MISSION STATEMENT
We are an organization made up diverse faith communities, faith leaders, and individuals called by our conscience to respond actively and publicly to the suffering of our immigrant brothers and sisters in the U.S. due to unjust immigration policies.Through advocacy, accompaniment, and organizing, we expose the harm that these policies and actions inflict on the entire community and take radical action for the transformation of power, providing real opportunities to take action for change. Just as we open our hearts to provide welcome and accompaniment to people facing persecution and oppression, we open our doors to offer Sanctuary for immigrants faced with family separation, detention, and/or deportation.
IMIrJ Board of Directors / Mesa Directiva:

Current board members: Wendy Rankin, Victoria Hiller, Marco Mejía, Rita Jiménez, and Robert Brown.
Read more about our board members here.
IMIrJ Staff

Rae Anne Lafrenz, Executive Director (raeanne@imirj.org)
Sarah Loose, Senior Lead Organizer (sarah@imirj.org)
Lennox Bishop, Administrative Assistant (lennox@imirj.org)
IMIrJ is a 501c3 organization: EIN 26-3396186
Member, The Nonprofit Association of Oregon
FUNDING:
IMIrJ's work plan and three, part-time staff positions are funded primarily by annual individual and faith community membership contributions. We also receive support via individual donations from appeal campaigns and special fundraising events.
For 2017-2018, we are also grateful for financial support from the MRG Foundation.
CONTACT US
1704 NE 43rd Avenue
Portland, OR 97213
503.550.3510
Email: info@imirj.org
OUR COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL ALLIES
IMIrJ is part of a vibrant network of groups working for immigrant justice across Oregon and the Northwest region. Our partners include:
- American Friends Service Committee
- Basic Rights Oregon
- CAUSA
- The Church Council of Greater Seattle
- Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
- Enlace
- Migrant Collective
- Northwest Workers' Justice Project
- OneOregon
- Oregon DreamActivist
- Portland Central America Solidarity Committee
- Portland Immigrants Rights Coalition (PIRC)
- Portland Jobs With Justice
- Oregon Ready
- UNITE Oregon
- VOZ
- Washington New Sanctuary Movement
OUR NATIONAL ALLIES
- American Friends Service Committee
- Church World Service
- Interfaith Immigration Coalition
- National Day Labor Organizing Network
- National New Sanctuary Movement
- #Not1More
- Witness for Peace

Rae Anne Lafrenz and Marco Mejia of IMIrJ. Photo Credit: Douglas Yarrow.

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