Resettlement Story

安置故事:西雅图世界救援组织和约翰·珀金斯中心

SPU的约翰·珀金斯中心是校园和地区社区之间的交叉点和连接点, as a convener of students and organizations, leaders and academic thinkers, and of theory and practice. 网易彩票app寻求机会让社区参与对话和经验,从而实现转型, welcomes inclusion, and builds community.

通过这个项目,网易彩票app试图探索的问题 how do we welcome our neighbor? by taking a look into a resettlement story. To fully engage a conversation of neighbor, 网易彩票app有幸向西雅图世界救援会学习并与之合作, a regular community partner with the JPC. 网易彩票app希望你能花点时间建立意识, reflect and dialogue, 同时投资于建立关系的机会.

此网页作为支持资源,并提供了从参观展览中获取的内容快照. 想要体验完整的移民安置故事,请到校园参观展览.

重新安置故事走过反思体验

At different points in the year, 一组a板框架将在校园周围设置,并有一个名为“重新安置故事”的步行展览. 网易彩票app鼓励你按顺序浏览每个板块, review the information, 通过视频/文章链接的互动参与材料, and pause for reflection. The Perkins Center received a CCCU Belonging & 2021年的包容性基金,以探索“欢迎网易彩票app的邻居”的运动." Alongside community partner World Relief Seattle,这个反思体验是网易彩票app难民/庇护之旅的.

 

The Resettlement Story February: 重新安置故事体验将于2月2日至2月17日在校园里马丁广场展出. 这些故事板是通过经验来建立意识, and encourage reflection and dialogue. The Resettlement Story will lead up to the SPRINT 2月16日与MEChA合作举办“Neither Here, Nor There”活动.

  

Definitions

Who is a refugee?

难民是指逃离祖国,由于有充分理由担心宗教迫害而无法返回的人, race, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular group.

Who is an asylum seeker?

避难者是指符合难民定义,但要求在美国境内获得安全的人.S. or at a U.S. port of entry. 寻求庇护者是指寻求安全的请求仍在处理中的人.

Temporary terms: "Refugee", "migrant" and "asylum seeker" are temporary terms; they do not reflect the whole identity of people...而是指他们生活中的一种经历. 

 

Persecution & Violence

Why might someone leave or flee?

Follow the link and watch Shekiba's story: Empower for Community

Reflection

证明你的生活经历和真理是什么感觉?

 

Making Your Case

Refugee Status

联合国难民事务高级专员确定最脆弱的难民,即那些无处可去的难民,以便重新安置,然后向选定的国家提出建议. Once a refugee is recommended to the U.S. for resettlement, the U.S. 政府对每个申请人进行彻底的审查. 这个过程通常需要12到24个月.

World Relief Seattle: Who is a Refugee


Asylum Status

“El Chaparral, the infamous plaza in Tijuana, 就在边境入境点的正前方,实际上已经变成了一个巨大的候车室,一块没有覆盖的混凝土板,来自世界各地的人们在这里等待, for weeks or months, before they are allowed to approach the U.S. border to apply for asylum.” - 约翰·米勒是西雅图世界救援组织的移民专家

西雅图世界救援组织博客文章:边境援助

 

Reflection

为了进入某件事,你经历过的最长或最复杂的过程是什么?

Waiting


Refugee Camp/Detention Center

向联合国难民署申请难民身份的人, 这段等待期可能发生在难民营或城市地区. For those who request asylum at the U.S. 边境,他们在移民拘留中心等着.


World Relief Seattle: 世界救济会提供最初的重新安置和安置以及就业, 为抵达美国的难民提供教育和法律服务. Collaborating with local churches and volunteers, 当家庭和个人开始他们在美国的生活时,世界救援会陪伴在他们身边.S.

 

ICE Processing Center: 你知道塔科马是美国第四大移民拘留中心的所在地吗.S. where there are people awaiting their asylum cases?

Bills and Legislation: 这篇来自《网易彩票app》的文章说明了政策的重要性.

 

Reflection

任何身份的等待和不确定都会让人不安. 当涉及到生命和安全时,等待一段较长的时间是更加紧迫的. 想想你曾经等待过的有意义和重要的事情. What was that like? 当你在未知中等待时,你的身体感觉如何?

Arrival & Resettlement


Rebuilding Home

The resettlement period lasts between 3-6 months, 对于难民和庇护者来说,这是一个在美国开始新生活的紧张时刻.S. After one year in the U.S. 难民和庇护者有资格申请永久居留权. Along with housing, job search, language learning, and other elements of re-establishing a home, 西雅图世界救援会也提供了恢复项目, next gen services, and extended casework.

 

Rebuilding a home involves community. 社区内的人员和资源是重建家园的基本要素.

Rebuilding Home with World Relief

Reflection

想想当你的生活被连根拔起,你不得不建立新的节奏的时候, routines and ways of being. What was that like? 你一天中做的事情有多少需要在不同的国家或文化中重新学习? Did you experience discomfort? Who supported you? What did you need to feel settled again?

Further Learning & Commitment

Where do I go from here?

Awareness: For further reading, check out the World Relief Seattle blogposts

Resources:


Will you commit to this work?


John Perkins Center

World Relief Seattle: Engage with World Relief Seattle

 

Reflection

Fill out the Resettlement Story Survey about your experience. 

 

“...正义是每一代人都必须为之奋斗的东西.”
Dr. John M. Perkins
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