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The Human Migration Institute, a nonprofit organization based in Riverside, will hold its 10th anniversary gala 6:30-9 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in Riverside.
“Home, Hope and Voices of Humanity” is the theme of the event, which will feature stories of refugee and newcomer families and a 10-year retrospective of the Human Migration Institute’s work.
The event also includes dinner, live entertainment and a silent auction.
The Human Migration Institute, founded by a group of Riverside residents in 2015, is dedicated to helping refugees by providing education, job training, intercultural programming and day-to-day guidance.
In the past 10 years, the institute has supported more than 1,500 individuals, facilitated more than 10,000 hours of training and support and helped many newcomers pursue education and launch careers, according to a news release.
“This celebration is an incredible milestone, but more importantly, a tribute to lives transformed and futures still to be shaped,” Selin Yildiz Nielsen, founder and president of the Human Migration Institute, said in the news release.
“When we started HMI 10 years ago, then Glocally Connected, we believed every displaced family deserved more than safety, they deserved dignity, opportunity and belonging. A decade on, that conviction has moved people from uncertainty to stability and from isolation to community,” Nielsen said.
For tickets and information, go to hmir.org/hmi10.
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