Concord Multicultural Festival 2021
2021-09-19 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Keach Park, 7 Newton Ave, Concord, 03301, United States
ABOUT
The Concord Multicultural Festival is an annual event in September to celebrate the beauty of diversity in the Capital Region, featuring foods, performances, art, activities, and parade of flags, all presented by our local community members.

MISSION
Our mission is to foster an appreciation for diversity by providing engaging opportunities to share and learn about the many different cultures of the Capital Region, creating a Welcoming Community for all.

TEAM
The Concord Multicultural Festival is organized by a diverse and dedicated group of individuals, businesses, and organizations – a true Community Event! We are always looking for new committee members – join us!

Full details and contact info at: https://concordnhmulticulturalfestival.org

Milford - Not a slave, yet not free: Harriet E. Wilson & the Abolition Movement in Milford
2021-09-19 14:00 | NH, United States
Harriet E. Wilson was the first African American of any gender to publish a novel on the North American continent. Her book Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black was published in 1859.
Born a free person of color in New Hampshire, Wilson was orphaned when young and bound until the age of 18 as an indentured servant. She struggled to make a living after that, marrying twice; her only son George died at the age of seven in the poor house, where she had placed him while trying to survive as a widow. She wrote one novel. Wilson later was associated with the Spiritualist Church and was paid on the public lecture circuit for speaking about her life.
Meeting place: Congregational Church, 10 Union Street, Milford, NH
Register for this walking tour

Online - Journey to Abolition: Love as the Roadmap Toward Justice & Liberation
2021-10-02 19:00 - 20:30 | NH, United States
The American Friends Service Committee’s New Hampshire Program will host its annual gathering on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Join us online for Journey to Abolition: Love as the Roadmap Toward Justice & Liberation, a fall fundraising gathering to celebrate community and deepen our work to end systems of oppression. This year we are excited to host this event with a special guest, scholar-activist Nyle Fort.
The AFSC’s New Hampshire Program works with individuals, partner groups and coalitions to address the causes and effects of injustice in the state, with a special emphasis on promoting economic justice and the rights and well-being of immigrants, workers and prisoners; strengthening the safety net for low-income people; ending systems of state violence; developing new leaders and supporting community-led initiatives for social change; and supporting New Hampshire people to be active in policy advocacy. To support movement building, AFSC-NH engages in a variety of coordinated strategies to vitalize and nourish a growing movement of diverse people calling for social, racial and economic justice.
REGISTER HERE
Date and time:
Saturday, October 2, 2021
7:00 – 8:30 PM ET
Speakers include:
Nyle Fort
Scholar-Activist
Nyle Fort is a minister, activist, and scholar. He works on issues of social justice in a variety of capacities, including through activist scholarship, faith-based organizing, and large-scale social movements. Nyle received a B.A. in English from Morehouse College, a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Religion and African American Studies from Princeton University. He currently teaches at Columbia University.
Moderated by:
Maggie Fogarty, AFSC-NH Program Director
Grace Kindeke, AFSC-NH Program Coordinator
The tickets for this virtual event are free, but please consider making a contribution to AFSC-NH to support our work into the future!
Instructions for registering:
– To register now with a donation restricted to AFSC-NH, select “1” under Ticket Quantity and enter your donation in the Additional Contribution field.
– To register now and and make a donation later, select “1” under Ticket Quantity and leave the Additional Contribution blank. Supporters may make contributions separately through the AFSC-NH restricted donation page for this event.
– To register now and make a donation through the mail, leave Additional Contribution blank and send a check with “Payable to AFSC-NH” in the memo line to the following address:
AFSC-NH
4 Park St., #304
Concord, NH 03301

Durham - Finding Home: Portraits and Memories of Immigrants
2021-10-21 17:00 - 19:00 | Dimond Library, 18 Library Way, Durham, NH, 03824, United States
Photo credit: Becky Field, FieldWork Photos

