March 21, 2017
A Discussion with Ahlam Mahmood
A discussion with Ahlam Mahmood and her daughter Roqayah as they tell their story of life in Iraq and Syria and creating a new home in the United States. Building Peaceful Bridges' mission introduced to the audience.
Find out more »September 12, 2018
Ahlam Mahmood and A Disappearance in Damascus
An evening discussion with Ahlam Mahmood and a few of her new friends as she tells her story of creating a new home in a foreign land. Discussion centered on A Disappearance in Damascus. Building Peaceful Bridges' mission introduced to the audience.
Find out more »October 30, 2018
Ahlam Mahmood and A Disappearance in Damascus
An evening discussion with Ahlam Mahmood and a few of her new friends as she tells her story of creating a new home in a foreign land. Discussion centered on A Disappearance in Damascus. Building Peaceful Bridges' mission introduced to the audience.
Find out more »August 19, 2019
Monthly Luncheon Meeting
Educational luncheons listening to refugee stories and "knowledge experts" speak on immigration and refugee programs.
Find out more »September 16, 2019
Monthly Luncheon Meeting
Educational luncheons listening to refugee stories and "knowledge experts" speak on immigration and refugee programs.
Find out more »October 17, 2019
Immigration Storytelling
Program showcases immigrants, their descendants, and ally voices to combat the criminalization of immigrants. These stories, voices, and experiences must be heard. Ahlam Mahmood and seven other storytellers discuss their lives this evening. Ahlam tells her story of fleeing her home in Iraq, being a humanitarian leader in Syria, friendship with Deborah Campbell, imprisonment, and starting a new life with her family in the United States.
Find out more »November 18, 2019
Monthly Luncheon Meeting
Educational luncheons listening to refugee stories and "knowledge experts" speak on immigration and refugee programs. Featured guest is Brother Joseph Schenk, Community Resource Developer, Refugee Resettlement Program of Catholic Charities.
Find out more »February 10, 2020
Quarterly Monday Luncheon Meetings
Guest speaker, Hannah Werner, ESL Coordinator for the Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago, will be speaking about the ESL Training at the Association. She will speak from 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch and discussion of BPB business topics to follow. BPB hosts educational luncheons listening to refugee stories and “knowledge experts” speak on immigration and refugee programs.
Find out more »May 18, 2020
BPB’s First “Virtual” Quarterly Luncheon Meeting
Jims Porter, Communication and Advocacy Manager for RefugeeOne and member of the Golden Door Coalition, will provide a brief background of the refugee crisis, particularly during COVID-19. He will introduce how resettlement works and introduce RefugeeOne’s services and programs. In addition, he will highlight the work and history of the Golden Door Coalition. RefugeeOne's mission is to create opportunity for refugees fleeing war, terror, and persecution to build new lives of safety, dignity, and self-reliance. The Gold Door Coalition's vision…
Find out more »September 21, 2020
Quarterly “Luncheon” Meeting: Immigration and Refugee Policy
Topic: Immigration and Refugee Policy Guest speaker, Galya Ben-Arieh, J.D. ,Ph.D., is a professor in the Political Science Department at Northwestern University and an international expert in refugee and forced migration studies. She has worked for over 20 years bringing her expertise as an academic and lawyer to broaden our understandings of the rights and processes of refugee protection and the role of law in settlement and inclusion in host societies. In 2018 she founded COMPASS – Community Partnerships…
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