"Kwibuka," in Rwanda's Kinyarwanda language, means “To Remember.” This weekend, Buffalonians gather to remember the events of three decades ago. We heard the horrific details as we resettled hundreds of Rwandan refugees over the years. With our former clients and the rest of our region’s Rwandan community, we will commemorate those 100 days of murder and mayhem and honor the memories of…
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Volunteer in Our Home English Language Learners Outreach (HELLO) Program! Update: Our in-person HELLO training previously scheduled for Thursday, December 7 has been postponed. In the interim, we are offering recorded volunteer training sessions to continue the important work of helping our newest American neighbors learn English. If you are interested in tutoring, please email Steve at volunteers@iibuff.org, no experience…
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We were humbled and honored to have welcomed 50 New Americans from 21 countries while they took their citizenship oaths at the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Naturalization Ceremony in Buffalo today.
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2023 Registration Form. About Dr. Barba Wejnert Dr. Barbara Wejnert is a Professor in the Department of Environment and Sustainability and Department of Global Gender Studies and a former founding chair of the Global Gender Studies Department at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. She is an award-winning author of research papers specializing in democracy, political sociology, political economics, economic sociology,…
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JOB TITLE: Immigrant Domestic Violence Advocate PROGRAM: Survivor Support Services SUPERVISOR: Coordinator, Domestic Violence Services WORKING HOURS: 40 hours per week QUALIFICATIONS: Education: BA/BS in the social work or human services field required MS/MA in the social work or human services field preferred. Experience: Experience (1-2 years) in providing direct human services is required. Experience serving victims of violence and/or…
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