Podcasts about welcoming week

Welcome back to KentNow!  We have an action-packed episode for you this week! The team taste tests the new Coke Zero collab with Oreo and it's not what you expect.  It's Welcoming Week, and we talk to Race and Equity Coordinator Maria Tizoc about the events in Kent, and how we are working to become a certified Welcoming city.  Deputy Director of Public Works Kelly Peterson joins in the fun with the coke taste test and lets us know where we are with the Green River Bridge project.  As always, Josh comes with facts on Fall. Tracy dives into the latest Kent City Council meeting and Kyle... he has a headache.    Here are the links we promised from the episode: Seattle Times article on V-Garden and Mei Wa Bakery Where you can watch the Kent Special City Council Meeting on Monday, September 23 We are hiring a Communications Intern and HR Director - Apply now!  More information about all the projects happening in Kent (Green River Bridge)  WSDOT - Online Open House for SR 509 Construction Project  Sign up for Team Up to Clean Up!  Kent Downtown Partnership - Cider and Ale Trail    Thanks for listening and we will see you in 2 weeks! 

If you're new to St. John's or want to be more involved with the St. Johns community, the group Sharing Our Cultures can help. They are hosting a welcome week called Intercultural Conversations in hopes of connecting community members. Lloydetta Quaicoe, Sharing Our Cultures founder and CEO, joined us in studio to share some more details about this event.

The Tuckahoe YMCA will host its annual Welcoming Week Sept. 14-21 to assist refugees and immigrants in a variety of ways. The week will include a number of events for both groups, including three events that are open to the general public: • a resume-building and interview prep workshop with the International Rescue Committee and Dominion Energy on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. (registration is required in advance by calling 804-740-9622); • Teen Tech Night on Friday, Sept. 20 – a chance for teens from around the world who live in the area to share their...Article LinkSupport the show

"Welcoming Week" is a celebration of communities in Aotearoa New Zealand working to be more welcoming places for all. Kirikiriroa.

About the Show:"We want to focus on building strong connections and really affirm that Northwest Arkansas is a welcoming and inclusive place."Margot LemasterAbout the Guest:Margot Lemaster is the Executive Director of EngageNWA at the Northwest Arkansas Council. Margot has been instrumental in fostering community cohesion and inclusivity in the region for over seven years. EngageNWA focuses on creating opportunities for social connections, providing learning opportunities, and fostering a strong sense of belonging for every resident in the Northwest Arkansas area. In addition to her role at the Council, Margot actively collaborates with numerous community organizations to drive impactful initiatives, such as Welcoming Week.Episode Summary:In this episode of the I Am Northwest Arkansas podcast, hosted by Randy Wilburn, Margot Lemaster returns to discuss the much-anticipated Welcoming Week 2024. Margot, Executive Director of EngageNWA, sheds light on the upcoming events and the continuous efforts to promote inclusivity and belonging in Northwest Arkansas. The conversation dives deep into the key themes of the initiative, including engaging youth and fostering curiosity, and highlights the various programs scheduled throughout September.Margot explains the growth of Welcoming Week over the years and its importance in building social cohesion across diverse communities in the region. She also highlights significant events like the Marshallese Cultural Training Program and the keynote session by curiosity expert Scott Shigeoka. This episode provides a detailed overview of how the events aim to bring together people from all walks of life and make Northwest Arkansas a more welcoming place for everyone. With support from numerous organizations and the dedication of the EngageNWA team, Welcoming Week 2024 promises to be a significant milestone in promoting inclusivity.Key Takeaways:Welcoming Week 2024 Initiatives: Events are designed to foster inclusivity and belonging across diverse communities in Northwest Arkansas.Engaging Youth: This year's focus includes engaging high school students in Springdale, demonstrating the importance of youth involvement in community building.Theme of Curiosity: Scott Shigeoka's session on September 13 will highlight the role of curiosity in bridging connections among people.Community Collaboration: The success of Welcoming Week is rooted in the collaborative efforts of numerous community partners and organizations.Belonging Barometer Survey: EngageNWA has launched a belonging barometer to collect data on community belonging, which will shape future initiatives.All this and more on this episode of the I Am Northwest Arkansas podcast.Important Links and Mentions on the Show*Email Margot LemasterWebsite Welcoming Week NWAWebsite EngageNWAWebsite Welcoming Week

