Anna was one of our visitors from Russia, we interviewed her about her experience in Buffalo Here is how she responded! What is your name and profession in Russia? "My name is Anna and I am a lawyer, an educator, and now I am a director of an elementary school." What is one thing you've learned from visiting…
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Great Decisions 8 engaging foreign policy discussions introduced & facilitated by leading experts in Western New York Print & Mail the Registration Form -or- Contact the International Exchanges and Education Department: (716)883-1900 or gcilento@iibuff.org or LShallowhorn@iibuff.org
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Ad Hoc Political Mexico- Uyghur Re-education Camps in China Mexico- Severe Violence Through Use of Weaponry and Global Crime Mexico- Stopping Global Corruption Ad Hoc Social, Cultural, & Humanitarian Brazil- Australian Wildfire Germany- Curbing Global Warming Crisis in Response to Australia's Wildfires Thailand- E- Waste Pollution Political & Security Poland- Iranian Crisis Uruguay- Lack of Education in Refugee Camps Poland-…
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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 by Miller to Katie McHough,…
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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 employed through Haven House through…
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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 45,000 in 2018, and 30,000…
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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 refugees. Refugee admissions have been…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKI5Z1u8HZg 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 from KeyBank. For more…
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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!
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