FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephen Heverly, 619-886-0926 Refugee Advocacy Organization, PANA’s Statement on the Police Shooting of Unarmed and Disabled Refugee, Alfred Olango in El Cajon, San Diego County, California The following statement can be attributed to executive director of the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA)
Thu, Sep 22, 2016 Join us on Twitter at #WelcomingWeek #PowerHour. Other optional hashtags: #ShowUp4Refugees #RefugeesWelcome #SanDiego 12:00 PM - Question 1 Introduce yourself and/or your organization by sharing how or why you are celebrating 12:10 PM - Question 2 What is your vision for a more
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2500"] Credit: Dave Mathisen [https://www.panasd.org/caption] Our voices together can — and must — change the story about refugees. As the global refugee crisis continues to break records and the November election draws nearer, we in San Diego have a
Sat, Aug 27, 2016 With the help of 20 amazing volunteers, PANA hosted a full-day trip to the San Diego Zoo with over 300 Syrian refugee newcomers.
By Deborah Jenkins Saleem Spindari serves as manager of Refugee Settlement Support Projects at MOSAIC, a multilingual non-profit organization assisting immigrants and refugees in their integration into Canadian society. [caption id align="alignnone" width="471"] Saleem Spindari, Manager of Refugee Settlement Support Projects at MOSAIC. Credit:
PANA research was cited in an article by KPBS titled "Backpacks Help San Diego Refugees Head Back To School" by Megan Burks, published on August 18th, 2016. Source: http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/aug/19/event-helps-refugee-children-go-back-school/
[caption id align="alignnone" width="460"] Photo credit: AP Photo/Kathy Willens [https://www.panasd.org/caption] Associated Press quoted PANA executive director Ramla Sahid in an article titled "Former refugees look to Election Day with a sense of duty" by Exra Kaplan published
Aug 9, 2016 With the help of CAIR San Diego, PANA hosted an informational evening for the Syrian newcomer refugee community to share experiences, ask questions and learn about civil liberties in the U.S.
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2500"] Credit: PANA [https://www.panasd.org/caption] On Wednesday, Jun 13th 2016 in Solana Beach City Hall, eleven supporters including many local community members showed up in support of Solana Beach joining the Building Welcoming Communities Campaign, an initiative of
Ilhan joined PANA to get out the vote in the June 7th, 2016 California primary election, she asked San Diego voters questions both on the phone and knocking on people’s doors. With Ilhan’s help and the support of the African American Civic Engagement Project, PANA successfully launched our
Amina joined PANA to get out the vote in the June 7th, 2016 California primary election, she asked San Diego voters questions both on the phone and knocking on people’s doors. With Amina’s help and the support of the African American Civic Engagement Project, PANA successfully launched our
Urgent Action needed: The Fiscal Year 2017 State and Foreign Operations Bill (#FY17SFOPS) was just released, and will be debated by the Committee on Appropriations in the U.S. House of Representatives soon. Despite the record-breaking refugee crisis and the majority of Americans agreeing we should do more for refugees,