Join us to learn about other cultures and make some crafts! We have maracas, henna hands, papel picado and more! Drop in, or stay the whole time! We will have a special guest this month: Sindy Chown is from Barranquilla, Colombia and will be sharing stories and information about her culture while we make maracas […]

Through traditional music Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki relays some of the adventures, misadventures, and emotions experienced by Irish emigrants. The focus is on songs about leaving Ireland, sometimes focusing on the reasons for leaving (a man who is driven from his land by English persecution); sometimes revealing what happened upon arrival (an immigrant drafted into the Union […]

Join IINE-Manchester for a Volunteer Information Session from 5:30pm – 7:00pm. During this event, we will discuss IINE-Manchester’s work, how volunteers assist us in our mission to build inclusive communities, and the next steps to becoming a volunteer. Thank you for your interest in learning more about the International Institute of New England. We hope […]

Southern New Hampshire University is bringing Unveiled to campus on Monday, March 26th. It is a wonderful one-woman performance that brings to life the stories of 5 Muslim women post 9/11. The performance is followed by a discussion with the playwright/actress Rohina Malik. Free tickets are now available to the public at this link: https://snhutickets.universitytickets.com/w/ […]

In 1835, abolitionists opened one of the nation's first integrated schools in Canaan, NH, attracting eager African-American students from as far away as Boston, Providence, and New York City. Outraged community leaders responded by raising a mob that dragged the academy building off its foundation and ran the African-American students out of town. New Hampshire's […]

Through traditional music Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki relays some of the adventures, misadventures, and emotions experienced by Irish emigrants. The focus is on songs about leaving Ireland, sometimes focusing on the reasons for leaving (a man who is driven from his land by English persecution); sometimes revealing what happened upon arrival (an immigrant drafted into the Union […]

How could a community with good intentions be home to discrimination and racism? How does a state like New Hampshire that is mostly white fit into the national narrative of racial strife, now and in our past? What do we know about race? Through April 2018, residents of Madbury, Lee, and Durham will have the […]

Hiphop culture grew out of the South Bronx in the 1970s and 1980s when young people of color combined their genius with available materials to produce the four original elements of hiphop: deejaying, graffiti art, breakdancing, and rapping. Since then, a confluence of young Blacks, American Indians, and Latino/as have used hiphop to reimagine everyday […]

The foundation of Western civilization rests on three monotheistic faiths - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The interaction between and among these systems of belief continues to impact events in daily life and politics on the world stage. Following an outline of Islamic beliefs and practices by Charles Kennedy, discussion turns to how Islam is practiced […]