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@LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall Hope it's an amazing night! Thanks for your support.
May 17, 2013
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RT @DCComics: Amazing. 2.6k of you gave $150K+ to #WeCanBeHeroes. Big thanks from DCComics @SavetheChildren @mercycorps @theIRC t.co…
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
May 17, 2013
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Call Senate Judiciary Cttee & urge them to pass #CIR that includes protections for asylees & #refugees: t.co/4OQrSoAGVt #CIRmarkup
May 16, 2013
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Posted by The.IRC on May 16th, 2013
For decades, the United States has provided protection to refugees and asylees who face persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion. Call the Senate Judiciary Committee today in support of a bill that would improve these protections. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, Advocacy, how to help, asylees, immigration reform, #CIRmarkup |
Posted by Jordan.Helton on May 11th, 2013
For Hadya, her walk across the graduation stage this weekend at the University of Richmond is a validation of her family’s aspirations that date back to their decision to leave Afghanistan in the 1990s, a time when the Taliban forbid girls from getting an education. more »
Posted in Afghani Refugees, Resettlement, Education, United States, US - Charlottesville, VA, Afghanistan | Tags: refugees, resettlement, education, Afghan refugees, women |
Posted by The.IRC on April 22nd, 2013
April 21st is Earth Day, and we honor it today through New Roots, the International Rescue Committee's nationwide gardening, micro-enterprise and nutrition program. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States | Tags: Earth Day, new roots |
Posted by The.IRC on April 10th, 2013
We're thrilled to announce that our 9-episode web series, "New Roots in the Bronx," has just been selected as an Official Honoree in the 17th Annual Webby Awards! more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, Urban Refugees, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: new roots, resettlement, urban refugees, refugeess, Webby Awards |
Posted by The.IRC on March 21st, 2013
Thanks to a tractor donated by a local church, refugee farmers in the IRC's New Roots program in Phoenix will be able to do their work in half the time and harvest twice as much land. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - Phoenix, AZ | Tags: refugees, community gardening, new roots, resettlement, urban farming |
Posted by The.IRC on March 19th, 2013
As a refugee from Iraq, IRC English teacher Taghreed had to meet the same challenges her students face every day: the stress of leaving a home, the difficulties of resettlement, and the adjustment to American life. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees, resettlement, education, ESL |
Posted by The.IRC on March 18th, 2013
Dalya Sarkees can still describe the colorful dawn sky above Baghdad the morning the U.S.-led invasion started. She's one of thousands of Iraqi refugees resettled in the U.S. by the IRC as violence continues to plague the country a decade after the war began in 2003. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Resettlement, United States, US - Tucson, AZ | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees, resettlement, conflict | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on March 4th, 2013
As a steering committee member of GenR, the International Rescue Committee’s young professionals group, I was honored to have the chance last Friday to introduce more than 100 of my colleagues to the work of the IRC. more »
Posted in GenR, United States | Tags: resettlement, conflict, how to help, GenR |
Posted by The.IRC on February 14th, 2013
Three years ago, Maisaa and Cherifa met online and fell in love. Threats from their family and fear of persecution as an LGBT couple in Dubai forced them to flee the country. They were granted asylum in the U.S. where they are building new lives. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - Northern California | Tags: asylum, resettlement | 7 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 18th, 2013
"When I'm here in the garden, I feel like I'm home." So says Ugandan refugee Luchia Lokonyen, who finds healing in a 600 square-foot IRC New Roots garden. Watch NBC video more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, community gardening, new roots, resettlement, urban farming, Ugandan refugees, Luchia Lokonyen |
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