ATTEND OUR AMAZING VIRTUAL FUN-RAISING SESSIONS!

Join UURISE in advancing the causes of justice and equity for immigrants and refugees! By attending our virtual events and/or committing to a monthly gift to UURISE, you can join our community of supporters who believe that all immigrants should have access to the services they need to find safety; keep families together; and fully participate in their communities, the economy, and society at large.

- One attendee per ticket, please!

- For SWAG box, all delivery address(es) must be included at the time of registration and you must register by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on 11/9/22 to be sure to get your SWAG on time!

- Tickets are all-inclusive, attend as many events as you wish!

CHECK OUT OUR FUN AND INFORMATIVE SCHEDULE!

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WEDNESDAY, 11/16

6 PM PT   7 PM MT   8 PM CT   9 PM ET

Sowing the Seeds of Justice Opening Event!

Join us for an entertaining and informative evening to kick off our fundraiser events. We’ll have a quick orientation to the events, tools, and SWAG box and you’ll get to meet the UURISE team. There will be fun activities and we’ll wrap up with an informal conversation about the current state of immigration with a particular eye to how we can all have a positive impact.

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FRIDAY, 11/18

6 PM PT   7 PM MT   8 PM CT   9 PM ET

Lotería Game Night!

A traditional game of chance, Lotería—the Spanish word for lottery—is similar to, but much more dynamic, than BINGO. Illustrated cards depicting the Mexican aesthetic are used instead of letters and numbers. There are multiple ways to “win”, and all winners will receive a sweet treat. All materials are provided in your SWAG box. PLEASE NOTE: Late registrants may not receive a SWAG box before the event.

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SATURDAY, 11/19

1 PM PT   2 PM MT   3 PM CT   4 PM ET

Create Justice Art with Sandra

Sandra Carmona, the talented artist who conceived and painted our event image, will guide you in creating a social justice painting.

Sandra is Chicana and Indigenous/Native American of Wixarika descent from La Sierra Madre mountain range in Jalisco, Mexico. The daughter of farmworkers, she was born and raised in San Diego County.  Sandra is a woman who, although having grown up in poverty and around gangs, was also blessed to be part of a tightly knit, strong, and colorful barrio. Her art amplifies the voices of marginalized communities and showcases their culture, contributions, struggles, and vibrancy. Art is medicine. Sandra is a member of the women's border artist collective known as XoQUE. Find Sandra on IG: @sandracarmonaart / @xoque_artinmotion.

Socialize, paint, and have fun as you’re visually guided through each step of painting. However, you are welcome to switch up colors and get as creative as you like! All materials are provided in your SWAG box. PLEASE NOTE: Late registrants may not receive a SWAG box before the event.

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SATURDAY 11/19

6 PM PT   7 PM MT   8 PM CT   9 PM ET

Closing Event! Spoken Word Performance, Poetry Reading, and Panel Discussion with the Poets

Spoken word performances and poetry readings are as entertaining as they are deeply moving. This night promises to be inspiring and electric. So, open your ears and hearts and get ready for an evening of poetry and conversation featuring an all-star panel of UURISE-supporting poets!

Karla Cordero is a descendant of the Chichimeca people from Northern Mexico, a Chicana poet, educator, and ARTtivist, raised along the borderlands of Calexico, CA. She is a three-time Pushcart nominee and offered fellowships from VONA, Macondo, CantoMundo, The Loft Literary Center, Community of Writers, and Pink Door Writing Retreat. Karla teaches creative writing and composition at San Diego City College and MiraCosta College, receiving recognitions such as the San Diego State University Global Diversity Award and Associate Faculty of the Year for education and social justice.

María Figueroa is a maestra, mamá, teatrista, poeta, hija, hermana and traditional Aztec dancer. Maria’s work has been published in various anthologies including Velvet Barrios: Popular Culture & Chicana/o Sexualities, Fleshing The Spirit: Spirituality and Activism in Chicana, Latina, and Indigenous Women’s Lives, Voices from the Ancestors: Xicanx and Latinx Spiritual Expressions and Healing Practices and most recently in In Search of Our Brown Selves, a transdisciplinary reader designed with Chicano/a/x students in mind. She serves as a professor of English Composition, Literature, and Humanities at MiraCosta College in Oceanside California, where she has also served as an English Professor for the Puente program.

Sonia Gutiérrez is the recipient of the Tomás Rivera Book Award 2021 for her novel Dreaming with Mariposas (FlowerSong Press, 2020). In 2021, she also received an honorable mention for the Isabel Allende Most Inspirational Fiction Award for Dreaming with Mariposas. She is the author of Spider Woman / La Mujer Araña (Olmeca Press, 2013) and co-editor for The Writer’s Response (Cengage Learning, 2016). She teaches critical thinking and writing and creative writing at MiraCosta College, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at California State University San Marcos, and recently joined the Puente Project at Palomar College. Her bilingual poetry collection, Paper Birds / Pájaros de papel, is forthcoming in 2022. Presently, she is working on her first picture book, The Adventures of a Burrito Flying Saucer, and poetry collection, Sana Sana Colita de Rana.

Yosimar Reyes is a nationally-acclaimed Poet and Public Speaker. Born in Guerrero, Mexico, and raised in Eastside San Jose, Reyes explores the themes of migration and sexuality in his work. The Advocate named Reyes one of "13 LGBT Latinos Changing the World" and Remezcla included Reyes on their list of "10 Up And Coming Latinx Poets You Need To Know." His first collection of poetry, For Colored Boys Who Speak Softly… was self-published after a collaboration with the legendary Carlos Santana. His work has also been published in various online journals and books including Mariposas: An Anthology of Queer Modern Latino Poetry, Queer in Aztlán: Chicano Male Recollections of Consciousness and Coming Out, and the forthcoming Joto: An Anthology of Queer Xicano & Chicano Poetry.

The Sowing the Seeds of Justice event series is designed for celebration, entertainment, and community building while raising much needed funds for our services. In an effort to provide equitable access we have a limited number of subsidized tickets available. If the full ticket price is a barrier to your participation, please contact Kim Gosney, UURISE Engagement Coordinator, by following this 

LINK.