Celebrate World Refugee Day 2020 | June 20
The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and the American Library Association (ALA) invite libraries to commemorate World Refugee Day 2020.
To connect safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, we encourage virtual activities to support and celebrate refugees. For ideas and resources, go to:
Join us for a Webinar on “From Refugee to Librarian: In our own words” <flyer>
Date/Time: June 18th, 12-1 pm CST | Recording: click here.
For questions, write to mortenson@illinois.edu and/or diversity@ala.org.
| The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and the American Library Association commemorate World Refugee Day 2020, affirming: |
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We are the United States*, welcoming people born here or afar. We are neighbors, diverse cultures, connected in common humanity. We are libraries**, welcoming all – people, ideas and knowledge. We strengthen our communities from the most vulnerable to the most affluent. |
| Note: We invite other organizations to use this statement, replacing the * with their own location, and the ** with their own organization type/name. |