Karen Ferguson, Ph.D., Executive Director for Northern California Offices, International Rescue CommitteeValerie Kurka, Community Engagement Coordinator, Peace Corps Community for the Support of Refugees (an Affiliate of the Northern California Peace Corps Association)
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of nine resettlement agencies in the United States. They currently resettle 15 percent of all refugees who come to the United States each year—totaling 2,800 just in Northern California in the past year. Karen Ferguson will discuss the Trump administration's perspective on refugees, the work the IRC is doing in Northern California and how they expect that work to change. She will inform the audience about the resettlement process and which refugee populations we see most often in the Bay Area. The discussion will also include refugee success stories as well as false rumors about one of the world’s most vulnerable populations.
Location: 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco Time: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program MLF: International Relations Program organizer: Karen KeeferNotes: In association with Northern California Peace Corps Association
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of nine resettlement agencies in the United States. They currently resettle 15 percent of all refugees who come to the United States each year—totaling 2,800 just in Northern California in the past year. Karen Ferguson will discuss the Trump administration's perspective on refugees, the work the IRC is doing in Northern California and how they expect that work to change. She will inform the audience about the resettlement process and which refugee populations we see most often in the Bay Area. The discussion will also include refugee success stories as well as false rumors about one of the world’s most vulnerable populations.
Location: 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco Time: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program MLF: International Relations Program organizer: Karen KeeferNotes: In association with Northern California Peace Corps Association
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
Karen Ferguson, Ph.D., Executive Director for Northern California Offices, International Rescue CommitteeValerie Kurka, Community Engagement Coordinator, Peace Corps Community for the Support of Refugees (an Affiliate of the Northern California Peace Corps Association)
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of nine resettlement agencies in the United States. They currently resettle 15 percent of all refugees who come to the United States each year—totaling 2,800 just in Northern California in the past year. Karen Ferguson will discuss the Trump administration's perspective on refugees, the work the IRC is doing in Northern California and how they expect that work to change. She will inform the audience about the resettlement process and which refugee populations we see most often in the Bay Area. The discussion will also include refugee success stories as well as false rumors about one of the world’s most vulnerable populations.
Location: 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco Time: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program MLF: International Relations Program organizer: Karen KeeferNotes: In association with Northern California Peace Corps Association
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of nine resettlement agencies in the United States. They currently resettle 15 percent of all refugees who come to the United States each year—totaling 2,800 just in Northern California in the past year. Karen Ferguson will discuss the Trump administration's perspective on refugees, the work the IRC is doing in Northern California and how they expect that work to change. She will inform the audience about the resettlement process and which refugee populations we see most often in the Bay Area. The discussion will also include refugee success stories as well as false rumors about one of the world’s most vulnerable populations.
Location: 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco Time: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program MLF: International Relations Program organizer: Karen KeeferNotes: In association with Northern California Peace Corps Association
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
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