Entries by AIDNW Volunteer

Rosalinda Guillen to speak on the Farmworker Movement at the May 21 AIDNW Community Meeting

Join us on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from 11:30-1:00 for the next AIDNW Community Meeting to hear from guest speaker Rosalinda Guillen about the impact our lack of comprehensive immigration reform in the United States has had on farmworkers and other migrants in Washington State. Community to Community founder Rosalinda Guillen has been organizing regional […]

GiveBIG Campaign to Stand Up for Immigrants in 2025

GiveBIG has become a great annual tradition to support non-profit organizations in Washington State. The early giving period is now underway and culminates on May 6-7. Last year, GiveBIG donors and sponsors raised $11.5 million for 1,518 nonprofit organizations across Washington State. All nonprofit organizations that are based in or serve Washington can join the […]

International Migrants Day Proclamation

AIDNW was so grateful and honored to be invited by Commissioner Maricres Castro with the City of Tacoma Commission on Immigrant & Refugee Affairs (CIRA) to be part of the city’s proclamation yesterday which affirmed December 18th as International Migrants Day. Commission members Iuliia Didkivska, Maurice Lekea and Thierry Ruboneka were also on hand from […]

Human Rights Day – AFT Online Town Hall on Defending Immigration Rights & More

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Washington is sponsoring an online Human Rights Day Town Hall with an agenda to “examine potential threats under the next U.S. federal administration, such as promises of mass deportations, the targeting of DEI efforts, and the promotion of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination which all take direct aim at fundamental rights described […]

Big Thanks To AIDNW Donors!

We want to give a big shout-out to everyone who has donated during this year of transition for AIDNW. Ours has always fundamentally been a volunteer operation, and we operate due to so many passionate volunteers who become pen-pals and visit immigrants in detention, who wait in all kinds of weather outside the gates of […]

Missed Giving Tuesday? Attend AIDNW Presentation on Qualified Charitable Distributions

Come learn about the potential tax benefits you can receive by donating money from your IRA to AIDNW! Saturday, Dec 7th from 11:30-12:30, AIDNW volunteer Steve Sarwono, CFP® presents “WHAT IS A QUALIFIED CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION?” at the Starbucks Regional Office, 10314 S Tacoma Way, Lakewood, WA 98499.  Lunch from Panera Bread will be provided. Learn […]

AIDNW Needs Social Media Volunteers

AIDNW needs a pair of social media volunteers! We currently have a very supportive interim social media specialist ready to train volunteers who can work together to share the load and help one another … but our trainer is only available until January 1st! Volunteering in this role only takes 2 hours per week, can […]