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Living on the Margins - Refugees Surviving Torture & Beyond
An estimated 1.3 million refugees in the United States are believed to be survivors of politically sanctioned torture, according to the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT). Those who have survived torture or other forms of direct, conflict-related persecution often face significant challenges that serve as additional barriers in the resettlement process.
Understanding the issues facing refugees who are survivors of torture is important to ensuring that medical, mental health, and social services support healing while these individuals navigate resettlement. Living on the Margins - Refugees Surviving Torture and Beyond explores the effects of torture and trauma in conflict settings and the healing support needed as refugees resettle. Speakers and community members will engage in discussion about this vulnerable refugee population to support integration into host communities through better understanding their past experience and its impact on their daily lives.
Speakers:
Mary Lynn Everson - Marjorie Kovler Center, Senior Director
Alisa Roadcup - Heshima Kenya, Executive Director
Additional speakers - TBA
This program is free and open to the public.
This program is presented in tandem with ART WORKS Projects' current photography and multimedia exhibition Sanctuary/Sustenance which traces the refugee journey from home through conflict and displacement to eventual resettlement in five U.S. cities: Chicago, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, San Diego, and Seattle. The exhibition is open at 625 N. Kingsbury until May 18, 2017.
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LocationART WORKS Projects (View)
625 N. Kingsbury St.
Chicago, IL 60654
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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