Our Communities Build Beyond One Moment or Administration
At API Chaya, we know that the systems we live under were not built to support us. From colonization of our homelands to detention centers today, anti-indigenous, anti-immigrant and pro-police government policies have long been used to divide, control, and harm our communities. These policies do not keep us safe—they tear apart families, criminalize survival, and push our loved ones and real harm into the shadows. All are connected to the conditions that allow for intimate partner violence, sexual abuse, labor exploitation and oppression to continue in our homes and neighborhoods.
But we also know that we have never waited for these systems to save us. Our history is one of resilience, solidarity, and care. We have always created our own—our own ways of keeping each other safe, our own ways of healing, and our own ways of building power. Whether through mutual aid, organizing, or cultural resistance, we continue to shape a future where our people can thrive outside of and in spite of oppressive systems. Your care, your contribution, and your action is more critical than ever. We are each others’ safety net.
We remain committed to all survivors, all immigrants, all communities of color, all indigenous people, all queer and trans people, all people with disabilities, all who are incarcerated and targeted by state violence, all who are pushed to the margins. We will continue to build alongside our communities, knowing that our collective action and collective care is stronger than any policy or person or administration meant to divide us. We will continue to build our own systems and create our own future - by us, and for us.
We keep us safe. We build together. We are here to stay.
If you need support, API Chaya is here for you. You can call us free at 877-922-4292.
If you want to support immigrant survivors, here is a list of things you can do today, now:
Donate
Become a Natural Helper
Offer safe housing
Reject narratives that play into “good survivor/immigrant” vs. “bad survivor/immigrant”
Educate yourself and share know-your-rights materials in many languages (we are working to compile resources to share with you soon)
Spread power, not panic. Be mindful of false information and rumors.