September 8, 2000
September 8, 2000
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PANEL DISCUSSION AND FILM SERIES EXAMINE ASYLUM AND REFUGEES IN U.S.
Sept. 15-16 events hosted by Human Rights First
and the Joseph R. Crowley Program in International Human Rights at Fordham UniversitySept. 15
What: "The Refugee Experience in the U.S.: Restoring Fairness to the Asylum Process," a panel discussion on U.S. asylum and detention practices, as well as efforts by human rights activists to protect the rights of refugees.
Who: Panelists include Somali refugee and former I.N.S. detainee Yasmine Mohamed; Will Coley, project director, Jesuit Refugee Service; and Gene Guerrero, director of Human Rights First’s Torchlight Campaign, which seeks to restore rights to refugees. Moderated by WNYC reporter Amy Eddings.
Where: James McNally Amphitheatre, Fordham University Law School, 142 W. 62nd St., Manhattan. A,C,1,9,B,D to 59th Street, Columbus Circle.
When: Fri., Sept. 15, 7-9 p.m. Open to the public and free of charge.
Sept. 16
What: "The Refugee Experience: In flight and in the Heart of America," a day of films highlighting the experiences of refugees abroad and in the United States. Noon: "Well Founded Fear" (1999, Shari Robertson & Michael Camerini, The Epidavros Project, Inc.). An intimate view of political asylum in America – who deserves it and who decides. 2:30 p.m.: "Children of Chabannes" (1999, Lisa Gossels & Dean Wetherell, Perennial Pictures, Inc.). The WWII story of French villagers who saved the lives of 400 Jewish refugee children. 4:30 p.m.: "Abandoned: The Betrayal of America’s Immigrants" (1999, David Belle & Nicholas Wrathall, Crowing Rooster Arts, Inc.). An examination of the detention of asylum seekers and other immigrants in the United States.
Where: James McNally Amphitheatre, Fordham University School of Law, 142 W. 62nd St., Manhattan. A,C,1,9,B,D to 59th Street, Columbus Circle.
When: Sat., Sept. 16, noon-6 p.m. Open to the public and free of charge.
Co-sponsored by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Jesuit Refugee Service, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, New York Catholic Charities, New York Immigration Coalition, and Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins San Frontières will launch its exhibit, A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City, Sept. 15-16 in Manhattan’s Central Park, with subsequent stops at New Jersey’s Liberty Science Center, Sept. 18-24; Brooklyn Prospect Park, Sept. 27-Oct. 1; and Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, Oct. 4-8. Additional information: http://www.refugeecamp.org.