When a Jewish-American war photographer feels compelled to assist a young refugee who steps in front her camera, she calls an old friend to translate but hesitates to reveal why […]
This is a raw and fraught time in the world as we struggle to respond to the fact that 65 million people have been displaced from their homes. What is […]
Join us for a panel discussion about Immigrant Advocacy in Maine, hosted by Portland Press Herald reporter, John Richardson. Panelists will talk about advocacy and programs to support Maine immigrants. Panelists include: […]
The University of Southern Maine Food Studies Program presents There is My Home on November 8, 2019 at 4pm in room 108 of USM's Lewiston campus. This 30-minute documentary features Hawa Ibrahim and […]
Musicians from Palaver Strings will collaborate with Portland based Iraqi immigrants Kifah Abdulla and Jawad Al-Fatlawi to showcase the experiences of Iraqi immigrants in Maine through spoken word and music. […]
Human Flow is director and artist Ai Weiwei's detailed and heartbreaking exploration into the global refugee crisis. More than 65 million people around the world have been forced from their […]
Understanding Violence in Central Africa From Laura Seay: "I am an assistant professor of Government at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. My research is centered around the study of community responses to […]
The checkpoint is closed: “Detour, detour!” shouts a taxi driver, announcing the beginning of yet another uncertain search for a way around the barriers curtailing Palestinian movement in the West […]
With a mission to “Empower, Educate & Inspire the Immigrant Woman”, EIW works to motivate Maine’s immigrant women to, with the League of Women Voters, highlight voting engagement issues specific […]
