May’s Second Sunday Plate Collection benefits the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN). Your generosity funds UUC’s partnership with WAISN, a relationship that began shortly after it was founded in 2017. This coalition of immigrant-led organizations and individuals are working together to advance the rights, dignity and power of immigrants and refugees in Washington. As Roberta Ray shared in her introduction of last Sunday's plate collection, "WAISN organizes from a place of abundance and commits to intersectional, multifaith, intergenerational, multi-lingual, multiracial, multiethnic immigrant-led efforts by investing in and growing the leadership of forced migrants."

There are over 1.2 million immigrants and 30,000 refugees in our state, and daily attacks on them continue, creating fear in our community. Our congregation's commitment to immigrant justice began over four decades ago, when UUC declared itself a sanctuary church for immigrants and refugees from Central America in 1985. 

Our partnership with WAISN solidifies our commitment to defending immigrant communities from deportation while advocating for meaningful, systemic change at the State legislative level.

Through May 26 you can add your donation to UUC's May dedicated plate to benefit WAISN:

• Give online—Select "Offering Plate" from the drop-down menu and enter "WAISN May Plate" in the memo line.
• Drop off or mail a check to the UUC office, made out to UUC, with a Memo line note "WAISN May Plate."