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One Human Family Since 2002, World Refugee Day Chicago (WRD) has commemorated World Refugee Day by organizing events, workshops, conferences, lunches, street parades, downtown rallies, guest speakers, as well as diverse multicultural performances by members of the Chicago refugee community. WRD Chicago is organized by staff, volunteers, and refugee advocates and supporters from various organizations focused on welcoming and serving refugees. |
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Events
World Refugee Day 20th Anniversary Celebration
June 18, 2022 at Pottawattomie Park
This program was partially supported by a grant from the
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.
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9am
Event start, soccer tournament begins 10am Opening Remarks and kids' activities begin 10:30am Performances by Tanya Sigidin, Alireza Ebrahimi, Dance Peace, Tzu-Tsen Wu, Laksha Dantran, Tuvergen Band, and Abdullah Zaheri, and Uliana Poltavets 12pm Picnic (complimentary food), Refugee Solidarity March, DJ Kelvin Thywill, and performance by NAXÖ 1pm Juneteenth Drum & Dance Jam with Mosha Kangonge & Beyonce, Zenzile Fatou, and Maya Odim. 2pm Performances by the Peruvian Arts Dance Center, Angel David Salas Marcano, Rigo Saura, and Yara Daoud 4pm Event finish |
Join us for a day of...
THERE'S MORE!
Soccer Tournament
Do you have a team that would like to participate? E-mail chicagoworldrefugeeday@gmail.com for more information. |
Dance Peace Dance Class
The 2021 celebration included a dance class for all ages led by Dance Peace, streaming live from Dance Center Evanston. |
Family Literacy
The 2021 celebration included community reading with Chicago Public Library to celebrate World Refugee Day! Stay tuned for plans for the 2022 kids' activities. |