Exhibit: October 21 – December 20
Dimond Library, Room 301
Opening reception on October 21 in Dimond Library, Room 301, 18 Library Way, UNH, Durham. 5pm to 7pm with music and light refreshments. Please check UNH COVID-19 Information for the most up-to-date campus requirements to help you plan a safe visit.
Finding Home features photography, texts, and audio recordings that address cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity in the Granite State. It highlights the remarkable journeys of immigrants, as well as the values of photography and story telling for illustrating social issues. The exhibit serves to build appreciation of cultural diversity and stimulate public discussions about immigration policies and refugee resettlement.
Exhibit materials are drawn from a recent publication, Finding Home: Portraits and Memories of Immigrants, by New Hampshire photographer Becky Field. Her book, published last year by Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, is a collection of photographs and stories of forty immigrant families in New Hampshire.
This exhibit is sponsored in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. The University of New Hampshire Library received the grant to support two exhibits of Field’s work. The first exhibit was at the Tillotson Center in Colebrook, NH, in September, and the second one at the University of New Hampshire Library in October.
For more information, contact William Ross, Bill.Ross@unh.edu. Information about Field’s photography project on cultural diversity can be found at www.DifferentRootsNH.com. More about the Tillotson Center is at www.TillotsonCenter.org

Manchester/Online - 15th Annual Black New England Conference
2021-10-22 - 2021-10-23 | NH, United States
Crossing River Jordan: Healing Racial Wounds Through Accountability & Truth-Telling

A Virtual/Hybrid Conference
Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH
For conference information and registration, visit: https://blackheritagetrailnh.org/black-new-england-conference/

Concord - Foundations of Public Speaking
2021-10-22 18:30 - 19:30 | NH, United States
Join Change for Concord in learning how to deliver a message in social and professional settings. This training can be applied to school/professional presentations, activism, networking, and your personal life.

Register here: https://forms.gle/RoN6ErvaHtqwRK6i6

The trainer will be Tess George (M.A. in Speech Communication), founder and principal of Speakwell, a communication training firm, focusing on communication skills in the workplace. She has taught a variety of communication classes at many colleges, including Penn State and UMass. With over 20 years’ experience in training, teaching, singing, acting and storytelling, she helps participants to reach their communication goals.

Online - Confronting Hate: Strategies for Prevention, Accountability & Justice
2021-10-25 11:00 | NH, United States
Webinar – Register here
For far too long in this country, acts of hate have harmed lives and terrorized communities. These threats have only grown more severe in recent years.
Please join the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division for this important and timely convening about how we can all work together to address the scourge of hate-motivated violence and discrimination. This virtual conference will include discussions about the rise of hate activity, online hate, the recently released 2020 hate crimes statistics, and the role of criminal, civil, and community responses to acts of hate.
Featured speakers include Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke.

Online - Culturally Effective Organizations Framework Learning Forum
2021-10-26 13:00 - 16:00 | NH, United States
Culturally Effective Organizations Framework Learning Forum
October 26, 2021, 1-4 pm
Remote on Zoom
Cost: $45.00 per person
• Scholarships are available! We do not want cost to be a barrier to participation! Please email Brianna Ferraro at bferraro@snhahec.org to request a scholarship.
• Group discounts are also available! If you are registering five or more people from your organization at a time, please email Brianna at bferraro@snhahec.org for a discount code prior to registering.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/culturally-effective-organizations-framework-learning-forum-tickets-161115700397
In NH we value that everyone lives freely, but that means ensuring everyone has equal opportunity to thrive. We know that organizations strive to ensure this opportunity by providing high quality services that are accessible to all in NH – yet achieving this can be challenging. Many of us have simply not had access to training about an effective approach that would turn our goals into broader success.
The good news is that a roadmap exists; there is a framework to provide high quality services for all called the Culturally Effective Organizations Framework, and this framework is the roadmap. The NH Equity Collective Culturally Effective Organizations Work Group in partnership with the Southern NH AHEC Center for Cultural Effectiveness will be hosting a forum to teach organizations about the essential pathways for success. You will have the opportunity to hear from local leaders who are enjoying the benefits of being a culturally effective organization.
You are invited to attend this training webinar to learn about the roadmap for providing high quality services for all. This Learning Forum is especially suited to interested individuals who are interested in advancing equity within their organization. We recommend that organizations be represented by teams of 2-3 individuals who can take the information back to their organizational leadership.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this learning forum participants will be able to:
• Describe the Culturally Effective Organizations Framework and its 7 elements
• Identify at least one strategy that helps to achieve an element
• Identify at least one resource
• Reflect on how to apply this framework to their own organization
• Assess their own sphere of influence in effecting change in their organization
Learning Outcome
• 80% of participants will identify at least one element of the Culturally Effective Organizations Framework that they will focus on implementing / improving in their organization

Continuing Education
Certificates of participation will be available for all professionals.
Social Workers
2.75 CEUs pending approval from NASW NH.
Nurses
Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center is an approved provider with distinction of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
2.75 contact hours. Activity Number: 1404
Physicians
The Southern NH Area Health Education Center, accredited by the NH Medical Society, designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
VISIT the Culturally Effective Organizations Work Group webpage to learn more!

