Refugiados De Nuevo: Palestinos de Iraq, Reasentamiento y Solidaridad por médio del Apoyo

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Descripcíon
This workshop will discuss the situtation of Palestinian refugees from Iraq, their expulsion after the US-lead invasion in 2003, their life in the no-man's land camps, and their current re-settlement in the US. The workshop will strategize national and local coordination for solidarity through support.
Workshop Information
Event Date: 
Wed, 06/23/2010 - 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Event Location: 
WSU Prentis: 10
Full Description: 

More than 1350 Palestinians are arriving in the US as part of a re-settlement process aimed at emptying the no-man's land desert camps in which Palestinians have been languishing since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. This workshop seeks to discuss the reasons for Palestinian expulsion from Iraq, their conditions in the desert camps, and the work of national and local bodies in the US to help re-settle the arriving Palestinians. The workshop will seek to coordinate national support, and build up local committees throughout the US.

Organizer Name: 
Mezna Qato
Organizer Email: 
meznaqato@gmail.com
First Sponsoring Organization Name: 
US Palestinian Community Network
Language(s): 
English
Tracks: 
Displacement, Migration and Immigration
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