Represeting Somalia at Schiller Park for World Refugee Day
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Week in Review
Sunday, June 30th, 2019Sign of the Times
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019
Sign of the Times
S.A.L.T. Effect
Friday, October 26th, 2018
Author and educator Dr. Emad Rahim was the latest to present for the Strathmore Speaker Series in Onondaga Park. He talked about his journey of resilience from Cambodia to Brooklyn and Syracuse.
Throwback Thursday
Thursday, September 20th, 2018
Joanie Mahoney (candidate)
Power Game
Friday, September 14th, 2018
Sen. John DeFrancisco, along with other politicians and journalists, got in a match of Bocce at Festa Italiana on Friday evening.
Opening Scene
Tuesday, May 8th, 2018
Shadia Tadros, attorney and candidate for City Court Judge, met with potential voters at an event on the South side.
Searching for a Chief
Friday, April 20th, 2018
Sharon F. Owens, Deputy Mayor of the City of Syracuse discussed the national search for a police chief at today’s F.O.C.U.S. meeting. The process continues in May with profiling candidates and retaining a search firm. By September finalists will be selected, and the new chief is scheduled to start on the job in December.
Feed the City, the City will Feed You
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018
Humanitarian Al-amin Muhammad told a portion of his story and what has become his life’s work during the Dan & Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award Program last night at Syracuse University. He is the founder of We Rise Above the Streets Recovery Outreach and Sandwich Saturday. Muhammad was given a proclamation by Mayor Ben Walsh as well.
Intention to Impact
Sunday, January 28th, 2018
Angela Rye, political commentator and attorney was the featured speaker for the 33rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at Syracuse University.
Syracuse Demographics: Week in Review
Sunday, November 5th, 2017
Abdul Saboor, a grant coordinator at The Center for New Americans, spoke at Bird Library during an information session earlier this week. Saboor and his family came to Syracuse from Afghanistan.
On October 24, a 120 day ban on refugee admissions expired, and the Trump administration announced Executive Order 4, which included new vetting measures, as well as another 90 day ban on refugees from 11 countries and Palestinians. According to stats provided by Interfaith Works, refugee resettlements in our regions was down nearly 92 percent for the month of October (compared to 2016). The group did a presentation at Syracuse University’s Bird Library about refugee challenges and the impact of the travel ban.