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Marking World Refugee Day, Kenney vows to make Philly ‘a sanctuary for people who need protection’

Marking World Refugee Day, Kenney vows to make Philly ‘a sanctuary for people who need protection’ – philly-archives Doubling down on Philadelphia’s high-profile support for immigrants and refugees, Mayor Kenney on Monday pushed back against national candidates who “use immigration as a political football.” “I’m Source: articles.philly.com/2016-06-22/news/73926889_1_refugees-juliane-ramic-hias-pennsylvania

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Recentering Refugees’ Contributions to PA in World Refugee Day Festivities

Arriving on the heels of his discussion with the Governor Tom Wolf of PA who came out in support of refugee resettlement, Joseph, upon invitation from the Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on Immigrant and Refugees, participated in the annual Refugee Day Festivity in PA. In an event of over 300 people, Joseph printed and distributed flyers to over 100 participants. Joseph […]

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Joseph Sackor

State: Pennsylvania City of Residence: Levittown, Pennsylvania Country of origin: Liberia Arrival in the U.S.: 1999 Mr. Joseph Sackor was two months away from graduating college when war broke out in Liberia and he and his family were forced to flee to neighboring Guinea. Before being resettled, Mr. Sackor served as the president of Liberia Refugee Students organization in Guinea, […]

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Recentering Refugees’ Contributions to PA in World Refugee Day Festivities

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