Worcester Inter-University Refugee Workshop

950 Main Street,Worcester MA 01610

22 September, 2022

Description

Clark University, College of the Holy Cross, and Worcester State UniversityDesigned for academics and students from Worcester colleges and universities, we invite you to our first one-day collaborative Worcester Inter-University Refugee Workshop. Participants will hear from practitioners in refugee resettlement and other agencies, historians, refugee advocates, and local researchers partnered with refugee communities. The workshop focuses on the changing ideas of who is considered a refugee, current national policies, local practices of refugee settlement and integration, and ethics and methods of research and community engagement. Topics:Session I: History and Context -- Forced Migration in Worcester and Central MassachusettsSession II: Mapping and Counter-Mapping of Forced Migration in WorcesterSession III: Methods and Ethics of Community-engaged Work with Refugees Lunch is included. Registration is free. Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Tilton Hall, Higgins University Center, Clark University, 8.30 am to 4.45 pm est.