In this episode, Neil and Will sit down with the folks from "Welcoming America" - an organization started to help communities create welcoming policies and share new approaches to inclusion to create and environment where everyone can truly thrive.  Hear Rachel Peric and Lola Pak discuss what it means to be a welcoming community and the long term impact it can have on an area.  Whether it be human, social or purely economic impact - being more inclusive and welcoming can be empowering component to the overall quality of life in a community.  Take a listen to hear how about one week a year when being a welcoming is highlighted and celebrated throughout the world (not just in Appalachia).  You might even hear Neil talk about his new resume booster and what you might find mixed in with your fried chicken when you visit his neck of the woods.  Also, don't forget about the #AppBiz of the week: The World Chicken Festival! Welcoming America - www.welcomingamerica.org  Welcoming Week - www.welcomingweek.org  Welcoming Standard - https://welcomingamerica.org/the-welcoming-standard/  AppNews: Appalachian Community Capital Green Bank - https://appalachiancommunitycapitalcdfi.org/oa-program/green-bank-for-appalachia-energy-communities-and-underserved-rural-america/  Appalachian Funders Network Report - www.appalachiafunders.org/news-resources/appalachia-funders-network-issues-siren-call-to-philanthropy-with-release-of-new-report-your-investments-in-appalachia-can-go-further  ARC Appalachian Roadshow Stop #5 - www.arc.gov/event/stop-5-building-community-leaders-and-capacity/  #AppBiz: The World Chicken Festival - www.chickenfestival.com       

Jessica Livingston, Festival Director, and Ghana Sharma, Co-Chair + Culinary Director, are in the Concord TV podcast studio to talk about this year's Concord Multicultural Festival on September 24 and Welcoming Week, September 8-17. More information about this year's event is available at: https://concordnhmulticulturalfestival.org/home.

Welcoming Week 2023We're proud to say that we will once again be joining the rest of the country in celebrating Welcoming Week from September 8-17. Find out what this week is and how you can get involved.Merrick-Moore CommunityA portion of American Rescue Plan Act funds will be going to support the Merrick-Moore community. We share how the money will help to provide home repairs, energy upgrades, flood prevention, and better air quality! DEAR ProgramOur Durham Expunction and Restoration (DEAR) Program will continue to help provide a much-needed fresh start for many Durham residents in the coming year. Crime Report@TheDurhamPolice second quarter Crime Report offers a snapshot of what crime in our city looked like between January and June. We share the latest numbers.Bull City UnitedDurham County's Bull City United program is continuing to make a difference in decreasing gun violence in Durham. Find out what our involvement is, how the program has evolved, and who it has helped over the past year.

On today's show, Engage NWA hosts Welcoming Week at the Jones Center. Also, Arts Live has offered opportunities to young actors for 40 seasons.

Top headlines: Hockey arena, school sets levy, WMS principal calls are up--in a good way, wetlands tour, Welcoming Week. The Globe Minute is a product of Forum Communications, brought to you by reporters at The Globe. For more news from throughout the day, check out dglobe.com.

To celebrate Welcoming Week 2022, a week when communities and organizations across the entire country come together to recognize America's diverse heritage and to reaffirm that everyone is welcome here, today's conversation focuses on one of the largest immigrant groups in the U.S.: Asian Americans. This episode's guest is Dr. Neil Ruiz, associate director of race and ethnicity research at the Pew Research Center in Washington DC, who has spent his career studying the international movement of people across borders, high-skilled immigration globally, and in recent years his focus has been studying the Asian American population in the US, something that resonates with him as he is himself Asian American. Prior to joining the Center, Neil has held roles at George Washington University, the Brookings Institution, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. Today's episode focuses on a large and new research initiative that he has been leading called Being Asian in America and that released new findings just last month in August 2022. Episode Themes: The Being Asian in America initiative, its narrative and storytelling approach, and how it contributes to our understanding of Asians in America Why we need to use “hard” and “soft” data to understand immigrant communities and their stories and how the project has shaped Neil's own growth and understanding as a researcher The challenges of summarizing and extracting common themes from conversations with 264 Asians across the US, representing 18 distinct Asian ethnic origin groups and numerous languages How the mainstream American understanding of Asia as a region and what constitutes Asia has changed and evolved over time, and what the Pew project adds to our understanding of the diversity of Asians and the Asian identity in America The challenge of cultural adaptation vs identity: key differences between different generations of Asian American immigrants. How racial and ethnic identity intersects with other aspects of identity such as gender or being LGBTQ+ How Asians in the U.S. perceive their own identity? Where are we now and do Asian Americans feel a sense of belonging in the U.S., especially given the recent wave of hate crimes against Asians? What leading a project on Asian Americans means for Neil personally, as the child of Filipino immigrants to the U.S. Episode Resources: The Pew Research Center's Being Asian in America project Check out the documentary film from the project! Follow Neil: Twitter, LinkedIn My book: America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibility Sign up for America Calling: my take on the intersection of education, culture and migration Connect with me: LinkedIn, Twitter

On today's episode, part three of WGLT's series on the Bloomington-Normal housing shortage, McLean County's new state's attorney outlines her goals for the office, a jazz concert comes to Normal, and Bloomington celebrates Welcoming Week.

