Category Archives: REFUGEES
World Refugee Day June 20, 2011
Good Morning Folks! Today is World Refugee Day, a day to remember and honor all the refugees and displaced people in the world. Please read the information in the link below from the United Nations High Commission on Refugees. The … Continue reading
Please Watch Pray The Devil Back To Hell
Watch this film. I am so stunned and moved and inspired by the women in this film I don’t have the words in me to do their beauty justice. Peace can be achieved. It is not to be dismissed … Continue reading
Working With Refugees, My Forever Dream Job
A colleague wrote a note to me and said something so incredibly touching, a gift that puts my job into perspective when I need a little lift. “Thank you for sharing your passion and compassion, for showing me what’s behind the numbers.” … Continue reading
My Music Take #2
Nicholas informed me last night that he watched the We Are the World video yesterday in school. I metaphorically rolled my eyes and refrained from sighing in exasperation because I would prefer a little more math and science and a … Continue reading
A LETTER TO SENATOR ALEXANDER & SENATOR CORKER CONCERNING FUNDING CUTS FOR REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
As your constituent and a staff member of Catholic Charities of TN and the Tennessee Office for Refugees, I write to urge you to save the refugee resettlement program from drastic cuts, and to fund the Migration and Refugee Assistance … Continue reading
FEDERAL LEGISLATION TO CUT FUNDING FOR REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
As I’m sure everyone knows, our nation is facing tough decisions regarding the federal budget. What you may not know is that the House of Representatives passed a bill known as HR 1, the Fiscal Year 2011Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Resolution … Continue reading
A Tragic Anniversary
The anniversary that marks today would have passed me by had it not been for my dear friend Abdishakur Mohamed to remind me. It was twenty years ago today that the Somali dictator and his goverment fell in a brutal … Continue reading
Two Movies
The recurring themes in this blog are me being a mom, me working with refugees, me missing my dad and just me being me. This covers a lot of ground. But I sure do love talking about refugees. My latest will … Continue reading
Remembering My Friend Berhanu Hirpa
In a perfect world I would never have met Berhanu Hirpa. If certain citizens of Ethiopia had acted the way human beings are supposed to act- loving, kind, compassionate, peaceful, without judgment or bias- there would be no reason … Continue reading
Ethiopian Christmas
Refugees have been a daily part of my life for years now and I talk about them and tell stories and ask for donations from all of my family and friends- I am sure ad nauseum-but with them being such … Continue reading
