Refugee Student Alliance - RSA

12/11/2020

Refugees Helping Refugees is a non-profit organization that aims to serve the Refugee Population in Rochester Community. The Following fundraiser is to help assistant the Rochester Refugee population who have been impacted by COVID. Please help them reach their goal of $30,000 by donating to this GOFundMe: https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/lovewithoutborders.

All donations submitted through the Refugees Helping Refugees campaign are not directed to the University of Rochester. This campaign is not organized by or affiliated with UR or the RSA student organization.

Each year, Refugees Helping Refugees serves over 400+ refugee families in Rochester. This year more than ever due to COVID-19, our families faced unemployment, homelessness or risk of eviction, food insecurity, domestic violence, and illness from COVID. Now that we are approaching 2021, COVID has no...

08/31/2020

At the end of 2018, 70.8 million from all over the world were forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, and human rights violations. That is double the amount compared to 20 years ago.

The Student Refugee Alliance is a student organization that works towards learning more about the issues impacting refugees and their settlement in Rochester.

Come to our General interest meeting this Wednesday, Sep 2nd to learn more about the refugee population in Rochester and how you can help and get involved through volunteering, Fundraising, and using your voice.

08/11/2020

The Advancing Refugee Students Educational Opportunities (ARSEO) is looking for volunteers to serve as peer mentors for Rochester-area refugee high school students and assistants for the ARSEO Program Director.

The purpose of ARSEO is to assist Rochester-area refugee students with the transition from high school to college. Students will explore many career options and different types of colleges and universities (public-private, small-large). In addition, ARSEO guides students through the college application process- including important opportunities for scholarships and financial aid! Peer mentors (current college students) help high-schoolers achieve their dreams.

This program will be conducted remotely. If you are interested please contact the ARSEO Program Director, Ngo Hna at [email protected].

https://www.rochesterrefugeeservices.org/arseo/

04/20/2020

~EBOARD ELECTIONS - TONIGHT @ 7PM! ~

Refugee Student Alliance will be hosting elections virtually on April 20th at 7 pm.

If you are interested in running, please join the Zoom call and be prepared to share a platform (about 1-2 minutes) to the meeting.

The meeting ID number is: 617-773-2208 https://zoom.us/j/6177732208

The following positions are available:

President (2)
Business manager
Secretary
RHR Site Coordinator
Carlson Site Coordinator
Publicity Chair

If you are having difficulty joining the call or any other questions, please email [email protected]

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04/19/2020

Just a reminder that the Refugee Student Alliance will be hosting elections virtually on April 20th at 7 pm.

If you are interested in running, please join the Zoom call and be prepared to share a platform (about 1-2 minutes) to the meeting.

The meeting ID number is: 617-773-2208 https://zoom.us/j/6177732208

The following positions are available:

President (2)
Business manager
Secretary
RHR Site Coordinator
Carlson Site Coordinator
Publicity Chair

If you have any questions, feel free to reach to [email protected]

Just a reminder that the Refugee Student Alliance will be hosting elections virtually on April 20th at 7 pm.

If you are interested in running, please join the Zoom call and be prepared to share a platform (about 1-2 minutes) to the meeting.

The meeting ID number is: 617-773-2208 https://zoom.us/j/6177732208

The following positions are available:

President (2)
Business manager
Secretary
RHR Site Coordinator
Carlson Site Coordinator
Publicity Chair

If you have any questions, feel free to reach to [email protected]

04/14/2020

Refugee camps are hotspots for infectious diseases to rapidly take over and devastate communities. Many camps lack running water and basic sanitation. There is no space to social distance and adequate healthcare systems do not exist.

A refugee camp in Bangladesh has a population density nearly four times that of New York City and a refugee camp in Kenya has 8 doctors for 200,000 people.

“Regardless of our financial status, our borders, our caste, color or gender, we are all in the same boat, fighting the coronavirus.”

for the Worst: World’s Most Vulnerable Brace for Virus

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/world/asia/coronavirus-refugees-camps-bangladesh.html

OACES

03/29/2020

Just a reminder that the Refugee Student Alliance will be hosting elections virtually on April 20th at 7 pm.

If you are interested in running, please join the Zoom call and be prepared to share a platform (about 1-2 minutes) to the meeting.

The meeting ID number is: 617-773-2208 https://zoom.us/j/6177732208

The following positions are available:

President (2)
Business manager
Secretary
RHR Site Coordinator
Carlson Site Coordinator
Publicity Chair

If you have any questions, feel free to reach to [email protected]

03/22/2020

Basic overview of COVID-19 in English, Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Hmong, Karen, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese!

Stay safe and healthy everyone!

03/02/2020

Please donate your new or gently used coats, sweaters, scarves, mittens, gloves, hats, or socks. All proceeds will go to Mary's Place, a non-profit refugee outreach center in Rochester, NY. To learn more about their cause, read here: http://www.marysplaceoutreach.org/.

Look for donation boxes around campus with our flyer! Some locations include:
• Gleason Library
• Goergen Athletic Center - Locker Rooms
• Sue B - 1st Floor
• Wilson Commons - 201

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/881642042268115/

01/29/2020

Did you know that under the Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2020, the ceiling for refugee admission to the US has been lowered from the previous year's 30,000 refugees to only 18,000 refugees?

Come to our General Interest Meeting in Wilson 121 at 7pm to learn more about trends in refugee resettlement across Rochester, New York and the rest of the US.

01/29/2020

Meet our Executive Board tonight at RSA's Spring General Interest Meeting in Wilson 121 at 7pm! We will discuss RSA's involvement on campus and different volunteer, intern and community activism opportunities. We will also review the obstacles facing resettled refugees in Rochester and the US today. * Important note: there will be pizza! *