Center for Intercultural Organizing
2007 by the Numbers

• 4th year of uniting community members in support of immigrant and refugee rights.

• Trained 50 new allies through our six-week long Refugee and Immigrant Solidarity Education (RISE) Workshops.

• Educated over 1000 community members at CIO forums and events.

• Supported 15 emerging immigrant and refugee leaders through our yearlong program, Portland Immigrant Leadership and Organizing Training (PILOT).

• Hosted 20 Liberty and Justice for All house parties as part of a national campaign to restore civil rights and due process.

• Partnered with over 45 immigrant, refugee and social justice organizations to strengthen the movement for human rights in Oregon.

• Assisted 120 individuals and families through direct advocacy in the courts, hospitals, and at social service centers.

• Organized dozens of immigrants and refugees to give testimony at Portland City Council, in the Oregon State Legislature, and to Members of Congress and Senators.

• Mobilized thousands to demand change at rallies, protests, and public hearings.

• Co-convened a grassroots table of over 35 organizations to fight 2 anti-immigrant ballot measures coming in 2008.

• Recruited 129 new members from 54 different countries to join CIO.

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