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YOU ARE INVITED:

IIRI ANNUAL MEETING

Monday, September 15, 2008

 

The community is invited to International Institute Rhode Island’s Annual Board Meeting on September 15 at 4:30 p.m. at IIRI to celebrate 87 years of helping immigrants and refugees build new and productive lives.

The program will include a trailer of the film, Home Across Lands, a documentary which chronicles the work of IIRI as it guides and empowers a group of Kunaman refugees making their transition from a life in the Shimelba Refugee Camp in Ethiopia, Africa to their new home in Providence, RI.

The meeting will highlight our past year's accomplishments, honor key volunteers and give the Institute's many supports the opportunity to hear from its leadership about challenges and goals for the coming year. It will be followed by a reception with light hors d’oeurvres. Free parking is available. More information on the program.

New Refugee Arrivals

HELP A FAMILY TODAY!

Over the next three months IIRI will be welcoming over 90 new refugees from Africa and Iraq. Please help us provide the basic household and personal items needed for their new lives here.

Check here for information on how to donate items and lists of what we need for each family.

new RwandanRefugees

Please help a family like Marthe and her three childrens, new Rwandan refugees, create a home in their new country.

 

 

 

Home Across Lands

Film Premiere - November 19th

 

Home Aross Lands is a film that chronicles the work of IIRI as it guides and empowers a group of Kunaman refugees making the transition from a life in the Shimelba Refugee Camp in Ethiopia, Africa to their new home in Providence, RI.

Shimelba Refugee Children

Save the Date:

Wednesday, November 19th

The Columbus Theatre, Providence

6:30 pm

 

IIRI IN THE NEWS

 

6/25/08 RI World Refugee Day Celebration

6/13/08 Newport Chamber Offers Immigrant Law Resources including IIRI

6/8/08 Refugees a Boon to Summer Businesses

4/17/08 Iraqis Finds Hardship, Help in RI

3/14/08 IIRI and Newport Chamber of Commerce Forum on Immigration & Employment

 

IMMIGRATION and REFUGEE

News and Reports

 

9/08 USICS Re-designs Naturalization Test

6/08 The U.S. Committee on Refugees & Immigrants 2008 World Refugee Survey

4/08 National Immigration Law Center:

How Errors in Basic Pilot /E-Verify Databases Impact U.S. Citizens and Lawfully Present Immigrants

 
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