Online - Understanding the Background & Socio-cultural Strengths & Needs of Afghan Evacuees to the US
2021-10-26 14:00 | NH, United States
Who are the Afghan Newcomers? Understanding the Background and Socio-cultural Strengths and Needs of Afghan Evacuees to the United States

This webinar is presented by Switchboard, a one-stop resource hub for refugee service providers in the United States. Visit www.SwitchboardTA.org to learn more.
★ What will this webinar cover?
This webinar will provide an overview of events leading to the displacement of Afghan newcomers to the U.S. (also known as evacuees from Afghanistan). It will also cover the social and cultural aspects that distinguish this population from other refugee groups in the United States. This foundational information will help participants be better positioned to properly support newly arrived Afghans through services that align with their socio-cultural strengths and needs. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions of a panel composed of qualified experts on the topic.
★ Is this webinar for me?
This webinar will be useful for all resettlement service providers who will be working with incoming Afghan clients, including humanitarian parolees, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders, and others. The webinar will also be beneficial for community members who are interested in learning about the latest developments in Afghanistan and the various intersecting struggles Afghan new arrivals may face post-resettlement, for the purposes of easing and facilitating their transition to life in the U.S.
★ Why Should I attend?
After attending this 90-minute webinar, you will be able to:
• Define “Afghan newcomers” and recognize the events that have led to their displacement;
• Name basic cultural guidelines related to “do’s” and “don’ts” when interacting with Afghan clients;
• Name expectations and misconceptions about resettlement services in the United States that you may encounter among Afghan clients; and
• Communicate with the Afghan newcomers more effectively using provided tips and guidelines.

Register Here

Online - Unaccompanied Minors: Changing the Narrative & Taking Action
2021-11-03 13:30 | NH, United States
Join for a conversation on unaccompanied minors at the U.S.-Mexico border. Panelists will highlight key policies and their implications on unaccompanied children, and provide local and national strategies that help change narrative, create welcoming policies and programs, and activate community members in supporting unaccompanied children.
Speakers:
Mario Bruzzone, Ph.D., Policy Analyst, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
Marisa Limón Garza, Deputy Director, Hope Border Institute
Jennifer Podkul, Vice President for Policy and Advocacy, Kids in Need of Defense
Margaret Seiler, Leadership Team, Witness at the Border
George Zavala (moderator), Western Regional Manager, Welcoming America
Register here

Dover - Umokuumani: Unity, Creativity & Faith. A Celebration of African Black Immigrant Communities
2021-11-06 13:00 | Dover Friends Meeting House, 141 Central Ave, Dover, NH, 03820, United States
Enjoy an afternoon of free food and drinks, art and music. The event will feature a dance performance, a fashion show of African clothes, and a showcase of community resources and immigration information. The event will also include powerful stories and artwork from the Familias Separadas project.

Online - Peace & Justice Conversations: Decarceration
2021-11-22 19:00 | NH, United States
The United States incarcerates people at about six times the rates of most European countries, at a cost of many Billions to American Taxpayers, and with higher recitivation rates that countries who seek alternatives to incarceration. Incarceration is applied disproportionately to people of color, while white people who commit the same crimes tend to be remanded to alternative punishments.
Join Anthony Harris for a discussion of mass incarceration in America, and the work being done to challenge this paradigm.
Anthony Harris is the Co-founder of, Next Chapter: The B.O.S.S Initiative. The Mission of Next Chapter: The B.O.S.S Initiative is to help formerly incarcerated individuals successfully walk the path from prison to prosperity. ” We seek to help our clients live productive lives via job training, mentorship, life coaching, health and wellness counseling, stress management, and affordable housing. Regardless of race, color, creed, gender, or religion, we will provide community support to men and women who’ve made mistakes in life and want to change for the better. This will help increase public safety and the productivity of our neighborhoods. Anthony’s lived experience gives him an edge on the problems that plague our criminal justice system and gives him the ability to assist in decreasing the recidivism rate. Anthony is also the managing Member of Rootz Natural Hair Shop’s LLC,, which is run by his better half, Shaquwanda Allen. He was also recently nominated to sit on the board of the New Hampshire ACLU! Anthony is the Former Decarceration Organizer for the American Friends Service Committee. Anthony is also on the Rights and Democracy NH’s Health and Overdose Crisis Team. His work in helping the vote drives, filming and documenting events, and efforts at humanitarianism, has helped him enrich the lives of those around him.
About NHPA’s bi-weekly Zoom Peace & Justice Conversation Series: 2020’s upheavals brought us to a new moment of reckoning and possibility. How do we want to live in the world? What do we value? How can we make the changes we’ve been yearning for? NH Peace Action has been engaged in working for change for decades. We’d like to bring you into these conversations about issues and options for the future. Join us!
RSVP HERE

