ENGAGEMENT MENU
ENGAGEMENT MENU
Each week, we share 5 new ways to engage with immigrants. Whether through donations, volunteering, or educating yourself, you can make a difference! If you are not subscribed to our newsletter, go to the bottom of this page and sign up to receive the below 5 action items in your inbox every Sunday!
In this week‘s Engagement Menu, you’ll find volunteering, donating, and events that support the immigrant community.
#UnitedAtTheTable
to Anera
Anera, a non-political and non-religious organization, provides emergency relief and long-term development support to refugees and conflict-affected communities in Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan. Some of their priorities include providing quality healthcare and boosting access to potable water.
to Immigrantly: Food is Never Just Food
Immigrantly
Chef and Studio ATAO founder Jenny Dorsey joins Saadia Khan to expose the uncomfortable truths about race, class, colonialism, and the politics of food. From childhood shame to the myth of fine dining, this is a raw conversation about who controls the narrative and who gets left out.
Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions
by Valeria Luiselli
Structured around questions, Valeria Luiselli translates and asks undocumented Latin American children facing deportation; her work highlights the contradiction between the idea of America as an idea for immigrants and the reality of racism and fear-both here and back home.
with Welcome.US
In-Person Opportunities
Our friends at Welcome.US work to help newcomers transition to their new homes and change the current narrative surrounding arriving migrants and refugees. They do so by connecting newcomers with local “welcomers” or volunteers to guide newcomers in adapting to a new home.
Woke Mob Comedy Festival: Comedy as a Second Language
Sunday, April 12th, 2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Pikio Taco (1900 Connecticut Ave NW)
This interactive standup show features a lineup of immigrant and first-gen performers! Enjoy lots of fun with the comics as they share jokes about their lives and the relationship with their new home. A portion of ticket sales from this show will benefit the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights. Tickets start at $23.18.