Canal Community

Resilience Council

Deep democracy. Sustainable change.

Are you interested in being involved in improving your community?  Do you want to have a voice in decisions and policy-making that affect you and your family?

MCM convenes monthly meetings, as well as periodic forums, to ensure San Rafael’s Canal residents’ voices are included in decisions that affect them. Meetings are attended by community residents as well as representatives from local governments and public institutions to discuss issues that affect the Canal, such as housing, climate change, water systems, safety, emergency preparedness, and more.

We invite you to join us every third Wednesday from 5:30-7:30 pm on Zoom.

For more information or to register to attend a meeting, please contact Marco Berger with the form below.

Marin Rapid Response Network

Mobilizing community support for immigrants.

Under the federal government’s new deportation guidelines, virtually all undocumented people can be deported, no matter how long they have lived here or whether they have children or family members who are U.S. citizens. Across California, many counties have set up hotlines and volunteer networks to protect immigrants’ rights.

At the Multicultural Center of Marin, we care deeply about the rights and safety of immigrants in our communities.

We are the lead agency for the Marin Rapid Response Network (MRRN) to safeguard the civil rights of Marin community members targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and will mobilize immediate support for detainees and their families.

The MRRN operates as a 24-hour countywide hotline that local residents can contact when they see or experience an ICE raid. The hotline is staffed by a fully bilingual dispatcher who sends volunteer observers immediately to verify reported events, collect information, and observe whether any civil rights violations take place. Information collected is used to mobilize immediate help when needed and can also support detainees’ legal cases.

Hotline – 415.991.4545 or visit the Marin Rapid Response Network website.

Food Distribution

Making sure nobody goes hungry.

Food is sustenance. And many of our community members, especially those immigrating into Marin from other countries, are struggling with food insecurity. As they seek to gain stronger footing in their new home, providing for this most basic necessity can be a challenge.

We believe that no member of our community should go hungry and that we must work together to end hunger in Marin County. In collaboration with the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, we run a Farm Stand/Produce Food Distribution initiative to provide fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables and whole grains to Marin community residents.