Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)

Oxnard, CA

Founded in 2001, the Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) unites indigenous leaders and allies to strengthen the Mixtec and indigenous immigrant community in Ventura County, estimated at 20,000 people. Most are strawberry farmworkers, and many speak primarily their indigenous language. MICOP’s majority-indigenous staff builds community leadership and self-sufficiency through education and training programs, language interpretation, health outreach, humanitarian support, and cultural promotion.

Mission
“To aid, organize and empower the indigenous community in Ventura County.” - MICOP website

 
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These snapshots were last updated in 2017 as part of our Communities Creating Healthy Environments project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to present examples of how communities build and use power to achieve sustainable health justice and racial equity for all. Please visit MICOP’s website for the most updated information about their work.

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