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Main Goal: Who are we and what do we hope to achieve together?

We are domestic workers, undocumented immigrants, seniors, women, youth and community members who work with mutual commitment to build a strong Filipino community in Chicago that advocates for immigrant rights.

Objectives: What are we specifically working towards?

Benefits: What opportunities are available to members?

• Amplifying the voice of the Filipino community for systems change in the Greater Chicago Area 

• Developing leadership & building organizational ability to support those who are most affected by injustice

• Protecting the rights of all workers & undocumented immigrants through community organizing and collective action

Responsibilities: What are we willing to do as members?

• Access to information about current issues affecting our community

• Leadership & skill-building training

• A support system made up of fellow members 

• A platform to have your voice be heard

• Participation as a stakeholder of the organization

• Photo ID 

• AFIRE t-shirt

• Honor AFIRE’ s Mission, Vision, & Values

• Act as an advocate for the rights of Filipinos and issues that arise in the Filipino community

• Take part in collective decision making by organizing, attending and/or facilitating membership meetings regularly

• Recruit interested new members

• Pay membership dues ($2/mo or $20 for the whole year) to support our activities and initiatives

• Take care of and support each other’s safety, wellness and health by opposing all forms of oppression including classism, racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, ageism, ableism, xenophobia [phobia of immigrants], and linguistic discrimination