Great Decisions 8 engaging foreign policy discussions introduced & facilitated by leading experts in Western New York 2020 Great Decisions Schedule The International Institute of Buffalo 864 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY 14209 Tuesday Evenings, 6:00-7:30 p.m. $7 Walk-Ins // $5 Educators & Students 2/04/2020 Climate Change and the Global Order Dave Bauer, Environmental …
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Ad Hoc Political Iran – Encroaching Western Sanctions of Iran & the Middle East Mexico- Uyghur Re-education Camps in China Canada- Global Warming Ad Hoc Political & Security Mexico- Severe Violence Through Use of Weaponry and Global Crime Brazil- Giving Greater Freedoms to the People of Kurdistan Mexico- Stopping Global Corruption Ad Hoc Social, Cultural, …
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The International Institute of Buffalo stands with the more than 80 members of Congress calling for the resignation of Senior White House Advisor, Stephen Miller. We commend the Congressional Hispanic, Black, Asian Pacific American and Progressive caucuses and our own representative, Brian Higgins (NY 26th), for leading the call for Miller’s resignation. Through the leaks of over 900 emails sent …
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The following interview provides insight into an innovative project and partnership the Institute helped to develop and implement. Two staff persons dedicated to Erie County’s High Risk Team, sat down to share their experiences with this important work. The Erie County High Risk Advocate works out of the Institute and the High Risk Coordinator is …
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Yesterday, the Trump administration announced that the refugee resettlement ceiling will be set at 18,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. This is the lowest number since the U.S. resettlement program was established nearly 40 years ago. The Trump administration has reduced the annual ceiling from 110,000 (in the last year of the Obama Administration), to …
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In yet another attack on migrant families, the Trump administration has unveiled a new regulation that would allow for the indefinite detention of migrant families and their children at the border and would lower the minimum standard of conditions in these facilities. The rule replaces a decades-old agreement, the Flores Agreement, which limited detention to 20 days …
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ZERO. That’s the number of refugees Trump administration officials want to admit to the US in 2020. This unconscionable proposal would shut down refugee resettlement in the United States, endangering refugees, weakening families and communities, and undermining the values on which this country was built. This is not the first time this administration has attacked …
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The International Institute of Buffalo recently launched a series of videos to assist refugees and immigrants who are already living in, or might consider moving to, Buffalo. You Belong in Buffalo consists of seven instructive videos helping new Buffalonians navigate different challenges in their adopted community. The series was made possible thanks to a grant …
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June 19, 2019: 6 PM – 9 PM A food truck event of global proportions in our own backyard! Celebrate World Refugee Day and Buffalo’s diversity while enjoying some of Buffalo’s best ethnic food trucks! Confirmed food trucks: Falafel Bar, The Great Aussie Bite Food Truck, Maria’s Bene Cibo, Ms. Judi’s Food Truck & Niagara …
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Effective March 16th, International Institute of Buffalo staff are working remotely and our office building is closed to the public. Services continue to be provided. For details, please visit https://iibuffalo.org/covid19-closure/.