The Belonging Talks: Sandra Grudić, ‘The Messiness of Belonging’
The Integration and Belonging Hub Webinar Series presents Sandra Grudic, who will ponder the messiness of belonging, drawing upon her refugee — and non-refugee — experiences.
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The Messiness of Belonging: Experiencing my Multi-Faceted Bosnian Refugee Identity
The Belonging Talks: An Integration & Belonging Hub Webinar Series Speaker: Sandra Grudic (Doctoral Candidate in Holocaust and Genocide Studies and the Shirley and Ralph Rose Fellow, Clark University) Watch video of event
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Liberating Language Skills: Critical Pedagogy for Refugee Empowerment in Employment
Eliana Stanislawski will discuss strategies for increasing educational access for adult refugee learners, developing innovative approaches to virtual learning for adults at all language levels, and challenging the deficit mindset that is pervasive in Adult ESOL and refugee resettlement work.
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Webinar Event – “Share the Platform: Collaborative Strategies for Refugee Integration in Academia”
Clark University SSJ professor, Anita Fábos, will be joined by colleague and Fairfield University professor, Alfred Babo, to present about the Share the Platform initiative they started in 2019. The mission of Share the Platform is to “center the expertise of refugees to improve policy, programs, and practice.” They will converse about strategies for those of non-refugee backgrounds to better advocate for and “share the platform” with fellow colleagues from refugee backgrounds, including a discussion of best practices from a refugee perspective.
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Creating Inclusive Spaces for the LGBTQ+ Community in Newcomer Services
Designed for direct service providers, managers, and others in refugee resettlement, this webinar will explore and address the multifaceted challenges and opportunities associated with fostering inclusivity for LGBTQ+ individuals in newcomer services contexts.
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From Memories to the Table: My Pontic Greek Family Journey
ZoomA live cooking demonstration with Chef Panos Karafoulidis from Thessaloniki, Greece, where Clark students participated in the “Food, Migration, and Belonging in Thessaloniki” summer study abroad program.
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The Oakland Bloom Kitchen: Nurturing Seeds of Memory and Resistance through Food and Culture
OnlineHear from Claudia Luz Suarez and Chef Nicole Garcia, of Oakland Bloom, a nonprofit that supports poor-and-working class immigrant, refugee, and BIPOC chefs to start their own food businesses in Oakland, CA.
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Home and Belonging: The Predicament of Arriving and Returning
Virtual Event via Zoom WebinarBelonging Talk with Dr. John Nassari, forced migration scholar and award-winning photographer based in London.
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Innovative Approaches to Belonging in Urban Spaces
This panel discussion brings together scholars and practitioners who explore belonging, migration, and displacement in urban settings through a multidisciplinary lens. Hosted by the Integration and Belonging Hub.
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The Case for Beauty in the Built Environment: Why Humanitarian Aid without Aesthetics Fails
Foundations and Field Evidence In crisis settings, urgent needs take precedence—but what role might beauty play in helping people rebuild and feel at home again? This opening session of the ‘Beauty, Art, Belonging & the Neuroscience of Place’ webinar series lays the foundation for rethinking beauty as a core component of safety, healing, and belonging. […]
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What Neuroscience Teaches Us About Shelter, Space & Healing
This “Designing for Belonging” session bridges neuroscience and humanitarian practice, exploring how the built environment influences well-being, safety, and belonging and how physical spaces can either magnify stress or restore hope.
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Beauty as Resistance: Art and Story as Healing Forces in Displacement
via ZoomThis webinar explores how storytelling, music, and art in displacement serve as acts of resistance, healing, and collective empowerment.
