This meeting is designed for all members of the Asian and Pacific Islander community in Sonoma County and in the North Bay area.
The information shared is IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE, not just those with undocumented immigration status. Only when all our community members are informed and know their rights, can our at-risk members be protected.
ICE is reported to be active in the area. Learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones when confronted by ICE.
This presentation will be conducted in English. We encourage all our English-speaking and bilingual AAPI community members to attend. After the meeting, AAPIC is open to collaborating with individual AAPI community groups to conduct similar meetings at their places with simultaneous interpretation no matter how big and small the gathering is.
Program
- Know Your Rights: Understanding Your Constitutional Protections - Speaker Jose Arturo Ibarra
- Immigration Relief & Advocacy: What You Need to Know - Speaker Priyanka Pokharel
- North Bay Rapid Response Network - What it is, how it works, and how you can participate in protecting our fellow community members when confronted by ICE. Speaker Gina Garibo.
More Information
- Presentation will be in English.
- Take home handouts including "Red Cards" and "Yellow Cards" in English and some AAPI languages.
- Program starts promptly at 10 am. (Doors open at 9:30 am for refreshments).
- Daycare can be provided upon request.
- Wheelchair accessible.
- Free - registration required. You'll be in a safe place.
- Email us at info@aapicnorthbay.org for any questions.
Parking
- Church parking lot at 636 Cherry Street, then enter through the iron gate to Farlander Room.
- Curb-side parking on Cherry Street.
- Over-flow parking in the empty lot at corner of Cherry & Mendocino Avenues.
- Metered curb-side parking on Mendocino Avenue, then enter the church compound to Farlander Room.
Speakers' Bios
Jose A. Ibarra
Jose was born in Mexico, became a U.S. citizen in the 1980s. A former seminarian, he earned a degree in Clinical Psychology with minors in Theology and Philosophy from Our Lady of the Lake University. Jose spent over 40 years as an international flight attendant, engaging in labor negotiations and cultural outreach, supported by his fluency in Spanish, English, and some French and Japanese. Deeply committed to human activism, his English and Spanish Know Your Rights presentations reflect his lifelong passion for justice and empowering others through knowledge and action.
Priyanka Pokharel
Priyanka is a Staff Attorney at VIDAS (Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy) in Sonoma County, specializing in immigration law. She holds an LL.M. from the University of Michigan and has worked with government bodies, international organizations, and nonprofits to advance the rights of marginalized communities, particularly women and displaced individuals. Before VIDAS, Priyanka practiced as a Human Rights Attorney in Nepal, focusing on legal reform, policy advocacy, and direct representation for individuals facing systemic discrimination. She also contributed to research on gender dynamics and human rights during Nepal’s Maoist-led Civil War.
At VIDAS, Priyanka focuses on removal defense as well as family-based petitions, U visas, VAWA, adjustment of status, work permits, and non-immigrant visas. Passionate about gender equity and immigrant rights, she actively engages in policy discussions and systemic legal reforms. Priyanka speaks Nepali, English, and Hindi.
North Bay Rapid Response Network (NBRRN)
The North Bay Rapid Response Network is a community-led first responder network for Sonoma, Solano, and Napa counties that allows our immigrant communities and allies to respond to fear and anxiety with power and action in the face of threats of ICE raids or attacks against our communities.
The NBRRN serves as witnesses to immigration enforcement actions, uphold the rights and dignity of immigrants and our allies, and connect communities to networks of care.
The NBRRN provides a 24-hour emergency hotline (707-800-4544 in Sonoma County) to community members who experience or witness an ICE raid by federal immigration agents. Trained legal observers are dispatched to the location reported, confirm presence of ICE in our neighborhoods, connect communities to legal defense, and offer accompaniment to families following an ICE raid. NBRRN provides training for volunteers to act as multi-lingual dispatchers and legal observers.
Gina Garibo is a feminist committed to decolonization who is constantly learning. Born in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, Gina is the youngest of three siblings. She has been involved in the migrant justice movement for more than 10 years, first as a researcher, then as an advocate, and now as an organizer and migrant woman herself. She loves to co-create spaces for building collective power where people are able to assert themselves in their dignity and struggle. Now, she is placing her commitment, heart, and experiences in dialogue with and in service of the migrant struggle in Sonoma County.
Download a copy of the flyer in the following languages in PDF for social media, and JPG for emailing & printing. Help us spread the word!
English PDF & JPG, Chinese PDF & JPG, Cambodian PDF & JPG, Vietnamese PDF & JPG.
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