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Welcome Your Neighbor: Refugee Resettlement in L.A.

  • COMPASS OLD TOWN 42 Pasadena Avenue Pasadena, CA, 91105 United States (map)

THIS MONTH, AT COMPASS'S OLD TOWN OFFICE, AND INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO

GROW YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT LIFE IS LIKE FOR RESETTLING FAMILIES, SPECIFICALLY: HOW IT WORKS, HOW IT FEELS FOR FAMILIES, AND HOW WE CAN HELP-- WITH SPEAKER MIRY WHITEHILL, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MIRY’S LIST.

MIRY STARTED MIRY'S LIST IN JULY 2016 WHEN A FRIEND INTRODUCED HER TO A FAMILY OF NEW ARRIVAL SYRIAN REFUGEES RESETTLING IN LOS ANGELES WITH KIDS THE SAME AGE AS HER OWN. UNTIL THEN, SHE WAS A STAY-AT-HOME MOM AND COMMUNITY ACTIVIST WITH 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN DIGITAL MARKETING. SHE SPEAKS FLUENT HEBREW AND IS LEARNING ARABIC IN THE CAR ON AN APP WITH HER SONS. LEARN MORE AT MIRYSLIST.ORG.

JOIN US FOR DONUTS AND COFFEE, NETWORKING, INSPIRATION, AND A DYNAMIC SPEAKER CREATING VISIONARY SOCIAL CHANGE.

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