Welcome Afghans
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Films and speakers bring message to Winona Arts Center | News | wxow.com
Winona Afghan Support Network welcomes refugees with community event (news8000.com)
Welcome Afghans
Saturday / May 21 / 2:00-4:00pm
Please join us as we welcome Afghan newcomers to our community. The event will feature two film screenings, a presentation from Sajida Mirzada, an international student from Afghanistan, and members of the Winona Afghan Support Network (WASN) speaking about their experiences with resettling refugees. The event will wrap up with sharing of Afghan foods.
The films to be screened are:
Welcome Strangers
Directed by Dia Sokol Savage. 21 minutes.
Synopsis: When asylum-seeking immigrants are legally released from ICE detention, Sarah Jackson and her team of volunteers welcome them with food, clothing and shelter and help reunite them with their families.
Immigrant at Home
Directed by Sufian Abulohom. 20 minutes.
Synopsis: An aspiring Arab American comedian struggles to find independence while maintaining her relationship with her mother.
This event is a collaboration with the Winona Afghan Support Network, Frozen River Film Festival, and the Winona Arts Center.
Freewill donations will go towards the following: Winona Afghan Support Network (WASN) to resettle refugees in Winona, Winona Sheltering Network (WSN) to help pay for two homes purchased for ongoing use for refugees resettling in Winona, and a family who is still trying to escape Afghanistan.