Racine-Kenosha English Festival
Carthage College 2001 Alford Park Drive, Kenosha, WI, United StatesAhlam Mahmood will speak at two festival sessions telling the story of her incredible journey from Baghdad to Damascus to Chicago as told in the multi-award-winning book A Disappearance in Damascus by Deborah Campbell.
BPB’s First “Virtual” Quarterly Luncheon Meeting
VirtualJims Porter, Communication and Advocacy Manager for RefugeeOne and member of the Golden Door Coalition, will provide a brief background of the refugee crisis, particularly during COVID-19. He will introduce how resettlement works and introduce RefugeeOne’s services and programs. In addition, he will highlight the work and history of the Golden Door Coalition. RefugeeOne's mission […]
World Refugee Day 2020
IL, United StatesWorld Refugee Day Chicago honors the lives of refugees in our communities by giving a platform for their stories and raising awareness for the 70+ million refugees worldwide. Since 2005, Chicago has commemorated World Refugee Day by organizing events that honor the lives of refugees, give a voice to their stories, and raise awareness of […]
Quarterly “Luncheon” Meeting: Immigration and Refugee Policy
VirtualTopic: Immigration and Refugee Policy Guest speaker, Galya Ben-Arieh, J.D. ,Ph.D., is a professor in the Political Science Department at Northwestern University and an international expert in refugee and forced migration studies. She has worked for over 20 years bringing her expertise as an academic and lawyer to broaden our understandings of the rights […]
Quarterly Luncheon Meeting: “Day One” with Director Lori Miller
VirtualBuilding Peaceful Bridges (BPB) is excited to welcome Lori Miller at our December 7th Virtual Quarterly Luncheon, (Noon CST). Lori will speak about Day One, a documentary that she produced and directed. Day One follows a group of teenage refugees from war-torn countries who are enrolled at Nahed Chapman New American Academy, a unique public […]
2020 Annual Event – RESCHEDULED!
VirtualJoin us for our 2020 Annual Educational Event! Learn about our programs and people How we mentor and support refugee families How we educate Americans on refugee stories Get to know the BPB team! The event is free to join. Registration is required. Donate or Register now!
Book Club – After the Last Border
VirtualBuilding Peaceful Bridges (BPB) is excited to welcome Dr. Jessica Goudeau at our first book club meeting on Wednesday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. CST. Dr. Goudeau will lead our discussion about her book, After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America, which was named a New York Times Editors’ […]
Quarterly Learning Luncheon with Congressman Brad Schneider
VirtualBuilding Peaceful Bridges (BPB) is excited to welcome Congressman Brad Schneider at our Learning Luncheon on Monday, March 22nd at 12:00 p.m. CST in a discussion of proposed reforms of U.S. Immigration Policy 2021 and beyond. Registration is required (see below). Congressman Schneider (D) is a fourth-term representative for the 10th District of Illinois. He […]
Reading Refuge Book Club – A Disappearance in Damascus
VirtualBuilding Peaceful Bridges (BPB) is excited to welcome Deborah Campbell and Ahlam Mahmood at our second ‘Reading Refuge’ Book Club meeting on Wednesday, April 28 from 7 to 8 pm CST. Deborah and Ahlam will lead our discussion about “A Disappearance in Damascus.” A Disappearance in Damascus won the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize and […]
Quarterly Learning Luncheon with Marianne Gimon
VirtualRefugee Girls: Creating a Safe Place to Grow and Learn Building Peaceful Bridges (BPB) is excited to welcome Marianne Gimon, Board Member, The Flora Family Foundation, at our Learning Luncheon, Monday, May 17, 12:00 pm. CT in a discussion of the refugee crisis and the vulnerability of adolescent refugee girls. Joining her in the discussion […]