Multicultural Institute

👻💀Calling all the mini monsters for a howlin’ good Halloween! 🎃🍬 MI invites you all for our Halloween Costume Party, where there will be Games, Candy, and Face Painting! 🎃💀 🗓️Date: October 31st 🕕Time: 11:30 to 2:00 PM 📍Location: Berkeley MI Office (1920 Seventh Street)

Join us for the next Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Academy! CERT educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area (e.g. earthquakes or fires) and trains them in basic disaster response skills. More info: RedwoodCity.org/CERT.

It’s starting to get hot out☀️To beat the heat, add lemon 🍋 and cucumber 🥒 slices to your water 💧for a refreshing twist! Drink water 💧and ditch sugar sweetened beverages🥤 #RethinkYourDrink

Registration is now open for MI’s afterschool tutoring program in Berkeley ✏️📚🍎 For students grades 2-9

Purchase your tickets for MI’s 2025 Tequila Tasting fundraiser🥃🍹🎟️🎉 Proceeds will go towards the expansion of MI’s day laborer housing site in the North Fair Oaks neighborhood of Redwood City 🏠✊🏽✨ Scan the QR code or visit eventbrite.com/e/140641877942… to purchase tickets!

Have a home project you've been putting off? Want to help support your immigrant community in a tangible way? HIRE A DAY LABORER! 👷🏽‍♂️🛠️🪏 Call MI today to hire a day laborer in the SF Bay Area 🌁 Scan the QR code or visit mionline.org/hire-a-day-lab… to hire a day laborer today!

Thank you to the CARON program for offering a “Cannabis: Myths and Reality” workshop at MI’s North Fair Oaks site. Reminder: Although cannabis use is legal in CA, its use & participation in the cannabis industry is illegal at the federal level & can affect your immigration case

¿Te cuesta dejar los refrescos?🥤 Prueba esta bebida fresca y burbujeante: Mezcla 1 litro de agua mineral, 1 taza de fresas🍓, 2 limones🍋 y ¼ de taza de hojas de menta 🍃en una jarra. Tome agua💧! Diga NO a las bebidas azucaradas! 🚫

Get your tickets for MI’s 2025 Tequila Tasting fundraiser🥃🍹🎟️🎉 All proceeds will go towards the expansion of MI’s senior day laborer housing site in the North Fair Oaks neighborhood of Redwood City. Help us increase MI’s capacity to house more day laborers! 🏠✊🏽✨

Check out pictures from the Day Labor & Domestic Worker Appreciation lunch at MI’s Berkeley office 💪🏽🪏🧹💕 We spent the afternoon sharing a meal, raffling off some goodies, conducting educational workshops and reconnecting for a moment of joy as a community! ❤️

In Observance of Independence Day, MI’s offices will be closed Friday, July 4th. We will return Monday, July 7th En Conmemoración del Día de la Independencia las oficinas de MI estarán cerradas el viernes, 4 de Julio. Regresaremos el Lunes, 7 de Julio

Why join us July 20 for No Separate Survival? Because every ticket helps @thewomensbldgSF continue empowering immigrant women & families in SF! ✊ Don't miss this impactful film & Q&A at the @roxietheater . Get tickets:lnkd.in/gzJFQ4CK

Raids on our communities don't keep us safe or healthy. 🧊 Undocumented folks are less likely to seek healthcare or will miss appointments out of fear of detainment. 🧊 Stress/fear directly and negatively impacts the physical and mental health of our communities. 🧊 Detainment of parents can negatively impact the development of their children, due to trauma or stress. Our communities aren't pawns, they're people. Stop the raids!

Reduce chemical exposure 🐞 try less-toxic cleaning to prevent pests and mold! Visit naturl.link/H1SlDG. ¡Reduzca la exposición a productos químicos, pruebe una limpieza menos tóxica para prevenir plagas y moho! Visita naturl.link/H1SlDG.

☀️ Summer’s here, the perfect time to enjoy family fun outdoors! From Bay Area wildlife programs and park days to workshops, AlamedaKids.org has a full calendar of activities to explore all summer long. 🌿 Celebrate #GreatOutdoorsMonth by making memories outside!

All people in the U.S., including undocumented immigrants, have Constitutional rights and protections. We have flyers in multiple languages that explain your rights in various places and contexts. Please use and share: clinic.shorthandstories.com/know-your-righ…

Take a survey (by June 30) to help define ways to improve the health and well-being of all people in the @CityofBerkeley! More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-recr…

This Week in Redwood City! 🎉 6/24: Mobile Rec @ Red Morton 6/25: Music in the Park–Tempest 6/26: Movies–BraveMaker + Dune 2 6/27: Foreigner Unauthorized 6/28: Kids Rock! 6/28 Sounds of the Shores-Cocktail Monkeys 🕹️ Parcade Fri-Sun Read it here: conta.cc/4662sxC

Pronouns don't have to be confusing! 🌈 Respecting your peers' pronouns can be easy, so long as you're mindful and proactive about it.

ICE took her mother in Chicago. Now a 6-year-old is left without a guardian or a legal path to reunite in Honduras. A story about the children left behind by deportations—and the lack of infrastructure to care for them in the U.S or for reunification. chicagotribune.com/2025/06/22/ice…