There is no charge to attend, but your contributions in any amount are greatly appreciated: https://nhpeaceaction.org/donate/

Christmas (Christian)
2021-12-25 | NH, United States
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.

Kwanzaa (African-American/Pan-African)
2021-12-26 - 2022-01-01 | NH, United States
“As an African American and Pan-African holiday celebrated by millions throughout the world African community, Kwanzaa brings a cultural message which speaks to the best of what it means to be African and human in the fullest sense. Given the profound significance Kwanzaa has for African Americans and indeed, the world African community, it is imperative that an authoritative source and site be made available to give an accurate and expansive account of its origins, concepts, values, symbols and practice.” – Dr. Maulana Karenga, www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org
Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor and chairman of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach, created Kwanzaa in 1966. After the Watts riots in Los Angeles, Dr. Karenga searched for ways to bring African-Americans together as a community. He founded US, a cultural organization, and started to research African “first fruit” (harvest) celebrations. Karenga combined aspects of several different harvest celebrations, such as those of the Ashanti and those of the Zulu, to form the basis of Kwanzaa.
The name Kwanzaa is derived from the phrase “matunda ya kwanza” which means “first fruits” in Swahili. Each family celebrates Kwanzaa in its own way, but celebrations often include songs and dances, African drums, storytelling, poetry reading, and a large traditional meal.
To learn more, visit: www.history.com/topics/holidays/kwanzaa-history

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2022-01-17 | NH, United States
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, also referred to as MLK Day for short, is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January. It celebrates the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr., an influential American civil rights leader. He is most well-known for his campaigns to end racial segregation and for racial equality in the United States.

MLK Celebration 2022
2022-01-17 13:30 | NH, United States
40th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Community Celebration
on Zoom and on Manchester Public Television (MPTS), Channel 16. Find the Zoom link at mlknh.org.
This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome.
Special guest Tj Wheeler is a jazz, blues and roots-related concert festival musician and educator.
Musical selections by the Manchester High School West Jazz Band. And we are proud to welcome back the Greater Manchester Area Choir with Director James McKim.
Shared reading from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s sermon “Loving your Enemies”
delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist church (November 17, 1957).
The Martin Luther King Coalition is comprised of organizations that reflect the teachings, beliefs, and principles of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Through its Representative, each of our Member Organizations contribute time, money, services, or locations, all of which make possible the Coalition’s presentation of the Annual Martin Luther King Day Community Celebration, the prestigious Martin Luther King Award, and the Lionel Washington Johnson Youth Awards for the winners of the Martin Luther King Arts & Writing Contest.

2022 MLK Jr. Coalition Community Celebration
2022-01-17 13:30 - 15:00 | NH, United States
40th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Community Celebration
Virtual Program: Monday, January 17, 2022: 1:30 pm-3:00 pm
The MLK Jr. Coalition is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting:
Topic: MLK Jr. 40th Annual Community Celebration
Time: Jan 17, 2022 01:30 PM Eastern Time
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83815992942?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 838 1599 2942
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Immediately following the program, join the live Zoom discussion
MPTS: Please check the website www.manchestertv.org for broadcast times. This program will appear on Channel 16.
“Love Not Hate”
Free to the Public – All are Welcome
Music by the Manchester High School West Jazz Band Directed by: Rebecca Berger
Music by the MLK Jr. Choir: Directed by James McKim
Special Guest: TJ Wheeler
Community shared reading of excerpts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s 1957 sermon “Loving Your Enemies”
2022 MLK Award Winner
SEBASTIAN FUENTES – VICE-CHAIR OF THE NH DEMOCRATIC LATINO CAUCUS AND ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NH PROGRESSIVE COALITION
2022 Lionel Washington Johnson Youth Awards
1ST PLACE-ARIANA METZGER- GRADE 6-NEWINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL
2ND PLACE-DREW VERWEIJ- GRADE 6-BARRINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
2ND PLACE-MARK STAPLETON- GRADE 6-AUBURN VILLAGE SCHOOL
MLKNH.org

