In June 2016, PANA released it's first report, "San Diego Refugee Experiences," the conclusion of 50 house meetings led by San Diego refugee residents to study how the community is faring in areas such as health, education, jobs and housing. What we found was that across
From September 5th through October 10th, PANA is joining with thousands across the country to say #NoMuslimBanEver. The #NoMuslimBanEver campaign is organized by dozens of organizations across the United States including MPower Change, the MASA Organizing team, Asian Americans Advancing Justice –Asian Law Caucus, and Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
2017 San Diego’s interfaith community, civil and human rights groups, labor and social service organizations, and compassionate individuals joined together to affirm our commitment to make San Diego a safe haven for refugees and immigrants from around the world, especially those fleeing a crisis of violence, natural disaster, and
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of PANA’s new Podcast, in partnership with Climate Action Campaign: Flip the Script: The Future is Female. About the Podcast Flip the Script is here to shake things up and offer a new vision for how to move San Diego forward so
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2017 Contact: Ramla Sahid, ramla@panasd.org, 619-265-6611 Trump’s Executive Order An Act of Violence Against Refugees and Muslim People Rhetoric surrounding new executive order betrays intent to codify religious discrimination into policy SAN DIEGO – Today, President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting
The San Diego Union-Tribune inverviewed PANA member Wedad for an article titled "Refugee advocates remain skeptical of Trump's 'travel ban 2.0'" written by Kate Morrisey and published on March 6th, 2017. Source: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/sd-me-order-reaction-20170306-story.html [caption id align=
NBC 7 San Diego interviewed Ismail, a PANA member for a video segment and article titled "Local Immigrants React to President Trump's Revised Travel Ban", written by Astrid Solorzano and published on March 6th, 2017. Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Local-Immigrants-React-to-President-Trumps-Revised-Travel-Ban-415522953.html [caption id
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1024"] Photo source: http://coyotechronicle.net/who-are-the-refugees/ [https://www.panasd.org/caption] Coyote Chronicle covered PANA's participation in California State University, San Bernadino Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies' panel event: "Who Are The Refugees?"
[caption id align="alignnone" width="750"] Photo credit: John Gastaldo [https://www.panasd.org/caption] The San Diego Union-Tribune highlighted PANA's work in a focus article titled "Ramla Sahid, a refugee on a mission, works to bring refugees into San Diego's
[caption id align="alignnone" width="580"] Photo credit: Doug Porter [https://www.panasd.org/caption] San Diego Free Press covered PANA's participation in a rally and march in solidarity with immigrants in San Diego. The article titled "Photo Gallery: Rally in Solidarity with
San Bernadino Sun's staff covered PANA's participation in California State University, San Bernadino Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies' panel event: "Who Are The Refugees?" The article was published on February 17th, 2017. Source: http://www.sbsun.com/social-affairs/20170217/cal-state-san-bernardino-panel-discussion-about-refugees-slated-for-next-week
[caption id align="alignnone" width="1103"] Mustafa Dib, community organizer, addresses San Diego City Council [https://www.panasd.org/caption] This past Tuesday, Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) will join the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties, Pillars of the Community and
