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Concord – State Police Community Empowerment Forum
NH Division of Motor Vehicles Auditorium 23 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH, United StatesThursday, October 24, 2019 at the NH Division of Motor Vehicles Auditorium located at 23 Hazen Drive in Concord, NH. This event will serve as a fantastic opportunity to listen to presentations from some great community leaders and to meet others from various governmental, non-profit and educational sectors. View event flyer here: NHSP Community Empowerment […]
Bow – Forum on Immigration
Bow Baker Free Library 509 South St, Bow, NH, United StatesIMMIGRATION: HOW DID WE GET HERE? CAN WE DO BETTER?? A panel discussion on the history of U.S. foreign and immigration policies, the thread of nativism, and ideas for crafting a more humane immigration policy. This the third forum in our Immigration Series. Please join the discussion and learn the about the US's extensive involvement […]
Concord – Diwali Celebration
City Plaza 124 N Main St, Concord, NH, United StatesJoin us to celebrate Deepawali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, at City Plaza in front of the NH State House. Diwali is the Hindu celebration of the "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair." Deepa= lights Wali = rows All are welcome to join our Hindu community […]
Diwali (Hindu)
NH, United StatesDiwali, Deepavali or Dipavali is the Hindu festival of lights, which is celebrated every autumn in the northern hemisphere. One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance.
Epsom – Human Library
Epsom Public Library, 1606 Dover Rd, Epsom, NH, United StatesThe Human Library is designed to facilitate dialogue between individuals from different cultures, backgrounds, and experiences — challenging perceptions by putting faces, names, and stories to stereotypes. Join the conversation! Epsom Public Library, 1606 Dover Rd. RSVP to kgillis@live.com Human Library flyer
Hanover – Immigration 101
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH, United StatesNashua – Immigration 101
First Church Nashua 1 Concord St, Nashua, NH, United StatesIMMIGRATION 101 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 7 – 8:30 P.M. First Church, Nashua 1 Concord Street Nashua, New Hampshire The Pathway To Citizenship Is Not Easy The First Church is hosting a program sponsored by The NH Alliance of Immigrants and Refugees and the Granite State Organizing Project on the topic of immigration policy, the […]
Halloween (USA)
NH, United StatesMany Americans celebrate Halloween on October 31. Celebrations include costume parties and trick-or-treating for candy.
Día de los Muertos (Mexican)
NH, United StatesEl Día de los Muertos, or The Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and by people of Mexican heritage elsewhere. Dia de los Muertos honors the dead with festivals and lively celebrations, a typically Latin American custom that combines indigenous Aztec ritual with Catholicism (Dia de los Muertos is celebrated on All Saints Day […]
Concord – Home Now: How 6000 Refugees Transformed an American Town
Gibson's Bookstore 45 South Main Street, Concord, NH, United StatesFriday, November 1st, 2019, 6 p.m. at Gibson's Bookstore, 45 South Main Street, Concord, NH. Free and open to the public. Cynthia Anderson shares a moving chronicle of struggle, transformation, and who belongs in America. Her new book Home Now: How 6000 Refugees Transformed an American Town, tells the impactful story of Lewiston, Maine. The once-thriving city of […]