Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project
Aiding and empowering Indigenous Oaxacan immigrants in Ventura County.
Who We Are
Mixteco/Indigena
Community Organizing Project (MICOP) was founded in 2001 to
address the pressing concerns of Ventura County's most vulnerable
and marginalized residents: indigenous farm workers from the southern
Mexican state of Oaxaca. Speaking only the Mixteco language,
Mixtecs are subject to discrimination and exploitation at work, in the
marketplace, and in housing.
MICOP is
comprised of English-, Spanish-, and Mixteco-speaking people who have
come together to empower and help improve the health and well being of
indigenous Oaxacans in Ventura County. We mentor leaders, train promotores de salud,
or healthcare outreach workers, and work to organize local Mixtecs to
develop a collective voice for advocacy and action. Members of the
Mixtec community serve on our Board of Directors and take an active
role in all of our activities.
Fiesta navideña 2013
MICOP is preparing for our annual Fiesta Navideña on Saturday, December 14th at the Boys & Girls Club, 1900 W. 5th St., Oxnard and also on the same day at Rio Real School, 1140 Kenny St., Oxnard. Our Fiesta is a year-end cultural event for the Mixtec community. Santa will be giving out candy canes to the children, we will have lots of different crafts tables, a DJ, and our first ever community-wide Potluck in Oxnard. We have various opportunities for our supporters to help make this a wonderful event! Please read on to see how you can participate.
TOY DRIVES: We are in need of toys! Lots of toys! 1,500 toys! Suggestions are large balls (nerf, soccer, playground, etc.), large dolls, large plastic trucks and baby toys of all kinds. If you would like to donate please contact us at the MICOP office.
Toys may be brought directly here (520 West 5th St, #F). If you would like to start a toy drive I am attaching a flyer you can print out with all the information. If you would like us to print flyers or supply cartons for toy drives, please let us know!
VOLUNTEERS: We will need lots of volunteers to make this event a success! Help will be needed from:
12PM to 4PM - Set up
4PM to 7PM - Fiesta
7PM to 9PM - Clean up
We welcome volunteers for any or all of these shifts, at either location. If you are available, please reply to this email with your name, contact info and shift(s) that you are available. For more information about volunteering, please contact our Program Administrator & Volunteer Coordinator, Vanessa Terán at vanessa.teran@mixteco.org.
DONATIONS: If you would like to help MICOP purchase toys for the Mixtec farmworker families, please send a check to MICOP, PO Box 20543, Oxnard, CA 93034 or you may send donations online at www.mixteco.org through PayPal. Please see attached letter for donating.
OXNARD FIESTA POTLUCK: For the first time ever, our Oxnard Fiesta will feature a giant potluck/convivio in which families and restaurants and volunteers contribute a dish to share! Bring your appetite and something to share.
Thank you friends! We're looking forward to hearing from you!
The MICOP Fiesta Team
For more information contact donna.foster@mixteco.org or call our office at 805-483-1166.
___________________________________________________________________________________________For more information contact donna.foster@mixteco.org or call our office at 805-483-1166.
MICOP se está preparando para nuestra Fiesta Navideña anual el Sábado 14 de Diciembre en el Boys & Girls Club, 1900 W. 5th St., Oxnard y también en el mismo día en la Escuela Rio Real, 1140 Kenny St., Oxnard. Nuestra Fiesta es un evento cultural de fin de año para la comunidad mixteca. Santa Claus va a dar a bastones de caramelo para los niños, vamos a tener diferentes mesas de artesanías, un DJ, y nuestra primer potluck en la comunidad.
Tenemos varias oportunidades para nuestros simpatizantes para ayudar a hacer de éste un gran evento! Por favor, sigue leyendo para ver cómo se puede participar.
COLECTA DE JUGUETES: Estamos en la necesidad de juguetes! Muchos juguetes! 1500 juguetes! Las sugerencias son pelotas de gran tamaño ( nerf , fútbol, soccer, etc ) , grandes muñecas, camiones grandes, y los juguetes del bebé de todo tipo. Si usted desea hacer una donación, por favor de contactarse con nosotros en la oficina MICOP.
Los juguetes pueden ser llevados directamente a nuestra oficina en el 520 West 5th St, # F.
VOLUNTARIOS : Vamos a necesitar muchos voluntarios para hacer este evento un éxito!
Será necesaria la ayuda de:
12 PM to 4PM - Establecer
4 PM to 7PM - Fiesta
7PM to 9PM - Limpiar
Damos la bienvenida a los voluntarios para todos los horarios o alguno de estos tiempos, en cualquier lugar ya sea en el Rio o Oxnard. Si está disponible, por favor, responda a este mensaje con su nombre, información de contacto y el tiempo ( s ) que usted está disponible con nuestra Administradora de Programas y Coordinadora de Voluntarios, Vanessa Terán, vanessa.teran@mixteco.org
DONACIONES : Si usted desea donar para que MICOP pueda comprar jugetes para las familias de trabajadores agrícolas mixtecos, por favor envíe un cheque a MICOP , PO Box 20543, Oxnard, CA 93034 o puede enviar donaciones enwww.mixteco.org através de PayPal.
OXNARD FIESTA POTLUCK : Por primera vez en la historia, nuestra Fiesta en Oxnard contará con un convivio en el que las familias y los restaurantes y los voluntarios aportaran un plato para compartir!
-Para más información por favor llamarnos al 805-483-1166 o contacte a norma.gomez@mixteco.org
Gracias amig@s!
El equipo de Fiesta MICOP
What We Do
MICOP offers a range of programs to mentor, train, support and empower Ventura County's Mixtec population, including:
Community organizing:
Promotor/a training and mentoring Spanish-Mixteco interpreter training
Linguistically accessible parenting classes
Cultural competency training and consulting
Cultural events including celebrations of Dia de los Ninos, Dia de los Muertos and Fiesta Navidena
and much more The focal point of MICOP's work is monthly community meetings designed to build a sense of community and self-sufficiency among Ventura County's Mixtec population, while helping Mixtecs access healthcare and educational and social services.
Each meeting features an educational presentation, in addition to families receiving food, clothing, disposable diapers, healthcare items and other necessities free of charge. Approximately 250 families attend the monthly meetings in South Oxnard. If you're interested in learning how you can get involved please see our Get Involved and Calendar of Events pages.
