Working with Refugees and Displaced Persons: The International Rescue Committee in Iowa

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Working with Refugees and Displaced Persons: The International Rescue Committee in Iowa

January 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Free

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a humanitarian nonprofit organization supporting individuals impacted by conflict and displacement. The IRC operates in 52 countries internationally and 30 offices in the United States. Sarah Terlouw, IRC’s Executive Director in Iowa, will speak about her 15-year career supporting refugees and other conflict-affected populations. She will share her experiences overseas and the transition to working domestically, focusing on the opening of the IRC in Iowa in 2022 and the organization’s expansion into Iowa City in October 2023. Aimerance Makunda, originally from the DRC and an Iowa City resident since 2012, will also speak. 


DOORS OPEN AT 10:30AM – JOIN US FOR SOCIAL CONNECTION AND A MEAL!
PLEASE RSVP BY JANUARY 15th – SO WE KNOW HOW MUCH FOOD TO ORDER

Details

Date:
January 23
Time:
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=8dinircbb&oeidk=a07ek582xp1ce061af4

Organizer

The Iowa City Foreign Relations Council
Phone
319.244.8886
Email
james@understandinginconflict.org
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Venue

Iowa City Public Library
123 South Linn Street
Iowa City, IA 52240 United States
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Phone
319-356-5200
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