WASHINGTON IMMIGRANT SOLIDARITY NETWORK

ORGANIZING AND RAPID RESPONSE: BETWEEN 2020 AND 2023, WE SECURED OVER $400 MILLION FROM THE STATE OF WA IN DIRECT ECONOMIC AID FOR OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES VIA THE WASHINGTON IMMIGRANT RELIEF FUND (WIRF). AS PART OF OUR LEADERSHIP BUILDING PROGRAM, WE RECRUITED AND TRAINED 8 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ACT AS TRUSTED MESSENGERS IN OUR OUTREACH ACTIVITIES SO THAT THEY GROW INTO EMPOWERED COMMUNITY LEADERS. OUR TRUSTED MESSENGERS ORGANIZED 18 EVENTS TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT THE WORKING FAMILIES TAX CREDIT AND REACHED 1,359 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE COORDINATED COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WITH 55 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. WAISN, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY SERVICES AND FAIR WORK CENTER, ORGANIZED 7 IN-PERSON FREE LEGAL CLINICS TO PROVIDE CONSULTATIONS AND EDUCATION TO UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE IN EASTERN WA. OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZER HAS PRESENTED TO CLOSE TO 300 FARMWORKERS AT THESE CLINICS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS WITH IMMIGRATION CUSTOM ENFORCEMENT (ICE). RAPID RESPONSE IS A COMMUNITY SELF-DEFENSE TOOL TO HOLD ICE/CBP ACCOUNTABLE WHEN THEY TARGET OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS YEAR WE TRAINED ALL OF OUR STAFF TO BE LEGAL OBSERVERS BY COMPLETING THE RAPID RESPONSE TRAINING.

COMMUNICATIONS: OUR TEAM COORDINATED COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WITH 55 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ACCESS COVID RELIEF FUNDS VIA THE WASHINGTON IMMIGRANT RELIEF FUND (WIRF). WAISN SENT 2 EMAILS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH EVERY WEEK TO OVER 24,900 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO LEARN ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGNS AND TAKE ACTION. WE ALSO SHARED ORIGINAL ENGLISH AND SPANISH CONTENT AROUND POLICY PRIORITIES, RESOURCES, AND POLITICAL EDUCATION WITH OVER 32,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS EVERY WEEKDAY THROUGH INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, AND TWITTER. WE ENGAGED WITH OUR COMMUNITY MOST THROUGH FACEBOOK, WHERE AN AVERAGE OF 16,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTERACTED WITH EACH POST. WAISN'S LANGUAGE JUSTICE PROGRAM BUILDS IMMIGRANT POWER BY HELPING ENSURE THAT PEOPLE CAN COMMUNICATE IN THE LANGUAGE THEY FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE IN.