Program on Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Immigrants

Co-sponsored by HNT & CBS

3:00 PM: Volunteer Opportunities Fair
3:30 PM: The American Jewish Immigration Experience: Restriction, Deportation and History with Professor Devin Naar, Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies, Associate Professor of History & Jewish Studies at University of Washington.
4:45 PM: Refreshments and Information on Getting Involved
5:10 PM: Advocacy Break Out Sessions:

• Building Relationships and Becoming an Effective Advocate for Immigrants and Refugees with your elected officials: Led by Max Patashnik, Director of Government and Community Relations at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.
• What do Jewish sources have to say about immigration & refugees? Led by Rabbi Lauren Kurland, Director of Student Engagement at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Washington and Educational Consultant.
• Letter Writing Workshop: Participants will send letters to elected officials and children in detention. Organized by Beth Shalom immigration and sanctuary group and social action committee.