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The Berkshire Immigrant Center is Closing its Funding Gap
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
As a result of an aggressive fundraising campaign to keep the Center fully operational, the Berkshire Immigrant Center (BIC) is nearing its goal of raising $45,000 for this fiscal year. The Center has received generous donations from private donors, local foundations, and the business community including Berkshire Bank and Berkshire Bank Foundation – Legacy Region,...
Rep. Gutierrez and 9 Members of Congress Travel to Birmingham, AL to Protest Anti-Immigration Law
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Hispanics in Philanthropy Webinar on Alabama’s Anti-Immigrant Legislation
Date: Monday, November 28th, 2011
Time: 11 am – 12:30 pm PST ♦ 2 pm - 3:30pm EST
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Join HIP for a panel discussion on the state of anti-immigrant legislation in Alabama, its effects on Latino communities, and how funders can respond to the ensuing humanitarian crisis. Panelists will include Isabel Rubio, executive director of the Hispanic Interest Coalition...
Restaurant Evenings to Benefit The Berkshire Immigrant Center
The first Restaurant Evening will be held Monday, November 14th from 5 - 9:30 PM at Spice Root at 23 Spring Street in Williamstown. Spice Root offers modern Indian cuisine. Owner Tarun Narula, a successful immigrant entrepreneur and naturalized U.S. citizen, will open the restaurant exclusively to supporters of the Immigrant Center and will donate 15% of the evening’s proceeds to the Center. For...
New Citizens Celebration
Helena Wilson, an immigrant from Liberia, became an American citizen in May. July 2, 2011. BILLY CALZADA / gcalzada@express-news.net Photo: Express-News, BILLY CALZADA / gcalzada@express-news.net Helena Wilson, an immigrant from Liberia, became an American citizen in May. July 2, 2011. BILLY CALZADA / gcalzada@express-news.net Photo: Express-News, BILLY CALZADA / gcalzada@express-news.net
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Power networking for social service agencies
A free forum to help social service workers, healthcare providers, adult literacy staff and concerned community members who serve the immigrant and multicultural community to better connect their clients to local services will be held on September 15 from noon to 2:00pm at the First Baptist Church, 88 South Street, Pittsfield.
Sponsored by the Cross Cultural Action Network (CCAN), the “Power Networking”...
Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Josiane Martínez Appointed Executive Director For State Office For Refugees And Immigrants
Martínez to succeed Richard Chacón at agency dedicated to immigrant issues
BOSTON –Thursday, August 18, 2011 – The Patrick-Murray Administration today announced the appointment of Josiane Martinez as Executive Director of the Office for Refugees and Immigrants (ORI), effective Monday, August 22. Martinez succeeds Richard Chacón, who left state service in July for a position at the Massachusetts...
Border Wars: Entertaining Television with an Unfortunate Downside
By Amanda Cohen
The National Geographic show “Border Wars” depicts the daily activities of border patrol agents stationed along the U.S./Mexico border. Border Wars focuses on The Río Grande River, Tucson and Nogales, Arizona. The realism of the show is immediately evident by the footage of searches conducted by U.S. border agents upon cars and people crossing into both the U.S. and Mexico. Although...
Northampton City Council to push for immigration reform
An agreement has been made between the Preserving Our Civil Rights Campaign and the Chief of Police. On August 18th a resolution to opt out of Secure Communities will be introduced to the city council and on September 1st there will be a vote. The chief has endorsed this version of the legislation in which the sections on racial profiling and fusion centers have been dropped, but these issues can be...
Advocates Meet with ICE
On Thursday July 14, advocates from around the state met with ICE Director John Morton and DHS’s Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Margo Schlanger to discuss Secure Communities. The meeting was part of a national tour by ICE to promote the program and tout the changes announced on June 17. At the meeting, advocates made clear our position that Secure Communities is fatally flawed at...
