The Refugee Advocacy Lab is a partnership-powered initiative aimed at advancing the movement for U.S. leadership on refugee protection and inclusion.
www.refugeeadvocacylab.org/
Refugee Advocacy Lab
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⏰Today’s the last day to submit the act of welcome you completed for the #WeWillWelcome pledge!
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🎉 Join us this June in Washington, DC!
As part of Refugee Week USA 2026, Refugees International and Refugee Storytellers Collective are proud to host Courage Together, a celebration of creativity and cultural expression. Learn more and get your tickets!
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Listen in as Kate Brick, Lab Executive Director, shares how, in states like Georgia, communities are coming together to not only stop bills that would harm our communities, but pass bills at the state level that help our newcomer neighbors thrive & ensure everyone has access to quality healthcare.
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This interactive tool helps immigrant & refugee leaders consider their participation in public events & speaking opportunities.
Designed to support informed decision-making, preparedness & confidence, check it out now!
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With visa processing paused, Milwaukee's Community Center for Immigrants is working to help clients get their jobs back amid the confusion local businesses are facing.
See their full conversation with @wuwmradio.bsky.social.
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Almost one year ago, 400+ people from around the United States & the world signed the #WeWillWelcome pledge.
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Did you sign the #WeWillWelcome pledge? We want to celebrate your efforts to keep your community welcoming!
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Pennsylvania lawmakers are working to make commonwealth schools more welcoming, reports 90.5 WESA.
“School should be a place where every student feels safe & supported, & should not be a place where we are afraid,” said Pittsburgh 11th grader Aalia Wafa.
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Liliana Bolaños reminds us that charts do not change hearts. Stories do.
“It is difficult to ignore a system’s failures when they impact your favorite co-worker or next door neighbor.”
But her hope for immigration reform lies in her community.
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Milwaukee's Community Center for Immigrants has been helping clients navigate confusion since the Trump administration paused the visa processing for immigrants from 75 countries.
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Featuring performances by award-winning poets, musicians, and storytellers including Safia Elhillo, Maimouna “Mumu Fresh” Youssef, and the Refugee Storytellers Collective.
While some states are considering legislation that would challenge immigrant students’ educational rights, some Pennsylvania lawmakers want to make commonwealth schools more welcoming.
“My hope for meaningful immigration reform does not lie in Washington, D.C.,” writes Liliana Bolaños in an op-ed. “It lies in our communities — where people actually know their neighbors and…
Kate Brick, Executive Director of @refugeeadvocacylab.bsky.social, reflects on the cross sectoral support we're seeing for pro-refugee/immigrant solutions at the state and local level, including in #Georgia.
Watch the full conversation here:
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