Welcome to Center for Intercultural Organizing

CIO is a diverse, grassroots membership organization working to build a multi-racial, multicultural movement for immigrant and refugee rights.

Coalition of Immigrant & Refugee Community Organizations and Allies Opposes Elimination of Portland Public Schools Family Engagement Staff

For immediate release: April 6th, 2012 Contact: Kayse Jama, Executive Director kayse@interculturalorganizing.org (503) 913-5154 Anya Valsamakis (503) 415-1383 Coalition of Immigrant & Refugee Community Organizations and Allies Opposes Elimination of Portland Public Schools Family Engagement Staff PORTLAND – A coalition of advocates and community-based organizations will host a press conference at Cleveland High School on [...]

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Become a CIO Member

Become a CIO member and help create a stronger, more vibrant, more inclusive democracy. At the Center for Intercultural Organizing, immigrants, refugees and allies work across cultural lines to advance the rights and liberties of all. We are a vehicle for social justice and real change, welcome aboard!

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CIO to host public forum with candidates for Portland Mayor

Portland’s immigrant & refugee communities are ever-growing, and our city is becoming more diverse every year. With the changing face of our community, it’s more important than ever that our elected officials consider basic questions of equity and human rights at every stage of our political process. The Center for Intercultural Organizing is pleased to [...]

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Getting To Health Equity: Participating in Policy Change

CIO and its partner organizations are working on health equity policy in the Oregon State Legislature. Watch this video produced by Northwest Health Foundation and find out how … and why!

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What are Coordinated Care Organizations?

A lot of our recent work in health care has been fast-paced and behind-the-scenes. I wanted to take a moment to share what it is we’ve been working on. The main topic of discussion in health care is new organizations called “Coordinated Care Organizations,” also known as CCOs. These CCOs are community-based organizations (sort of [...]

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Coordinated Care Organization certification process present challenges and opportunities for immigrants & refugees

As Oregon moves toward an overhaul of its health care delivery system, it’s crucially important that we take into account the growing diversity of our state. One in five Oregonians is a person of color, and one in ten is a first-generation immigrant or refugee. These different communities have distinct health needs rooted in historical [...]

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Public input process on Coordinated Care Organization certification lacks transparency

March 9th, 2012 To: Oregon Health Authority staff, Oregon Health Policy Board members and staff Cc: Oregon Office of Equity and Inclusion, Representative Tina Kotek, Representative Tim Freeman, Senator Alan Bates Public input process on Coordinated Care Organization certification lacks transparency As Oregon takes bold steps toward reforming and transforming its health care system, it’s [...]

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