Safeguarding Refugee Resettlement: Navigating Policy Shifts in a Changing Political Landscape

Over the past 4 years, the refugee resettlement program has been rebuilt in important and meaningful ways. Join us to learn about how Episcopal Migration Ministries and other refugee resettlement agencies have rebuilt a decades-old program to once again resettle significant numbers of refugees in the United States. Please join us to learn more about this vital ministry and the advocacy work that supports it!

This panel discussion, hosted by the Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations and Episcopal Migration Ministries, will explore the impact policy changes and financial constraints have on the ability of agencies to support and integrate refugees into their local communities. The panelists will discuss the crucial role that faith-based organizations play in resettling refugees, welcoming them into our communities, and advocating for the continuation of this vital program. Through shared insights and experiences, this webinar seeks to inspire collaborative solutions that uphold the dignity and resilience of refugees in an ever-changing landscape.

Panelists include:

• Asad Bigzad, Program Officer for Post-Arrival Quality Assurance, Episcopal Migration Ministries, and former refugee from Afghanistan
• Sarah Shipman, Director, Episcopal Migration Ministries
• Troy Collazo, Policy Advisor, The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations
• Troy Elder, Executive Director, Interfaith Refugee & Immigrant Service (IRIS), Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

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Salvaguardar el reasentamiento de refugiados: explorar la alteración de normas en un panorama político cambiante 

Viernes, 25 de octubre, 4-5PM ET

Durante los últimos cuatro años, el programa de reasentamiento de refugiados se ha reconstituido de manera importante y significativa. Únase a nosotros para enterarse de cómo el Ministerio Episcopal de Migración y otras agencias de reasentamiento de refugiados han rehecho un programa de décadas a fin de reasentar una vez más a un flujo significativo de refugiados en Estados Unidos. ¡Únase a nosotros para saber más acerca de este ministerio vital y de la labor de promoción que lo respalda!

Este panel de discusión, organizado por la Oficina de Relaciones Gubernamentales y el Ministerio Episcopal de Migración de la Iglesia Episcopal, explorará el impacto que los cambios de normas y las limitaciones económicas afectan la capacidad de las agencias para apoyar e integrar a los refugiados en sus comunidades locales. Los panelistas discutirán el papel crucial que desempeñan las organizaciones religiosas en el reasentamiento de refugiados, dándoles acogida en nuestras comunidades y abogando por la continuación de este programa vital. Mediante ideas y experiencias compartidas, este seminario web busca inspirar soluciones colaborativas que defiendan la dignidad y la resiliencia de los refugiados en un panorama en constante cambio.

Los panelistas incluyen:

• Asad Bigzad, Program Officer for Post-Arrival Quality Assurance, Episcopal Migration Ministries, and former refugee from Afghanistan
• Sarah Shipman, Director, Episcopal Migration Ministries
• Troy Collazo, Policy Advisor, The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations
• Troy Elder, Executive Director, Interfaith Refugee & Immigrant Service (IRIS), Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

Regístrate aquí.