On October 14, 2022 PLAN hosted their innaugural storytelling and art event, En nuestras propias palabras/In our own words, a Spanish/English bilingual event highlighting the diverse experiences of Arizona's immigrant communities through the works of local artists and storytellers. Check out the page to learn more about the event.

Thank you to all who supported us in changing the narrative surrounding immigration in AZ!

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Jovana Renteria's Labor of Love

Jovana is Phoenix born and raised. She has been organizing and fighting with her community against the injustices in the immigration and...

Sena Mohammed: Oromo & Proud

Originally from Oromia, Sena, a Black Muslim womxn, is the chief of staff at the Arizona Coalition for Change. Within the last 3 years,...

Patient Nday Ngoy: Having Faith in Yourself

Patient is a democracy rights activist from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). After numerous politically motivated arrests and...

Paola Zavala Chairez: Raised in the States

"I consider myself to be an American, but just don't have the documents to prove it." Paola is from Mexico and moved to the US in 1986...

Oliverio Balcells: Immigrating For Love

Oliverio was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico. He is a multimedia artist whose practice includes painting, music, murals, mosaic...

Bertica Garcia Dubus: Finding Beauty in Creation

Bertica was born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The beauty of the island was her first inspiration for becoming an...

Joe Barron: Moving Forward Through Art

"Instead of dwelling on how bad it was gonna be and have that dominate me, I promised myself I was just gonna focus on perfecting my...

Miros Domenzain: The Migrant Butterfly

“Migration is traumatic, migration is forced, migration is needed” Miros Domenzain is a dreamer, not only because she has Deferred Action...

Diana Amé: Healing Through Art

Diana immigrated to the US from Mexico as an infant. She would describe herself as an artist, a daughter of immigrants, “and basically...

The Program

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