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NEW: Bosnian Community Center for Resource Development (BCCRD, Inc.) hosts Second Annual Expressive Dialogue Event
LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS – April 2, 2012 – The Bosnian Community Center for Resource Development’s (BCCRD, Inc.) Multiethnic Cultural Center Program will be hosting the Second Annual Expressive Dialogue Event on Saturday, June 23, 2012.
The event will take place from 3-6 pm at the Armory Hall in Everett, MA. Performers from over 15 different cultures will be featured, and there will be cultural foods and crafts for purchase.
Tickets can be purchased in advance on the BCCRD, Inc. website, www.bccrd.org, at a discounted rate. Please visit the website for more information.
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Contact:
Tatiana Sibaai
Coordinator Multiethnic Cultural Center
BCCRD, Inc.
(781) 593-0100 ext. 20
Email:
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March 14, 2011: Multiethnic Cultural Center hosts its third cultural presentation as a part of the ongoing series of cultural evenings ‘Changing World, Changing Neighborhoods’ [read PDF]
January 1, 2011: Bosnian Community Center for Resource Development (BCCRD, Inc.) starts a Multiethnic Cultural Center in Lynn, Massachusetts [read PDF]
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Multiethnic Cultural Center hosts its third cultural presentation as a part of the ongoing series of cultural evenings ‘Changing World, Changing Neighborhoods’ on April 7, 2011
LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS – March 14, 2011 – Bosnian Community Center for Resource Development’s (BCCRD, Inc.) Multiethnic Cultural Center (MECC) will host its third cultural presentation on April 7, 2011 in Lynn, Massachusetts. The event, a part of the ongoing series of cultural evenings Changing World, Changing Neighborhoods, will be dedicated to Somalia, and it will feature classical and contemporary Somali music, native food, and the presentation on Somali history, culture and customs. After the presentation, the guests will have the chance to have a conversation with the presenter Ms. Samar Duale, as well as other social service providers and community members.
The cultural presentations in the series of Changing World, Changing Neighborhoods aim to help community members and social service providers understand the history, culture, and skills of local refugee populations. With the greater insight into existing client’s experiences, perceptions, and customs, community organizations can more effectively provider services to the North Shore’s diversifying population.
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Contact:
Nerminka Muslija
Coordinator of the Multiethnic Cultural Center
BCCRD, Inc.
Email:
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www.bccrd.org
About BCCRD, Inc.
Bosnian Community Center for Resource Development (BCCRD, Inc.) is a nonprofit agency created in 1998 by a group of former Yugoslavs and Americans to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to the 7,000 to 8,000 refugees from the former Yugoslavia who have resettled in the greater Boston metropolitan area. It has been a part of the Massachusetts Assistance Association Coalition since 1998, which was organized by the Commonwealth’s Office of Refugees and Immigrants (ORI). Today, BCCRD, Inc. provides an array of services and serves as a liaison with area educational institutions and social service providers. BCCRD has also expanded its programs to serve communities from Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, and refugees from other areas of Africa, Asia, and Central America, and its programs and services are designed to support and empower refugees in the Boston area as they negotiate the complex systems involved in reclaiming and rebuilding their lives here in the United States.
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Bosnian Community Center for Resource Development (BCCRD, Inc.) starts a Multiethnic Cultural Center in Lynn, Massachusetts
LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS – January 1, 2011 – Bosnian Community Center for Resource Development (BCCRD, Inc.), has started a Multiethnic Cultural Center in January of this year. This inter-cultural art program will feature culture, heritage and specific skills of the refugee groups it serves, and will allow the broad immigrant community to explore cultural diversity, create multicultural awareness and expose audiences to novel perspectives.
Multiethnic Cultural Center – as imagined by the BCCRD, Inc.'s team – will be a space where relevant questions regarding the refugee experience will be addressed, discussed and expressed through art and culture. In the Multiethnic Cultural Center, the refugees and others will be able to share their experiences and skills, preserve and express their indigenous culture, learn skills that will empower and educate them, and build constructive and meaningful connections with the “outside world.”
The center will hold regular folk dancing performances and art exhibition in Greater Boston area. The first such event will be held in May of this year in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Contact:
Nerminka Muslija
Coordinator of the Multiethnic Cultural Center
BCCRD, Inc.
Email:
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
www.bccrd.org
About BCCRD, Inc.
Bosnian Community Center for Resource Development (BCCRD, Inc.) is a nonprofit agency created in 1998 by a group of former Yugoslavs and Americans to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to the 7,000 to 8,000 refugees from the former Yugoslavia who have resettled in the greater Boston metropolitan area. It has been a part of the Massachusetts Assistance Association Coalition since 1998, which was organized by the Commonwealth’s Office of Refugees and Immigrants (ORI). Today, BCCRD, Inc. provides an array of services and serves as a liaison with area educational institutions and social service providers. BCCRD has also expanded its programs to serve communities from Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, and refugees from other areas of Africa, Asia, and Central America, and its programs and services are designed to support and empower refugees in the Boston area as they negotiate the complex systems involved in reclaiming and rebuilding their lives here in the United States.