WGDP Displacement Day

Past Event

Thursday, April 14, 2016 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
East Plaza

Come raise awareness about the worldwide displacement crisis at our 4th annual Displacement Day. At this event, volunteers will build shelters with recycled materials (cardboard, duct tape, rope, sheets, etc.).

Displacement Day also features guest speakers focusing on displacement-related issues:

10am-11:30am: Sudha Rajput, Conflict Professor at George Mason University
11:30am-1pm: Chic Dambach, CEO of the Alliance for Peacebuilding
1pm-2:30pm: Pierrot Rugaba, U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement
2:30pm: Yen Le, Boat People SOS

This event will be held outside at East Plaza from 9a.m. to 5p.m. Attend to learn more about displacement and ways to get involved!

Refreshments will be served.