We hope you can join us on July 15th, 2018!

Twin Cities World Refugee Day immerses attendees in an artistic, culinary, and social experience which expands intercultural understanding by building human connections and improving knowledge of immigrant and refugee issues. Below you can find further information about what you’ll find in Loring Park on July 15th.

Cultural Stage

Each year Twin Cities World Refugee Day features over a dozen refugee artists, including musicians, dancers, poets, and storytellers. We’re excited to welcome these artists!

Ifrah Mansour
Tou Ger Bennett Xiong
Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay
Lula Saleh
Sonic Rain
Somali Museum of Minnesota Dance Troupe
Community School of Excellence Dance Team
Yaba Gobana
Tamira Amin
Deeq Abdi
Nyttu Chongo
Siama Matuzungidi
Palestinian Dabke Team
Tiyumba African Drum and Dance Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resource Fair

In addition to celebrating the cultures and experiences of Minnesotan refugees, Twin Cities World Refugee Day highlights local organizations dedicated to providing opportunities and improving quality of life for immigrant and refugee communities. We invite such organizations to join us in the celebration as a Resource Fair participant. This year’s resource fair participants include:

Doctors Without Borders
American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa
Lutheran Social Service
Council on American-Islamic Relations
Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Minneapolis
The Center for Victims of Torture
HAP
Karen Organization of Minnesota
Dream Refugee
American Red Cross

and many more!

We will provide organizations with a table and two chairs. Orgs will need to bring their own tent or canopy, if they wish to have one. We encourage organizations to send two or three representatives so they can meet with attendees, and also have time to explore the rest of the event. More than 40 refugee-serving organizations and over 2,000 community members are expected to attend, and we wouldn’t want you to miss out!

Please fill out this Google Form to express your interest in participating in this year’s resource fair: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2CZdaNHfrbiscVH0a-mf4SEUGBslQS-iVs57qISBciEnssw/viewform

 

Food, Art, & Craft Fair

If you are interested in being a food, art, or craft vendor, please contact Saida at [email protected]

 

This page will be updated as more information becomes available. Formal registration to be a 2018 performer, vendor, or resource will be open soon.

Photos by Kurt Moses