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📖Andreína Zuluaga, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective member & @refugeecongress.bsky.social Delegate, has published a poetic anthology “Alfabeto.”
Andreína explores universal themes such as love, migration, loneliness & more.
Learn more⬇️
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ALFABETO (Spanish Edition)
ALFABETO (Spanish Edition)
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December 23, 2024 at 5:53 PM
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In Illinois, many gathered for Chicago's annual #WorldRefugeeDay in celebration of their refugee neighbors & calling for the restart of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.
⏯️Watch #RefugeeStorytellersCollective member Ali Tarokh as he shares his story.
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Chicago refugees from Iran, Ukraine gather for World Refugee Day as US admissions program shut down
With the United States Refugee Admissions Program shut down and more countries possibly added to the travel ban list, World Refugee Day in Chicago is taking on a different meaning under the Trump…
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June 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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📣 NOUVO LANG: Lab Lan, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective & @refugeecongress.bsky.social tradwi gid pou koletiv rakontè istwa yo an Arab, Kreyòl, Fransè ak Espanyòl.
🌟Eske w ta renmen vini yon rakonte istwa?
Li gid lan!
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Building Blocks for Sharing Your Story: A Guide by Forcibly Displaced People for Storytelling — The Refugee Advocacy Lab
Why Does Storytelling Matter?  Despite negative political and media rhetoric that can feel like the dominant narrative, the truth is that people who have experienced forced displacement are res...
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July 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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The Lab, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective & @refugeecongress.bsky.social have translated our storytelling guide into Arabic, Creole, French, & Spanish.
🌟Read the guide!
Li Gid lan!
Lisez le guide!
¡Lea la guía!
أقرأ الدليل
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Building Blocks for Sharing Your Story: A Guide by Forcibly Displaced People for Storytelling — The Refugee Advocacy Lab
Why Does Storytelling Matter?  Despite negative political and media rhetoric that can feel like the dominant narrative, the truth is that people who have experienced forced displacement are res...
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August 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Read Andreina Zuluaga’s, @refugeecongress.bsky.social & #RefugeeStorytellersCollective, powerful words:
“Now I work for an organization in Manhattan helping other people who come here like I did half a decade ago."
#FaithInAction #RamadanforRefugees
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Opinion: Let Asylum Seekers Work - City Limits
"When we force people to rely on public handouts, we not only harm their perception of what makes America great, but undermine the important truth that when people come here, they want to work."
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March 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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✨Meet Teddy, a #RefugeeStorytellersCollective member, an asylum-seeker from Indonesia, & an advocate for LGBTQ+ Muslim youth!
In an inspiring conversation with @usaforunhcr.bsky.social, Teddy shares how he celebrates Ramadan & how his faith inspires his advocacy.
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Celebrating Ramadan far from home strengthens this asylum-seeker’s faith
Teddy Al Muktady, an asylum-seeker from Indonesia and passionate advocate for LGBTQ+ Muslim youth, shares how he celebrates Ramadan and how his faith inspires his advocacy.
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April 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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TODAY: Join #RefugeeStorytellersCollective members as they answer these questions!
➡️When did you feel welcome in your community?
➡️What are some challenges around welcoming today & how can we navigate these?
➡️How can stories build bridges?
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September 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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“When I raised my hand & took the oath of allegiance I did believe that moment the promise that I belonged," Dauda Sesay, @refugeecongress.bsky.social & #RefugeeStorytellersCollective, told @apnews.com
Dauda now worries that immigration policy shifts will affect this oath.
Naturalized US citizens thought they were safe. Trump's immigration policies are shaking that belief
As Trump reshapes immigration and the nation’s relationship with immigrants, some naturalized citizens are wondering if the country they made a commitment to when they took the oath of citizenship is…
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November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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In celebration of #WelcomingWeek2025, join #RefugeeStorytellersCollective members for “What It Means to Welcome: Stories We Share.”
🗣️We'll explore how stories build connection & consider how we can support each other even as challenges are on the rise.
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September 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Mariia Yatsko, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective & New American Pathways, spoke with @wsbtv2.bsky.social about the administration’s policies that will strip hundreds of thousands of their humanitarian status & make them subject to deportation.
⏯️Watch the interview
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Ukrainian families who fled to Georgia after Russia bombing worry legal status may be in limbo
Earlier this year, the United States paused a program allowing for extensions to their legal status.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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To celebrate Easter, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective members reflect on the holiday.
While they recreate the holiday traditions they grew up with, they also blend in new customs that reflect their current lives in the U.S.
Learn more👇
www.refugeestorytellerscollective.org/stories/wc1t...
April 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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🗓️TODAY: Join WeaveTales' #NewAmericanSpeakersProgram for Storytelling Night at 6:30pm ET!
Cohort 8 students will share their stories & #RefugeeStorytellersCollective member Tshishiku Henry will be featured as a keynote speaker.
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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This Thanksgiving, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective members Kateryna & Noor share their powerful reflections:
“We started to celebrate Thanksgiving Day after we came to the US...We give thanks for everything that we have.”
