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Manchester – Welcoming Refugees, Involving the Local Community: Experiences from Germany
March 12, 2018 @ 1:30 PM - 1:03 PM
FreeWELCOMING REFUGEES,
INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY:
Experiences from Germany
Kathleen Kunath and Christoph Böhmer,German immigrant activists and co-founders of “Willkommen in Falkensee” (“Welcome to Falkensee”), will talk about successes and challenges in organizing a volunteer support group and helping the local community welcome newly arrived refugees to their German town.
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Kathleen Kunath, a social worker, established an extensive communication effort to prepare the local German community for arrival of many refugees.
Christoph Böhmer, a 1996 graduate of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, applied his business background to the massive change in the community as hundreds of refugees sought resettlement.
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Monday, March 12, 2018
6 pm – 7:30 pm
Light refreshments at 5:30 pm
SNHU Center for New Americans at the YWCA NH
72 Concord St., Manchester, NH
Free and open to all.
Space is limited – advance registration is strongly recommended.
Please register at http://wacnh.org/event-2826931
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For more information, contact:
Gayle Aspinwall, gayle.aspinwall@gmail.com, 603-643-1551
Becky Field, fieldworkphotos@gmail.com, 603-568-3174
Sponsors for this event include: World Affairs Council of New Hampshire, SNHU Center for New Americans at YWCA NH, Welcoming New Hampshire, and Quaker Hanover Friends Meeting. A complete list of sponsors will be available at the event.
