by | Feb 13, 2017 2:46 pm | Comments (3)
(Opinion) She has a glowing face with perfect makeup, stunning eyes, full lips, and hair meticulously covered with a headscarf. Her “hijab” is an American flag carried on a patriotic poster that proclaims: “I am America.”
by | Feb 7, 2017 4:15 pm | Comments (13)
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Looney testifying Tuesday.
Hartford—New Haven legislators and advocates joined a crowd at an hours-long legislative hearing to support the idea of making more financial aid available to undocumented students — aid from a fund those students already pay into.
by | Feb 7, 2017 2:45 pm | Comments (2)
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The Catalbasoglu sibs and Truony with Syrian refugee children in Turkey.
As she mourned her adopted country’s turn away from a world humanitarian crisis, Vietnamese refugee Trinh Truony found a reason to maintain hope — with the help of eight stuffed suitcases from New Haven.
by | Feb 6, 2017 8:36 am | Comments (24)
Thousands of New Haveners poured onto the streets to show their support of refugees Sunday — first with a run, then with a march and a rally on the Green.
by | Feb 2, 2017 7:30 pm | Comments (2)
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Willem Bloom, Richard Zacharias, Zachary Manfredi, & Susanna Evarts, and Professor Muneer Ahmad at work Saturday night.
Yale law students Thursday claimed another victory in the fight against the Trump administration’s ban on Muslim refugees.
Continue reading ‘Judge Extends Halt To Refugee Deportations’
by | Feb 1, 2017 3:10 pm | Comments (1)
Sergio left a job he loved at the U.S. Capitol to return home for New Haven when a new president’s declarations put his and his family’s futures in question.
by | Jan 30, 2017 9:05 am | Comments (17)
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Abdi: “This is the America my parents came to escape Somalia?”
Bekka Ross-Russell and Riz Kaiser-Din joined 1,500 people Sunday night to show support for newcomers to this country — and to feel that support themselves.
by | Jan 30, 2017 9:03 am | Comments (3)
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Willem Bloom, Richard Zacharias, Zachary Manfredi, & Susanna Evarts, and Professor Muneer Ahmad at work Saturday night.
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Wishnie: His students swung into action.
A Yale Law School team helped convince a judge Saturday to temporarily stop the government from deporting foreigners detained at U.S. airports based on an executive order by President Donald Trump.
But the order has quashed about a dozen refugee families’ plans to resettle in New Haven in coming weeks.
by | Jan 30, 2017 8:19 am | Comments (0)
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Raising funds for IRIS.
The same day that President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring select Muslim refugees from immigrating to the United States, a few dozen New Haven punk rockers gathered in a garage in East Rock to blast a different tune — declaring their support for being good neighbors.
by | Jan 27, 2017 10:31 am | Comments (37)
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Harp (center) and rally organizer Matos (at left): No turning back.
A boisterous rally sent President Donald Trump a message Thursday night: New Haven’s not only a “sanctuary city.” It’s a fighting city, too.
by | Jan 26, 2017 4:05 pm | Comments (3)
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Velleca & Droz.
It turns out that two people with diametrically opposed views on Donald Trump and immigration can listen to each other and find some common ground in the wake of the president’s new executive order targeting “sanctuary cities.”
At least that’s what happened on the latest edition of “Dateline New Haven.”
by | Jan 25, 2017 9:30 pm | Comments (3)
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A small but vocal crowd, many holding homemade signs and placards, gathered Wednesday night at the corner of Chapel and Church streets for an “emergency vigil” to protest President Donald Trump’s expected executive order barring and then indefinitely banning Syrian refugees from the U.S. and temporarily barring refugees from Iraq, Yemen, Iran, Sudan, Somalia or Libya.
Continue reading ‘Expected Refugee Ban Sparks Local Protest’
by | Jan 25, 2017 5:17 pm | Comments (36)
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One of the numerous post-election pro-immigrant rights rallies in New Haven.
