Reflections on Faith-Based Responses to Forced Migration (11/03/21)
Join us WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 at 12 PM for a virtual roundtable discussion looking at faith-based responses to the challenges of migration.
The world continues to see the worst displacement crisis since World War II. In recent years, crises on the world stage—from the Syrian conflict to extreme violence and poverty in Central America and Venezuela and the recent (disastrous) US withdrawal from Afghanistan—have triggered mass movements of people that at once generate an outpouring of support as well as elicit fear and close borders. This inaugural roundtable discussion aims to examine the global displacement crisis and explore what might be possible to respond to the challenges of migration. Highlighting the innovative efforts of religious civil society actors in Europe to provide safe pathways for forced migrants to seek asylum in Europe through a project called Humanitarian Corridors, the event will discuss lessons learned and their applicability in the context of the United States, particularly along the US-Mexico border. By bringing together scholars and practitioners and linking theological visions of hospitality and justice with political discussions around refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, this event seeks to generate new ideas for responding to the challenges of migration.
Speakers include Shai Dromi, Lecturer on Sociology, Harvard University; Tanya B. Schwarz, Executive Director, Pi Sigma Alpha; David Sulewski, PhD Candidate, Global Governance & Human Security, UMass Boston; Lauren Turek, Associate Professor of History & Director of Museum Studies, Trinity University, Texas; and Erin Wilson, Associate Professor of Global Politics and Religion, University of Groningen.
Sponsored by the Centers for the Study of Europe and Latin American Studies, the Pardee School Initiative on Forced Migration and Human Trafficking (FMHT), and the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs (CURA).
Register in advance for this webinar:
When: Nov 3, 2021 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Humanitarian Corridors: Humanitarian Corridors A Faith-Based Response to Forced Migration
https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Mfafv97fQA6oJ5tAa3CUQA
