Dallas and Detroit to host 2024 and 2025 Welcoming Interactive conference
Welcoming America is pleased to announce Dallas, Texas, and Detroit, Michigan as the sites for the 2024 and 2025 Welcoming Interactive conference, respectively. The formal announcement was made at the recent Welcoming Interactive conference in San José, California, in which 600 participants from across the globe attended. The City of Dallas will spearhead the conference…
Read MoreImmigrant inclusion network convenes in Silicon Valley for annual conference
Welcoming America and the City of San José are set to host the annual Welcoming Interactive conference this Wednesday in San José, California, the heart of Silicon Valley, with over 600 attendees and special guests including San José Mayor Matt Mahan. “We are excited to welcome people from around the world to experience our vibrant,…
Read More#Interactive2022 Recap
Over 450 people joined us in Charlotte, NC for the first in-person Welcoming Interactive since 2019. Local government leaders and nonprofit luminaries spent three days exchanging inclusion practices and ideas while connecting with both old and new colleagues and friends. Be sure to check out the event photos (more coming soon…) in our conference Flickr…
Read MoreWelcoming America designates the City of Charlotte as Certified Welcoming, first in the Southeast
### DECATUR, GA (May 19, 2022) — Welcoming America announces today the City of Charlotte in North Carolina as Certified Welcoming, the first in the state and in the southeast U.S. region. The announcement is taking place at the Welcoming Interactive annual conference at the Westin Charlotte, which is being hosted by Welcoming America in…
Read MoreAnnouncing the plenary speakers for 2022 Welcoming Interactive
Welcoming America is thrilled to announce the three speakers to present at the plenary sessions of the 2022 Welcoming Interactive taking place in-person in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Westin hotel from May 18-20: Jerry Hawkins is the Executive Director of Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (DTRHT) in Texas. As part of a national…
Read MoreExperts in belonging, social change to speak at virtual Welcoming Interactive
We are pleased to announce the speakers of this year’s Welcoming Interactive: Dr. Gail Christopher and john a. powell. Dr. Gail Christopher is widely recognized for strategic social change. She is a former Senior Advisor and Vice President of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and former executive director of the Institute for Government Innovation at the…
Read MoreWelcoming Interactive goes virtual this May, remains focused on inclusion
Welcoming America announces the Welcoming Interactive, our annual conference, is going virtual this year. From May 5-6, we will host a series of sessions and plenaries around inclusion best practices and networking opportunities through Zoom. All sessions are free and open to the public. At a time of urgent challenges, the Welcoming Interactive will open…
Read MorePursuing Health Equity through Welcoming Work
In 2016, Welcoming America hosted its inaugural Welcoming Interactive annual conference that included a panel discussion on “Integrating a Health Equity Framework into Welcoming Work”. It focused on how states and communities could bridge the gap between health equity work and immigrant inclusion. This paper expands on key points addressed during this session, exploring themes…
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