Webinar - Immigration Advocates Network: How to Support Citizenship in Your Community
2022-01-27 14:00 | NH, United States
As the number of immigrants coming into the US increases, it can be a challenge for community leaders to help immigrants navigate the path to immigration legal status or citizenship.
During this webinar, Welcoming America partners at the Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) will share the tools and resources they have created to increase access to justice for low-income immigrants.
In addition, you will hear from a Welcoming Network member, the City of Jersey City, NJ, who will share how they have successfully used the IAN’s Citizenshipworks Project to support local immigrants who are going through the citizenship process and how you can do the same.
Whether you are part of a local government, rural community, or nonprofit organization, you will want to hear about how IAN can help you build a program that provides legal and technological resources to promote citizenship in your community.

REGISTER HERE

Manchester - Love from the Walls: Free Them All
2022-02-12 14:30 | NH, United States
Love transcends walls, bars and cages. Hold the date for a community art action to share messages of love, solidarity and resilience.

Join AFSC-NH for “Love From The Walls” a community action to celebrate Valentine’s Day and the people we love as part of our Free Them All campaign, calling for a future without incarceration. A future supported by systems that promote healing, not punitive, justice.

We invite you to call in or write messages of love, faith and resilience to your family, friends and loved ones who are or have been incarcerated at Valley Street Jail or elsewhere. Tell us who you are and who the message is for by Wednesday 2/9.
We will share these messages during the community action which will be held in person at the corner of Valley St. & Willow St. in Manchester and livestreamed on Facebook.

All are welcome!
You can call or text your message by contacting: Ophelia Burnett – 603-268-1178
You can write a message by emailing us at afscnh@afsc.org or filling out this form – https://forms.gle/kQ9EFwmbPxZYobka9
#FreeThemAll
www.AFSC.org/FreeThemAll

Celebrating Black History Month with NH Small Businesses
2022-02-15 14:00 - 15:30 | NH, United States
Join New England Regional Administrator Mike Vlacich and NH District Director Amy Bassett along with Tuesday Belanger of ‘Tuesday Talks’ for a webinar to celebrate National Black History Month.
Meet 3 local business owners and community leaders to gain insight, fresh perspectives, conversation, and learn ways to engage and connect with community programs and local minority-owned businesses.
REGISTER HERE
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Robert Thompson
Rev. Robert Thompson, board president of the Black Heritage Trail of NH which promotes awareness and appreciation of African American history and life to build more inclusive communities today. Robert has been in ministry for over 30 years in various locations including Exeter Phillips Academy. He has helped open several churches around the state with success and ease.
Pathways for Healing, Kile Adumene
Kile Adumene is a community organizer and works as a consultant with the State of NH. Kile helped create an initiative called Pathways for Healing, which connects residents in Manchester from diverse and marginalized groups with services. Growing up in Nigeria her natural instinct is to listen and connect people. She helped found and continues to facilitate the Manchester, NH Community Action Coalition for people of color, immigrants, and others to come together to address their needs and have a voice in community and civic matters.
Community Loan Fund, Zachery Palmer
The audience will hear from Zachery Palmer about resources available to minority business owners and a new program created and rolled out from the NH Community Loan Fund. The Community-Driven Economic Empowerment (C-DEE) and Manchester NAACP pilot program’s goal is to bring people of color together as a community to create a more resilient local economy in Greater Manchester, NH area.
Cayena Capital Mgmt & Cayena Econlab, Elizabeth Salas Evans
Elizabeth Salas Evans, President/CCO for Cayena Capital Management LLC and President/Manager for Cayena Econ Lab LLC provides financial literacy webinars, workshops, issues policy statements, and consulting in perpetuity. She’s held global engagements as a U.S. Ambassador to the Transparency Taskforce a not for-profit located in the United Kingdom that strives to eliminate corruption, fraud, and manipulation from global financial markets. Liz was honored as the 2020 Outstanding Women in Business Award from NH Business Review.
Institute of Skin Science, Sharicka Washington
Sharicka Washington is a small business owner from the NH seacoast. Her company, Institute of Skin Science is a private school for esthetics located in Stratham. As an educator, licensed esthetician and makeup artist, Sharicka is fortunate enough to spend her time empowering people of all backgrounds through education, career development or by simply helping someone look their best & feel confident in their own skin.
SafetyNet Solutions, Jeffrey Hall
Jeff Hall is the President/Owner of SafetyNet Solutions, Inc. in Salem, NH. He has successfully navigated within federal government contracting in the healthcare and services industries. Jeffrey is a disabled veteran who proudly served his country for 22 years in the United States Navy. He is very involved in many community organizations including the Elks, American Legion, Merrimack Valley Food Bank, and he is a SCORE mentor.

