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Raymond – Uprooted: Heartache and Hope in New Hampshire
Regional Economic Development Center 57 Main Street, Raymond, NH, United StatesUprooted is a 30-minute documentary based on interviews collected during the Humanities Council's Fences & Neighbors initiative on immigration. It tells the story of five refugees who escaped from war-torn countries to resettle in New Hampshire. The film explores what it means to be a refugee and how it feels to make a new life […]
Greenfield – Family, Memory, Place: Writing Family Stories
Stephenson Memorial Library 761 Forest Road, Greenfield, NH, United StatesWhat family stories do you carry with you? What story do you tell over and over? What landscape do you cherish the most? One of the deepest human instincts is to tell our life stories, to figure out who we are and what it means to be human. This interactive workshop led by Martha Andrews […]
Nashua – Active Bystander Training
Temple Beth Abraham 4 Raymond Street, Nashua, NH, United StatesActive Bystander Training – Nashua NH Wednesday, November 8, 2017 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Temple Beth Abraham 4 Raymond Road Nashua, NH Join GSOP and United Way to learn how to be an “active bystander!” This training will be available in both Spanish and English. Dinner will be served and there is no cost […]
Webinar – One Year Later: Immigrant Trauma and How to Deal with It
Supporting children, refugees and immigrants in uncertain times One year since the presidential election, immigration rhetoric and policies have upended millions of lives. Register for One Year Later: Immigrant Trauma and How to Deal with It, a free webinar hosted by The Immigrant Learning Center Public Education Institute on Thursday, November 9, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST to learn […]
Manchester – Conversation Cafe at Currier Museum of Art
Currier Museum of Art 150 Ash St., Manchester, NH, United StatesJoin us on November 9 for a special Conversation Café at the Currier Museum of Art! Participants can enjoy a free tour of the museum (including a special exhibit on French artist Toulouse Lautrec) as well as time for art-making and conversation in small groups. If you've never visited the Currier, this will be a great […]
Manchester – Global Tipping Points: How can the U.S. & Mexico Fight Heroin?
UNH - Manchester 88 Commercial St., Manchester, NH, United StatesTHINK GLOBALLY & ACT LOCALLY A three-part series looking at global issues from a local level MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 at 6PM LUIS JIMÉNEZ Mexico provides more than 90 percent of America’s heroin. As an addiction epidemic ravages New Hampshire, communities across the border have also paid a price as violence soars. How has U.S. foreign […]
Exeter – Active Bystander Training
DESCRIPTION: Active Bystander Training is a short, interactive opportunity to think about what you would do if you witness someone doing harm to another. Active Bystander training helps participants recognize when they are bystanders, analyze the situation and their options, and evaluate the consequences of their actions. It increases bystanders’ effectiveness by teaching how we […]
Milford – Becky Sakellariou – All Refugee Lives Matter
Wadleigh Memorial Library 49 Nashua St., Milford, NH, United StatesBecky Sakellariou, who lives in both New Hampshire and in Greece, has been involved with the refugees in Greece since they began pouring into that country from Turkey 2 1/2 years ago. She has visited transient camps with a team of midwives, emergency landing camps, and taught and worked in a couple of the 40+ […]
Concord – Cultural and Linguistic Competency Workshop
For educators, clinicians, and members of community-based organizations! WHEN: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 From 9 AM to 4 PM WHERE: The Foundation for Healthy Communities Room 1, 125 Airport Road, Concord, NH FACILITATOR: Mercedes Avila, PhD Workshop Objectives: At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to: 1. Demonstrate increased self-awareness of racial, […]
Peterborough – Is Our Town Your Town?
Mariposa Museum and World Culture Center 26 Main St, Peterborough, NH, United StatesIs Our Town Your Town? 2:00 pm Franklin Pierce University's Global Citizens Club and First Year Inquiry Class lead the conversation, "How is Our Town Your Town?" Using Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town", the US Constitution, the US immigration process, and the teaching of tolerance, as bases for discussion, the dialogue will center on the […]
