Planning for Just, Sustainable, and Inclusive Communities
Join us for a community event in honor of the 7th Annual East King County Welcoming Week. Featuring keynote speaker, Dr. Julian Agyeman, we’ll explore the intersection of social justice, racial equity, urban planning, economic development, environmental sustainability, and placemaking.
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Join us for an educational session on the Hmong Culture. In-person and online options are available – join via Zoom: bit.ly/PFWinona, password: PF
Read MoreStorytelling Presentation
Panel presentation offered in collaboration with the Sandbar Storytelling Festival featuring speakers from the One Community Many Stories booklet, which includes stories from 11 local refugees and immigrants.
Read MoreCoffee & Conversations at Botetourt County, VA Libraries
Botetourt County, VA Libraries is teaming up with Blue Ridge Literacy to celebrate Welcoming Week 2022! This is our first year partnering with Blue Ridge Literacy. They will be attending our Coffee & Conversations to talk about their services and to help us welcome our immigrant and refugee residents and businesses. We will have 4…
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First afghan women empowerment conference
Read MoreWelcoming Week Fort Wayne 2022
Welcoming Week Fort Wayne will take place September 10 – 16 with the support of community partners. Welcoming Week is a collaborative effort to show how our city is enriched with beautiful cultures through art, film, food, education, and more! Follow our Facebook page for the latest updates.
Read MorePeople of the World: Meet-n-Greet
On the 3rd Wednesday of each month, we invite the community to join us at Common Market for an international Meet-n-Greet event. We’ll be featuring different educational facts, food and drink recipes, music and art, etc. from the different cultural groups living here in Charlotte. The event is free, community-focused, and open to the public–all…
Read MoreTapas and Testimonials
Join us as we gather on the lawn at the Randolph Mint Museum on Friday, September 16, from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm for our in-person benefit. Enjoy internationally themed tapas, music, auction items, and more as we celebrate our community and the people we serve. We’ll share food, hear testimonials from our international clients…
Read More“Day One” Documentary
The St. Louis Public Library presents a screening of the award-winning documentary Day One, which follows a group of teenage refugees from war-torn countries who are enrolled at a unique public school for refugees and immigrants-only in St. Louis, where they are guided through an inspirational program of education, healing, and trauma intervention by devoted educators, some…
Read MoreGrowing Together 2022
Growing Together is a series of weeklong events organized by Refugee Services, a resettlement agency of Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri, as part of Welcoming Week 2022. Growing Together events will center around cultivating our knowledge of refugees and immigrants’ cultures and their foods and learning about diverse crops. This is the second…
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