Online - Advocacy Training
2022-02-17 16:00 - 17:00 | NH, United States
Learn how to make change in the Granite State with the Stay Work Play Advocacy Network! This training will provide an overview of the NH state legislature and how a bill becomes a law, and when advocacy is most needed within the process. You’ll then learn how to effectively craft your advocacy message and use it to advocate in different ways, such as calling your legislator, testifying at a public hearing, or writing a Letter to the Editor.
Register Here

Manchester - Let's Talk Dream Jobs
2022-02-19 14:00 - 17:00 | Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford St, Manchester, NH, 03101, United States
Join MCAC on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at the Millyard Museum for a community skill share event. Join BIPOC, Immigrant, Queer youth and adults to connect with community members from diverse professional backgrounds to learn how to build the skills and gain the experiential knowledge needed to succeed and secure professional dreams and goals.
Register here
MCAC is hosting an informal career day event for underserved populations in Manchester. This event will endeavor to aid youth and young adults in starting conversations about their dream jobs with other BIPOC/queer/marginalized professionals. We want our community to have the ability to start a conversation about the basic steps it takes to secure a career. Many of us have experienced difficulties and bigotry in our journey to secure a livable wage and achieve a sense of self from our jobs. Many of us come from different countries and had issues with financial and language barriers, many of us were told we couldn’t do what we are doing, many of us were never handed the opportunities to have conversations about the futures we wanted for ourselves. We will secure these opportunities and conversations for our youth and young adults.

Online - Covering U.S. Law Basics with Afghan Arrivals
2022-02-28 | NH, United States
Are you new to refugee resettlement? Are you working with Afghan arrivals? Are you unsure how to discuss U.S. laws during Cultural Orientation? If you answered yes to at least two of the questions, CORE’s next webinar is for you.
Covering U.S. Law Basics with Afghan Arrivals is a 45-minute webinar scheduled for February 28 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. EST. In this session, you will gain tips and strategies on how to navigate conversations around basic rights and responsibilities, including child protection and personal safety.
Register for 10 a.m. EST
Register for 2 p.m. EST

Somersworth - Candlelight Vigil for the People of Ukraine
2022-03-01 17:30 - 18:00 | NH, United States
Candlelight Vigil for Ukraine: Tuesday, March 1st -5:30pm at Citizens Place in Somersworth. Stand in solidarity and prayer with our brothers and sisters in Ukraine and as we pray for peace. Please spread the word and invite everyone you know. Parking is available on the street and at the shopping plaza beside the Somersworth Post Office and City Hall.

Online - Listening Session: USCIS Processing Times
2022-03-02 14:00 - 15:30 | NH, United States
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a listening session on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern. The listening session is for stakeholders to provide feedback on the way we communicate processing times. While we are actively looking for ways to reduce processing times, the focus of the listening session will be solely on the way processing times are displayed on our website. USCIS is committed to public engagement, and sessions such as these provide us with valuable feedback as we work to improve our programs.
Topics of interest and questions for consideration: We would appreciate feedback on the following topics:

Feedback on the current Processing Times Webpage
Feedback on related Processing Times Webpages, such as the additional information the Case Processing Times Webpage and the Historical Processing Times Webpage
Suggestions for improving how we communicate processing times
General feedback

To Register:

Visit our registration page.

