This
month, MIMA is happy to announce a new tool to search immigrant Census data in
Baltimore City. The web application provides information through interactive
maps on the following topics: English Proficiency, Race and Ethnicity, Country
of Origin, and Educational Levels. In addition, information is available based
on a range of boundaries such as neighborhood, census tracts, council district,
legislative district, police district, zip code and planning district. Check out
MIMA’s interactive maps via the following link
or via our website.
Are
you interested in learning more about Baltimore’s changes in demographics? Join
our Webinar: “Accessing Ethnic and Immigrant Data in Baltimore City” in
partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday, April 24th at
10am – 11am. For more information and to
register please click
here.
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Check out this month’s topic: "Homeownership
Incentive Programs."
No
te pierdas el tema de este mes "Programas de Incentivos para la compra de casa en
la Ciudad de Baltimore."
OYE
(Organizing Youth in Education) is a Baltimore City Public Schools,
district-wide coalition of student organizations dedicated to protecting
immigrant students and promoting awareness of social issues facing Latino and
immigrant communities. OYE is comprised of four Baltimore City high schools:
Baltimore City College High School, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Digital
Harbor High School, and Patterson High School. Each school has an immigrant serving
student organization as a part of OYE; SOMOS
from Baltimore City College High School,
Los Ingenieros from Baltimore
Polytechnic Institute, LatinX Rising
from Digital Harbor High School and Pa’lante
from Patterson High School. The students of this coalition are agents of social
change reaching back to enhance the school experience of immigrant youth for
years to come. More information
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The Baltimore Police
Monitoring Team oversees the implementation of a Consent Decree, a judicially
enforceable agreement between the City of Baltimore and the United States. The
Consent Decree requires the Baltimore City Police Department to adopt a number
of specific reforms aimed at ensuring effective, safe, and constitutional
policing. The Baltimore Police Monitoring Team is charged with overseeing
implementation of the Consent Decree between the City of Baltimore and the U.S.
Department of Justice. The role of the Baltimore Monitoring Team is to
help the Court gauge whether, consistent with the Consent Decree’s objectives,
the Baltimore City Police Department is achieving meaningful reform – real
world change with tangible, positive results for Baltimoreans. The goal of the
Monitoring Team is the goal of the Consent Decree: effective, safe,
constitutional policing that is consistent with the values of Baltimore's
diverse communities. On April 3, 2018, the Monitoring Team will be holding a Community
Forum from 6pm -9pm at Mount Pleasant Church on 6000 Radecke Avenue. There, the
Police Monitoring Team will provide an update on its work and the progress of
the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) under the Consent Decree that BPD, the
City of Baltimore, and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division
entered last year. More information
The U.S. Department of
Homeland Security has recently announced the decision
to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Syrians living in the
United States.
Syrians wanting to maintain
Temporary Protected Status under Syrian designation until the September 30,
2019 termination date must re-register between March 5, 2018 and May 4, 2018. This process includes the submission of Form I-821 for TPS
and the completed submission of Form I-765, the application for Employment
Authorization. Forms are available through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services website. DHS has automatically extended
EADs with an expiration date of March 31st, under the TPS
designation for Syria, until September 27, 2018. All who register will be given
new EADs with a September 30, 2019 expiration date. More
Information
TPS holders from Syria
should seek legal advice from licensed attorneys or legal service providers as
soon as possible. Check out MIMA’s Welcome
Guide for Information regarding Legal Services or
via AILA’s Immigration Lawyer Search
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Jóvenes in Acción
Febrero 23 –
April 27 (4pm – 5:30pm
Creative
Alliance, 3134 Eastern Avenue
¡Jóvenes en Acción es un grupo de apoyo para
adolescentes interesados en mejorar la comunidad a través del baile! Las juntas
y clases son cada viernes con la maestra folclórica y bailarina, Alexandra
Gonzalez. Los bailes y charlas se enfocan en temas sociales que afectan los
jóvenes. Las clases terminan en una actuación durante el Festival del Día
del Niño el sábado 28 de abril, 11am-2pm en Pagoda Hill, que es presentado por
el Consejo Hispano de Friends of Patterson Park. Los participantes compraran
sus trajes de vestuario de baile. Complete una hoja de permiso aquí. Más información
Children
& Youth Fund Community Design Sessions
April
2 (6pm – 9pm)
Lakeland
Elementary/Middle School, 2921 Stranden Road
Associated Black Charities (ABC) has led
a number of public Community Design Sessions to receive input from community
members that will help shape the grant-making priorities for the $12 million
Baltimore City Children and Youth Fund. During this upcoming session, members
of the public are invited to share their thoughts on the needs of local
children and youth, and translate those needs into recommended investment
priorities for the first year of grant-making. This community-centered approach
will guide the operation and the priorities of the Fund over time. More information
Baltimore Police Monitoring
Team – Community Forum
April 3 (6pm – 8pm)
Mount Pleasant Church, 6000
Radecke Avenue
The
Baltimore Police Monitoring Team is hosting its first quarterly community forum
at Mount Pleasant Church in Baltimore.
