From the Executive Director:
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Summer is waning but not the energy here at International House! Staff working with our citizen diplomacy program are furiously preparing for the upcoming visits of 6 groups this fall from countries around the world. Our education staff are fielding scores of requests from immigrants interested in enrolling in our fall ESL classes which start in a couple of weeks. A new partnership with the Levine Museum means our ESL students will have some wonderful field trip opportunities while also learning about Charlotte history and culture. Our legal team continues to serve hundreds of refugees and immigrants with a 90% case success rate, and our board of directors just embarked on a strategic planning process to consider our direction for the future. So many good things are happening! But, like most nonprofit organizations, International House cannot do all of this alone. We absolutely depend on the financial support of our friends and funding partners in order to keep building global understanding and help Charlotte's growing international population successfully integrate into our community.
 This is the end of our summer appeal, and I would like to thank all of you who have already responded with a gift. You are much appreciated! If you have not gotten around to it yet, I hope you will take a quick moment to send in a check or donate through our website: www.ihclt.org. Donations of any amount are welcome!
We don't have telethons or on-air fund drives, and we won't fill up your email inboxes with repeated requests. Our fundraising appeals happen only twice a year. So, please take a moment to consider how International House makes a difference to so many lives here in Charlotte and around the world and then make your gift. We need your support in order to continue being the place where Charlotte welcomes the world!
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Would You Like to Teach
English as a Second Language?
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Are you interested in helping us as an Adult ESL Teacher? The commitment is two days, 4-8 hours per week, Tuesdays and Thursdays at International House. Click Here for the Full Job DescriptionInterested candidates should email a cover letter and resume to Gail Johnson at gjohnson@ihclt.org by 9:00am on Tuesday, September 2nd. Stipend available, please inquire for more details. ***
Are you interested in being a Volunteer English Tutor? International House will hold a tutor training workshop on Thursday, September 12 from 12:00-1:00pm in Room 200. Tutors meet with their students at International House once per week for 1-2 hours. Special resources and assistance will be given to individuals that tutor after the adult English class from 12:00-1:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but other times are also available. Email Gail at gjohnson@ihclt.org for registration or more details.
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International House tapped to Host
Open World Turkish Judicial Groups
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Mr. Jasik with Citizen Diplomacy Program Director
Johnelle Causwell and Associate Carole Ward
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US Department of State Judicial Liaison John Jasik Visits Charlotte to Formally Initiate Partnership
International House has hosted many Open World groups over the past two decades including the Rumsfeld Fellows, Ukrainian Mayors and Deputy Governors from Russia. Starting in December 2013, International House will collaborate with the Charlotte School of Law to welcome almost ten groups of Judicial officials from Turkey over the course of 18 months. Open World is one of the most effective U.S. exchange programs for countries of the post-Soviet era. Begun as a pilot program in 1999 and established as a permanent agency in late 2000, the Center conducts the first and only international exchange agency in the U.S. Legislative Branch and, as such, has enabled more than 17,000 current and future leaders from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan to meaningfully engage and interact with Members of Congress, Congressional staff, and thousands of other Americans, many of whom are the delegates' direct professional counterparts.
Turkey has just recently joined the roster of Open World countries, and International House is honored to partner with the Charlotte School of Law to welcome these upcoming groups of judicial officials to our fair city of Charlotte. Before arriving in Charlotte, the Turkish delegation will have an intensive orientation in Washington, DC, where they will tour the Supreme Court. Mr. John Jasik, Judicial Liaison for the Department of State, visited Charlotte last week to officially impart the news of International House's involvement with hosting the upcoming Turkish Judicial delegations!
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Doorways Group
Doorways is a group of international women meeting on the first Wednesday of each month for social and cultural exchanges.
The next public Doorways meeting at International House will be held on September 4 at 10am.
For more information,
please contact Lakana Bikhazi
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Language
Conversation Hours!
International House celebrates language and culture through weekly conversation hours. FREE and for all levels!
*No registration required
* Drop-ins welcome
* All ages welcome
* Conversation hours are held at
1817 Central Avenue, Room 202
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Thank You to Our
Gala Sponsors!
International House is thankful
for its 25th Anniversary Gala sponsors! It is not too late for your company to be one of our valued sponsors!
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International Visitors
This Fall!
August 29
19 visitors from Latin American countries including: Argentina, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
Program theme: Engaging Underserved and At-Risk Youth
September 17- 23
9 visitors from African countries including: Angola, Cape Verde, Chad, Guinea, Niger, Republic of South Sudan, Swaziland and Togo
Program Theme: US Judicial System
September 28- October 2
10 visitors from Latin American countries
Program Theme:
Accountable Governance
4 Legislative Fellows Program Theme: Internships
6 visitors from Georgia
Program Theme: Governance
Program Theme:
US Judicial System
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News from our Neighbors at Midwood
Universal Institute for
Successful Aging (UISAC)
(Room 208, 1817 Central Ave.)
UISAC
is offering
African Dance classes on Saturdays at 5:00pm
All sessions are FREE.
704-264-9042.
*** The League of Women Voters will have a registration table set up in the parking lot behind the Midwood International & Cultural Center from 10am - 1pm on on Sept. 24 - National Voter Registration Day. If you are a U.S. citizen and need to register, please come by and see them!
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