As a follow-up to our newly established partnership formed at the 1Journey Festival earlier this month, we had a very productive evening working with Arielle Newton, Mid-Atlantic Organizer, and Anashua Dutta of Amnesty International, along with an impressive group of activists to discuss ideas for expanding the grassroots movement on the #IWELCOME campaign for… Continue reading Amnesty International’s Long Table Initiative for World Refugee Day on June 20
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The Multidimensionality of the Refugee Issue
Refugees are often seen as a burden on society, however, we tend to ignore the multidimensionality of this issue. Refugees have a wealth of life experience, talents, skills, as well as resiliency. They can be, and are, contributors in so many areas. To ignore that potential is to bypass an opportunity to show our humanity,… Continue reading The Multidimensionality of the Refugee Issue