The Monitoring Team will provide an update on its work and the progress
of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) under the Consent Decree that BPD, the
City of Baltimore, and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division
entered last year.
To
receive alerts and information from the monitoring team, sign up for
communications at www.bpdmonitor.com or contact info@bpdmonitor.com.
Crowning
Glory: Art of the Americas Gallery Talk
April
5 (6:30pm – 7:15pm)
The Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles Street
This new exhibition considers
how the cultures of North, Central, and South America expressed power,
spirituality, and identity by decorating and venerating the head. This
one-gallery exhibition highlights cultures including the Wari and Nasca of
Peru, the Olmec of Mexico, and the Jama-Coaque of Equador. Many of the works
were part of John G. Bourne’s generous gift to the Walters’ collection. Ellen
Hoobler, William B. Ziff, Jr., Associate Curator of the Arts of the Americas,
1200 BCE–1500 CE, will provide an in-depth look at the exhibition Crowning Glory: Art of the Americas.
Attendees will learn about the visual language of a diverse set of
Pre-Columbian cultures and societies ranging in time and geography. More information
The Voice of Venezuela: Bethsayda Machado y La
Parrando El Clavo
April
6 (8pm)
Creative
Alliance, 3134 Eastern Avenue
La Parranda El Clavo and their clarion-voiced
leader Betsayda Machado have inspired international acclaim for the exuberant
sounds of their Afro-Venezuelan heritage. A style of community music called
parranda (which also means "party") springs from joyous celebrations
where musicians stroll through town singing poems that comment on daily life,
set to the pulse of drums made from the lano tree, an iconic tree from the
region. Betsayda
Machado and her siblings grew up at the center of the parranda: her father,
Pedro, was a noted trumpet player, and the Machado house was the parranderos’
home base. Betsayda left El Clavo for Venezuela’s capital city, Caracas, at age
18, building a career, and becoming one of the nation’s best-loved singers. She
is celebrated today across Venezuela as “the Black Voice of Barlovento,” carrier
of a tradition of community music-making that she first participated in as a
child. More information
Light
City
April
6 – April 22 (7pm – 12am)
Various
Locations in Baltimore City
Light City,
a free festival of light, music and innovation, returns to Baltimore for its
third year in April
2018. Light City expands to three weekends with Neighborhood Lights, Light City and
Labs@LightCity. Neighborhood Lights, Light City’s immersive community
artist-in-residence program kicks off April 6-8, 2018. Fourteen neighborhoods have been selected this year: Baybrook/Curtis
Bay, Belair-Edison, Bromo Tower Arts & Entertainment District, Darley Park,
Federal Hill, Hamilton-Lauraville, Highlandtown, Hollins Roundhouse/Southwest
Baltimore, Little Italy, Locust Point, Patterson Park, Pigtown/Washington
Village, Remington and Waverly. Light City featuring the BGE Light Art Walk begins April 14-21 and Labs@LightCity, the festival’s
daytime innovation conferences April
18-21 at the IMET
Columbus Center. More information
Walk-In
Tour: Muerte y vida: El renacimiento en el arte
April 7 (1pm – 2pm)
The Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles Street
The Walters now offers tours
in Spanish the first Saturday of each month! The tours feature unique themes
and aspects of the museum’s extensive collection and are open to visitors of
all ages. Meet in the Centre Street inner lobby. Tours are on Saturday and
Sunday from 1 to 2 p.m. and are free. Registration is not
