Center to Support Immigrant Organizing
"Oppressed people, whatever their level of formal education, have the ability to understand and interpret the world around them, to see the world for what it is, and move to transform it." Ella Baker, Civil Rights and Human Rights Activist
Center to Support Immigrant Organizing (CSIO) supports and helps develop the work of individuals, groups, organizations and communities dedicated to organizing immigrants around the issues that affect their lives.
CSIO is grounded in the belief that the solutions to local and global injustice and violence need to come from those communities most impacted by them.
We integrate root cause analysis into groups’ local work, support collective action for change, and bring leaders across difference to seek solutions together.
CSIO is grounded in the belief that the solutions to local and global injustice and violence need to come from those communities most impacted by them.
We integrate root cause analysis into groups’ local work, support collective action for change, and bring leaders across difference to seek solutions together.
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CSIO receives special funding from Barr Foundation to support New England communities under threat
CSIO is honored to be chosen for special funding from the Barr Foundation for our grassroots leadership and organizing work with immigrants and communities of color. The special fund supports frontline organizations promoting and protecting civil rights in New England communities—especially for immigrants and refugees, Muslims, communities of color, and LGBTQ people. Read about this special initiative clicking the button below 
CSIO's youth leaders at the Por People's Campaing on April-2018
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Relationships Matter dialogue was a success!!!
May 12th NIAAS leaders had a dialogue in Boston to continue building transformational relationships and solidarity among immigrants of color and African Americans. Leaders of color identified the following key learnings about how to transform relationships: 1) creating multi-cultural spaces and Story sharing are important for relationship building as well as the healing process, 2) Valuing and relating the histories of African Americans and immigrants of color, including the historical patterns and differences across various racial, ethnic, and cultural groups; and 3) Transformational relationships emerge out of a process of healing after suffering trauma. Among the audience we had national and local leaders of color such us Ron Chison- Co-founder of the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, Dr. Atiya Martin- former Chief Resilience officer, City of Boston and Dimple Rana - Revere Immigrant Solidarity Network.
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