BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//IIHA - ECPv6.15.12.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://iihaglobal.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for IIHA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250312T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250312T113000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250220T203013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T203013Z UID:967-1741775400-1741779000@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Welcome session for accepted IDHA students DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/welcome-session-for-accepted-idha-students/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/44486297060_f595b83e4a_o-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250320T171500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250320T181500 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250312T191603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250312T191603Z UID:977-1742490900-1742494500@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Aid Yoga DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/aid-yoga-3/ LOCATION:Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs\, 2546 Belmont Ave\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Aid-Yoga-Flyer.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250326T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250326T173000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250312T164250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250312T183647Z UID:974-1743004800-1743010200@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Conversations with Humanitarians: Christopher Harland\, ICRC DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/conversations-with-humanitarians-christopher-harland-icrc-un/ LOCATION:2546 Belmont Ave\, Bronx\, NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Handlar.png ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250402T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250402T180000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250324T161025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250324T161516Z UID:989-1743609600-1743616800@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Urban Devotions Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/urban-devotions-opening-reception/ LOCATION:2546 Belmont Ave\, Bronx\, NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Fenlon-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250729T133000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250402T191937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T190217Z UID:1011-1745497800-1753795800@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Accelerated Master of Science in Humanitarian Studies (MSHS) Information Session DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/ms-in-humanitarian-studies-information-session/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:IDHA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/50534771_10161526766400615_3562955287935582208_n.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250409T202853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T202853Z UID:1016-1746014400-1746018000@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Humanitarian Training Course Information Session DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/humanitarian-training-course-information-session/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:IDHA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/UN7244353_a97_Low_Resolution.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250430T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250430T173000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250409T183309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T183441Z UID:1014-1746028800-1746034200@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Conversations with Humanitarians: Alex J. Dunne\, UNSC DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/conversations-with-humanitarians-alex-j-dunne-unsc/ LOCATION:2546 Belmont Ave\, Bronx\, NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Alex-J-Dunne.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250602 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20240619T190400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T174647Z UID:470-1748304000-1748822399@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:77th World Health Assembly (faculty recommendation!) DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/77th-world-health-assembly-faculty-recommendation/ LOCATION:NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WHA.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250618T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250618T133000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250603T133356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T134021Z UID:1045-1750248000-1750253400@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Adapting for Impact: Achieving Humanitarian Impact Despite Political and Technological Changes DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/adapting-for-impact-achieving-humanitarian-impact-despite-political-and-technological-changes/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IIHA-logo.png ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250709T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250709T110000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250625T143531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T143531Z UID:1066-1752055200-1752058800@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:IDHA 61 Information Session DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/idha-61-information-session-2/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/idha.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T103000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250714T174503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T174503Z UID:1080-1753351200-1753353000@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Mental Health In Complex Situations Information Session DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/mental-health-in-complex-situations-information-session/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:IDHA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/UN7244353_a97_Low_Resolution.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250819T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250819T120000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250714T173742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T142153Z UID:1079-1755601200-1755604800@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:2. IDHA 61 Information Session DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/2-idha-61-information-session/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/idha.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250904T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250904T110000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250625T135519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T142505Z UID:1065-1756980000-1756983600@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:3. IDHA 61 Information Session DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/idha-61-information-session/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/idha.