This year’s Welcoming Week celebration will be on September 20, 2019 from 2-6:30 p.m. at Powderhorn Park in partnership with the City of Minneapolis Neighborhood and Community Relations Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, Wellstone International High School and Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County.
The Welcoming Week celebration includes:
- Free food (first come, first served)
- Somali Museum of Minnesota dancers
- Wellstone International School dancers
- Volleyball and soccer
- Voter registration
- Resources from organizations serving immigrants and refugees
- Noche de Gala Productions with DJ Angel Maldonado providing music throughout the event
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About Welcoming Week Minneapolis
Welcoming Week is an opportunity to recognize the contributions and importance of immigrants to our communities and to demonstrate that Minneapolis is a Welcoming City. Get-togethers, readings, potlucks and sporting events are some ways that municipalities choose to celebrate and show welcome to our immigrant and refugee community members.Minneapolis is part of Welcoming America, a network of cities and counties that foster an inclusive community and believe that, when everyone feels like they belong, communities prosper. Welcoming Cities believe that all people, including immigrants, are valuable contributors to society, vital to the success of our communities and to our shared future.
