UUC’s Second Sunday Plate collections serve as a direct expression of our faith through justice and service work. On May 11, our Second Sunday Plate collection will benefit the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network  (WAISN), a coalition of immigrant-led organizations and individuals, working together to advance the rights, dignity and power of immigrants and refugees in Washington.

At a time when attacking immigrant communities is happening daily, it is even more critical to support WAISN, and their commitment to defending immigrant communities from deportation while advocating for meaningful, systemic change. There are over 1.2 million immigrants and 30,000 refugees in Washington state. There are several ways you might join with WAISN to protect and support immigrant and refugee communities:

• Know Your Rights - Understand the rights of all Washingtonians, regardless of immigration status.
• Deportation Defense Hotline - Learn how to report ICE raids in our community.
• Rapid Response Team - Join others in your neighborhood, or in the community where you work, to verify ICE activity that is reported to the WAISN hotline.
• Offer your financial support to WAISN - You can start by contributing to the Second Sunday Plate collection on May 11.

On May 11 you'll have a chance to learn more about WAISN's work and its relationship to UUC's long history of working for immigrant justice. Ways to contribute to this month's Second Sunday Plate:

• Give online—select "Special Plate Collection" from the drop-down menu and enter "WAISN May Plate" in the memo line. You may give online today, on Sunday or anytime through May 26.
• Add your contribution to the Sunday plate on May 11.
• Drop off a check in the UUC office, with the memo note "WAISN May Plate."

Stop by the Learning Station in Nathan Johnson Hall, after Sunday services on May 11, to learn more about how UUC's support of WAISN builds upon our congregation's long-time engagement in immigrant justice.