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World Refugee Day: Stories of Culture & Resilience

World Refugee Day (June 20) commemorates the millions of refugees and forcibly displaced people around the world and the communities that welcome them.  

In honor of World Refugee Day, join us in commemorating and celebrating the different cultures and traditions of refugees around the world. This event is an opportunity to learn about how refugees maintain their cultural upbringing and traditions and manage to keep it strong despite being in a predominantly white Canadian society.

Speakers:

Marwo Abdi

Tenzin Wangmo

Accessibility:

Live closed captioning will be available. If you have any other requests, please email them to noreen@creansociety.org.

We respectfully acknowledge that the conference takes place on the unceded lands of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples.

Register here.