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2023 Miry's List World Refugee Day  Awards
Jun
20
5:30 PM17:30

2023 Miry's List World Refugee Day Awards

Miry's List is bringing awareness and support towards the vital need for community-based programming to welcome, integrate, and support resettling refugee families in those difficult first months so they can thrive in our communities. The evening brings together the Miry's List community to indulge in an elaborate Afghan dinner by new arrival chef, Aqila Asghary. Dinner will be followed by dessert and tea service. Register Here!

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Afghan Women: Hope and Optimism | International Womens Day Panel
Mar
8
11:00 AM11:00

Afghan Women: Hope and Optimism | International Womens Day Panel

Join us at 11am PST on International Womens Day for a livestream panel hosted by LA World Affairs Council to highlight the challenges Afghan women face as they abandon decades of hope and progress and capitulate to the reality of the Taliban. Both in resettlement and in reshaping their Afghan lives, women are facing unprecedented challenges. Register here.

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USC Price X Miry's List: Resettlement from Home: Challenges New Arrival Refugees Face During COVID-19 (Virtual Event)
Sep
21
12:00 PM12:00

USC Price X Miry's List: Resettlement from Home: Challenges New Arrival Refugees Face During COVID-19 (Virtual Event)

  • Virtual Event: Wherever You Are (map)
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Join us September 21,at 12PM PST for a virtual event with Miry Whitehill and Ahmed Abedy of Miry's List, Josh Kun of USC Annenberg, moderated by Ehsan Zaffar of Homeland Security. Register

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Labor Day of Love: New Arrival Supper Club at Home
Sep
5
to Sep 6

Labor Day of Love: New Arrival Supper Club at Home

  • Spread Mediterranean Kitchen (map)
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Ana huna for the food! Support Miry's List this Labor Day weekend with a Syrian picnic brunch to go. In partnership with Spread Mediterranean Kitchen and New Arrival Supper Club, lunch is made by Abeer Aljrafi, new Angeleno from Syria. Available for safe curbside pickup in downtown LA or contact-free LA delivery on September 5 and September 6. Buy Now

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SOLD OUT Spread the Love: New Arrival Valentines Dinner with Miry's List
Feb
14
7:30 PM19:30

SOLD OUT Spread the Love: New Arrival Valentines Dinner with Miry's List

Join us for Valentine’s Dinner at Spread Mediterranean Kitchen this February 14th as we celebrate the 3rd anniversary of our program New Arrival Supper Club with a beautiful array of dishes prepared by the incredible Chef Evan Kleiman of KCRW's Good Food and Chef Naseema Kasehfi, a new arrival mom from Afghanistan. TICKETS

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2019 Miry's List Gratitude Gala Honoring Roy Choi
Nov
18
5:00 PM17:00

2019 Miry's List Gratitude Gala Honoring Roy Choi

  • Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows (map)
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HOSTED BY JENNA FISCHER Each November, Miry's List, a nonprofit organization serving over 350 families who have recently resettled in America,  recognizes leaders who have been impactful in making Los Angeles a more welcoming city for immigrants. 

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Welcome, Neighbor and Hummus at Los Feliz Art & Food Festival
Oct
26
12:00 PM12:00

Welcome, Neighbor and Hummus at Los Feliz Art & Food Festival

  • 1800 N Vermont Ave Los Angeles, CA (map)
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Join your neighbors for a free, family friendly event in Los Feliz! Miry’s List will be there demoing and sampling hummus with New Arrival Supper Club and participating in a panel about how we’re making LA more welcoming for resettling families.

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SOLD OUT: Welcome, Neighbor Syrian Dinner in Highland Park
Sep
28
6:00 PM18:00

SOLD OUT: Welcome, Neighbor Syrian Dinner in Highland Park

Join us at Oxy Arts for a free community event with New Arrival Supper Club. Syrian dinner prepared by the Trad family from Syria. Guests will learn about what it’s like for families resettling in Los Angeles as refugees and how we can help. Tickets are limited, reserve now!


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Family Day at Hammer Museum: Storytime with Miry's List
Sep
7
11:00 AM11:00

Family Day at Hammer Museum: Storytime with Miry's List

Join us at Hammer Museum for their annual Family Day. Pop upstairs to the Hammer Store for Storytime with Miry’s List starting at 12p, featuring books about inclusivity, diversity, and how we can help folks resettling in our city. Tea and desserts for all, coffee for parents and caregivers.

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Welcome, Neighbor Vote at Hermon Neighborhood Council Board Meeting
Aug
22
6:30 PM18:30

Welcome, Neighbor Vote at Hermon Neighborhood Council Board Meeting

Update: Hermon NC votes a unanimous YES to join Miry’s List as the 15th Los Angeles neighborhood making our city more welcoming for resettling families. Thank you to our new Hermon Liaison Katherine! Together we are amazing. See full meeting agenda here and learn more at miryslist.org/welcomeneighbor.


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Welcome Your Neighbor: Refugee Resettlement in L.A.
Jul
23
8:00 AM08:00

Welcome Your Neighbor: Refugee Resettlement in L.A.

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.

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Family Mothers Day Brunch with Miry's List: Spread the Love IV
May
12
12:00 PM12:00

Family Mothers Day Brunch with Miry's List: Spread the Love IV

Spread the Love Mothers Day is here! Spread the Love is a 4-part dinner series pairing new arrival chefs with notable chefs in LA. Proceeds benefit Miry’s List to support families resettling in America as refugees.
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW

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Spread the Love III ft. chefs Abdul + Maysaa Kanjo, Elia Aboumrad & Sammy Monsour
Apr
26
8:00 PM20:00

Spread the Love III ft. chefs Abdul + Maysaa Kanjo, Elia Aboumrad & Sammy Monsour

Spread the Love II is here! Spread the Love is a 4-part dinner series pairing new arrival chefs with notable chefs in LA. Proceeds benefit Miry’s List to support families resettling in America as refugees.
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW

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Welcome, Neighbor at Homelessness Resource Fair
Apr
20
9:00 AM09:00

Welcome, Neighbor at Homelessness Resource Fair

Join Miry’s List at the Los Angeles Homelessness Resource Fair in Grand Park to meet organizations creating change for homeless Angelenos. And stop by the Welcome, Neighbor booth to say hello and learn about our program for activating Angelenos around helping their resettling neighbors.

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Let My People Come: A Passover Experience at Skirball Cultural Center
Apr
5
6:30 PM18:30

Let My People Come: A Passover Experience at Skirball Cultural Center

Come to the Skirball for a Passover-themed evening in partnership with the nonprofit Miry’s List and explore the themes of freedom and redemption through food and storytelling.

Rabbi Sarah Bassin (Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills) will begin by relating the Jewish value of welcoming the stranger to both the Passover story and the experience of refugees today. Then, enjoy wine and an elaborate Syrian dinner infused with the symbols of Passover and prepared by a family who recently resettled in LA. Finally, listen as Evan Kleiman (KCRW’s Good Food) moderates a discussion with the chefs about their arrival stories.

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