Ohio Immigrant Alliance hosted a community conversation for the public, advocates, and policymakers to share how we can advance a more dimensional immigration narrative in Ohio, during a difficult time for everyone. We heard from Houleye Thiam of the Mauritanian Network for Human Rights; Viles Dorsainvil of the Haitian Community Help & Support Center; Jona Hilario of OPAWL – Building AAPI Feminist Leadership; Claudia Longo of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio; and Lynn Tramonte of the Ohio Immigrant Alliance about what we know from public opinion research; how immigrants want to be seen in the media; and how content creators can help ensure a broader picture comes into focus. The discussion will be moderated by Ohio Voice.
Check out this list of links and resources shared during the call. Watch the webinar in English or listen to the Spanish interpretation.
Participants left this webinar with a better understanding about public opinion on immigration, how the current narrative often denies immigrants’ dignity, and how it should change — from the perspective of immigrant leaders.Panelists offered key points to use in media interviews and letters to the editor, social media posts, and conversations with elected officials — and around the dinner table. The audience also learned how to incorporate art into their activism, with examples from the Ohio Migration Anthology and Illustrated Memoir Project.