Archives: Nimo Bokore

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

SSIC 2021 Colloquium: Somalinimo, Blackness and Belonging in the West

LERRN is pleased to announce the third biennial Colloquium from Somali Studies in Canada, organized by LERRN Partner Dr. Nimo Bokore, on October 16, 2021 at 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, Eastern Time: Somali Studies in Canada Presents: Somalinimo, Blackness and Belonging in the West... More

Friday, January 29, 2021

LERRN Partner Nimo Bokore featured in FPA Voices

LERRN congratulates Nimo Bokore, professor in the School of Social Work at Carleton University and LERRN partner, on being featured in the Winter 2021 issue of FPA Voices. Click here to read the full article, "Helping Refugees to Feel at Home in Canada," authored by Mary... More

Saturday, June 13, 2020

Dr. Nimo Bokore Receives Funding for Innovative Project on Cultural-Based and Trauma-Informed Intervention

We want to celebrate Dr. Nimo Bokore, LERRN Co-Investigator and Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Carleton University, who recently received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for an innovative and timely project called “Rethinking Resettlement And Integration: Creating Cultural-Based... More

Friday, May 24, 2019

Nimo Bokore brings her knowledge and lived experience to LERRN

Nimo Bokore left Ethiopia in her early 20s during Ethiopia’s Civil War. Before leaving, Nimo worked as a journalist, covering the 1977- 78 Ethiopian-Somali war from the field. Bokore was in prison for seven months before she was released, but that was not the end of the persecution for her. Right after having her... More

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