About this Event
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Just weeks away from World Refugee Day, this is an event that promises to be a day that wil be will forever memorable. We'll have several encouraging speakers and workshops with informative presentations. Combine that with delicious food and mesmerizing entertainment and you have the perfect experience to attend. Right?
Agenda
🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Hosts: Welcoming Committee PAWSLC (Pan African Westside Salt Lake Co-op)
Host: Al-Khalifah Kalashnikov
Info: Purpose of event and Recognition of sponsors
🕑: 10:40 AM - 10:43 AM
Bio of Our First Guest Speaker: The Dignitary of the Day
Host: co-MC Nyamoch Riek
🕑: 10:45 AM - 10:55 AM
First Guest Speaker: Our Honored Dignitary of the Day
Host: Natalie Pinkney-Crandall
Info: Coming in her own way to present in her own words, as Mrs. Pinkney-Crandall describes her journey of becoming the first Black woman ever elected to hold the office of county councilor at-large in Salt Lake County history and what her goals are to fill this new role.
🕑: 10:55 AM - 10:58 AM
Bio of Our Honored Second Guest Speaker- New American Refugee Liaison
Host: MC Abdullahi Iftin
Info: His brief biography.
🕑: 10:58 AM - 11:07 AM
Meet Your Salt Lake County's New American Refugee Liaison
Host: Joseph Genda
Info: His background and accomplishments having himself come from humble beginnings from West Africa.
🕑: 11:07 AM - 11:09 AM
Intro of Shawn Newell, a Cottonwood Heights Elected Official
Host: MC Abdullahi Iftin
Info: His brief bio.
🕑: 11:10 AM - 11:18 AM
Vulnerable Populations Are Commendable and Very Resilient, guest speaker
Host: Shawn Newell
🕑: 11:19 AM - 11:21 AM
Intro of Andrea G. Hardeman, a Utah-based author and artist
Host: co-Mc Nyamoch Riek
Info: Her brief bio.
🕑: 11:22 AM - 11:37 AM
Examining Some of the Interior Forces of Generational Poverty
Host: Andrea G. Hardeman
Info: A former sociology student shares her hypothesis on how we can all support those experiencing generational poverty.
🕑: 11:37 AM - 11:40 AM
Intro of the First Performers of the Day
Host: MC Abdullahi Iftin
🕑: 11:40 AM - 11:50 AM
The traditional dance, sounds and rhythms of the Nuer of South Sudan
Host: Nuer Traditional Dance Group
🕑: 11:55 AM - 12:35 PM
First Breakout Sessions of the Day
Info: Session 1- Lead poisoning among refugee groups/Clean water, SL County Hlth Dpt (Clrm. 201)
Session 2 - Importance of Insurance, UHealth (Clrm. 202)
Session 3 - Refugee RCBO Grant, UT Refugee Center (Clrm. 204)
Session 4 - Employment in the Western U.S., UT Refugee Center (Clrm. 205)
Gloria Mensah, our keynote speaker, will be presenting here after lunch. So, we have a lot more excitement in store for you! The Burundi Drummers will take the stage before her, so be sure to come back from lunch at 1:15!
** Lunch Instructions: During our breakout session, we're asking everyone to sign in. If you registered in advance, you received a wristband. Others who didn't register for the event WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A MEAL TICKET TO BE SERVED LUNCH. THANK YOU
🕑: 11:55 AM - 12:35 PM
DJ on Break while Workshops are in Session
Host: DJ team
Info: When Lunch starts different varieties of refugee music plays from Arabic, Punjabi, Afrobeats, the Caribbean and an occasional hip-hop tune.
🕑: 01:15 PM - 01:19 PM
MCs Welcome Everyone Back from Lunch- Intro next Performers
Host: MC Abdullahi
Info: Helping transition crowd from upbeat music to the sound of drums...
🕑: 01:20 PM - 01:32 PM
Sounds of Jambo Africa
Host: Burundi Drummers
🕑: 01:33 PM - 01:37 PM
Introducing our Keynote Speaker
Host: MC Nyamoch
Info: A brief description of her amazing accomplishments.
🕑: 01:37 PM - 01:57 PM
Survival Skills Needed to Excel In Uncertain Times
Host: Gloria Mensah
Info: Be amazed at her lifetime of expertise and skill in so many areas.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 West 3100 South, West Valley City, United States
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