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Helping Refugees, Welcoming the Stranger

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Hassan El-Masri, Volunteer, FilmmakerKaraman Mamand, Doctor of Juridical Science in International Legal Systems Karen Ferguson, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist; Executive Director, the International Rescue CommitteeAisha Wahab, Afghan-American Human Rights Activist, Hayward City CouncilmemberMichael Pappas, Executive Director, SF Interfaith Council—Moderator
The Middle East member-led forum presents a distinguished panel, including: Hassan El-Masri, a Palestinian who volunteers to help refugee artists throughout the world; Karaman Mamand, a Kurdish Iraqi educator and human rights activist; Karen Ferguson, executive director of the northern California branch of the International Rescue Committee, which provides comprehensive services for refugees whose lives are shattered by conflict and disaster; and Aisha Wahab, who was recently elected to the Hayward City Council and is one of the first Afghan-American officials elected in the United States. The panel will discuss how we can help refugees and welcome the stranger in the face of war, strife, indifference and travel bans.
Location: 110 The Embarcadero, Toni Rembe Rock Auditorium, San Francisco Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program MLF: Middle East Program organizer: Celia Menczel
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
Hassan El-Masri, Volunteer, FilmmakerKaraman Mamand, Doctor of Juridical Science in International Legal Systems Karen Ferguson, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist; Executive Director, the International Rescue CommitteeAisha Wahab, Afghan-American Human Rights Activist, Hayward City CouncilmemberMichael Pappas, Executive Director, SF Interfaith Council—Moderator
The Middle East member-led forum presents a distinguished panel, including: Hassan El-Masri, a Palestinian who volunteers to help refugee artists throughout the world; Karaman Mamand, a Kurdish Iraqi educator and human rights activist; Karen Ferguson, executive director of the northern California branch of the International Rescue Committee, which provides comprehensive services for refugees whose lives are shattered by conflict and disaster; and Aisha Wahab, who was recently elected to the Hayward City Council and is one of the first Afghan-American officials elected in the United States. The panel will discuss how we can help refugees and welcome the stranger in the face of war, strife, indifference and travel bans.
Location: 110 The Embarcadero, Toni Rembe Rock Auditorium, San Francisco Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program MLF: Middle East Program organizer: Celia Menczel
All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable.
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