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
KPBS quoted PANA's executive director Ramla Sahid's San Diego City Hall testimony in an article titled "San Diego City Council Supports Lawsuit Against Trump Travel Ban" written by Andrew Bowen published on February 15th, 2017. Source: http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/feb/14/
PANA's executive director Ramla Sahid was quoted in a KPBS article titled "City Heights Groups Want East African Immigrants To See A Doctor Before They Need One", written by Tarryn Mento and published on February 15th, 2017. Source: http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/feb/14/
The San Diego Union-Tribune covered public testimony by two PANA staff in a video segment accompanying the article "San Diego to Fight Trump's Refugee Travel Ban" by Gary Warth published on February 14th, 2017. Testimony by Ismahan Abdullahi, Director of Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships, and
[caption id align="alignnone" width="800"] Photo credit: Vito Di Stefano and Andrew Bowen, KPBS [https://www.panasd.org/caption] Voice of San Diego produced an audio interview on the Voice of San Diego podcast episode titled "SANDAG's OMG Moment," highlighted in
