Partner Spotlight - AhRi: Paving new paths through voter participation and civic engagement

Ahri is a traditional Korean word meaning “paving new paths.” Ahri for Justice is a women-led, pan-Asian, and Latinx team of experienced organizers and advocates for immigrant rights and community empowerment in Southern California. Founded in 2019, Ahri focuses on how voter participation and civic engagement create systemic change and support the needs of low-income communities, such as affordable housing, healthcare, and education.

Our organization’s proudest moment this past year has been engaging with voters throughout Orange County for primary and midterm elections

Jinkyung Park, Communications Director, Ahri

“We were able to speak to over 8,000 voters on the importance of participating in local elections, debunking voter myths, and providing in-language resources in English, Korean, and Spanish. This year, we cultivated our year-round in-language field team composed of Korean monolingual parents and adult volunteers. Our dedicated ‘mom squad’ leads this dynamic group who believe in voter rights and community empowerment. Our college youth participating in Service Learning also engaged in in-person campus voter registration and GOTV for the first time since the pandemic.”

In the long-term fight for collective justice, Ahri is addressing their community’s needs through policy, advocacy, and voter engagement while always centering wellness and community care in the process. The organization aims to expand their immigrant justice, wellness, racial justice, and gender justice programs in the coming years.

Learn more about Ahri’s work for progressive change at ah-ri.org