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immigration

Addressing Torture at Home and Abroad: Fighting to Preserve Human Dignity

Event info: Friday 14 May 2010 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Speakers: Ben Achtenberg and Brinton Lykes
Many immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the United States were victims of torture in their countries. Upon arrival to the United States, some never receive the care necessary to deal with the trauma suffered in their homeland. Come listen as two local Jamaica Plain residents share their experiences with [...]

Tagged as: community, history, immigration

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Author Talk with Lynne Anderson – “Breaking Bread: Recipes and Stories from Immigrant Kitchens”

Event info: Wednesday 2 June 2010 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Through stories of hand-rolled pasta and homemade chutney, local markets and backyard gardens, and wild mushrooms and foraged grape leaves— Breaking Bread:  Recipes and Stories from Immigrant Kitchens recounts in loving detail the memories, recipes, and culinary traditions of people who have come to the United States from around the world. Chef, teacher and author [...]

Tagged as: author's reading, community, food, history, immigration, local

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“There Are No Illegal People” with photojournalist David Bacon

Event info: Tuesday 9 September 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants, with David Bacon
“David Bacon is the conscience of American journalism; an extraordinary social documentarist in the rugged humanist tradition of Dorothea Lange, Carey McWilliams, and Ernesto Galarza.”
—Mike Davis, author of No One Is Illegal

Jamaica Plain has a rich history as a “landing pad” for [...]

Tagged as: art, capitalism, community, economics, immigration, politics, race in America, social movements

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21 Myths About Immigration

Event info: Thursday 4 October 2007 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

This podcast was recorded by David Goodman of Ibis Radio: www.ibisradio.org

7:00pm reading and discussion with Aviva Chomsky
First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist Parish Hall
With walls being built on our borders and heated debate this summer around the Immigration Reform Bill, our nation acts as if immigrants destroy the social, economic and cultural fabric of [...]

Tagged as: community, history, immigration, social movements

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