• Rapid Response Training on February 9th Virtual

• General Meeting on February 19th Virtual

• Know Your Rights Training on March 11th Virtual

All events are offered in both Spanish and English, with the Advocacy Day also in French, Portuguese, and Vietnamese. You can join WAISN as an organizational or individual member. Learn more about their work and get involved!

Buddhist Monks Walking for Peace

If you need some inspiration, you can follow the two dozen Buddhist monks walking over 2,300 miles from Texas to Washington, D.C. to encourage compassion, unity, and national healing. The are traveling with their dog Aloka and are currently in North Carolina. You can read about their why in their blog post, "Why We Walk."

You can follow their journey on their Instagram account @walkforpeace.usa where they share daily videos about their walk, the people they meet, and progress.