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August 25, 2021

Reading Refuge Book Club – Roya Hakakian

August 25, 2021, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Virtual

Building Peaceful Bridges (BPB) is excited to welcome Roya Hakakian at our next Reading Refuge Book Club, Wednesday, August 25th at 7:00 pm to discuss her latest book, A Beginners Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious. Roya, a former refugee from Iran, is also the author of Assassins of the Turquoise Palace and Journey from the Land of No, and has published two collections of poetry in Persian. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and on NPR's All…

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September 20, 2021

Quarterly Learning Luncheon with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky

September 20, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Virtual

Building Peaceful Bridges (BPB) is excited to welcome Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky at our Learning Luncheon on Wednesday, September 8th at 12:00 p.m. CST in a discussion about refugees, including affordable housing. More details coming soon, so check back!. Registration is required (see below). BPB hosts educational luncheons listening to refugee stories and “knowledge experts” speak on immigration and refugee programs.

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October 27, 2021

Reading Refuge Book Club – TBD

October 27, 2021, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Virtual

Save the date. Details coming soon!

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November 15, 2021

Quarterly Learning Luncheon

November 15, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Virtual

BPB hosts educational luncheons listening to refugee stories and “knowledge experts” speak on immigration and refugee programs. Check back for details on the November Learning Luncheon!

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