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. You'll hear from a Bloomington City Council member about the Welcoming Week festivities in her city. And an interview with the head of the USDA's Future Scientists program.

The City of Bloomington's Welcoming Week events continue through the weekend, with an international soccer game, music, and a speech from an immigrant to the city council.

On this edition of the Iowa Business Report: Create & Connect provides resources for female entrepreneurs; Alison Finney of Create & Connect shares tips for growing a business that apply regardless of a business' ownership or size."Welcoming Week" activities are designed to connect elements of a community, "building a nation of neighbors". And in this week's "Business Profile", we revisit Fareway Stores by talking with company president Garrett Piklapp about their efforts to revitalize rural communities through opening new stores as a foundation for local economic development.For more, go to totallyiowa.com and click on the "radio programs" link.    Presented by Advance Iowa, on line at advanceiowa.com; search for "Advance Iowa" on LinkedIn and Facebook, as well.Additional support comes from the Iowa Business Council, online at iowabusinesscouncil.org.      

On today's show, a conversation with violion virtuoso Jennifer Koh. Plus, better understanding human trafficking issues in NWA, Welcoming Week, and our regular roundups with Michael Tilley, Becca Martin Brown, Courtney Lanning, and much more.

On the "Sound of Ideas," we discuss Global Cleveland's fourth annual "Welcoming Week." Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/global-clevelands-welcoming-week-highlights-refugee-and-immigrant-population-in-northeast-ohio.

Stories in this episode: Day in History: 1922: 83 women start at Kahler Hospital Training School for Nurses Funding for park trash cans sees mixed support Welcoming Week events kick off in Winona County Friday Education commissioner fields questions from Byron students considering teaching careers No. 3 RCTC wins fourth straight in volleyball The Post Bulletin is proud to be a part of the Trust Project. Learn more at thetrustproject.org.

Welcoming Week is right around the corner! This month's guest on Inside Bend is Community Relations Manager Zavi Borja, who is organizing Welcoming Week. Zavi builds relationships with community members that may not otherwise be heard to help create an inclusive City for everyone. He also explains what he loves about Welcoming Week and how you can get involved with the events.

A few dozen activists gathered in front of City Hall ahead of Tuesday's Jacksonville City Council meeting to remind Mayor Lenny Curry of his promise more than a year ago to remove Confederate monuments in the city.

A few dozen activists gathered in front of City Hall ahead of Tuesday's Jacksonville City Council meeting to remind Mayor Lenny Curry of his promise more than a year ago to remove Confederate monuments in the city.

Welcoming Week is an opportunity to celebrate immigrants' contributions to communities and bring residents together in a spirit of unity. On this special episode, we hear Luis's story starting with his mom's migration from Mexico to how his participation in the Youth and Government program at the Y welcomed him and give him a voice to share about his culture. Want to learn more about Welcoming Week? Visit https://welcomingamerica.org/

The theme of Welcoming Week is “Belonging Begins with Us."

On today's show, it's Welcoming Week in Northwest Arkansas and we find out just what that means and how Engage NWA and partners are working to make inclusion an everyday part of the region. Plus, what the Texas law limiting abortions means for Arkansas, and much more.

Welcoming Week NWA is an effort dedicated to making the region more inclusive. We talked with Margot Lemaster, the executive director of Engage NWA, and Monica Kumar, a welcoming and inclusion strategist, about the event.

