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SUMMARY:Samaritas World Refugee Day Town Hall Invitation
DESCRIPTION:Samaritas\, one of Michigan's largest faith-based health and human services nonprofit organizations\, is hosting a World Refugee Day Town Hall to raise awareness on the current conditions and problems refugees experience.\n\n\n\nTo provide greater clarity around this issue\, especially in light of the impact COVID-19 is having on services and budgets across Michigan\, Samaritas is leading this virtual town hall with key members of the refugee community\, on June 18 at 2 p.m. EST\, available via Zoom and on Facebook Live.\n\n\n\nExperts and passionate leaders from national and local organizations comprise this panel of refugee advocates. Shelley Irwin\, WGVU anchor and award-winning journalis t will moderate the hour-long panel discussion. \n\n\n\nThey include:\n\nBasel Mousslly\n\nManager for Migrant Services\, LIRS\n\nA longtime supporter of refugee needs who can offer a national perspective.\n\n\n\nBen Cabanaw\n\nState Refugee Coordinator (Office of Global Michigan)\n\nAn informative advocate who can discuss refugee resettlement from the state perspective.\n\n\n\nThe Reverend Cannon Dr. William Danaher Jr .\n\nChrist Church Cranbrook\n\nA compassionate leader who can talk about how church communities can welcome the "stranger" and support refugees for a better integration experience.\n\n\n\nVesna Cizmic\n\nSamaritas New Americans Program Director\n\nA leader who can discuss Samaritas programs that include job training and school impact plans and her powerful refugee story.\n\n\n\nElvira Kovacevich\n\nProject Coordinator\, Gateways for Growth\n\nA Samaritas partner who can speak about the positive impact refugees and immigrants bring to the economy and how cities can better welcome these populations for better integration.\n\n\n\nLupia Rolly Bungala\n\nSamaritas Refugee Client\n\nA recent refugee who brings his story of resilience to put it all into perspective.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://www.samaritas.org/" target="_blank">Samaritas</a>\, one of Michigan&rsquo\;s largest faith-based health and human services nonprofit organizations\, is hosting a World Refugee Day Town Hall to raise awareness on the current conditions and problems refugees experience.<br />\n<br />\nTo provide greater clarity around this issue\, especially in light of the impact COVID-19 is having on services and budgets across Michigan\, Samaritas is leading this virtual town hall with key members of the refugee community\, on June 18 at 2 p.m. EST\, available via Zoom and on Facebook Live.<br />\n<br />\nExperts and passionate leaders from national and local organizations comprise this panel of refugee advocates. <strong>Shelley Irwin</strong>\, WGVU anchor and award-winning journalis t will moderate the hour-long panel discussion.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nThey include:<br />\n<strong>Basel Mousslly</strong><br />\nManager for Migrant Services\, LIRS<br />\nA longtime supporter of refugee needs who can offer a national perspective.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Ben Cabanaw</strong><br />\nState Refugee Coordinator (Office of Global Michigan)<br />\nAn informative advocate who can discuss refugee resettlement from the state perspective.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>The Reverend Cannon Dr. William Danaher Jr .</strong><br />\nChrist Church Cranbrook<br />\nA compassionate leader who can talk about how church communities can welcome the &ldquo\;stranger&rdquo\; and support refugees for a better integration experience.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Vesna Cizmic</strong><br />\nSamaritas New Americans Program Director<br />\nA leader who can discuss Samaritas programs that include job training and school impact plans and her powerful refugee story.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Elvira Kovacevich</strong><br />\nProject Coordinator\, Gateways for Growth<br />\nA Samaritas partner who can speak about the positive impact refugees and immigrants bring to the economy and how cities can better welcome these populations for better integration.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Lupia Rolly Bungala</strong><br />\nSamaritas Refugee Client<br />\nA recent refugee who brings his story of resilience to put it all into perspective.
LOCATION:A Virtual Panel Discussion hosted by Samaritas
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URL:https://www.apacc.net/events/details/samaritas-world-refugee-day-town-hall-invitation-1822
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