Syrian Community Know Your Rights
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.
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Solana Beach Welcomes
[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
Community Profile: Meet Ilhan
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
Community Profile: Meet Amina
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: Tell Hal Rogers To Increase Refugee Funds
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,
New Video: Refugee Resettlement 101
We hope you enjoy this information-packed overview of the refugee resettlement process, released in honor of World Refugee Day 2016. Transcript A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee their home, due to fear of war, persecution, or natural disaster. Today, there are about 60 million displaced people,
One 2016 Election Down, One to Go
Team PANA would like to thank our 16 young leaders for completing an intense two-week voter engagement campaign. We prioritized outreach to refugee voters and reached a total of 2,491 residents and 1,463 pledged to vote in the California Primary election. Keep an eye out for our July
World Refugee Day Social Media Kit
Take a #WorldRefugeeDay selfie! 1. Print the attached PDF 2. Fill in your answer 3. Take a photo 4. Share on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #ShowUp4Refugees Download
PANA World Refugee Day Statement
In honor of World Refugee Day, Ramla Sahid, executive director of the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA), asked San Diego leaders to think globally and act locally. "This World Refugee Day we have an unprecedented global crisis, with more than 65.3 million individuals forcibly displaced
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Report details refugee struggles in San Diego
[caption id align="alignnone" width="750"] Photo credit: Tatiana Sanchez [https://www.panasd.org/caption] The San Diego Union-Tribune interviewed Yawlay Htoo, a PANA House Meeting Leader, and highlights from PANA's preliminary key findings of the 2016 San Diego Refugee Experiences report in an
Community profile: Meet Aslanbek Magamadov
My name is Aslanbek. I'm from Grozny, in the North Caucasus in Russia. It's not big, but it's a very beautiful city. Together with my brothers, we run a small family business providing legal translations services; also we provide website development services. The greater
SD Uptown News: Local immigrants organizing ahead of election
PANA was covered by San Diego Uptown News in the article "Local immigrants organizing ahead of election", published on Jun 3, 2016 by Dave Schwab.