required. | El inicio de
la primavera nos brinda un renacimiento de la naturaleza. Para
celebrar la temporada, únase a una visita guiada que explora el tema del renacimiento
en el el arte. El museo ofrece giras en español
el primer sábado de cada mes. Reúne en el vestíbulo. Registro no es necesario. Más información
Aco Tomine (Yokohama, JP) x Tiffany Dawn Soto
April
10 (6:30pm – 9:30pm)
Lord
Baltimore Hotel, 20 W. Baltimore Street
OTS
productions presents: Aco Tomine x Tiffany Dawn Soto. Aco was born and grew up
in Yokohama. She started her career as a singer of Japanese old folk songs with
her accordion in 2008. Her performances range from concerts to singing at
Rakugo theaters, strolling at Japanese-style bars, visiting and performing in quake-hit
regions, and occasionally giving lectures at universities and high schools. Master Sake Sommelier or
kikzake-shi, has revolutionized the sake presentation and sales format in the
U.S. She was the No. 1 selling sake sommelier outside of Japan in 2007 &
2008, and the lists she created nabbed that honor in 2009 & 2011. Since
that time, she has curated 5 of the top 10 sake lists in the United States.
Today she consults for a number of restaurants in the U.S. and abroad,
continually striving to raise the bar in the realm of sake accessibility and
diversity. More information
Baltimore
Korean Movie Series: New World
April
12 (7pm – 9pm)
Parkway
Theatre, 3 W. North Avenue
To expand the outreach of
Korean arts and culture regionally, the Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C.
presents a free series of recent and milestone Korean films at Parkway Theatre
in Baltimore, Maryland, showing a critically acclaimed blockbuster each month
in partnership with the Maryland Film Festival! The series
launches with a screening of the star-studded, gritty crime thriller New World
(신세계) on April 12 at 7 p.m.
(viewer discretion is advised for mature content and language). For a listing
of other screenings, visit the KCC website at www.KoreaCultureDC.org. More Information
Educación
para Compradores de Vivienda
Abril 14 (9am – 4pm)
Gallery Church
Patterson Park, 3115 Eastern Avenue
Este
es el primer paso en el proceso de compra de una casa. ¡Aprenda sobre bienes
raíces, préstamos, inspecciones, programas de anticipo y mucho más! Este taller
lo calificará para los programas de asistencia de pago inicial y de cierre de
Maryland State y Baltimore City. En la Southeast CDC ofrecemos estrategias que
aseguran una compra exitosa para todas las personas. Así como la crisis
financiera lo demuestra, el ser un propietario de vivienda exitoso comienza con
la capacitación, acompañado con todas las herramientas necesarias para tomar la
decisión sabia, así como productos financieros y conocimientos de cómo mantener
su hogar. Más información
Como Publicar Su Negocio En Internet (Google, Redes
Sociales, Yelp)
Abril 14 (6pm –
9pm)
Latino
Economic Development Center (LEDC), Impact Hub, 10 E. North Avenue
80% de las compras o llamadas a proveedores son
realizadas por clientes que realizaron una búsqueda en Google, Yelp o redes
sociales. Aprenda como promocionar su negocio en internet y como invertir su
presupuesto de publicidad con buenos resultados. Para
más información contacta a Omar Velasco al 202-300-6179 o al correo ovelasco@ledcmetro.org. Regístrate
Irish Music Masters Concert: 7th
Annual Irish Trad Fest
April 14 (8pm)
Creative
Alliance, 3134 Eastern Avenue
TRIAN,
the Irish traditional music super trio featuring Liz Carroll (fiddle), Daithi
Sproule (guitar/vocals), and Baltimore's own Billy McComiskey (accordion), will
be headlining the Baltimore Irish Trad Fest's 2018 Irish Music Masters concert.