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250909T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250911T153000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250811T132325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T133342Z UID:1088-1757408400-1757604600@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Scientific symposium - Community Engagement and Migration DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/scientific-symposium-community-engagement-and-migration/ LOCATION:113 W 60th St\, New York\, NY 10023 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot_21-7-2025_151420_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250924T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250924T173000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250820T162423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T180612Z UID:1106-1758729600-1758735000@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Conversations with Humanitarians: Holly Curtis DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/conversations-with-humanitarians-curtis-holly/ LOCATION:2546 Belmont Ave\, Bronx\, NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/HC-Headshot-1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251002T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251002T110000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250625T140311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T142729Z UID:1067-1759399200-1759402800@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:4. IDHA 61 Information Session DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/4-idha-61-information-session/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/idha.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251014T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251014T203000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250930T163505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T150848Z UID:1123-1760468400-1760473800@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:URBAN DEVOTIONS: Images of Faith in the City David Gonzalez and James Martin\, SJ\, in Conversation DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/urban-devotions-talk/ LOCATION:Lowenstein Building\, Fordham University Lincoln Center campus\, 113 W 60th St\, Manhattan\, NY\, 10023\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260129 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20251021T165437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T211319Z UID:1145-1760572800-1769644799@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Maggie Hazen - Fraught Imaginaries DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/maggie-hazen-fraught-imaginaries/ LOCATION:Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs\, 2546 Belmont Ave\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Refuge Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/unnamed-14.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251016T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251016T110000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250625T140548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T143101Z UID:1068-1760608800-1760612400@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Welcome session for accepted IDHA 61 students DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/welcome-session-for-accepted-idha-61-students/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/idha.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251016T171500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251016T181500 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20251014T185211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T185211Z UID:1135-1760634900-1760638500@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Aid Yoga DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/aid-yoga-4/ LOCATION:Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs\, 2546 Belmont Ave\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Aid-Yoga-Flyer.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251017T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251017T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250904T171232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T161320Z UID:1109-1760702400-1760706000@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:MSHS Information Session DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/mshs-information-session-2/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Nations_unies.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251023T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251023T140000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250930T175931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T175931Z UID:1127-1761224400-1761228000@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Career Information Session DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/career-information-session/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Rose-Hill-Career-Fair-2024_MP_7550.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251029T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251029T173000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250930T173630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T173718Z UID:1125-1761753600-1761759000@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Conversations with Humanitarians: Barbra Lukunka PHD.\, IOM DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/conversations-with-humanitarians-barbra-lukunka-phd-iom/ LOCATION:2546 Belmont Ave\, Bronx\, NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lukunka-Headshot-1-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251118T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251118T173000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20251021T165623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T194049Z UID:1148-1763481600-1763487000@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:The Humanitarian Reset I Guest Lecturer: Sofie Garde Thomle Director of IASC at UN-OCHA DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/the-humanitarian-reset-i-guest-lecturer-sophia-garde-thomle-director-of-iasc-at-un-ocha/ LOCATION:Lowenstein Building\, Fordham University Lincoln Center campus\, 113 W 60th St\, Manhattan\, NY\, 10023\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Sophie-Garde-Thomle-UN-OCHA-guest-lecturer-Oct-2025.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251119T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251119T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20251021T183142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T183142Z UID:1152-1763553600-1763557200@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:The Future of Humanitarian Aid I Jamie McGoldrick DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/the-future-of-humanitarian-aid-i-jamie-mcgoldrick/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Jamie-in-Gaza-copy.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251211T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251211T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20250904T171802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T171802Z UID:1112-1765454400-1765458000@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:3. MSHS Information Session DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/3-mshs-information-session/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Nations_unies.