Refugee Experiences: Perspectives from Rhode Island and Beyond

Brown University

Co-sponsored by the Watson Institute for International and Public Policy and the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies

October 9, 2024

The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies and Art at Watson organized a panel discussion in conjunction with the art exhibit “The Power of Faces: Looking at the Global Refugee Crisis.”

This event featured practitioners working in refugee resettlement and advocacy in Rhode Island, as well as the two photographers who have documented life in refugee camps worldwide. Panelists will share their experiences and insights on the challenges refugees face and how their work helps humanize and support these communities. This event aims to foster a deeper understanding of the refugee journey and the critical efforts to assist them locally.

Panelists:

• Daniel Farber Huang and Theresa Menders (photographers “The Power of Faces”)

• Dr. Omar Bah, Founder, Refugee Dream Center.

• Keith Cooper, Executive Director, Beautiful Day

• Moderated by Wendy Schiller, Howard R. Swearer Interim Director of the Thomas J. Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Alison S. Ressler Professor of Political Science