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Thanks to all who voiced support for U.S. #CIR! What your calls on the Senate immigration reform bill achieved: t.co/z5OAvG7uFs
May 24, 2013
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RT @DocEdH: The best of @theIRC: amazing local staff -in this case Immaculee M- listening thoughtfully to a community leader t.co/LH…
May 24, 2013
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@angusa Thx for your interest in working with us! Positions posted at t.co/w3SDWahSdt; if a position isn't there it's no longer open.
May 24, 2013
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A woman awaits a checkup at an IRC clinic inside #Syria. t.co/KYCuHf1zWA Photo: Peter Biro/IRC t.co/qptp52tHvi
May 23, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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United States
Posted by RoxannePaisible_IRC on May 24th, 2013
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a broad overhaul of United States immigration laws on Tuesday. Your calls and emails made an enormous difference to our ability to advocate against changes that would weaken or eliminate protections for refugees. more »
Posted in Immigration, United States | Tags: refugees, resettlement, Advocacy, immigration reform, asylum seekers |
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 | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on April 25th, 2013
American University's chapter of Project Nur hosted a cultural fair to support the International Rescue Committee's work with Syrian refugees. more »
Posted in Fundraising, Syria Crisis, United States | Tags: Syria, fundraising, Syrian refugees, DIY, iRescue |
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 18th, 2013
With thousands of families being torn apart each year because of our badly broken immigration system, we simply cannot afford further delay. Now is the time to act on immigration reform. Email your member of Congress today and urge them to pass the immigration reform bill. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Immigration, United States | Tags: Advocacy, immigration, United States, comprehensive immigration reform |
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
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