WELCOMING REFUGEES,
INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY:
Experiences from Germany
Kathleen Kunath and Christoph Böhmer,German immigrant activists and cofounders of “Willkommen in Falkensee” (“Welcome to Falkensee”), will talk about successes and challenges in organizing a volunteer support group and helping the local community welcome newly arrived refugees to their German town.
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Kathleen Kunath, a social worker, established an extensive communication effort to prepare the local German community for arrival of many refugees.
Christoph Böhmer, a 1996 graduate of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, applied his business background to the massive change in the community as hundreds of refugees sought resettlement.
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Monday, March 12, 2018
6 pm-7:30 pm
SNHU Center for New Americans at the YWCA NH
72 Concord St., Manchester, NH
Free and open to all. Advanced registration is highly encouraged due to limited space
Light refreshments available.
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For more information, contact
Gayle Aspinwall, gayle.aspinwall@gmail.com, 603-643-1551 or
Becky Field, fieldworkphotos@gmail.com, 603-568-3174
Sponsors for this event include: World Affairs Council of New Hampshire, SNHU Center for New Americans at YWCA NH, Welcoming New Hampshire, and Quaker Hanover Friends Meeting. A complete list of sponsors will be available at the event.
