May 10, 2021 - This Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, RIT is hosting a solidarity fundraiser! We invite you to kindly donate to our partner and friends: Asian Refugees United (ARU).
ARU is an organization led by refugees, and focused on refugee power-building. They are raising funds for their annual Leadership Camp to bring together ~25 leaders, activists, and artists from the Bhutanese refugee community in the U.S. ARU are aiming to raise $10,000 to fund the camp - will you help them reach their goal?
The camp will allow community members to learn from each other, address the current issues that the Bhutanese refugee community is facing, and build power to uplift the community.
AMPLIFY ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This Asian Pacific Heritage Month, amplify refugee power! Support Asian Refugees United, who are working to raise $10,000 for their Leadership Camp. ARU builds intergenerational and interethnic power for positive lasting changes through sharing art, healing, culture and political engagement. Donate here: tinyurl.com/aru-leaders
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About Asian Refugees United:
In 2016, leaders from the Vietnamese and Bhutanese refugee community came together in solidarity to fight for fair labor rights for nail salon workers in California. Since then, Asian Refugees United was founded to continue centering the voice and leadership of Asian refugees who’ve resettled in Oakland, California and beyond.
Today, Asian Refugees United builds intergenerational and interethnic power for positive lasting changes through sharing art, healing, culture and political engagement.
We envision Asian Refugees as thriving, healthy community leaders who have the knowledge, voice, and power to be active agents of change in their neighborhoods, alongside marginalized African American, Latino, and other immigrant communities.
Our work primarily focuses on three areas: Leadership Development, Arts and Healing, and Civic Engagement. These three areas are the 3 pillars of Asian Refugees United.
Learn more about our past, current, and future projects/programs here: www.asianrefugees.org
Thanks to Robin Gurung and ARU Team for sharing this fundraiser with RIT!