New Haven potentially has tens of millions of dollars in federal grants at risk thanks to an order announced Wednesday by President Donald Trump to take action against “sanctuary cities” — although at least one Yale legal expert questioned whether the order can pass constitutional muster.
by | Jan 14, 2017 7:15 pm | Comments (15)
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A half-dozen immigration officers enter a factory and demand identification. The workers inside look up from their sewing machines in horror.
by | Jan 12, 2017 8:26 am | Comments (0)
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Detail from “The Odessa,” oil on canvas, by Rodney Charman.
Bethany Sheffer wants you to book passage on a coffin ship. Well, a re-creation of one, for a voyage into the history of Irish immigration to America that very much resonates today.
by | Jan 11, 2017 9:15 am | Comments (19)
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Recent pro-“sanctuary city” rally in New Haven.
If the feds coming knocking on New Haven public school doors looking for undocumented immigrants, officials are prepared to ask to see credentials first — then ask for a warrant.
by | Jan 9, 2017 8:52 am | Comments (16)
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Murphy meeting Sunday with immigrants.
“I’m going to fight like hell and will do everything in my power to stand up for you and your families,” U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy told a room full of young people in Fair Haven who fear an incoming president may kick them out of the country. “You are American and you are a part of the fabric of this country.”
by | Dec 22, 2016 1:17 pm | Comments (1)
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Standing before a hot plate and sacks of sugar, semolina flour, and ground nuts, A (who asked not to be identified by her name) prepared to perform culinary magic. Her hands flew through the still air, 30 pairs of eyes following her every move. The swift flick of her wrist. A spoon stirring slowly through simple syrup.
As she spoke, a fast thread of Arabic running from her to the audience, translator Malak Nasr stepped forward to distill her sentences. Two cups of sugar. Four cups of coarse semolina.
by | Dec 14, 2016 8:34 am | Comments (6)
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Rev. Otero, right, gave impassioned remarks.
The city’s Latino community and leaders joined the mayor to reaffirm their commitment to maintain the Elm City’s sanctuary status and call on New Haveners of all stripes to stand together and not give in to divisive rhetoric.
by | Dec 2, 2016 8:20 am | Comments (7)
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Protesters urges passersby to boycott Atticus Bookstore/Cafe.
Fresh off more victories, activists against wage theft put local businesses on notice that when they fight for workers rights they win.
Continue reading ‘Wage Theft Activists Celebrate Victories With Protest’
by | Nov 30, 2016 9:16 am | Comments (1)
Board Chair Colwell and CEO Ginsberg at the annual meeting.
New Haven’s largest philanthropic foundation intends to help not-for-profits cover more general overhead expenses, help local for-profit businesses create jobs, and help immigrants in the face of a threatened federal crackdown in the year ahead.
Continue reading ‘Community Foundation Tweaks Strategy, Reaffirms “Sanctuary” Commitment’
by | Nov 29, 2016 2:21 pm | Comments (0)
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Students Sofia Almeida, Shanna Cordova watch a video with Maria Marin.
Nine-year-old Sofia Almeida often misses Ecuador, where she was born, a lot. On Tuesday she cured a little of her occasional homesickness by going “home” for a few hours.
by | Nov 22, 2016 4:58 pm | Comments (6)
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Nedal came to New Haven from Syria with six kids.
New Haven’s refugee-resettler in chief invited President-Elect Donald Trump Tuesday to come to town meet the Syrian families who have made a new life in Connecticut.
by | Nov 21, 2016 1:06 pm | Comments (3)
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A 2015 protest outside Thai Taste.
The state Department of Labor agreed with New Haven immigrant-rights demonstrators that a downtown restaurateur was ripping off his workers.
Continue reading ‘Thai Taste Owner Ordered To Pay $36K In Back Wages’
by | Nov 19, 2016 6:40 pm | Comments (0)
The latest programs on WNHH radio get the lowdown on Kenyan filmmaking and local chefs and round up the city’s week in news.