Tearing apart families is not a Jewish value. Deuteronomy teaches, “You should love the foreigner among you – giving him food and clothing.” (Deut. 10:18) Tearing apart families is not …
Arts and Advocacy Conference on Immigration
Don’t miss a day of arts and advocacy as we celebrate our community’s immigrants. Click here to register.
Dialogue and Book-signing with Kate Evans: author and activist of “Threads from the Refugee Crisis”
The Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice and The Center for Holocaust, Genocide & Human Rights Studies at UNC Charlotte are delighted to host author and activist Kate …
ACLU Court Observer Training Program at The Stan Greenspon Center
On Sunday, July 9th, The Stan Greenspon Center hosted the launching of the ACLU’s Court Observer Training Program in Charlotte. The room was packed as twenty eight people attended, each …
World Refugee Day, June 20th: Reflections by Queen’s University Faculty
At a time when over 63 million people are forcibly displaced from their homes around the globe, a population equal to about 1/5 of the U.S. population, we are reminded …
“Syrian refugee speaks of hope and despair at Stan Greenspon Center event” by Louise Clark and Dr. John Cox
View PostWhat’s the Difference? Examining Refugee, Asylee, and Immigrant Status
View PostState-Level Update via Dr. Sarah Griffith: Executive Order Fallout
Congressman Robert Pittenger continues to target refugees on specious and unverified claims. Since 2015 Pittenger has worked through the state legislature to oppose the resettlement of refugees in North Carolina. …
National Update via HIAS, Julia Edwards Ainsley
By Julia Edwards Ainsley|Jan. 24th, 2017 Tue Jan 24, 2017 | 10:00 PM EST WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders starting on Wednesday that include a …
NC Legislative Update by Dr. Sarah Griffith
House Bill 1086 was introduced on May 10, 2016. It passed first reading and was referred to the Judiciary and on to Appropriations all on 5/11/16. If approved the bill …
