{"id":12525,"date":"2022-08-25T13:59:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T20:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/?p=12525"},"modified":"2022-08-25T14:00:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T21:00:08","slug":"san-mateo-celebrates-welcome-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/san-mateo-celebrates-welcome-week\/","title":{"rendered":"San Mateo County celebrates \"Welcome Week\" with services to immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The San Mateo County Office of Community Affairs is celebrating \u201cWelcome Week\u201d 2022 from September 9-18, which is a campaign to showcase the movement of communities striving to be more welcoming places for everyone, including migrants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launched in 2012 by Welcoming America and its members in the United States, Welcoming Week is now a global movement that brings together communities and neighbors of all backgrounds to build strong connections and affirm the importance of inclusive places. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Mateo County said it is proud to be a member of Welcoming America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to be offering events this September to show our support and appreciation for all of our county\u2019s residents. Please join us for events celebrating Welcome Week!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the different actions that the county plans for the celebration are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immigration Law Clinic and Walk-In Immigration Legal Advice Clinic<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here, interested parties will be able to receive free in-person advice from an immigration attorney. It is first come, first served and there are limited appointments available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event will take place at the North Fair Oaks Library on Saturday, September 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at the Half Moon Bay Library on Sunday, September 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know Your Rights Workshop<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Attend this free online workshop streamed live on the San Mateo County Facebook page. The meeting is Tuesday, September 13 at 5:00 p.m. The broadcast will be in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

East of Salinas movie<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Looking for a good movie to watch on the weekend? Available for 3 days only, receive a free code to watch the award-winning documentary \u201cEast of Salinas\u201d from the comfort of your home! The first 100 sign-ups will receive access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film will be available for on-demand viewing from September 16-18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Request access by clicking here<\/a>, the code will be emailed on September 15th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SMC Immigrant Inclusion Summit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The annual summit will include speakers and sessions highlighting the immigrant experience in San Mateo County. There will be a musical performance by Casa C\u00edrculo Cultural to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The appointment is on Thursday, September 15th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. virtually. \u2012Zoom registration coming soon\u2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Benefits, Services and Health Access for Refugees and Asylees in San Mateo County<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During this month's flagship event, the county will host a workshop on health care and other resources available to new asylees. The event will be live-streamed on the San Mateo County Facebook page on Wednesday, September 14 at 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tales of belonging and inclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Visit a San Mateo County Libraries branch this week for special storytimes featuring books and songs that promote messages of inclusion, tolerance and welcome for children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or if you prefer, you can also pick up resources and giveaways like the Immigrants Gateway to Resources brochure, \u201cKnow Your Rights\u201d red cards, and \u201cI Stand with Immigrants\u201d bracelets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event will take place throughout the week of September 12-18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video from San Mateo County at Quarry Park<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The county\u2019s new welcome video, featuring many community residents, will play before a screening of Wrinkle in Time on Saturday, September 17 at 7:00 p.m. at Cantera Park in El Granada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be interested in: Inauguration of INEA's \"Plaza Comunitaria\" in Redwood City<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

La Oficina de Asuntos Comunitarios del Condado de San Mateo celebra la \u00abSemana de Bienvenida\u00bb 2022 que se llevar\u00e1 a cabo del 9 al 18 de septiembre, la cual es una campa\u00f1a para mostrar el movimiento de las comunidades que se esfuerzan por ser lugares m\u00e1s acogedores para todos, incluidos los migrantes.  Lanzado en 2012 […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12525","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-community","8":"category-cover"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12525"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12530,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12525\/revisions\/12530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}