The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) recognizes the sacrifice and courage of refugees. The United Nations established June 20th as World Refugee Day and ADC recognizes June as World Refugee month. This month we welcome all refugees who have been displaced from their country of origin due to war and persecution.
We are living during the world’s largest international refugee and humanitarian crisis. According to the UN Refugee Agency– as of 2015 there are nearly 60 million displaced people in the world, 20 million of whom are registered refugees who have fled their countries.
*Graphics from the UN Refugee Agency
ADC is a coalition member of Refugees Are Welcome. ADC wants you to join in the movement to #WelcomeRefugees. You can join the movement by hosting a Refugee Welcome dinner in your local community and volunteer at a local charity, interfaith or civic organization working to help with refugee resettlement. You can get involved with local events occurring in your area by visiting Refugees Are Welcome and by participating in the events below:
World Refugee Month Events
California
June 4, 2016, 5:00pm – 8:00pm
World Refugee Day
Refugee Forum of Orange County
Pearson Park Amphitheater
401 N. Lemon Street, Anaheim, CA 92805
June 17, 2016, 11:00am-1:30pm
International Rescue Committee
East Bay Refugee Forum’s World Refugee Day Celebration
San Antonio Park, Foothill Blvd & 16th Avenue, Oakland, CA
June 18, 2016, 11:00am-3:00pm
World Refugee Day & Farm-To-Fork Community Event
International Rescue Committee
IRC New Roots Kuchenu Farm
June 20, 2016 1:00pm – 3:00pm
The California Refugee Resettlement Story
California Department of Social Services
744 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
June 20, 2016
Santa Clara County’s 24th Annual World Refugee Day Event
International Rescue Committee
Campbell Community Center – Orchard City Banquet Hall; 4:30-7:30pm
June 23, 2016
World Refugee Day
Plummer Park
1200 N. Vista Street, West Hollywood, CA 90046
Florida
June 10, 2016, 10am-12:00pm
Refugee Children and Youth Event
300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Florida
June 25 2016, 11:00am – 2:00pm
World Refugee Day Commemoration
UNA Southeast Florida
Southwest Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan St, Pembroke Pines, FL 33331
More info: Diana McLeary, [email protected]
Washington D.C., Maryland & Northern Virginia
June 9th from 7:00pm-8:30 pm
Thursday, June 16th from 7:00pm-8:30 pm
Refugee Forums at Saint George’s Episcopal Church
915 N Oakland St, Arlington, VA 22203 Parish H, 703-525-8286
June 16th from 2:00-4:00pm
World Refugee Day
Hosted by the Refugee Congress
Russell Senate Office Building, SR-188
2 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002, 202-226-8000
June 18, 12:00pm – 3:00pm
World Refugee Day Celebration
University of Maryland Center for Educational Partnership and International Rescue Committee
6200 Sheridan Street, Riverdale, MD 20737
June 18, 2016, 2:00-6:00pm
International Rescue Committee
Baltimore’s World Refugee Day Street Festival – Conkling Street
June 20, 2016, 9:00am
World Refugee Day Breakfast Meeting
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services
National Press Club, Washington, DC
More info: Folabi Olagbaju, [email protected]
June 20, 2016, 6:00pm-7:00pm
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Millennium Stage – Special musical performance Featuring: Gaby Moreno
Saturday, June 22, 2016 1:00pm – 3:30pm
World Refugee Day Celebration – International Rescue Committee
Baltimore’s World Refugee Day at the Walters Art Museum
Presented by Creative Alliance, Baltimore Resettlement Center & BCCC Refugee Youth Project
June 23, 2016 1:00pm
After Spring Washington D.C. Premiere
AFI Silver DOCs
E Street Theatre, 555 11th St. NW, Washington, DC 20004
Indiana
June 4, 2016 through June 5, 2016,10:00AM-7:00PM
Indiana Center for Middle East Peace hosts Fort Wayne’s annual ArabFest
June 17, 2016, 5:30pm – 10:00pm
Muslim Alliance of Indiana’s Refugee Welcome Fair Iftar & Dinner
Indiana Interchurch Center
1100 W 42nd St
Indianapolis, IN 46208
June 20, 2016, 11:00am – 2:00pm
World Refugee Day: Exodus at City Market
Indianapolis City Market 222 E. Market St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
Massachusetts
June 5, 2016 5:00pm-8:00pm
Christ Church Cathedral – Springfield, MA
Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction to build a school in a Syrian Internal Displacement Camp
Michigan
June 4, 2016 6:00pm -7:15pm
The Arab American National Museum
Opening Reception for Exhibit: “What We Carried”
Highlights stories of Iraqi and Syrian immigrants and refugees who fled their home to the U.S.
June 3, 2016 through June 12, 2016
The Arab American National Museum
Film Showing – “As I Open My Eyes”
“Arab Film Festival” as part of the Cinetopia International Film Festival
New York
June 17, 2016 3:00pm – 6:30pm
Historical Refugee Walk
Safe Passage Project
Battery Park, New York, NY 10280
More info: Stephanie Gibbs, [email protected]
June 18, 2016
Rochester World Refugee Day
Faziri Global Refugee Services
Lake Avenue Baptist Church/72 Ambrose Street, Rochester, NY 14608
More info: Faziri Ndahiro, [email protected]
June 23, 2016 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Iftar in a Synagogue: Refugees and Immigrants Welcome
NYC Muslim-Jewish Solidarity Committee
Temple Emanu-El – 1 East 65th Street, New York, NY 10065
June 26, 2016 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Multifaith Volunteer Day to Support Syrian Refugees
Catholic Charities
1011 First Avenue, New York, NY 10022
June 27, 2016 through July 10, 2016
Where the Children Sleep
A photo exhibit about refugee children in Europe and Middle East by Magnus Wennman
The New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Seattle, Washington
June 12, 2016, 3:30pm – 6:30pm
International Rescue Committee
ARTvocacy Benefit Concert
Olympic View Community Center
June 16, 2016, 6:30pm-8:30pm
International Rescue Committee
IRC in Seattle’s 11th Annual ARTvocacy Exhibit: A Celebration of World Refugee Day
The Pioneer Collective
June 20, 2016, 7:00pm-9:00pm
International Rescue Committee
“A Single Frame” Film Screening
AMC Pacific Place 11
Texas
June 11, 2016 10:00AM–2:00PM
Catholic Charities World Refugee Celebration at St. Patrick’s Catholic School
9635 Ferndale Rd., Dallas TX 75238
June 18, 2016 3:00PM-6:00PM
World Refugee Day
San Jacinto Auditorium Houston Community College Central Campus
1300 Holman Street, Houston, TX
The day will be featuring a story-telling event from unique and inspirational former refugees as well as a photography exhibit.