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260114T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260114T110000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20251209T195048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T200007Z UID:1176-1768384800-1768388400@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:IDHA 62 Information Session DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/idha-62-information-session/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_6003-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260128T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260128T173000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20260126T181205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T181307Z UID:1198-1769616000-1769621400@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Conversations with Humanitarians: Bernard Wiseman of the IIHA & MSF/Doctors Without Borders DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/conversations-with-humanitarians-bernard-wiseman-of-the-iiha-msf-doctors-without-borders/ LOCATION:2546 Belmont Ave\, Bronx\, NY ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bernard-wiseman-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260205T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260205T150000 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20251028T171457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T004259Z UID:1158-1770296400-1770303600@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Fordham University Government\, Law\, and Service Career Fair DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/humanitarian-career-fair/ LOCATION:McShane ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Rose-Hill-Career-Fair-2024_MP_7550.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260411 DTSTAMP:20260405T131238 CREATED:20260209T210305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T203551Z UID:1209-1770422400-1775865599@iihaglobal.org SUMMARY:Painting the Border: A Child’s Voice Exhibit DESCRIPTION:Previous Refuge Gallery Exhibits\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Introduction and about Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Artist Introductions \n \n \n \n Children Seeking Asylum \n \n \n \n \n \n The youngest asylum seekers at our southern border have something to say about immigration policies that have left them homeless in one of the most dangerous cities in the world.  When the children artists painted their migrant experiences in 2019 for this exhibit\, they were stranded in Ciudad Juárez\, a city notorious for its  high murder rate\, cartel violence\, disappeared women\, and kidnapping and extortion of migrants. In 2018\, to curb the high numbers of people seeking asylum at the northern Mexican border the Trump administration initiated the Migrant Protection Protocols. This policy remained in place under the Biden administration until 2021 and essentially shut down the U.S. asylum process.  In its wake\, the Biden administration announced even tougher asylum policies that consequently increased the numbers of migrants stranded in Mexican border cities.  They can’t go home and they can’t move forward.  Among these travelers are thousands of youngsters\, often traveling alone. The Trump administration\, 2025\, has revived these protocols as part of his border crackdown and children\, some  unaccompanied\, and some with their families\, are again stuck in limbo on the southern side of the US/Mexico border\, waiting.  The young artists who created the exhibit Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice answered  one question with their brush strokes: What do you think about the border? ¿Qué opinas de la frontera?  The images reveal a longing for home\, journeying\,  hopefulness\,  and  border realities. The paintings express experiences shared by hundreds of thousands of people affected by a worldwide human displacement crisis\, forced to migrate by war\, violence\, climate change\, abject poverty\, and hope for a better life.   The exhibit is a collaborative effort initiated by Skidmore Senior Teaching Professor Diana Barnes.  It was organized in Juárez by Organization for world Peace representative and children’s author Lucero de Alba\, NGO volunteers from Seguimos Adelante\, and El Paso artist Cimi Alvarado. Painting the Border; A Child’s Voice\, will hang in the Refuge Gallery through April 2026.  An opening reception by the Refuge Gallery and Diana Barnes will be held on February 23\, 2026 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Opening Reception \n \n \n \n Guests will leave having viewed and engaged with the children’s paintings and narratives\, and with added context from Professor Diana Barnes’s remarks on how the exhibit came together\, gaining a clearer understanding of how border policies have shaped the lived experiences of children (artists) stranded in Ciudad Juárez. Please register here on Constant Contact for the opening reception on February 23 at 6 p.m.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visit Us \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery is open to all for viewing Monday – Thursday 10 am-4pm or by appointment. Please ring the bell for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. \n \n \n \n \n \n Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs2nd Floor\, Canisius Hall\, Fordham University2546 Belmont Ave\, The Bronx\, NY 10458 \n \n \n \n \n \n Directions to Canisius Hall can be found below: Canisius Hall is best accessed via Belmont Ave. Buses BX9\, BX12\, BX17\, BX22 stop on East Fordham Rd\, only steps away from our entrance. The Fordham Train Station is about five blocks away 417 E Fordham Rd\, Bronx\, NY 10458. Two hour parking is available on Belmont Ave\, however\, is limited.  To view a map of Rose Hill campus click here. You will find Canisius Hall outside of the pedestrian entrance in between O’Hare and Faculty Memorial.  Contact vstracquadan@fordham.edu for gallery appointments and inquiries \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSupport the Refuge Gallery \n \n \n \n Every like and share spreads the word about our artists. Please consider learning more about their show: https://diario.mx/juarez/convierten-experiencia-migratoria-en-arte-20190821-1553514.html#google_vignette   https://www.rwu.edu/library/news/library-exhibition-painting-border-childs-voice   https://elin.uconn.edu/2022/05/09/painting-the-u-s-mexico-border-event/   https://dev.sunyacc.edu/news-stories/suny-adirondack-offers-writers-project-series https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Skidmore-professor-visits-children-at-border-14517245.php   https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/nyberg/nyberg-painting-the-border-portrays-migrant-childrens-experiences/ Donate to the Refuge Gallery below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Donate\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Refuge Gallery serves as a venue for exhibitions of artistic work relating to humanitarian and social justice issues. Using art as a means to illuminate\, educate and provoke\, the Refuge Gallery seeks to bring the Fordham community closer to the injustices experienced by our fellow global citizens. Our vision is to create a stimulating environment encouraging of cultural and artistic inquiry through a social justice lens for our students\, neighbors\, artists\, and the humanitarian sector — not only at the Institute but at Fordham University as a whole. The Refuge Gallery is an extension of the work at the IIHA. To learn more about the Refuge Gallery\, group tours\, or general inquiry email Vincent Stracquadanio\, Lead Curator\, vstracquadan@fordham.edu. Self-guided tours are available at our Refuge Gallery address. URL:https://iihaglobal.org/event/painting-the-border-a-childs-voice-exhibit/ LOCATION:Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs\, 2546 Belmont Ave\, Bronx\, NY\, 10458\, United States CATEGORIES:Refuge Gallery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://iihaglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/unnamed-19.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="IIHA":MAILTO:iihaoutreach@fordham.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR