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Learn about world-wide refugee crisis, how to help its victims
Do you really know "Who Are Refugees?" How do they differ from other immigrants? Can you do anything about the world-wide refugee crisis?
Learn the answers to these questions by attending “Who Are Refugees?,” a program that will be facilitated by Patricia Wright, a volunteer educator with Exodus World Service, from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Lombard Mennonite Church, 528 E. Madison St., Lombard.
World Exodus Service mobilizes the Christian community to welcome and befriend refugees. It educates churches and individuals about the plight of refugees, connects volunteers with refugees through practical service projects, and empowers people to be champions for refugees.
In this program that is free of charge and open to the public, Wright also will provide statistics on the current world-wide refugee crisis and the processes refugees go through before they are admitted to the U.S. She also will describe how Exodus World Service aids refugees in the Chicago area.
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Wright comes with a wealth of information based on experience because she and her husband spent 43 years with an organization that sent cross-cultural workers all over the world. They lived for a year in Costa Roca where they studied Spanish full time, then taught at an international school in Venezuela for 14 years. After returning stateside in 1986, they trained and mentored cross-cultural workers, preparing them to work overseas. The Wright’s involvement with Exodus World Service began in 2015.
Sponsored by the West Suburban Faith-based Peace Coalition (WSFPC), “Who Are Refugees?” is part of the Educational Forum series the organization offers monthly. For more information about this program, WDFPC or the Educational Forum series, contact Walt Zlotow, WSFPC president, at (630) 442-3045.
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WSFPC is an initiative of faith-based peace makers from Chicago's western suburbs and the general Chicago area. WSFPC includes clergy, congregations, other peace organizations and more. WSFPC is committed to sustaining the work of peace through activities such as vigils, public witness, peace education, lobbying/legislative initiatives, and interfaith dialogue. It is an affiliate of Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) and donations are tax deductible.
