refugees

Education and Enrichment for Everyone: Welcoming New Vermonters - Vermont’s State Refugee Office 03/04/2022

A presentation from Tracy Dolan, Director of Vermont State Refugee Office.

OLLI: Refugees and Immigrants in Vermont - with Pablo Bose 02/02/2022

From OLLI:

"Refugees have been arriving in Vermont for over forty years. They have helped to transform towns like Burlington and Winooski in multiple ways. But the program has been undergoing profound changes over the past five years – first the deep cuts of the Trump years meant that far fewer people have been arriving, and more recently the program has expanded to new locations (like Brattleboro and Rutland) and to include newer populations (including many Afghans who have arrived this year). Pablo Bose, UVM"s Migration and Urban Studies scholar, speaks to some of the opportunities and challenges as we work to rebuild the refugee program in the US and in Vermont."

Refugee Resettlement Town Hall with Kesha Ram and Marybeth Redmond 10/19/2021

Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale and Rep. Marybeth Redmond host a Zoom Town Hall to help our community learn more about refugee resettlement and assisting asylum seekers. The conversation includes an update on the current refugee resettlement programs, Afghan arrivals in Vermont, employer support for refugee workers, and guidance on getting involved in our state’s response. It features introductory remarks from U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy and Congressman Peter Welch, as well as a panel discussion with Tracy Dolan, Director of the State Refugee Office; Amila Merdzanovic, Director of USCRI Vermont; Joe Wiah, Director of the ECDC Multicultural Community Center; and Michele Asch, Vice President of Leadership and Organizational Development at Twincraft Skincare.

Community Voices for Immigrant Rights - Call to Action for Lives of Haitian Immigrants! 09/27/2021

With a complete disregard for human rights, the Biden administration has embarked on a cruel campaign to deport or detain thousands of Haitian refugees seeking asylum in the United States. The actions of the Biden administration are especially deplorable as the Haitian refugee crisis is the direct result of a long history of U.S. colonialism and racist foreign policy that has caused political and economic turmoil in Haiti. Haitian refugees are being chased on horseback, treated like animals, and detained under inhumane conditions simply for exercising their right to seek asylum. We must act now to stop these atrocities! Join us as we stand up and demand that the Biden administration: Free Them All! Let In All Asylum Seekers! End the Militarization of the Border and Border Communities!

For more information: www.facebook.com/CVIRBurlington

Daniel Bernard Roumain Finishes a 24-Hour Protest Performance 10/24/2019

Daniel Bernard Roumain, known as DBR, is an extraordinary violinist from Haiti. He staged a 24-hour protest in front of City Hall, Burlington to protest the Trump administration policies on immigration. The artist is in the middle of a residency with the Flynn Center, the Lane Series and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra.

Vermont Iraqi Community Protests the Iraq Government 10/12/2019

Members of the Vermont Iraqi community gather on Burlington, Vermont's Church Street in front of City Hall to protest the Iraqi treatment of civilians and to ask the Burlington City Council for their support in protest.

Ali's Corner: Sudan Update 05/20/2019

The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Six years after it ended, the war resulted in the independence of South Sudan. Vermont became a resettlement state and since 1981 has welcomed many refugees from Sudan.

Today, I am joined by inspiring leaders from both Sudan and South Sudan to talk about the current situation in Sudan with al-Bashir, who is no longer the President of Sudan. What does it mean for the preservation of peace in both countries? What are the hopes and aspirations of people from the Sudan(s) who are now living in Vermont?

Guests:

Chol Dhoor: President of Sudanese (North & South) Community in Vermont & Executive Director, Sudanese Foundation of Vermont Inc.

Asma Ali Abunaib: Project Manager at CVOEO, Candidate EdD student, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at UVM

What's Going On? 03/04/2016

Concerned citizens Sandy Baird, Peter Garritano, Kurt Mehta, and Jared Carter continue their discussion and perspectives of current affairs.

What's Going On? 02/05/2016

Concerned citizens Sandy Baird, Peter Garritano, and Jared Carter continue their discussion and perspectives of current affairs.

What's Going On? Discussion of World Affairs 12/14/2015

Concerned citizens Sandy Baird, Robin Lloyd, Peter Garritano, Kurt Mehta, and Jared Carter, try to make sense of the current affairs, national and international.

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Applications Now Open for the Spring 2025 Cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship Program

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