Events

Missed our screening and panel discussion in Concord? We hope to bring this screening to the Seacoast and Hanover areas in 2022 – stay tuned!

We were thrilled to host three local community leaders at the Red River Theatres screening and discussion:

Moderator: James McKim and panelists: Malika Kounkourou and Ali Sekou.

They discussed racial equity, the ongoing impacts of colonialism, and how these dynamics pertain to us, here in NH.

Moderator: James McKim
President of the Manchester NAACP, Chair of the Episcopal Church’s National Executive Council Committee on Anti-Racism, and Chair of the NHPBS Finance Committee.

Panelist: Malika Kounkourou
Daughter of Nigerien immigrants, pursuing a degree in International Relations at Boston University. Malika is also a Liaison Officer for the Ihsan Foundation and FIPSO Niger.

Panelist: Ali Sekou
Nigerien native and board member for the Islamic Society of Greater Concord and the Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success. Received the Union Leader’s 40 Under Forty Award and is in Leadership NH class of ’21.

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Join local nonprofit organizations

Rain for the Sahel and Sahara (Niger), Nurturing Minds (Tanzania) and Education for All Children (Kenya) for African Trivia

Join RAIN at

Red River Theatres in Concord, NH

Tuesday, Nov. 16th

6-8pm

For a documentary film screening and panel discussion about racial equity, the ongoing impacts of colonialism, and how these dynamics pertain to us, here in NH.

African Apocalypse traces the path the French took in colonizing Niger and explores the enduring effects throughout the region.

Following the screening, RAIN will host a panel discussion with local community leaders including moderator James McKim and panelists Malika Kounkourou and Ali Sekou.

You can learn more and buy tickets here. Tickets are limited and may sell out!

WARNING: Please be advised – film contains sensitive content and violence and is for mature audiences only.

Can’t make it to Concord? We hope to bring this screening to the Seacoast and Hanover areas in 2022 – stay tuned

This project was funded by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to foster community conversation in the Concord area.

Interested in partnering with RAIN as a sponsor to help bring African Apocalypse to communities across the state? Let us know!

Join us for a virtual celebration, in honor of the women of RAIN and their resilience in the face of COVID-19.

We will be honoring the women of RAIN. These women have carried their families through a global pandemic, regional insecurity, and worsening climactic conditions. They are the backbone of their communities and we are honored to partner with them. 

Event tickets and sponsorships are available here.

We have two opportunities to celebrate International Women’s Day with RAIN!

Join us for a conversation about how organizations in New Hampshire elevate and raise the voices of women and girls internationally with our own Katherine Kolios, RAIN Executive Director; Blair Demers and Mary Kiguru, EFAC; Elsy Cipriani, New Generation, Inc; and Carolyn Musyimi-Kamau, ORIS.

This virtual event is hosted by NH Women’s Foundation and it is the launch event for the Gender Justice Cafe, a series of statewide conversations around important topics that impact equity for women and girls in New Hampshire and beyond.

For more information or to register:

https://nhwomensfoundation.org/gjc/

March 8th is International Women’s Day! Join the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire for their virtual celebration with a panel featuring three international non-profit leaders that call New Hampshire home. Tune in with Dr. Catherine Rielly of Rubia Handwork, Katherine Kolios of Rain for the Sahel and Sahara, and Blair Demers of Education for All Children as they talk about the meaningful work that their organizations do, and discuss their experiences as women leading non-profits in New Hampshire.

Following the opening remarks of the speakers, a moderated Question and Answer session will be held. All questions can be emailed to council@wacnh.org, posted in either of the YouTube or Facebook Live chats, or the messenger app on their website. Tune in to the Council website for this virtual event at wacnh.org and we hope to see you there!