Welcoming New Hampshire

Manchester - Soirée de Noël
2017-12-16 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Stark Brewing Company, 500 N Commercial St, Manchester, NH, 03101, United States
Franco-American Centre – Soirée de Noël
Join vos amis (your friends) for an upbeat celebration of the holiday season on Saturday, December 16th from 6:00pm to 10:00pm at the Stark Brewing Company in downtown Manchester. Good food, great laughs and holiday surprises will be a welcome break in the hectic holiday season.
The evening’s entertainment will be provided by our own holiday spirit! Bring your musical instruments or take over the karaoke machine to participate in our “open mic” entertainment. Sing or play your favorite French or English songs and carols. This will be a “holiday house party” bons vieux temps style!
Love to bake? Participate in our dessert buffet and share your favorites. Tell us its story, your elaborate baking method or just watch people enjoy your work.
The evening is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Bring friends and let us share our joie de vivre!
Appetizers will be discounted from 6pm to 7 pm.
Buy entry ticket online: $5
During the evening, we will applaud our invaluable volunteers, without whom our many events and activities throughout the year could not happen.
If you have volunteered for the FAC in 2017, you will be receiving a coupon code for free admission to the event.

Concord - NH Youth Forum
2017-12-16 07:00 - 10:00 | Concord High School, 170 Warren St, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Purpose of the Forum:
1. Empower youth as leaders
2. Provide an opportunity for students to be heard on public policy issues important to youth
3. Discuss issues with legislators and students to make changes that benefit youth at school and in the community
Hosted by the NH Legislative Youth Advisory Council

Manchester - World Affairs Council of NH Cookbook Launch Party
2017-12-12 12:00 - 14:00 | NH Food Bank, 700 E Industrial Park Dr, Manchester, NH, 03109, United States
Join World Affairs Council of NH to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the International Visitors Leadership Program at the Council!
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12
NH Food Bank, 700 E. Industrial Park Drive, Manchester
WACNH is launching a Home Hospitality cookbook and offering you the opportunity to see chefs from the NH Food Bank’s “Recipe for Success” Culinary Job Training Program demonstrate a few of the international recipes. Sample their creations, take a tour of the Food Bank, and celebrate citizen diplomacy with hors d’oeuvres and drinks!
5 PM- Optional Food Bank tour
5:30 PM- 7:00 PM- Cooking demonstrations & hors d’oeuvres
$25 ticket
(Includes refreshments and cookbook- one per household)

Hooksett - Family Stories: How and Why to Remember and Tell Them
2017-12-09 05:30 | Hooksett Public Libray, 31 St. Mary's Way, Hooksett, NH, 03106, United States
Telling personal and family stories is fun – and much more. Storytelling connects strangers, strengthens links between generations, and gives children the self-knowledge to carry them through hard times. Knowledge of family history has even been linked to better teen behavior and mental health. In this active and interactive program, storyteller Jo Radner shares foolproof ways to mine memories and interview relatives for meaningful stories. Participants practices finding, developing, and telling their own tales.

Nashua - Uprooted: Heartache and Hope in New Hampshire
2017-12-07 14:00 | Gregg Hall, Nashua Community College, 505 Amherst Street, Nashua, NH, 03063, United States
Uprooted 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 in a strange place, often without English language skills, family, a job, or community contacts. The film leaves us pondering questions of belonging and citizenship. What does it mean to be an American? Once a refugee, are you destined always to be a refugee? What are our responsibilities toward one another? A New Hampshire Humanities presenter introduces the film and leads a post-film discussion. See bios and contact information in Presenter Directory for Whitney Howarth, John Krueckeberg, and Sara Withers.

Concord - Trauma Systems Therapy for Refugees
2017-12-07 05:00 - 06:30 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Central NH, 55 Bradley St, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Nashua, Manchester and Greater Concord invite you to learn about:
TRAUMA SYSTEMS THERAPY FOR REFUGEES: A collaborative and comprehensive model to provide culturally appropriate mental health care for New American children and adolescents who have experienced trauma and stress. Presented by Emma Cardeli, Ph.D., Research Associate at the Center for Refugee Trauma and Resilience at Boston Children’s Hospital and Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cardeli will review core concepts and lead a discussion about how we might implement the TST-R model in our communities.
Thursday, December 7
10:00 (sharp)-11:30 am
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central NH
55 Bradley Street, Concord
RSVP to Bob Friedlander
friedlander@centralnhclubs.orgTRAUMA

Webinar - Culturally Effective Organizations: Using the Toolkit
2017-12-07 05:00 - 06:00
Webinar: Culturally Effective Organizations Framework and Toolkit
December 7, 2017 10am – 11am
DESCRIPTION

This webinar is for clinical and administrative staff who can help move their organization into becoming more culturally effective.
Learning Objectives:
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to…
1. Describe elements of the framework for culturally effective organizations.
2. Identify action steps for your organization to become more culturally effective.
3. Reflect on how you can be an agent of change in your work setting.
Continuing education credit is available.

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.
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 Health & Equity Partnership is pleased to share the Culturally Effective Organizations online toolkit developed collaboratively by the Manchester Community Health Center, the Southern NH Area Health Education Center, and the CEOrgs Work Group as a resource for organizations to learn about the essential pathways for success. This free webinar will provide an overview of the toolkit to assist on the journey to becoming a culturally effective organization and providing high quality services for all.
REGISTER for the free WEBINAR here.
Direct link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/culturally-effective-organizations-using-the-toolkit-webinar-tickets-39834965454

Manchester - French Conversation Café - Francophone Conversation Café
2017-12-06 13:00 - 15:00 | First Congregational Church, 508 Union St., Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
Parlez-vous Français?
Welcoming Manchester invites you to a French Conversation Café!
CONVERSATIONS AMICALES EN FRANÇAIS
Meet neighbors and friends through the shared language of French! Conversation Cafés are opportunities for immigrant and non-immigrant community members to get to know one another in a fun and relaxed setting. While most Cafes are in English, this one will be in French! We look forward to bringing together Manchester’s French-speaking residents from around the world, and we hope you’ll join us!
As always, this is a free community event and delicious refreshments will be provided!
Le Centre Franco-américain et la communauté francophone de Manchester invitent tous les immigrants francophones à CONVERSATION CAFÉ!
LE Mercredi 6 décembre de 18H à 20H
Aura lieu à la First Congregational Church situé au 508 Union St., entre les rues Hanover et Amherst.
Accédez l’église par la rue située entre l’église et le bloc appartement.
Stationnement est disponible au terrain Devine-Millimet au coin des rues Union et Amherst.
Accédez le terrain de stationnement à partir de la ru Union.
L’entrée de l’église est l’autre côté de la rue Amherst.
Conversations en français ~ musique ~ légers rafraîchissements
Commandité par Welcoming Manchester, le Centre Franco-américain, Victory Women of Vision, et Congolese Community

Concord - New Futures Advocacy Training
2017-12-06 03:00 - 09:00 | New Futures, 10 Ferry Street, Suite 307A, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
New Futures trains advocates free of charge so that they can effectively reach out to their elected officials to share the impact that health and wellness issues have on NH families, communities, and our state’s economy. The expectation is that trained advocates will take action on New Futures priorities that matter to them in the upcoming legislative session.
This full-day (8AM to 2PM) training will be held on Wednesday, December 6th, 2017 at the New Futures office in Concord. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Additionally, a tour of the New Hampshire State House is included in this opportunity.
If you are interested in participating, please fill out the following form: http://new-futures.org/17DecemberAdvocacy

Manchester - Welcoming Winter with Joy: Come be uplifted as part of our Interfaith Family
2017-12-04 13:45 | Temple Israel, 66 Salmon St, Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
Interfaith Women of NH presents:
Welcoming Winter with Joy
Come be uplifted as part of our Interfaith Family
Monday, December 4, 2017 at 6:45 p.m.
Check-In begins at 6:15
Temple Israel, 66 Salmon Street, Manchester 03104 **
Click here for directions.
Presentations

Karishma Manchanda – an Asian Indian dancer

Noam Wolf – an Israeli shlicha (emissary) /singer

Rimi Dwiadari – a Muslim Qur’an reader

Aksara – an a cappella ensemble

Holiday Sing-a-long – starring “you”

Join us for refreshments and conversation after the program!

Please register via email interfaithwomennh@gmail.com or
call 603-315-9386 before December 4th
** Temple Israel is handicapped accessible via a stair chairlift **

OUR MISSION:
To share religious beliefs, cultures, and traditions among women of diverse faiths in order to develop understanding and friendship between us and within our community.

Manchester Citizenship Center
2017-12-02 05:00 - 09:00 | International Institute of New England – Manchester, 470 Pine St, Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
The Manchester Citizenship Center is a FREE program where immigrants ready to begin the citizenship process can get legal help from Catholic Charities NH’s qualified legal advocates and attorneys. The free clinics are also offered to those who want more information on naturalization.
The first session will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at the International Institute of New England, 1850 Elm St., Manchester, NH.
You must register in advance by calling CCNH at 603-624-4717 ext. 0277
Participants will be offered English reading and writing screenings at the start of their appointment.

Manchester - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the SNHU Center for New Americans at YWCA NH
2017-12-01 07:00 - 09:00 | YWCA NH, 72 Concord St, Manchester, NH, 03101, United States
The SNHU Center for New Americans @ YWCA NH Ceremonial Ribbon Cutting
Light refreshments and a tour of the new center. Please register in advance.

RootSkills Conference
2017-11-30 03:00 - 2017-12-02 12:00 | Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm St., Manchester, NH, 03101, United States
Register for the RootSkills Conference!
The New England Grassroots Environment Fund invites all grassroots organizers, sustainable businesses, nonprofit leaders, and passionate community members to the annual RootSkills Conference in Manchester, NH from November 30 – December 2. RootSkills aims to connect community organizers and nonprofits working to address social justice challenges and improve community health, community resilience, and the environment in northern New England. Now more than ever, it is critical that organizers work together to build a shared vision for a more just and sustainable region.
Registration:
$160 General Admission
$80 One-Day Ticket
$40 Student Ticket
Limited scholarships available on a rolling basis.
ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO THOSE LIVING IN COOS COUNTY NH

Gorham - Songs of Emigration: Storytelling Through Traditional Irish Music
2017-11-29 14:00 | Gorham Public Library, 35 Railroad Street, Gorham, NH, 03581, United States
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 army during the Civil War); and sometimes exploring the universal feeling of homesickness of a stranger in a strange land (a factory worker in London missing his home in County Clare). The presenter discusses the historical context of these songs, interspersing their stories with tunes from Ireland that made their way into New England’s musical repertoire, played on his fiddle or guitar.

Nashua - Holiday Stroll Luminaria
2017-11-25 12:00 | Downtown Nashua, 147 Main St., Nashua, NH, United States
Nashua’s 24th Annual Winter Holiday Stroll
The event takes place each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving; and although it started small, it has steadily grown through the years.
The Stroll is recognized as the largest community event of the year in Southern New Hampshire. Each year, over 30,000 people from across New England visit downtown Nashua to enjoy this free and family-friendly holiday event. The evening kicks off at 5 p.m. with a candlelit procession up Main Street from City Hall to Railroad Square where the City’s official Christmas tree is lit. Much of the downtown is closed to traffic for the evening, so even after the tree lighting Strollers can enjoy the live entertainment, sample offerings from street vendors, dine in downtown’s fine restaurants and Shop Small at our unique specialty shops and boutiques.
Holiday Stroll Luminaria – Share A Light of Hope for the World from Our Welcoming City during the Holiday Stroll this Year
This year at the Holiday Stroll, One Greater Nashua offers you the opportunity to shine a light of hope for the world by purchasing a “luminaria” in honor or memory of your loved ones who immigrated to Nashua, or another place in the US, and contributed to our prosperity. Decorating the streets with luminaria is a Spanish-inspired holiday tradition, popular in many parts of the world.
You can purchase a luminaria – a battery-operated tribute candle placed in a white bag – for a $3.00 donation online, or at the Stroll at 147 Main Street. Your candle, with the name of the person you are honoring, will be placed along the RiverWalk, and it will be visible during the Holiday Stroll from the bridge on Main Street. Supplies will be available at the event for those who wish to decorate their own luminaria.
Proceeds from the tributes will be used to defray legal costs for our neighbors who are newly resettled in Nashua, such as refugees and immigrants currently seeking permanent resident status and citizenship.
As members of the community, we recognize that we are blessed. From our beginnings, we have thrived because of our value of diversity, ingenuity, and collaboration. These shared values have forged among us a strong community bond as greater Nashuans. In the Gate City, our prosperity has flourished through our openness and willingness to welcome newcomers who bring new ideas, innovations, and traditions, which we embrace with mutual respect.

Concord - An Attitude of Gratitude: A Thanksgiving Interfaith Celebration
2017-11-19 12:30 - 13:30 | Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 180 Loudon Rd, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
The Greater Concord Interfaith Council invites the Concord Community to participate in an evening Thanksgiving celebration. A reflection on an “attitude of gratitude” will be given by Reverend Jason Wells. Music and interfaith reflections will also be offered.
Donations of non-perishable food items for the Friends of Forgotten Children food pantry are appreciated.
Any monetary offerings will go towards the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness for their new cold-weather shelter.
Date: Sunday, November 19, 2017
Time: 5:30 pm
Place: Immaculate Heart of Mary
180 Loudon Rd. Concord, NH

Manchester - 5th Annual Friendship Dinner & Award Ceremony
2017-11-16 13:30 | Puritan Conference and Event Center, 245 Hooksett Rd, Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
The 5th Annual Friendship Dinner & Award Ceremony
“An Evening of Celebrating Cultural Diversity”
Turkish Cultural Center & Peace Islands Institute request the pleasure of your presence at the 5th Annual Friendship Dinner & Award Ceremony to applaud our distinguished honorees.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
6.30 pm
Puritan Conference & Event Center
245 Hooksett Rd
Manchester, NH 03104
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett
President
The Lantos Foundation for Human Rights & Justice
&
Dr. Y. Alp Aslandogan
Executive Director
Alliance of Shared Values, New York
2017 Award Recipients:
Friendship Award:
Ben Gamache
President
Gamache Enterprise
Community Service Award:
Keith Howard
Former Executive Director
Liberty House
Dialogue Award:
Becky Field
Photographer & Author
Education Award:
Christine Brennan
Deputy Commissioner
Department of Education

The Annual Friendship Dinner & Award Ceremony is the Turkish Cultural Center’s the most important social outreach event of the year. The Center is dedicated to bringing together people from diverse backgrounds. At this event, people with vastly different upbringings, heritages, cultures and histories come together and share in the common hope and faith that people can understand, accept and learn from each other. This event is a prime example of how, despite differences, people will come together when there is a common goal at hand.
Turkish Cultural Center Awards publicly recognize the outstanding achievements of those who have distinguished themselves in their profession and service to humanity in US. The awards are based on a variety of criteria and given in different areas including community service, education, leadership, philanthropy, business and friendship etc.

Manchester - Culturally Effective Organizations Framework Learning Forum for Organization Decision-Makers
2017-11-16 03:00 - 08:00
The NH Health & Equity Partnership’s Culturally Effective Organizations Priority Work Group is pleased to present a learning forum for leaders of organizations from health, healthcare, human, social service, people-serving, education, and non-profit organizations. Culturally effective organizations enable, cultivate, and support the delivery of high-quality care and services for all people. Decision makers from your leadership team are invited to attend this half-day learning forum on November 16th in Manchester to learn the roadmap for providing high quality services for all.
Registration details coming soon. For questions please contact Isabelle Valmont.
http://www.facebook.com/equitynh/

Hanover - Team Up, Take Action: Partnering for Health Equity
2017-11-15 11:00 - 12:30 | The Hanover Inn, 2 East Wheelock Street, Hanover, NH, 03755, United States
The Hitchcock Foundation Presents the Thirty-Fourth Annual Schumann Lecture
Team up, Take Action: Partnering for Health Equity
Camara P. Jones MD, MPH, PhD
Health equity means that everyone has the chance to be as healthy as possible. Health equity means reducing and eliminating disparities in health and its determinants that adversely affect excluded or marginalized groups. Health equity is inextricably linked with opportunity. It requires addressing obstacles to health such as poverty, discrimination, and their consequences, including powerlessness and lack of access to good jobs with fair pay, quality education and housing, safe environments, and healthcare. Health equity is fundamental to building a vibrant society because of its practical, economic, and civic implications and impact on individuals living a good life.
Dr. Jones is a family physician and epidemiologist whose work focuses on the impacts of racism on the health and well-being of the nation. She seeks to broaden the national health debate to include not only universal access to high-quality healthcare but also attention to the social determinants of health (including poverty) and the social determinants of equity (including racism). Dr. Jones is the immediate past president of the American Public Health Association
This lecture is free and open to the public. No registration is necessary.
This public lecture is supported by an endowment to the Hitchcock Foundation from the late Helmut Wolfgang Schumann to provide a free lecture by a nationally renowned figure on topics related to healthful living. This year’s lecture will kick off the annual event for public health officials called “Team Up, Take Action: Improving Population Health Together,” co-sponsored by the New Hampshire Public Health Association, the Vermont Public Health Association and Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Though the larger conference is a paid event, the public may attend the Schumann Lecture from 4:00 PM-5:30 PM at no cost.

Peterborough - Is Our Town Your Town?
2017-11-15 09:00 | Mariposa Museum and World Culture Center, 26 Main St, Peterborough, NH, 03458, United States
Is 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 question, “What makes a community accessible and inviting?” Class and Club Members, Mariposa Museum staff, along with Ann Hayashi, Assistant to the Resident Director at The MacDowell Colony, and community members are invited to weigh in on this important topic. Admission: Free.

Concord - Cultural and Linguistic Competency Workshop
2017-11-15 04:00 - 11:00
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, ethnic and class biases.
2. Define cultural and linguistic competency and indicate familiarity with the stages of
cultural competency (or continuum).
3. Describe the implications of demographic trends for health disparities.
4. Identify links between racial and health inequities and health disparities.
5. Integrate National CLAS Standards into practice and service providing.
6. Describe how cultural beliefs shape clinical encounters and patients’ health outcomes.
7. Incorporate cultural and linguistic competence into service providing.
There is no cost to attend. Lunch will be provided.
Space is limited!
Pre-Register at snhahec-clc-workshop.eventbrite.com
Sponsored by the Northern New England Workforce Diversity Partnership and
Southern NH AHEC

Milford - Becky Sakellariou - All Refugee Lives Matter
2017-11-14 13:30 - 15:00 | Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St., Milford, NH, 03055, United States
Becky 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+ mainland camps that are now home to about 65,000 refugees. She has also raised funds for goods, foods, clothes, toys and other needed items for about 7 NGOs operating at very small centers, both urban and rural. She will talk about her experiences, her perspectives and show slides to illustrate what is happening.

Exeter - Active Bystander Training
2017-11-14 12:30 - 14:30
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 each can interrupt harm doing and generate positive actions by others. Instead of becoming complicit through remaining passive, participants learn the competencies they need to decide to take action when they witness something they feel is troubling, unfair, or wrong. Active bystandership does not mean aggression against the harm doer, it means taking responsible action to help people in need.
Training includes:

What inhibits bystanders from acting
What promotes positive bystander behavior
Putting oneself into the victim’s situation
Feeling responsibility for others’ welfare
Competence. The ability to have a positive influence, avoid harm to oneself and others
Safe, non-confrontational strategies for intervention
Promote caring for people both within and beyond one’s own group
Promote the inclination to help others, and the moral courage to speak or act on behalf of positive values in the face of potential opposition
Interactive exercises and activities: students discuss, brainstorm and roleplay bystander responses to varied situations

Location: 104 Epping Road, Exeter, NH 03833
Granite State Organizing Project
GSOP is the largest grassroots community organization in New Hampshire. We are comprised of religious congregations, community groups, labor organizations and individuals in New Hampshire united in our concern for economic and social justice. Responding to requests from our members for more tools to support positive community- based interventions and building on our training expertise, GSOP has integrated into our work an active bystander training based on the widely-used program developed by Quabbin Mediation.

