Refugees with TB being readied to enter the US

Readers, I just wrote a post where a federal contractor tells us ‘what is working with refugee resettlement’ and here we go I have the perfect story about what is emphatically not working! This film from the International Organization for Migration (a federal contractor that prepares refugees to travel to the US) will blow you away.  … Continue reading Refugees with TB being readied to enter the US

New web series on ‘what is working with refugee resettlement’

And, of course the title begs for an explanation—-so what is not working with refugees? The International Rescue Committee (the granddaddy of the federal contractors) is planning to use the series to link “foodies” (Is that what Michelle Obama is, I never knew it had a name!), environmentalists and refugees in this latest political ploy. … Continue reading New web series on ‘what is working with refugee resettlement’

Idaho: Truck used for refugee vegetable project vandalized

A kind of “hate-crime?” From Fox12.Idaho: They call her ‘Big Green,’ but this 1965 custom Ford pickup lost much of her luster sometime on Tuesday night. Owners of the once-beautiful truck say the windows and hood were smashed by vandals who may have been targeting a non-profit organization that teaches immigrant refugees how to farm … Continue reading Idaho: Truck used for refugee vegetable project vandalized

Clash of Cultures in Community gardens: is there really a need for refugee/immigrant gardens in Fort Wayne?

Readers, this is a guest column by Ellen Ley, a horticulturalist from Ft. Wayne, IN, to further inform us about the refugee “community” gardens we told you about here a couple of days ago.  I found this an interesting report from someone with firsthand experience with one city’s gardening projects. Grassroots community gardeners are wrapping … Continue reading Clash of Cultures in Community gardens: is there really a need for refugee/immigrant gardens in Fort Wayne?