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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 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 March 20th, 2012
A little greenery in honor of this first day of spring: A gardener tends to his crops at the New Roots Community Farm run by the IRC in San Diego, CA. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, new roots, resettlement, commmunity gardens | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on March 9th, 2012
Ryan Linstrom works with the IRC in San Diego, helping refugees market their small businesses. The tables were turned one day last month when Ryan found himself stranded after work and two of his refugee clients came to his aid. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, resettlement, microenterprise, refugee businesses | 2 Comments
Posted by Rashida Jones on December 19th, 2011
Check out IRC Voice Rashida Jones’s blog, “The Best Gifts Save Lives,” in the Huffington Post. Rashida describes her visits to IRC programs in San Diego and Thailand and talks about the IRC Rescue Gifts she's giving for the holidays. more »
Posted in United States, US - San Diego, CA, Thailand | Tags: refugees, new roots, IRC Voices, Rashida Jones |
Posted by The.IRC on November 24th, 2011
A big thank you from all of us at the IRC for everything you do to support the IRC's work. Have a wonderful holiday! more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: Burmese refugees, refugee resettlement, Thanksgiving |
Posted by The.IRC on November 7th, 2011
Bob Montgomery, IRC executive director in San Diego, is quoted in a Fronteras story about delays facing Iraqi refugees in Syria who are hoping to be reunited with family members already in the United States. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Middle East, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: Iraqi refugees, resettlement, conflict | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 11th, 2011
A story published in the New York Times yesterday spotlights community farms around the United States dedicated to refugee agriculture – including the IRC’s own New Roots program. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States, US - New York, NY, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, new roots, resettlement, agriculture |
Posted by The.IRC on September 7th, 2011
The IRC's First Things First Family Learning Center in San Diego offers classes in English, literacy and basic life skills for newly arrived refugee parents while helping their children get ready for kindergarten. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: children, refugees, education. San Diego, Photo of the Day |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 24th, 2010
Last year, YouTube video volunteer extraordinaire LisaNova visited an IRC garden in San Diego where refugees from eight countries are setting down new roots in the United States. Here's another look at the video Lisa made about their first harvest. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, video, LisaNova, resettlement, urban refugees, YouTube, urban farming, commmunity gardens, San Diego |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 29th, 2010
Every day my IRC colleagues and I deal with numbers -- big numbers, small numbers, sobering numbers – numbers that add to the sum total of human suffering. But no matter how grim the statistics from the crisis zones where we work, there are other numbers that add up to one thing: hope. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Atlanta, GA, US - Phoenix, AZ, US - San Diego, CA, Haiti, Thailand | Tags: refugees, aid workers, humanitarian |
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