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In Their Own Words

Stories from Refugees Settled in Vermont Communities

 

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Exhibit Programs and Events

 

General support for programs and events related to the exhibit In Their Own Words: Stories from Refugees Settled in Vermont Communities provided by the following programs, departments and student organizations of Middlebury College:

The Treehouse Fund, PALANA, History Department, Geography Department, American Studies Department, the Alliance for Civic Engagement, Amnesty International, and Stand Up!.

 

 

Programs and Events for February

In Their Own Words Exhibit Opening Reception

February 29, 5:00-7:00 pm
Vision & Voice Documentary Workspace
Vermont Folklife Center
88 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753

 

 

Programs and Events for March

Reading for Children: Htar Htar Yu Reads Stories from Her Native Country, Burma

March 4, 6:30 pm
Ilsley Public Library
75 Main Street, Middlebury, VT

 

The Association of Africans Living in Vermont: Refugee
Resettlement and its Challenges

March 6, 7:00 pm
Robert A. Jones ’59 House Conference Room
Middlebury College

Association of Africans Living in Vermont Director George Wright and members of the Association, Naweza Muderhwa and Bol Gai, will speak about their organization, the community it serves and the challenges of being an African refugee in Vermont.

Additional support provided by Rohatyn Center for International Affairs.

 

In Their Own Words: Refugees Tell Their Stories of Displacement and Resettlement in Vermont

March 9, 7:00 pm
Adirondack House
Coltrane Lounge
Middlebury College

People featured in the ongoing exhibit In Their Own Words will speak in person about the experience of resettlement specifically to this place.  What challenges do they face here and how are Vermont communities affected by their presence?

Additional support provided by Ross Commons and Rohatyn Center for International Affairs.

 

In Their Own Words Exhibit Educators' Preview

March 11, 3:30-4:30 pm
Vermont Folklife Center
88 Main Street, Middlebury, VT

Photographer Ned Castle and Vermont Folklife Center Education Director Gregory L. Sharrow will offer an introduction and orientation to the exhibit for area educators.

 

In Their Own Words Exhibit Gallery Talk

March 11, 5:30 pm
Vermont Folklife Center
88 Main Street, Middlebury, VT

Ned Castle who created the images and conducted the interviews for In Their Own Words will discuss the project: motivation, artistic and ethnographic processes, community connections, curricular ties, and long-term vision.

 

The Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program

March 20, 7:00 pm
Hillcrest Hall 103
Middlebury College

Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program Director Judy Scott and David Tabaruka, a refugee from Rwanda, will discuss the organization of the statewide refugees resettlement program, and the experience of refugees in Vermont communities.

 

 

Programs and Events for April

The Social Equity Investment Project: A Prescribed Solution to
Cultural Shifting

April 7, 7:00 pm
Hillcrest Hall 103
Middlebury College

Wanda Hines of the Burlington Community and Economic Development Office will talk about the cultural shift that is occurring in the Champlain Valley and what we must do to ensure equality and respect for all. The influx of refugees is a huge factor in the changes we are seeing today.

 

Helping My Homeland From Afar: the New Sudan Education
Initiative

April 10, 4:30 pm
Chateau, Grand Salon
Middlebury College

Sudanese refugee and activist Abraham Awolich of the New Sudan Education Initiative will talk about NESEI, its mission, its importance to the local Sudanese community, and what it means to him.

Additional support provided by MCAB Speaker's Committee.

 

Middlebury Students and Faculty on African Refugees

April 15, 6:00 pm
Ilsley Public Library
75 Main Street, Middlebury, VT
 
Middlebury College students from African countries will be joined by African Studies professors for an evening of sharing stories and discussing issues relating to refugees from Africa.

 

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