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A Community Event for Celebration and Awareness
International Institute of Akron and Summit MetroParks hosts World Refugee Day, a community event for celebration and awareness on June 20, 2022 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Himelright Lodge (1212 Cuyahoga St). It is also supported by GAR Foundation, Heart to Heart Leadership, North Hill CDC, St. Bernard’s Church, and ASIA inc.
In the past decade, the global refugee population has more than doubled. According to the UNHCR, over 84 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes. Among them are over 26.6 million refugees, the highest population on record. The event will raise awareness about current refugee crises as well as highlight local former refugee communities.
The event will feature performances by the Black Beanz, a Congolese dance group, Gum-Dip Theatre, a Bhutanese-Nepali-American solo performance, and Hsa Win, a Karen and Burmese inspired dancer. There will be refreshments from Sima Arshadi and NoHi Cafe. A bouncy house will be set up for children to play ... view more »
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Free Admission
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About Immigration Network – Akron
We believe that immigrants and refugees thrive when they have been given a wide array of supports and opportunities to bring the richness of who they are and what they’ve experienced as they seek to integrate into American society. In turn, the community benefits from the richness of their meaningful contributions in all the ways they give back.
We work together to achieve this unified goal by sharing information, ideas, resources and collaborative problem-solving to benefit those that we serve in real-time and highly practical ways. Through our continued collaboration, we can make an even more exponential impact in the immigrant and refugee community.
LOCATION
1212 Cuyahoga St, Akron, OH 44313
