Somali and Latino-Community Engagement & Intercultural
Understanding-Workshop Part II Somali Women's Association The Somali community is the fastest growing refugee population in Portland while Latinos are the largest immigrant population. Learn about how to engage Portland's Somali & Latino Community. This session is a continuation of the Cultural Awareness workshop of November 2007 lead by Lul Abdulle of the
Somali Women's Association (SWA) and Marco Mejia of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). These community leaders will each lead a presentation with community testimony and dialogue around -What is the current experience of Somali and Latino neighbors? What are meaningful ways to reach and connect with these communities? There will be time for question & answers. When: Thursday, May 29th from 6-9pm Where: Central NE Neighbors,
4415 NE 87th near Sandy Blvd. AFSC project with Latino youth RSVP required space is limited. Please e-mail Sandra Lefrancois at
sandral@cnncoalition.org <mailto:sandral@cnncoalition.org>
Refreshments provided. This workshop is sponsored by Central NE Neighbors (CNN)
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