Tag: International Rescue Committee

  • Second-Hand Bikes Give Lifeline to San Diego Refugees

    By Susan Murphy Edith Okello enjoys riding her bike home from Crawford High school in City Heights. Her long braided hair blows in the breeze as she glides down Orange Avenue. But the 15-year-old’s journey hasn’t always been this carefree. “I was born in Sudan but I’m from Uganda,” Okello explained. “I lived at Kakuma…

  • Sequestration Hits San Diego Refugee Resettlement Agencies

    Habibo, a Somali refugee, writes: “The first day I came to U.S.A. was hard for me. Leave my sister in Kenya. My friends. Airplane. Leaving them forever. Excited We came in San Diego and I was scared. The first day school was scary because I did not see white people before.” | Photo Credit: Habibo,…

  • San Diego Marks World Refugee Day

    A line of Syrian refugee women, some carrying children, cross into Jordan from southern Syria. The outflow this year has been staggering. | Photo Courtesy of the UN Refugee Agency By Susan Murphy People around the world are marking a somber World Refugee Day on Saturday as 45 million people globally are displaced from their…

  • Video: New Roots Farm Featured on ‘Savor San Diego’

    KPBS (channel 11) began running a new series by Saffron owner and chef Su-Mei Yu this month. Each Thursday at 9:30 p.m., “Savor San Diego” explores San Diego’s food scene and shares recipes inspired by it. Last week Yu featured the New Roots Community Farm operated by the International Rescue Committee in City Heights. Watch…

  • IRC Screens ‘The List’ Documentary

    By Beth Accomando The International Rescue Committee provides support to refugees forced to flee from war and disaster. One way they raise funds and help spread the word about humanitarian crises is through their Annual International Documentary Film Series. “The List” screens April 29 at 7:00 pm at Landmark’s La Jolla Village Cinemas. The IRC’s…