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	Email this page Current News in Context April 13, 2007 AFSC Symposium on Iraqi Refugees Building on a Tradition of Reconciliation 19 May 2007 Friends Center - Philadelphia 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM "The displacement of Iraqis from Iraq is now the fastest growing refugee crisis in the world." (Refugee International, 12/2006) An invitation to Friends and others concerned about the Iraqi refugee crisis. Gathered together we will learn more about the humanitarian and political dimensions, ways the global community is responding, and develop ideas for education and advocacy in our US communities. Presenters: Kristele Younes, Refugees International Ra'ed Jarrar, Iraq Program Consultant, AFSC Noah Merrill, ElectronicIraq, former AFSC staff Zahra Hamid Sultan, Amman, Jordan Workshop Presenters: Rick McDowell and Mary Trotochaud, AFSC Iraq Country Rep's (2003-2005) Aura Kanegis, Legislative Director AFSC Washington DC Leila Barclay, Middle East Peacebuilding Committee Noah Merrill, Ra'ed Jarrar Symposium Program: 1:00 Registration 1:15 Opening Opening and Welcome - Peter Lems, AFSC Iraq Program Music/Reflection with Slideshow of Iraqi portraits 1:30 Presentations: Overview of the Iraqi Displacement: Facts and Figures Kristele Younes Witness to the Suffering: Documenting the Refugee Experience Noah Merrill Political Dynamics of Iraqi Displacement Ra'ed Jarrar Experiencing Displacement: Iraqi Testimonies Zahra Hamid Sultan 3:00 Question and Answers 3:30 Break 4:00 - 5:30 Workshops Beyond Advocacy and Education to Direct Aid Noah Merrill Iraq 101: The Land, the People, the Culture, a Workshop for Youth Leila Barclay Roots of the Iraqi/Iraqi Conflict: Religious or Political? Ra'ed Jarrar Bringing the Message to Congress, Advocacy ABC's Aura Kanegis Making the Refugee Crisis Visible: Tools on How to Educate Others Rick McDowell and Mary Trotochaud 5:30 - 6:00 Closing 6:00 - 7:00 Reception Registration: $20 \| Student and Seniors $10 *************** Speaker Background ************* Zahra Hamid Sultan is a trained social worker and Iraqi refugee living and working in Amman, Jordan. In recent years, she has been instrumental in making connections between internationals and members of the growing Iraqi refugee communities in Amman. In this capacity she has worked with BBC TV, Human Rights Watch and numerous independent journalists and NGO's. She regularly participates in civil society efforts within Jordan intended to highlight the needs and concerns of Iraqi refugees. Kristele Younes was Refugee International's lead person in preparing their new report on the plight of Iraqi refugees in Jordan and Syria, see www.refugeesinternational.org. She recently appeared on CSPAN as a result of her testimony to a Congressional committee looking at the US' failure to provide visas for Iraqis fleeing the violence. She joined Refugees International in February of 2006 after working as a Legal Officer with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Noah Merrill recently returned from six weeks of intensive work in Jordan among Iraqi refugees displaced as a result of the ongoing Iraq crisis. During this time, he conducted more than 40 in-depth formal interviews with Iraqi families, and met informally with many more. Merrill participated in frequent consultations with staff of international humanitarian organizations, UN staff, and representatives of Iraqi civil society and political groups. Raed Jarrar** is a political analyst and activist currently based in Washington DC. He was born in Baghdad and spent most of his life in Iraq. After the 2003 invasion, Raed Jarrar was the country director of CIVIC Worldwide, the only door-to-door casualty survey in post war Iraq. He also established an NGO called "Emaar" that carried out work in Baghdad and the nine cities of the south in coordinating with local authorities, community leaders and other NGOs. Emaar implemented hundreds of community-based projects around the country on an extremely low budget. Comments: Post a Comment ^ Top of page		Search site Subscribe for email updates: Recent Posts Main page IRAQ: A Calendar of Peacemaking and Peacebuilding ... Christian Peace Witness for Iraq The Situation Is Not Serious: It Is Desperate (NCC... 1.6 million Iraqis have Fled their Country Since t... 655,000 Dead in Iraq Deadliest Year for Press since the Invasion 2003 NCCI Editorial - Weekly Highlight Study estimates 655,000 excess Iraqi deaths since ... Aid worker for Life for Relief and Development (LI... Declaration of Peace: DC Summary Earlier Posts Week of... 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