Virtual Panel: Discussion on refugee support
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| Start date |
01.25.2022 01:00 PM |
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58 Park Ave New York |
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01.25.2022 02:00 PM |
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NY, US |
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ASF invites you to a discussion on refugee support and community creation in Scandinavia. In this panel highlighting the work of local people supporting incoming refugees in Norway and Sweden, well hear from a Norwegian asylum center director, a Swedish community organizer, and two resettled refugees to Norway who have made it their lifes work to advocate for their communities and build bridges between refugees and native-born Scandinavians.
Panelists include: Bente Nygård, Director at the Solbakken residential asylum center in Florø, Norway; Mårthen Mirza, Cultural minister for Lund county, Sweden; Adam Dean, Language teacher and Syrian refugee to Norway; Kerrion Joseph Murhesa, Aid worker and Congolese refugee to Norway.
The discussion will be moderated by Folklorist & ASF Fellow Dr. Sallie Anna Steiner.
This event will take place as a Zoom webinar; please ask questions in the chat or send them in advance to info@amscan.org. Registration is required; please sign up at the link. This conversation will be recorded and available later to stream on our Virtual Programming page and on our YouTube channel. |
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