Grassroots Resettlement — Refugee Support & Community Creation in Scandinavia

See a virtual discussion on refugee support and community creation in Scandinavia. In this panel highlighting the work of local people supporting incoming refugees in Norway and Sweden, held by Scandinavia House Online on January 25, 2022, hear from a Norwegian asylum center director, a Swedish community organizer, and two resettled refugees to Norway who have made it their life’s work to advocate for their communities and build bridges between refugees and native-born Scandinavians. Panelists include: Bente Nygård, Director at the Solbakken residential asylum center in Florø, Norway; Mårthen Mirza, community organizer in Malmö, and cultural minister for nearby Lund County, Sweden; Adam Dean, language teacher and former Syrian asylum seeker to Norway; and Kerrion Joseph Murhesa, cultural facilitator at the International Organization for Migration—Norway and former D.R. Congolese asylum seeker to Norway. The discussion is moderated by Folklorist & ASF Fellow Dr. Sallie Anna Steiner. Learn more about programming at Scandinavia House at www.scandinaviahouse.org #ScandinaviaHouse #RefugeeSupport