FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2024 Contact: Michael Moynihan, [email protected] House Passes Slotkin Resolution Supporting Chaldeans and other Iraqi Minorities WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed today with overwhelming bipartisan support a resolution authored by U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-07) that calls for the U.S. and...
Help for new arrivals to metro Detroit
Leaving the place you’ve always called home, whether by choice or necessity, and going somewhere else with a different language and culture can be an extremely disorienting experience. The Chaldean Community Foundation in Sterling Heights provides a welcoming place to connect for anyone who is newly arrived here, whether they are Chaldean or not. In fact, says Stacy Bahri,...
Sterling Heights City Council adopts Sister City pact with Iraqi town
Sterling Heights city officials have signed up to create a Sister City agreement with Ankawa, Iraq to highlight and expand upon a cultural and economic partnership between the two communities. The Sister City agreement was initiated by Chaldean Community Foundation President Martin Manna and Ankawa Mayor Ramy Noori Awdish as an opportunity to connect the cities to promote...
Council approves CCF’s second north Van Dyke apartment proposal 5-2
STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights City Council recently broke its July deadlock over whether to approve the Chaldean Community Foundation’s second apartment complex proposal in the North Van Dyke Avenue corridor. On Aug. 7, the council voted 5-2 to approve the plan for a four-story complex at 43934 Van Dyke Ave. Mayor Michael Taylor, Mayor Pro Tem Liz Sierawski, and...