Refugees Share Stories, Panel Open to the Public
Students in University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Honors College recently joined efforts to support refugees in Wisconsin through a service learning project. And they will build a greater understanding of what life is like for people fleeing their home countries to reach safety at a panel discussion, Afghan Refugees in Wisconsin, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, virtually in Zoom.
Eric Yonke, co-sponsorship coordinator of ECDC Multicultural Community Center in Wausau. 
Professor Lopamudra Basu.
The discussion is open to the public.
The panelists, from organizations in Eau Claire and Wausau helping Afghan refugees, will discuss resettlement efforts in Wisconsin:
- Bea Evans, founder of Welcoming New Neighbors, Eau Claire
- Gwendolyn Paul, executive director for New Beginnings for Refugees, Wausau
- Eric Yonke, co-sponsorship coordinator of ECDC Multicultural Community Center, Wausau
- Sayed Nasrullah Nabil, former employee of Educational and Cultural Center, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy, Afghanistan
- Professor Emeritus Donald Mowry, UW-Eau Claire
- Wisconsin journalist Julian Emerson, Eau Claire CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.