Manchester - Global Tipping Points: How can the U.S. & Mexico Fight Heroin?
2017-11-13 13:00 - 14:30 | UNH – Manchester, 88 Commercial St., Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
THINK 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 policy in Latin America impacted drug trade? How can both countries work together to combat the crisis? Luis Jiménez, an expert on Latin American politics, will address these issues and more. NH link: The Granite State recently ranked #2 in the nation for opioid-related deaths relative to its population and #1 for fentanyl-related deaths per capita.
Location: Multi-purpose Room, UNH Manchester, 88 Commercial Street (Pandora Mill), Manchester. Directions & Parking Info Here
Free & Open to the Public. Advance registration requested online or by phone: 603.314.7970.
Presented in partnership with UNH Manchester’s homeland security, history, humanities and politics and society programs

Manchester - Conversation Cafe at Currier Museum of Art
2017-11-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester, NH, 03104, United States
Join 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 opportunity to experience all the museum has to offer! It will also be a chance for receiving community members and new immigrants to get to know each other in a unique (and creative!) setting.
Conversation Cafés are a program Welcoming Manchester and partners. These events are informal get-togethers of immigrant and non-immigrant community members where participants enjoy guided conversation and activities with new friends and neighbors. Each Conversation Café is unique, and we are always looking for new themes, locations and partners. This is a great opportunity to practice or help others practice English language skills, and it’s also a wonderful opportunity for community members to get to know one another in a relaxed setting. These events are always free and open to everyone.

Webinar - One Year Later: Immigrant Trauma and How to Deal with It
2017-11-09 09:00 - 10:00
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 how immigrants are being impacted and what you can do to support them.

Among those affected are refugees awaiting family members, skilled workers on temporary visas and long-time residents fearing rejection from their adopted homeland. Especially vulnerable are the children of immigrants suffering from increased anxiety and classroom disengagement. Educator and author Eileen Kugler and clinical psychologist Dr. Usha Tummala-Narra will offer strategies on how schools, neighbors and employers can support their immigrant students, coworkers and friends.

Attendees will Learn:

Latest immigration policies and the breadth of their impact
The destructive effects on immigrants, refugees and their families
Best practices to deal with this trauma at the personal, institutional and community levels

This free, interactive webinar is for anyone interested in immigrant and refugee issues, including social workers, advocates, counselors, teachers, policy experts, immigrant- and refugee-serving organizations, health care professionals, and state and city officials.

Nashua - Active Bystander Training
2017-11-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Temple Beth Abraham, 4 Raymond Street, Nashua, NH, 03064, United States
Active 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 to attend. Donations will be accepted to cover the cost of the food.
To register, Click here or call 603-864-0202.
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 each can interrupt harm doing and generate positive actions by others. Instead of becoming complicit through remaining passive, participants learn the competencies they need to decide to take action when they witness something they feel is troubling, unfair, or wrong. Active bystandership does not mean aggression against the harm doer, it means taking responsible action to help people in need.

Greenfield - Family, Memory, Place: Writing Family Stories
2017-10-26 15:00 | Stephenson Memorial Library, 761 Forest Road, Greenfield, NH, 03048, United States
What 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 Donovan explores how the landscapes of our lives shape the stories that we tell. Participants explore the themes of family, memory, and place through sample narratives and a series of short writing exercises, gaining a deeper awareness of how their stories can preserve personal, generational, and communal history.

Raymond - Uprooted: Heartache and Hope in New Hampshire
2017-10-26 15:00 | Regional Economic Development Center, 57 Main Street, Raymond, NH, 03077, United States

Laconia - Songs of Old New Hampshire
2017-10-25 14:30 | The Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon Street East, Laconia, NH, 03246, United States
Drawing heavily on the repertoire of traditional singer Lena Bourne Fish (1873-1945) of Jaffrey and Temple, New Hampshire, Jeff Warner offers the songs and stories that, in the words of Carl Sandburg, tell us “where we came from and what brought us along.” These ballads, love songs and comic pieces, reveal the experiences and emotions of daily life in the days before movies, sound recordings and, for some, books. Songs from the lumber camps, the decks of sailing ships, the textile mills, and the war between the sexes offer views of pre-industrial New England and a chance to hear living artifacts from the 18th and 19th centuries.