When did you first learn about 9/11? What about the war in Afghanistan that followed—how much did you know about all that, at least until the past few weeks, when the U.S. military's final withdrawal from Kabul was all over the news? We grew up in a world defined by these tragic events, but most young Americans have only a vague understanding of the so-called War on Terrorism, and very little sense of the human costs of this 20-year conflict. In this episode, we talk with a Xavier University student who grew up in Afghanistan—his father was an interpreter assisting U.S. forces—and who still has loved ones in the devastated homeland now controlled by the Taliban. We all have different perspectives on the tragic aftermath of 9/11, and different ideas about what might come next. But with improved safety, education, and understanding, we all hope to see a better world rising from the ashes. The podcasters: Harnoor Mann (host), University of CincinnatiMohammad Admadzai, Xavier UniversityJoyeuse Muhorakeye, Aiken H.S.Enock Sadiki, Aiken H.S. Learn more: WVXU reporter Ann Thompson spoke with Mohammad Admadzai as the U.S. was pulling forces out of Afghanistan. Click here to read that story. Click here for Tana Weingartner's story on fostering better education and understanding around the 9/11 anniversary, with tips from the Council on American-Islamic Relations and links to resource guides specifically for parents and educators. Click here for NPR's extensive coverage of the 20-year aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, featuring a wide range of perspectives, and culminating with a special Morning Edition program to be broadcast this Saturday, Sept. 11, 8 a.m. to noon on WVXU and other member stations. Want to better understand and support students like our podcasters, whose families are impacted and displaced by international conflicts? Check out our blog post on Welcoming Week, Sept. 10-19, a national effort to celebrate the contributions and cultures of newcomers to the United States, and to build more inclusive communities around them.

Welcoming Week is an annual event put on by the organization Welcoming America to support communities seeking to increase belonging among all members of their communities, including immigrants.The theme for 2021event is “Belonging Begins With Us” - reminding all of us that we can do our part to help others feel welcomed.My guests are:Jordyne Krumroy, Senior Regional Manager for Welcoming America-AND-Anthony Salas, Senior Manager of Events & Membership for Welcoming AmericaWelcoming Week 2021 takes place fromSeptember 10-19. Find out more at https://welcomingamerica.org/WelcomingAmerica.org or BelongingBeginsWithUs.org

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Week 13 is finally here, and not a moment too soon. The Ravens and Steelers may have just put Week 12 to bed, but the news for the final week of the fantasy football regular season is already flowing. Michael Beller and Derek VanRiper discuss Dalvin Cook's potential workload cap, Zach Ertz's return from IR, a potential new look from the Lions' offense, the possibility of David Johnson getting back on the field, and Brandon Aiyuk rejoining the 49ers on this episode of Fantasy Football in 15. Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YMCA’s Welcoming Week is Sept. 13-22. YMCA’s Carson Henry tells iHeart’s Bernie Lucas what it is and outlines some specific local activities going on at various DMV locations. They also discuss immigrant fears and the YMCA mission. Info: www.ymcadc.org

In today’s episode, we sit down with Sofia Toro, KGI’s dean of admissions and financial aid. She covers a wide range of topics, including the Welcoming Week taking place at KGI. For those around campus on September 20, stop by the Founders Room from 12-1 for the signature Welcoming Week event as three KGI students from diverse backgrounds share their stories.

Tune in for the podcast version of FYI Salem! Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll interviews city officials, community leaders, notable residents, and more, and provides a brief update on the latest news and information from the City of Salem, from inside City Hall and across the community. On this episode, Mayor Driscoll talks with Elsabel Rincon, the founder and Director of the Welcome Immigrant Network (WIN) and also the Manager of Settlement Programs for the House of the Seven Gables. They talk about the Gables legacy of supporting immigrants in Salem, WIN, and Welcoming Week and the City's pursuit of the Welcoming City certification. Salem's Welcoming Week Proclamation: https://www.salem.com/mayors-office/news/salem-issues-welcoming-city-proclamation Welcome Immigrant Network: https://www.facebook.com/WelcomeImmigrantNetwork/ The House of the Seven Gables Settlement Programming: https://7gables.org/learn/settlementprogramming/ Welcoming America: https://www.welcomingamerica.org/ Mayor Jean Levesque Community Life Center grand opening celebrations: https://www.salem.com/home/news/city-salem-announces-community-life-center-opening-celebration-programs Household Hazardous Waste Day: https://www.salem.com/health/pages/household-hazardous-waste Yard Waste Disposal: https://www.salem.com/recycling-and-trash/pages/transfer-station-yard-waste-only Bike Master Plan and open house: https://www.salem.com/home/news/bike-master-plan-unveiling-open-house

Project FINE executive director Fatima Said talks about Welcoming Week, her journey to America as a refugee and the proudest moment of her career.

"The Great Banquet"

"The Great Banquet"

"The Great Banquet"

"The Great Banquet"

Discussing Welcoming Indianapolis, a project of the Immigrant Welcome Center, with guests: Terri Morris Downs, executive director of the Immigrant Welcome Center; Angela D. Adams, immigration attorney with Indiana University and on the board of directors of the Immigrant Welcome Center; Paul Liu, Cummins (via telephone) on the Steering Committee with the Immigrant Welcome Center.