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DSM Arts Festival; Iowa International Center Needs Volunteers!

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ORGANIZATION: Iowa International Center

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Iowa International Center

The Iowa International Center has been invited to be part of the Des Moines Arts Festival at Western Gateway Park.

We will be tabling this year and running an art-activity based on recognizing cultural diversity and appreciating one’s own identity, through self-portraiture. At the event, volunteers will be:

  • Explaining the project and welcoming guests to participate in creating self-portraiture through various media (sharpies, paint, stickers, crayons, and textiles)
  • Giving participants prompts to help reflection on identity and family history that they can integrate into their self-portrait (prompt card will be available)
  • Creating self-portraiture or helping others with their portraits
  • Distributing information on Iowa International Center
  • Explaining how Iowa International Center engages with issues of multiculturalism (training provided day of event)

To sign up for a specific time, sign up on our SignUp.com page, which can we found at http://signup.com/go/KzfiGTP

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About Iowa International Center

Location:

3839 Merle Hay Road, SUITE 259, Des Moines, IA 50310, US

Mission Statement

We build cultural respect at home and around the world one person at a time.

Description

Founded in 1938, the Iowa International Center began by welcoming and providing safety for refugees fleeing Germany and Poland. For over 75 years, we have provided personal and professional opportunities linking Iowans with peoples from around the world. The Iowa International Center also provides access to critical resources to Iowans, new Iowans (including refugees and immigrants), and international visitors in Iowa to help our state become a more inclusive and welcoming place to live, work and raise a family.

The Iowa International Center's key programs and activities include the following:

Multilingual Resources for New Iowans, Refugees and Immigrants - Welcometoiowa.org and a free 24/7 Statewide Emergency Interpretation Hotline.

Interpretation and Translation Services - professional interpretation and document translation.

The Sehgal Foundation International Visitors Center - we host more than 130 global leaders annually for professional exchanges and local hosting opportunities.

CAUSE AREAS

Arts & Culture
Community
Immigrants & Refugees
Arts & Culture, Community, Immigrants & Refugees

WHEN

Fri Jun 22, 2018 - Sun Jun 24, 2018
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

WHERE

1330 Grand Ave.Des Moines, IA 50309

(41.58516,-93.63529)
 

SKILLS

  • People Skills

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Around 3 hours.

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