Refugee Congress Delegates Celebrate World Refugee Day Across the United States
From coast to coast, Refugee Congress Delegates are celebrating World Refugee Day, honoring the joy, the resilience and the countless ways in which refugees enrich our communities – as friends, as neighbors, as colleagues, and as leaders.
Across the world, we are watching the largest global displacement crisis in history unfold. As an organization built and led by refugees, we honor World Refugee Day by reaffirming our commitment to advocating for refugee-led solutions – from local to global - that are welcoming and inclusive.
This year Refugee Congress Delegates are part of more than 15 World Refugee Day events across the United States between June 17th and June 24th.
World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations on June 20th of every year to honor refugees around the globe. This yearly recognition celebrates the strength and courage of people forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.
Refugee Congress is honored to support delegate events at the following dates and locations:
June 17, 2023
Salt Lake City, UT - World Refugee Day Celebration starting at 11:00 AM at Big Cottonwood Regional Park with Delegate Atem Aleu.
Missoula, MT - World Refugee Day Celebration at Fort Missoula from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM with Delegate Paul Mwingwa.
Harrisonburg, VA - Virginia World Refugee Day Celebration starting at 3:00 PM at Turner Pavilion with Delegate Myra Dahgaypaw.
Syracuse, NY - Delegate Kumari Regmi supported the planning of World Refugee Day Syracuse at Grant Middle School from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
June 18, 2023
Indianapolis, IN - Make Indiana Welcome for Refugees Event from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM at Nexus Impact Center with Delegate Ally Ntumba.
Brooklyn, NY - World Refugee Day Community Arts Festival at 3:00 PM outside the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music with Delegates Luis Mejia Rivera and New Jersey Delegate Andreina Zuluaga.
June 20, 2023
Chicago, IL - World Refugee Day Advocacy Event at 12:00 PM at Daley Plaza with Delegate Emma Yaaka.
Las Vegas, NV - World Refugee Day from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Ed W. Clark High School with Delegates Felix Lumbala and Biar Atem.
June 22, 2023
Anchorage, AK - World Refugee Day Alaska from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Grown North Farm with Delegate Mahdi Akal.
June 23, 2023
Jersey City, NJ - World Refugee Day Storytelling Power Workshop from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at & Coworking with Delegate Andreina Zuluaga.
June 24, 2023
Grand Rapids, MI - Immigrants and Refugees Youth Conference from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM at Calvin University with Delegate Rose Mayan.
Chicago, IL - World Refugee Day Celebration from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Foster Beach Park with Delegate Emma Yaaka.
El Cajon, CA - World Refugee Day from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Cuyamaca Community College with Delegate Shamail Amiri.
Tukwila, WA - World Refugee Day Global Village from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Foster High School with Delegate Tshishiku Henry.
New Haven, CT - World Refugee Day Celebration from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at College Woods East Park with Delegate Jane Kinity.
Des Moines, IA - 2023 DSM World Refugee Day from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Tower Park with Delegate Tika Bhandari.
Baton Rouge, LA - World Refugee and Immigrant Day from 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM at Family Youth Service Center with Delegate Sharon Njie and Board Member Dauda Sesay.
(Keep visiting this page as we add more events!)