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Refugees In Towns

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Promoting understanding of the #migrant #refugee experience by drawing on the knowledge of refugees themselves | @LeirInstitute @FletcherSchool @TuftsUniversity

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linkhttps://www.refugeesintowns.org/ calendar_today30-03-2021 21:35:10

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What would you have wanted to know [before migrating to the United States]? Answers from panelists Sohrab, Moses, Kay, and Hawa below. Please join the conversation and share your own thoughts! #raceandmigration #raceandmigrationstudy2023

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"It’s a stereotype we are racist in the South because we were last to have slavery, but the community here does want to know one another. We have more in common than we have not in common." -Moses #raceandmigration #raceandmigrationstudy2023

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“I feel like any discussion of social media it’s a double-edged sword. You can get more publicity for good causes, but also bad causes. Like Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a great example of a very good cause that created parallel movements around the world." -Sohrab #raceandmigration

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Welcome back. Now we have a research spotlight from Helen Marrow, Studying Race in Migration & Migrant Integration Research. Excited to hear from you, Dr. Marrow! #raceandmigration

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During her research spotlight, Helen Marrow is examining how her research in Atlanta, GA and Philadelphia, PA complements our findings about race and migration dynamics in Mobile, AL and Pittsburg, PA #raceandmigration

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Finally, Policy, Practice, & Prejudice: A Discussion of Racialized Immigration Policies & Paving a Path Forward. #raceandmigration

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Join us at 3:15PM for the closing remarks of our symposium on #raceandmigration. Charlie, Lucy, and Yumeka will highlight the key insights from experts, practitioners, and researchers who made this symposium possible. Zoom link: tufts.zoom.us/w/98804684649?…

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Dr. Pineros-Shields: "90% of our policies are about putting oxygen masks on the canary; but it's really about the mine." Refugees In Towns #raceandmigration #raceandmigrationstudy2023

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"Ryyan Alshebl, who fled the war in Syria, has won an election to become the first migrant mayor of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Naturally, the first thing he did was call his mom back in Syria...The new mayor was a refugee from Syria's war. " buff.ly/3msDt3i #Refugees

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"An unprecedented number of Venezuelan refugees and migrants have entered northern Brazil since 2017; the way they have been welcomed and dealt with at a UN-run facility has been praised as a model for the region..." buff.ly/43nz5Da

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"For Afghan women struggling with the pressures of living in Tajikistan as refugees, the Ariana Learning Center is a source of hope and healing...the center offers computer, language, and art training while providing psychological counseling." buff.ly/3GOKmTe #Refugees

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Great to see this special issue out! On "Protracted Displacement, the Search for Solutions, Promising Programs and Strategies" with contributions from Elizabeth Ferris and many others. See especially papers on IDPs in protracted displacement in #Azerbaijan and #Mexico:

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"Refugees from the war in Ukraine have fled to New York where one of their more daunting tasks is finding an apartment. A Manhattan real estate executive has been helping to find them apartments at reduced rents..." buff.ly/3UJ6B2Q #Refugees

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The U.S. Institute of Peace has just released a report on "Conflict Dynamics between Bangladeshi Host Communities and Rohingya Refugees," examining the experience of conflict, governance, and politics among these groups in Cox’s Bazar. buff.ly/3GQSZgg #Refugees

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#Migration can be a powerful force for prosperity and #development, but current approaches fail to maximize its potential. #WDR2023 underscores the urgency of #BetterMigration management and proposes a framework to aid migration & refugee policymaking. ➡️worldbank.org/en/publication…

#Migration can be a powerful force for prosperity and #development, but current approaches fail to maximize its potential. #WDR2023 underscores the urgency of #BetterMigration management and proposes a framework to aid migration & refugee policymaking.

➡️worldbank.org/en/publication…
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"Civilians fleeing the fighting between two rival generals in Sudan streamed into neighboring nations on Monday...The huge movement of people risks overwhelming Sudan’s neighbors, some of which already host large numbers of refugees and IDPs " buff.ly/3oFQNBZ #Refugees

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"Columbus City Council and Ohio State University are collaborating to hold a series of town hall discussions with new Americans. The project, “Immigrants Make Columbus!,” kicked off in March and is seeking participants... " buff.ly/40EHBez #Refugees

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"More than 8 million Ukrainians have registered as refugees...& another 5.3 million have become internally displaced, according to the UN refugee agency. But these statistics reflect only a small part of the struggle civilians are going through." buff.ly/3HdjNau #Refugees

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"Tachlowini Gabriyesos fled his native Eritrea and walked through the desert to reach Israel when he was just 12 years old. He is now running marathons, sending a message of hope and endurance to all refugees like himself." buff.ly/40BNJE7 #Refugees