The group features two National Heritage Fellows, and all three of its members
can claim an unmatched musical pedigree, having played in Altan, The String
Sisters, The Green Fields Of America, and many other groups of equal fame and
talent. Also appearing in the concert will be celebrated fiddler Patrick
Ourceau and Uilleann piper Eliot Grasso. More information
Sidi Touré with Smoke Bellow
April
18 (8pm)
Creative
Alliance, 3134 Eastern Avenue
One
of Mali's great artists, guitarist/vocalist Sidi Touré, is a highly acclaimed
practitioner of Songhaï Music with two Malian National Arts Awards for best
singer. Touré led Gao’s regional orchestra, The Songhaï Stars, prior to going
out on his own. For his fourth release, Toubalbero (a big traditional drum used
to call and gather people in Gao), Touré has created a danceable, dynamic, and
joyous album played with some of the most exciting new faces on the Mailian
music scene. A revered leader who has his feet deep in the Northern Mali music
tradition has created an album, despite the region’s significant political
challenges, that brims with optimism. For this show, he will be bringing that
electric band for a powerful, rocking, show. More information
Refugee Awareness Week 2018: Cultural
Expose
April 27 (6pm – 8:30pm)
University of Maryland Baltimore
County, 1000 Hilltop Circle
Refugee Awareness Week is an annual event put on by
the Refugee Youth Project's College JUMP. College JUMP is a program hosted
jointly by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Baltimore City
Community College. Join us in a celebration of
the cultural breadth of the UMBC and Baltimore community. Enjoy performances
from UMBC students and Baltimore refugees who want to share their cultures by
way of dance and music! Join us in a
celebration of the cultural breadth of the UMBC and Baltimore community. Enjoy
performances from UMBC students and Baltimore refugees who want to share their
cultures by way of dance and music! Join us in a celebration of the cultural
breadth of the UMBC and Baltimore community. Enjoy performances from UMBC
students and Baltimore refugees who want to share their cultures by way of
dance and music!Join them in a celebration of the cultural breadth of
the UMBC and Baltimore community. Enjoy performances from UMBC students and
Baltimore refugees who want to share their cultures by way of dance and music! More
information
Día
del Niño (or Kids’ Day)
April
28 (11am – 2pm)
Patterson
Park, Baltimore MD 21224
Everyone
is welcome to celebrate International Kids’ Day in Patterson Park on Pagoda
Hill, presented by Friends of Patterson Park’s Consejo Hispano. There will be kids'
performances, piñata breaking, face painting, and more! More
information
Mera
Kitchen Collective’s Refugee and Immigrant Arts Feast
April
28 (11:30am – 4pm)
2640
Space, 2640 Saint Paul Street
Please join Mera Kitchen Collective for our first
"Refugee and Immigrants Arts Feast" as we celebrate the incredible
talents of our newest neighbors. We're excited to welcome various food, craft
and arts vendors from around the world -- and special performances! You can
stop by 2640
Space (2640 St. Paul Street) any time between 11:30 am - 4:00 pm on Saturday April 28th.
This event is free and open to
the public, and perfect for families! Come hungry so you can purchase food from
our first-time refugee women vendors. Stay to shop, listen to music, and enjoy
the event with us! More
information
Upcoming
Event Co-hosted by MIMA!
Asian Pacific
American Heritage Month Celebration
May 3 (6pm – 9pm)
City Hall –
Rotunda, 100 N. Holliday Street
Enjoy
an evening of cultural activities, performances and cuisine samplings in
celebration of Baltimore’s Asian American Heritage. Event hosted by
Baltimore-Kawasaki, Baltimore-Changwon and Baltimore-Xiamen Sister City
Committees and sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant and Multicultural Affairs,
MECU, the Baltimore Dept. of Housing and Community Development and the
Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts. Admission is free and all are
welcome but advance registration is required. For more information email: baltimoreapahm@gmail.com
Register Here
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Mayor's Office of Immigrant & Multicultural Affairs
100 N. Holliday Street, Room 250
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-396-8056
mima@baltimorecity.gov
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