ICNA RELIEF SPEAKERS FEATURED ON ISNA CONVENTION ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON DIVESE COMMUNITIES

We invite our members to attend a new initiative being launched at the ISNA convention (#ISNA52Chicago), the Roundtable Discussions. Titled “Building a Diverse Community”, ICNA Relief will be represented by Ahlam Mahmood, Outreach Coordinator and Naazish YarKhan. Together, they discuss how each of us can help refugees assimilate to life in America. Anse Tamara and Hazel Gomez are fellow speakers at the roundtable. Attendees are limited to 30 seats. Below are details.

9:00 -10:30   AM Sun., Sept. 6Florence Room

Building a Diverse Community Come join us for a roundtable discussion on building diverse Muslim communities. We will discuss ways to ensure our Latino, elderly and refugee communities feel welcomed and included. We will discuss how to overcome feelings of isolation and work towards solutions to make sure every person has a sense of belonging in our communities. Speakers: Ahlam Mahmood, Naazish YarKhan, Anse Tamara Gray, Hazel Gomez Facilitator: Noor Ali ICNA Relief will also be coordinating the attendance of 50 refugees to whom ISNA has generously extended free registration, a gift valued at $5000 but whose impact will be priceless. Finally, we join ISNA in inviting you to share your wisdom and your stories of resilience via video. Select entries will be screened at the convention. We would love to hear from you. Click for details: www.isna.net/video-campaign---stories-of-resilience.html and the entire program.