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September Newsletter: Voting Rights, Head Start, and the Dream & Promise Act

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by Magaly Smith

OneAmerica Votes Announces 2020 Endorsements

Democracy is at its best when immigrants, refugees and people of color are engaged and represented by people that come from our communities and act in our interests. There is a lot at stake this election season. We must mobilize and vote to elect people like us, leaders of color and allies committed to co-governance, to serve at all levels of government.
by Magaly Smith

OneAmerica Votes leaders mobilized and elected people like us.

Leading up to the election, OneAmerica Votes (OAV) mobilized our communities to elect leaders like us into office. Leaders we knew would stand up for our values and be a voice for immigrant and refugee rights in Washington State. 208 OAV volunteers knocked on 7,500 doors, made 3,381 calls, texted 51,700 people, and held 5 ballot parties.
by Magaly Smith

Where OneAmerica Votes stands with I-1000 & I-976

OneAmerica Votes endorses I-1000, the Affirmative Action and Diversity measure, brought to the ballot by Referendum 88. OAV also recommends a no vote on Tim Eyman’s Initiative 976. With I-1000, we have an opportunity to address historical and ongoing discrimination, ensuring that our public institutions are diverse and accessible for all.
by Magaly Smith

Realizing the Promise of Redistricting – Jorge Chacón for Wenatchee City Council

When a federal district court ordered the City of Yakima to create a new election system on the federal Voting Rights Act, communities across Washington State took notice. The Cities of Pasco and Wenatchee went further than most, recognizing that their at-large election systems violated the voting rights of Latinx citizens by diluting their votes through racially polarized elections.
by Magaly Smith

OneAmerica Votes Announce their 2019 Candidate Endorsements

Relentless attacks on immigrant and refugee communities under the Trump Administration are energizing a movement to create change at the ballot box in Washington State. Immigrants, refugees, and people of color are stepping up to run for office at record levels, and in communities across Washington State, grassroots community members are looking ahead to this fall’s elections.
by Magaly Smith

OneAmerica Votes joins CAPE, Swooping in With 2019 Candidate Ratings

Anticipating a crowded primary election in August, and reviewing news reports that big businesses are already pouring a lot of money into the City Council elections, OneAmerica Votes decided to partner with Civic Ventures and Working Washington to launch the Civic Alliance for a Progressive Economy (CAPE).
by Magaly Smith

Ready to Lead®: Training Immigrants and People of Color to Embrace their Political Power in Washington State

In 2018, OneAmerica established a new partnership with New American Leaders to host the Ready to Lead® candidate training program in Washington. This training program is specifically designed for first and second generation immigrants and people of color who want to run for office or work in politics. It identifies the immigrant experience as an asset in civic leadership.
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