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Outreach Department

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OUTREACH DEPARTMENT



The Outreach Department seeks to forge mutually beneficial partnerships with local and national institutions. It also works to foster an understanding between Washington's Muslim and non-Muslim communities via educational collaborations. Lastly, it recruits and pairs the right talent (volunteers and interns) with the appropriate CAIR-Washington projects.



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Operations Department

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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT



The Operations Department manages a variety of tasks and processes in order to facilitate the maintenance and improvement of daily functions within the organization and its constituent departments. Internally, this includes HR related tasks, updating organizational records and files, corresponding with government offices and vendors, IT support, and directing incoming communication via e-mail and phone to their respective departments.

The Operations Department performs ongoing research and undertakes special projects designed to improve CAIR-WA's function and efficiency.

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Governmental Affairs Department

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GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT



Our Governmental Affairs Department seeks to organize, mobilize, and empower Meeting with Sheriff RahrWashington's Muslim community with long-term civic engagement. Its educational initiatives help community members understand the political system and utilize it to work for their issues. Projects include voter registration drives, community workshops, "know your rights" educational campaigns, and "civic engagement" training sessions at mosques and community centers on how to contact and engage local and national politicians. The department also systematically works to educate local political representatives at all levels of government about their Muslim constituents while ultimately engaging these representatives with the Muslim community's unique issues and concerns.

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Communications Department

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COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT



Our Communications Department works to highlight community events and issues, and flags coverage of issues relating to Islam and Muslims. The Department also holds press conferences and issues press releases, media advisories, and story pitches in order to ensure that Muslim perspectives on pressing issues and current events are represented in the mainstream media.

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Civil Rights Department

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CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT



Our Civil Rights Department handles cases that range from prejudiced gestures to full blown discrimination and hate crimes. Our clients are predominantly Muslims.

Civil Rights Interns will work on any of the following projects, among others, as needed: Gavel

Citizenship Delay project - seeks to address the lengthy delays Muslims are facing in applying for citizenship
Police Misconduct project - addresses incidents where police officers have discriminated or used excessive force against Muslims
Prison project - secures the rights of Muslim inmates to practice their religion freely, and ensures that inmates are treated humanely
Airport/Border Profiling project - helps Muslims who have been discriminated against at airports or at the U.S.-Canadian border
Employment/School Discrimination project - helps Muslims discriminated against based on religion at the workplace, or in school or other place of learning.

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