Episcopal Migration Ministries' World Refugee Day webinar to celebrate the resilience, strengths, and contributions of refugees to our communities.

1. WORLD REFUGEE DAY
CHURCHWIDE WEBINAR

2. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
H o u s e k e e p i n g
• Technical issues? Use questions pane to contact Marc Mousky.
• Webinar will be available on-demand: www.vimeo.com/EMMRefugees
• Live tweeting via @EMMRefugees, @TheEPPN
• #RefugeesWelcome #WorldRefugeeDay
• You are muted
• Use question function to submit questions; introduce yourself.
• Submit questions throughout webinar; we will answer at the end.
• Post-webinar follow-up.

3. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
I n t r o d u c t i o n s
Lacy Broemel
Office of Government Relations
Refugee & Immigration Policy Analyst
Lacy Broemel is the Refugee & Immigration Policy
Analyst in the Episcopal Church’s Office of Government
Relations. Lacy was born in Nashville, TN and received
a degree in history and women’s studies from Sewanee.
In her role in the Office of Government Relations, Lacy
works to advocate for just and humane migration policies
and supports Episcopalians in the ministry of advocacy.

4. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
I n t r o d u c t i o n s
Allison Duvall
Episcopal Migration Ministries
Manager for Church Relations & Engagement
Allison Duvall serves as the Manager for Church Relations and
Engagement for Episcopal Migration Ministries, the refugee
resettlement service of the Episcopal Church. She is responsible for
supporting the community engagement programs of 30 local
resettlement partners, as well as equipping Episcopalians across the
country to engage in this ministry of welcome. She resides in the
Diocese of Lexington (Kentucky) with her husband, Clay.

5. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
I n t r o d u c t i o n s
Marc Mousky
Episcopal Migration Ministries
Program Associate
Marc Mousky is a Post-Arrival Program Associate
for Episcopal Migration Ministries. He serves as one
of the primary points of contact for EMM’s network
of local resettlement partners for all post-arrival
programs. Born and raised in New York City,
his background is in international development
and humanitarian assistance. He has a
Master’s Degree in International Affairs
from The New School.

6. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
I n t r o d u c t i o n s
The Rev’d Canon E. Mark Stevenson
Episcopal Migration Ministries
Director
The Rev’d Canon E. Mark Stevenson serves as Director of
Episcopal Migration Ministries, the refugee resettlement program of
the Episcopal Church. EMM collaborates with local partner agencies in 26
Episcopal dioceses and 22 states to welcome those fleeing persecution.
Immediately prior to this work, he served as Domestic Poverty Missioner,
working church-wide to help Episcopalians engage in ministry among the
economically impoverished.
Before beginning his work on the Presiding Bishop’s staff, Canon
Stevenson served as Canon to the Ordinary in the Episcopal Diocese of
Louisiana, and as rector of two parish churches – the Church of the
Annunciation in New Orleans, and the Church of the Good Shepherd
in Maitland, Florida. He currently serves on the Board of Episcopal Relief
& Development, an organization dedicated to mobilizing local resources
and expertise world-wide toward sustainable,
community-led programs that address
poverty, hunger and disease.

7. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
A g e n d a
• Gathering Together, Opening Prayer
• Global Refugee Crisis
• Solving the Crisis: Resettlement, the United States,
The Episcopal Church
• History of World Refugee Day
• Zero-ing in on the “Why”
• Gifts, Skills, and Contributions of New Americans
• Take Action
• Q&A
• Closing
Agenda

8. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
O p e n i n g P r a y e r
Gathering Together

9. The Current Global Refugee Crisis
W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
B a c k g r o u n d o n t h e c r i s i s

10. “Refugee” is a legal term used to define an individual who:
“...owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of
race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group
or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is
unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the
protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and
being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a
result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to
return to it.”
Who is a refugee?
W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
R e f u g e e D e f i n i t i o n

11. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
B a c k g r o u n d o n t h e c r i s i s
A Global Refugee Crisis
More: www.vimeo.com/EMMRefugees

12. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
B a c k g r o u n d o n t h e c r i s i s
More: www.vimeo.com/EMMRefugees

13. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
S o l u t i o n s
Solutions for Refugees
Three durable solutions
– Voluntary repatriation to home country
– Integrate into country of first asylum
– Resettlement to a third country
• Less than 1% of refugees will ever be resettled

14. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
R e s e t t l e m e n t P r o c e s s
Refugee Resettlement: A Life-saving Option

15. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
E p i s c o p a l M i g r a t i o n M i n i s t r i e s

16. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
E p i s c o p a l M i g r a t i o n M i n i s t r i e s

17. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
L o c a l R e s e t t l e m e n t A g e n c i e s

18. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
C e l e b r a t i n g # Wo r l d R e f u g e e D a y
World Refugee Day is June 20
A time to celebrate & recommit to our call
to welcome the stranger

19. W O R L D R E F U G E E D A Y
C e l e b r a t i n g # W o r l d R e f u g e e D a y
World Refugee Day is a day to:
• Remember, pray, and stand
with our refugee brothers &
sisters
• Advocate for refugee
protections and resettlement
• Celebrate the strength,
resilience, and contributions of
refugees to our communities

20. W O R L D R E F U G E E D A Y
W e l c o m i n g t h e S t r a n g e r

21. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
B a p t i s m a l C o v e n a n t
Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God
in Christ?
Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons,
loving your neighbor as yourself?
Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and
respect the dignity of every human being?

22. W O R LD R E F U G E E D AY
S t o r i e s o f We l c o m e
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Louisville, Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky

23. W O R L D R E F U G E E D A Y
S t o r i e s o f W e l c o m e
Utica, NY
The Town That Loves Refugees

24. W O R L D R E F U G E E D A Y
S t o r i e s o f W e l c o m e
Bowling Green, KY
Refugees an Asset to Community

25. W O R L D R E F U G E E D A Y
S t o r i e s o f W e l c o m e
Cleveland, OH
Economic Benefits of Welcome

26. W O R L D R E F U G E E D A Y
S t o r i e s o f W e l c o m e
Why welcome refugees?
Studies
• Economic Impact of Refugees in the Cleveland Area
• Impact of Refugees in Central Ohio
• A Study on the Federal Cost Shifting to the State of Tennessee As a Result of the Federal Refugee
Resettlement Program For the Period 1990 through 2012
• The Fiscal Impact of Refugee Resettlement in the Mohawk Valley (Utica, NY)
• Immigration and the Revival of American Cities: From Preserving Manufacturing Jobs to
Strengthening the Housing Market
Media
• Global Detroit
• This Rust Belt town is rebounding thanks to refugees (Utica, NY)
• Welcoming refugees is paying off for Cleveland
• School officials call refugees asset to community (Bowling Green, KY)
• Twin Falls, a conservative city in Idaho, likes refugees
• Niskanen Center: The Economic Case for Admitting Refugees Is (Again) Strengthened

27. W O R L D R E F U G E E D A Y
H o w t o T a k e A c t i o n
Episcopal Public Policy Network
advocacy.episcopalchurch.org

28. W O R L D R E F U G E E D A Y
H o w t o T a k e A c t i o n
Send a letter

29. W O R L D R E F U G E E D A Y
H o w t o T a k e A c t i o n
• Meet with your elected officials when they are home
(June 16-September 6)
• Remember- elected officials are accountable to you
• Don’t go it alone
• Resources:
– RCUSA World Refugee Day Advocacy Toolkit:
http://www.rcusa.org/wrd2016
– EPPN Refugee Advocacy page:
http://advocacy.episcopalchurch.org/RefugeeAdvocacy
Meet with elected officials

30. W O R L D R E F U G E E D A Y
H o w t o T a k e A c t i o n
Civic Engagement
#EpiscopaliansVote
advocacy.episcopalchurch.org/EpiscopaliansVote

31. W O R L D R E F U G E E D A Y
H o w t o T a k e A c t i o n
#RefugeesWelcome Events
www.RefugeesAreWelcome.org

32. W O R L D R E F U G E E D A Y
Q & A
Post your questions
in the chat box

33. W O R L D R E F U G E E D A Y
C o n t a c t U s
Lacy Broemel
Refugee & Immigration Policy Analyst
lbroemel@episcopalchurch.org, (202) 547-7300
Allison Duvall
Manager for Church Relations & Engagement
aduvall@episcopalchurch.org, (212) 716-6027
Marc Mousky
Program Associate
mmousky@episcopalchurch.org
The Rev’d Canon E. Mark Stevenson
Director, Episcopal Migration Ministries
mstevenson@episcopalchurch.org

34. W O R L D R E F U G E E D A Y
S t a y i n f o r m e d
Episcopal Migration Ministries
www.episcopalchurch.org/emm
Facebook: www.facebook.com/EMMRefugees
Twitter: @EMMRefugees
Video: www.vimeo.com/EMMRefugees
Episcopal Public Policy Network
www.advocacy.episcopalchurch.org
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Twitter: @TheEPPN