UMD is presenting a free two-part discussion and film series: Global Refugee Situation: Local Response. The events will be presented on Sunday April 15 and 22 at Zeitgeist Arts Center, located at 222 E. Superior Street.
This series is co-sponsored by the UMD German Studies Program, Alworth Center for Peace and Justice, College of St. Scholastica, and UWS Social Work, with the main sponsor being the League of Women Voters (lwvduluth.org). For more information, contact Dan Nolan, [email protected], (218) 726-6213.
Events
Panel Discussion and Screening of Film from Partners in Germany
Refugee Resettlement in Germany
Sunday, April 15, 2018, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Teatro Zuccone, 222 E. Superior Street
Local experts with experience working with an international refugee resettlement program will tell what a refugee resettlement looks like on a day to day basis. The panel will bring together several voices relevant to the experience of migrants and refugees, including a student perspective, a faculty perspective, professional perspective from work with refugees in Minnesota, a perspective of a refugee from our partners’ program in Schwerin, Germany. Watch a segment of a documentary about refugees in Germany, and discuss what we can do here.
Film Screening of "Human Flow" by director and artist Ai Weiwei
Sunday, April 22, 2018, 6 – 8:30 p.m.
Zinema 2 Theater, 222 E. Superior Street
Reflect on the diversity of migrant and refugee movements across the globe. This documentary examines the personal human impact that fleeing from war and hunger can have. A discussion follows.
Above: Image of refugees from the film "Human Flow."