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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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What We're Reading
Posted by The.IRC on January 25th, 2013
“The inspiring true story of a son and his mother, who start a 'book club' that brings them together as her life comes to a close." That remarkable mother is Mary Anne Schwalbe, who was founding director of the Women's Refugee Commission. more »
Tags: refugees, Women's Refugee Commission, what we're reading |
Posted by The.IRC on June 21st, 2012
Michelle Obama's book takes readers inside the White House Kitchen Garden and spotlights other gardens that have inspired her, including an IRC New Roots farm. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: Michelle Obama, new roots, what we're reading |
Posted by The.IRC on March 23rd, 2012
In his debut novel, “The Book of Jonas,” former international aid worker Stephen Dau explores the human cost of war. He was in San Diego this month for an Adventures by the Book dinner event with the IRC. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, resettlement, what we're reading, war |
Posted by The.IRC on January 27th, 2012
This afternoon Brooke Hauser, author of “The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens,” visited our New York headquarters for a discussion about the challenges young refugees must overcome in their new lives in America. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: youth, refugees, education, what we're reading, The New Kids, Brooke Hauser, James Lenton |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on August 24th, 2010
My IRC colleague Sarah Long just shared this link to an article from Wired Science, saying: “Scroll down to see the map of the Pakistan flood region overlaid on a map of the US. Floods don't have political or religious affiliations, and this thing is the size of the US eastern seaboard.” more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Pakistan | Tags: Pakistan flooding, maps, what we're reading |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 29th, 2007
"In the Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars," chronicles the year war correspondent Kevin Sites spent as a solo Web journalist, posting multimedia dispatches from the world's "hot zones.” more »
Posted in War, Africa | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, what we're reading, conflict |
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