Refugee Reflections on Home, Heritage, & Gratitude — Refugee Storytellers Collective
Each November, Thanksgiving is celebrated across the United States as a holiday of welcome, community, and gratitude. Yet beneath the familiar imagery lies a more complicated story: one in which both…
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November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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📣NUEVAS IDIOMAS: El Lab, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective (Colectivo de Narradores Refugiados) y @refugeecongress.bsky.social han traducidos nuestra guía de narracion en árabe, criollo, francés y éspañol.
🌟¿Quieren empezar su paso de narración? ¡Lea la guía!
www.refugeeadvocacylab.org/resources/bu...
Building Blocks for Sharing Your Story: A Guide by Forcibly Displaced People for Storytelling — The Refugee Advocacy Lab
Why Does Storytelling Matter?  Despite negative political and media rhetoric that can feel like the dominant narrative, the truth is that people who have experienced forced displacement are res...
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July 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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🎙️Listen as Halima shares with the Idaho Office for Refugees’s Mosaics podcast how she's learning to be herself even when it's scary!
Halima is a #RefugeeStorytellersCollective member, Honorary @refugeecongress.bsky.social Delegate & founder of Circles of Excellence
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Halima Hamud on Learning to Be Herself - Even When It's Scary
Halima Hamud is a Boise State University graduate who moved to Minnesota last year to pursue a graduate degree in Development Practices.   Halima was born to Somali parents in a refugee camp...
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December 26, 2024 at 10:29 PM
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Bahati Kanyamanza, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective & @irap.bsky.social, shared his story & perspective during @rcusa.bsky.social Advocacy Days:
“Now, as a U.S. citizen, I call on our government to reinstate refugee admissions & lead with humanity once again.”
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June 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Mariia Yatsko (#RefugeeStorytellersCollective) & @yaelschacher.bsky.social (@refugeesinternational.org) spoke with @wsbtv2.bsky.social on dangerous policies that will strip hundreds of thousands of humanitarian parole status & make them subject to deportation.
www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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📣 NOUVELLE LANGUE: Le Laboratoire, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective & @refugeecongress.bsky.social a tradruire le manuel narratif en Arabe, Créole, Français et en españole.
🌟Avez vous l’envie de commencer votre parcours histoire narratif? Lisez le guide!
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Building Blocks for Sharing Your Story: A Guide by Forcibly Displaced People for Storytelling — The Refugee Advocacy Lab
Why Does Storytelling Matter?  Despite negative political and media rhetoric that can feel like the dominant narrative, the truth is that people who have experienced forced displacement are res...
www.refugeeadvocacylab.org
July 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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In honor of #WelcomingWeek2025, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective members are reflecting on how their definition of home has shifted & how people in their community have made them feel welcome.
Listen to what Mariia had to say & sign the #WeWillWelcome Pledge:
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September 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Celebrating Easter with #RefugeeStorytellersCollective members.

While they recreate the holiday traditions they grew up with, they also blend in new customs that reflect their current lives in the U.S.

Explore their reflections👇
www.refugeestorytellerscollective.org/stories/wc1t...
New Traditions, Same Spirit: Collective Members Celebrate Easter in Diaspora — Refugee Storytellers Collective
For millions of Christians  around the world, Easter is a time of renewal and joyous celebration. It marks not only the rebirth of Jesus Christ, but a spiritual and emotional rebirth that comes a...
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April 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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🎙️On the fourth anniversary of the Taliban returning to power in Afghanistan, Mehran speaks with Anita Omary, a #RefugeeStorytellersCollective member & Afghan advocate fighting for women’s rights.
⏯️Listen to their episode of #ImmigrantConversations
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August 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Thanksgiving is a story of welcome, but Indigenous & displaced communities know that the truth is more complicated.
#RefugeeStorytellersCollective members Kateryna & Noor share powerful reflections on heritage & gratitude this Thanksgiving.
www.refugeestorytellerscollective.org/stories/refu...
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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“When you hear a refugee’s story you see their struggles & dreams, not just their status. It creates real connections & pushes people to help.”
✨Teddy Al Muktady, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective, with @usaforunhcr.bsky.social on how his faith inspires his advocacy
www.unrefugees.org/news/celebra...
Celebrating Ramadan far from home strengthens this asylum-seeker’s faith
Teddy Al Muktady, an asylum-seeker from Indonesia and passionate advocate for LGBTQ+ Muslim youth, shares how he celebrates Ramadan and how his faith inspires his advocacy.
www.unrefugees.org
March 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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🗓️THIS WEEK: Join @weareallamerica.bsky.social & #RefugeeStorytellersCollective members Aug. 21st at 5pm ET for the next Leadership Development Program workshop.
Explore how storytelling can foster unity, strengthen connections, & build powerful movements.
Register now⬇️
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August 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Bahati Kanyamanza, @irap.bsky.social & #RefugeeStorytellersCollective, highlights the importance of restarting the U.S. resettlement program:
“USRAP is a lifesaver for lucky refugees like me who are selected to be resettled in the U.S. Suspending USRAP is inhumane.”
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The America that welcomed me 9 years ago was generous. Today's refugees deserve the same
For half a century, America has been a home for people fleeing persecution, for refugees like me, writes Bahati Kanyamanza. But the truth is that U.S. humanitarian assistance not only helps save the w...
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April 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM