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Amazon, Marriott and other companies vow to hire thousands of refugees in Europe

Multinational companies including Amazon, Marriott, Hilton are pledging to hire more than 13,000 Ukrainian women and other refugees in Europe over the next three years Multinational companies including Amazon, Marriott and Hilton pledged Monday to hire more than 13,000 refugees , including Ukrainian women who have fled the war with Russia, over the next three years in Europe. Just ahead of World Refugee Day on Tuesday, more than 40 corporations say they will hire, connect to work or train a total of 250,000 refugees , with 13,680 of them getting jobs directly in those companies . “Every number is a story of an individual family who left everything, seeking safety, seeking protection and wanting to be able to rebuild as quickly as possible," said Kelly Clements, U.N. deputy high commissioner for refugees. "So the commitments that businesses are going to make on Monday are absolutely essential.” She says 110 million people have been displaced worldwide, with an estimated 12 mi...

PPAC benefit for Ukrainian refugees – on sale 4/3

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LEONID & FRIENDS ,   an eleven-person ensemble with musicians from Ukraine, Russia, Moldova and Belarus, have astounded global audiences with their ability to capture the spirit and musicality, note-for-note, of American supergroup Chicago. Musical director and founder Leonid Vorobyev wanted to celebrate his retirement from sound engineering in 2014 by recording a cover of Chicago’s song “A Brand New Love Affair.” He transcribed the song by ear, gathered his friends, and recorded the song. Since then, LEONID & FRIENDS’s videos have gone viral, with over 150 million plus views. The band has over 700,000 followers across social media and have performed over 200 successful shows in the United States.  Now, Providence will have the chance to hear them live as part of the Providence Performing Arts Center’s  Cool Summer Nights  concert line-up on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 7P. Proceeds from this concert will benefit Ukrainian refuge es through the Dorcas International...