SUMMARY
RESPONDING TO THE AFGHAN REFUGEE CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
Online Webinar on June 20, 2022
11:00 am - 2:15 pm EST | 8:00 am - 11:15 am PST
To mark World Refugee Day, Metropolis CARES (Coalition to Assist Refugee Entry and Settlement), an initiative of the Metropolis Institute, will be holding a webinar on June 20, between 11:00 am and 2:15 pm (EST).
The webinar entitled Responding to the Afghan Refugee Crisis in the United States and Canada seeks to foster cooperation between policy-makers, researchers and civil society organizations in supporting best practices to address the needs of Afghan refugees in our two countries. The program includes a panel session and round table discussion on attitudes towards refugees in Canada and meeting the challenges encountered by Afghan refugees in the United States.
PROGRAM
Opening Remarks
11:00 am - 11:15 am (EST) | 8:00 am - 8:15 am (PST)
Panel 1 (panel session)
11:15 am - 12:30 pm (EST) | 8:15 am - 9:30 am (PST)
Welcoming Afghan Refugees in Canada and the United States
Panel 2 (round table discussion)
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm (EST) | 9:45 am - 11:00 am (PST)
Meeting the Challenges Encountered by Afghan Refugees in the United States and Canada
Closing Remarks
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm (EST) | 11:00 am - 11:15 am (PST)
RECORDING AND PRESENTATIONS
FIND THE PRESENTATIONS OF THE SPEAKERS
Founding Committee - Lifeline Afghanistan / Professor, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Founder & Academic Director of the Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto, Canada
Special Projects Lead and Afghan Response Coordinator, Upwardly Global, USA
Executive Director, Afghan Civil Society Forum-organization
Canada Research Chair in Migration Futures, Professor, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Director, Sponsor Circle Program, Community Sponsorship Hub, USA