PANA's executive director Ramla Sahid was quoted by by The San Diego Union-Tribune in the article "Trump to sign executive orders enabling construction of border wall and targeting sanctuary cities", published on Jan 24, 2017 by Jerry Markon, Robert Costa, Abigail Hauslohner. The passage: Ramla Sahid,
We must affirm the dignity and humanity of over 65 million people who have been forced to flee home who deserve our compassion. This is what we do as Americans. We stand in opposition to any announcement which turns our backs on refugees at a time when they are most
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Thanks to hundreds of new and longtime supporters, PANA had a remarkable year in 2016. We engaged over 5,641 individuals this year, speaking over 18 languages including Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Dinka, Karen, Kareni, Kizigwa, Neur, Pashto, Somali, Swahili, and Tigrinya. Here are a few example of what we accomplished:
Saturday, Dec 10, 2016 - 300 San Diegans came together to launch the #RightToARoof campaign for affordable, quality homes for all of our families. Together, we marked International Human Rights Day for the second annual community-led "Human Rights Day of Action" event. We filled a vacant lot in
PANA and Justice Overcoming Boundaries to Hold Rally Launching #RightToARoof Campaign in San Diego Today Grassroots groups protesting San Diego’s housing crisis and its effect on refugee and immigrant communities on Human Rights Day 2016 WHAT: Today the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA), Justice Overcoming Boundaries
PANA's event was covered by San Diego Jewish Journal in the article "Assessing the Status of Syrian Refugees in San Diego and Beyond", published on Nov 18, 2016 by Natalie Jacobs.
PANA's event was covered by NBC 7 San Diego in the video segment "Humanitarian Groups Discuss Impact of Election on Refugees", published on Nov 17, 2016 by Arty Ojeda. Watch the video
PANA was covered by KUSI News in a video segment titled "Refugees In America", where reporter Lisa Remillard interviews Ramla Sahid, executive director of PANA, and David Murphy, executive director of IRC in San Diego. The video was published online on Nov 17, 2016. Watch the video
Let's get together as neighbors and invest in better homes in San Diego. Join us on Saturday, December 10th at 10am in Southeast San Diego to launch the #RightToARoof campaign. RSVP
[caption id align="alignnone" width="845"] Image source: http://dailytrojan.com/2016/11/18/panel-talks-trumps-impact-immigrants/ [https://www.panasd.org/caption] The Daily Trojan covered PANA's participation in a panel event in an article titled "Panel talks Trump's impact on immigrants,"
The voters of El Cajon have spoken. Last night, El Cajon voters turned out in strong support of Yes on Measure S. The initiative passed in a landslide with nearly 70% voting yes. The initiative requires elections of City Council members by geographic districts in which they reside beginning in