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Our Mission
To build and sustain a coalition that seeks a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community through advocacy and education.

 

MIGRATION: HUMANITY IN MOTION

Join our 2025 Fostering Understanding in Our Community series! â€‹

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UPCOMING EVENTS
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THURSDAY, JAN 16 - STORIES FROM SYRIA​

Doors open at 5:30PM - Program starts at 6PM

FREE EVENT

Featuring Nour and Rawan Makhoul, two sisters and Syrian refugees who endured the hardships of Syria's civil war before finding a new home in San Luis Obispo County.​

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SUNDAY, JAN 19 - FILM SCREENING: SIMPLE AS WATER

Doors open at 12:30PM - Film starts at 1PM

DONATION BASED

Syrian families filmed over the course of 5 years in five countries including Turkey, Greece, Germany, Syria and the US. Simple As Water explores the impact of war, separation, and displacement.​

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SAVE THE DATES

  • February 13: Supporting our Spanish & Mixteco Speaking Communities

  • March 13: Escaping the Taliban - From Kabul to San Luis Obispo 

  • April 10: Seeking Safety – A Ukrainian Refugee’s Journey

Our Programs

School Speaker Program

Our School Speakers Program helps showcase the importance of telling our story and the importance of seeing the world from someone else's perspective.

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Our speaker list includes a diverse group of speakers including race, ethnicity, gender, immigration status and disabilities.

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BIPOC Board Leadership Training

Our training aims to provide training to BIPOC professionals to be a good, effective board leader and create a pipeline of board ready candidates trained in board governance; as well as to facilitate board placement assistance for non-profits recruiting to diversify its board.

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SLO Equity Podcast

SLO Equity is a podcast that dives into the origins of systemic racism, and unconscious bias in San Luis Obispo County. It tells the stories of the minorities affected by it as well as the stories of those people working to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in this predominantly white community.

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Fostering Understanding in Our Community

Building on our School Speaker program, we connect the community with our outstanding speakers and panelists through public presentations throughout SLO County.

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Equity Work

Our team supports a myriad of projects bringing an equitable lens to program and policy design. While historically we have prioritizes educational initiatives, we recognize the urgency of tackling inequities immediately. 

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Check out our recent electrification work here.

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Women of Color Network

Women of color experience unique perspectives at the intersection of race and gender. This dual identity often results in distinct social, economic, and cultural outcomes that are not fully addressed by movements focusing solely on either race or gender. By fostering connections and celebrating their achievements, we can promote inclusivity, amplify their voices, and work towards a more equitable society for all.

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