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Translated COVID-19 Communications

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In an effort to keep our community safe, we have been collaborating with The Erie County Department of Health to have essential COVID-19 updates translated into 14 languages to make sure health information is accessible to ALL Americans. Please share this webpage and consider making a gift to the Institute to support language access services for our clients and the…
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Last Night of BWB2G Materials

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Final Cultural Packet Please also consider supporting our restaurant partner, OR by Falafel Bar, which remains open for takeout. While we fully intend to resume our series and hope that you will join us once it is safe again, we also want to offer partial ticket refunds (25% of ticket price) for those who would prefer that option. Please email…
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Joint Statement Opposing the FY2021 Refugee Resettlement Cap

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Buffalo, NY, October 29, 2020 - Yesterday, the Trump administration announced that the refugee resettlement ceiling will be set at 15,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. This is the lowest number since the U.S. resettlement program was established nearly 40 years ago. While the resettlement number continues to dwindle here in the United States, the number of refugees worldwide grows…
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Join us for our Community World Trivia Night

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After much consideration and planning we are pleased to be able to offer our annual trivia event virtually this fall, with the hope of an additional in-person competition in the spring. Community World Trivia will be held over Zoom on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 6:00 PM. Participants will play by viewing the questions on the zoom screen and logging…
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Shop For A Cause During Our International Market Week!

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Join us the week of October 12th-18th as we team up with 10 local immigrant-run businesses to continue our Buffalo Without Borders Marketplace! Although we can't come together all in one night, we can still celebrate immigrant and refugee businesses and the great impact they have on our city's culture and economy! Instead of an in-person market, this event will…
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Census Public Service Announcements (Translated)

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Click the link below to view the translated PSA! (Thank you to the NY State Census Equity Fund for making these videos possible!)   PSA Census in Arabic PSA Census Bengali PSA Census Burmese PSA Census Karen PSA Census Nepali PSA Census Rohingya PSA Census Somali PSA Census Push Swahili PSA Census Push Tigrinya PSA Census Push Spanish PSA Census…
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Do You Have Voting Questions? Click Here For Our Voting Guide!

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    NYS VOTING HOW-TO   Voting is one of the most important uses of our civil liberties, but keeping up with registration dates and voting guidelines can be overwhelming and inaccessible. This is why we've complied these voting resources and instructions to empower all individuals (who are granted the opportunity to) to cast their ballot! We can't let life…
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