ECDC & Immigrant Food
Join us on February 19th
In honor of Black History month, this event will celebrate the diversity and strength of the black immigrant community in the U.S., while providing guests the opportunity to learn about the experiences of black immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers all while enjoying Immigrant Food's unique food, wine and beer from around the world.
Immigrant Food is a fast-casual turned cause-casual restaurant that fuses gastronomy and immigration advocacy. Just a block from the White House, Immigrant Food’s fresh, creative dishes reflect America at its core: diverse, nourishing and welcoming.
Immigrant Food Co-Owner, Peter Schechter will open the night. Niambi Carter, author of “American While Black: African Americans, Immigration, and the Limits of Citizenship,” will join guests over dinner and drinks for a facilitated conversation about connecting African American and immigrant experiences and her book. Signed copies of her book will also be available for purchase.
This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP using the button on the right. If you have not tried Immigrant Food yet, this is the time to do so! 10% of food sales from the evening will go to the Ethiopian Community Development Council.
Guests of this event will also have the opportunity to:
Immigrant Food is a fast-casual turned cause-casual restaurant that fuses gastronomy and immigration advocacy. Just a block from the White House, Immigrant Food’s fresh, creative dishes reflect America at its core: diverse, nourishing and welcoming.
Immigrant Food Co-Owner, Peter Schechter will open the night. Niambi Carter, author of “American While Black: African Americans, Immigration, and the Limits of Citizenship,” will join guests over dinner and drinks for a facilitated conversation about connecting African American and immigrant experiences and her book. Signed copies of her book will also be available for purchase.
This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP using the button on the right. If you have not tried Immigrant Food yet, this is the time to do so! 10% of food sales from the evening will go to the Ethiopian Community Development Council.
Guests of this event will also have the opportunity to:
- Purchase early bird tickets to ECDCs second dinner series event
- Learn about Immigrant Food’s current initiatives
- Snap photos with friends in front of the Immigrant Food ‘where are you from’ map
Location
Immigrant Food
1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006
1701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006
Date & Time
February 19, 2020
Registration starts at 5:30 pm Event from 6-7:30 pm
Registration starts at 5:30 pm Event from 6-7:30 pm
The Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) works and advocates with refugees and immigrants to lead a life of
dignity, attain self-sufficiency, and integrate successfully into new
communities. ECDC defines integration as a dynamic, two-way process in
which immigrants and the receiving community work together to build
secure, vibrant, and cohesive communities.
Driven by core values of diversity and minority leadership, ECDC works in
collaboration with Ethnic Community Based Organizations (ECBOs) to help
communities achieve successful integration.
Immigrant Food is a fast-casual turned cause-casual restaurant that is a place for advocacy, change, and community. Just a block from the White House, Immigrant Food’s fresh, creative dishes reflect America at its core: diverse, nourishing and welcoming. But serving great food isn’t enough. Immigrant Food partners with five local immigrant-service NGOs and opens the doors of its space to them as they look for downtown locations to teach English, hold workshops and legal clinics and offer job search services. In the restaurant, there is an engagement menu next to the food menu; customers can contribute to and sign up to volunteer with these immigrant organizations right there inside the restaurant. Let’s call it gastroadvocacy.
About the ECDC Dinner Series
ECDC has successfully resettled over 56,000 refugees from around the world to the United States through its network of Ethnic Community Based Organizations (ECBOs)- organizations founded and run by former refugees and immigrants. The ECDC dinner series is designed to create new opportunities to bring people together, over food, to discuss and learn about integration as a two-way process. The series will explore the role of former refugees, immigrants, and communities of color, in particular, in creating welcoming and inclusive communities.
Our second dinner series will be a ticketed event. Tickets will be sold at a special rate at this event!