Supporting each other in times of displacement and crisis: reflections from the US, Lebanon, Uganda, and Sri Lanka

Workshop 21 June 2023

On June 2023, 21, Cathrine Brun, leader of the VULNER Lebanese team, organizes a workshop in partnership with the Integration and Belonging Hub at Clark University. Discussions will address the experiences of support networks among refugees and initiatives in view of overcoming their vulnerabilities across four different contexts: the United States, Uganda, Lebanon, and Sri Lanka.

 

Speakers:

Maria Maalouf (Researcher at the Centre for Lebanese Studies)

Mohideen M. Alikhan (Senior lecturer at the Department of Geography, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)

Benjamin Kagigi (Outreach Manager at the African Community Education)

Emmanuel Viga (PhD candidate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

The discussions will be moderated by Professor Anita Häuserman Fábos (Clark University) and Professor Cathrine Brun (Centre for Lebanese Studies)

More info and registration here: https://lebanesestudies.com/events/supporting-each-other-in-times-of-displacement-and-crisis-reflections-from-the-us-lebanon-uganda-and-sri-lanka/