Online - Higher Education and Afghan Newcomers
2022-03-04 13:00 | NH, United States
Keeping the Promise: Higher Education and Afghan Newcomers

Join the U.S. Department of Education on Friday, March 4, 2022, at 1 pm for a conversation about how the higher education community can support Afghan newcomers and other refugee groups.
Our nation’s institutions and systems of higher education serve our communities in many capacities: as education and training leaders, as connectors and conveners, as housing providers, and much more. Higher education plays a vital role in shaping our country and increases opportunities for upward and social mobility.
This webinar will explore how higher education partners can extend their services to Afghan evacuees and refugees more broadly and support their successful transition into our country and respective communities. We will learn how our institutions and systems are rising to the occasion and providing an array of supports and opportunities to Afghan evacuees, such as school supplies for children, housing, workforce development, translation services, etc. Finally, we will also discuss how our education system can support them in pursuing new skills and credentials.
Guests include:

Diya Abdo, Every Campus A Refuge and Guilford College
Shelly Calabrese and Ali Schaeffing, Russell Sage College
Jennifer Fish, Old Dominion University
Patty Perillo, University of Maryland
President DeRionne Pollard and Anthony Ruiz, Nevada State College
Nancy Zimpher, National Association of System Heads

Register HERE.
For questions about this event, please write to KeepingthePromise@ed.gov.

International Women's Day
2022-03-08 | NH, United States
International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality.
Learn more at www.internationalwomensday.com

Online - International Women’s Day Celebration
2022-03-08 12:00 | NH, United States
2022 International Women’s Day Celebration Registration

Please join IINE for the online presentation
Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at noon
Register here

Online - USCIS Listening Session: Immigration Protection for Stateless Individuals Living in the United States
2022-03-08 12:30 - 13:30 | NH, United States
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services invites you to participate in a listening session on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Eastern. The listening session is for stakeholders to provide individual feedback on immigration protection for stateless individuals living in the Unites States. This engagement is part of the implementation of the Department of Homeland Security’s commitment, announced on Dec. 15, 2021, to enhance protections for stateless individuals in the United States. USCIS is committed to public engagement, and listening sessions like this one provide valuable feedback as we work to improve our programs.
Topics of interest and questions for consideration: USCIS is interested in any feedback regarding immigration protections for stateless people living in the United States, including the following topics:
1. Terms and Definitions

The 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees define a stateless person as “a person who is not considered as a national by any state under the operation of its laws.” USCIS is considering whether to adopt this definition or a modified version of it for immigration purposes.
What country or term should be used in the country of birth or country of nationality fields for a stateless person seeking documents such as Employment Authorization Documents, Lawful Permanent Resident Cards, I-94 cards, and Certificates of Naturalization and Citizenship?

2. Protections

USCIS is working to understand the primary challenges of stateless people living in the United States today.
Without congressional action, USCIS does not have the legal authority to create an immigration status or path to naturalization for individuals based solely on statelessness, but we are considering what existing immigration protections stateless individuals might be eligible for and benefit from, and how to maximize their access to such protections.

3. Evidentiary Issues and Determination Process

What should USCIS consider in developing a process for determining whether an individual is considered stateless for immigration purposes? (For example, a process could be primarily paper-based or involve an interview in some or all cases.)
What types of evidence would be useful in determining whether an individual is stateless?
How easy or difficult would it be for stateless people to obtain such evidence?
What else should USCIS consider about the types of evidence that would be useful for determining whether an individual is stateless?

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Online - The Future for Afghan Allies Fleeing the Taliban
2022-03-09 13:00 | NH, United States
Six months after the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO military forces from Afghanistan — and the country’s subsequent fall to the Taliban — an estimated 200,000 Afghans who helped the U.S. remain in the country, fearing for their lives. At the same time, the more than 100,000 Afghans able to be evacuated to the United States have only temporary status; they need ways to stay permanently.
In this webcast, you’ll discover how Cornell University and its partners have helped Afghans at risk, what remains to be done, and how you can help. Advocates and immigration policy experts from No One Left Behind, Human Rights First, and the Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative will discuss how they’re working to ensure the rights and safety of Afghans fleeing persecution under the Taliban.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

How Afghans were evacuated to the United States
The humanitarian parole process for people still at risk in Afghanistan
Asylum and other options for Afghans in the United States
What remains to be done

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