2024 Immigration Summit: Uncharted Trails – Seattle, WA

2024 Immigration Summit: Uncharted Trails – Seattle, WA

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Don’t miss this upcoming 2024 Local Event in Seattle, WA. Happening on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Father Le Roux S.J. Conference Center, STCN 160, Seattle University. Doors open at .

Join us at the 2024 Immigration Summit to explore new paths and challenges in the world of immigration!

2024 Immigration Summit: Uncharted Trails
Co-sponsored by by the Archdiocese of Seattle – Immigrant and Refugee Ministry and Seattle University – Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture

When: Saturday, October 5. 10am – 4pm

Where: Seattle University, Student Center Le Roux Conference Center (STCN 160)

Immigration Summit – Vigil Mass

4pm, Chapel of St. Ignatius, Fr. Alejandro Olayo-Méndez and Fr. Arturo Araujo presiding

Please join us for the eighth annual Catholic Immigration Summit: Uncharted Trails. This year we welcome keynote speaker Dr. Alejandro Olayo-Méndez, SJ, from Boston College’s School of Social Work. In addition to hearing from Dr. Olayo-Méndez, his gallery show “ In Search of a Dream” will showcase photography documenting life on the border for migrants.

This free event includes lunch and parking, and a suggested $15 donation is appreciated to help offset the cost of hosting the event.

The summit includes:

  • Morning prayer with Bishop Schuster
  • Keynote speaker Dr. Alejandro Olayo-Méndez, SJ, Boston College School of Social Work – “The Human Face of the Border: Tensions, Challenges, and Hopes”
  • Chris Koehler, Archdiocese of Seattle, Immigrant and Refugee Ministry – “The PNW Context: Welcoming the Migrant and Refugee”
  • Amanda Heffernan, SU Assistant Professor – “Bridging the Gap: An Authoethnography of Asylum Accompaniment”
  • A presentation by members of the Tacoma Refugee Choir
  • The summit concludes with a Vigil Mass at 4pm in the Chapel of St. Ignatius

The annual Immigration Summit is co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Seattle – Immigrant and Refugee Ministry and Seattle University’s Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture and follows the 2024 National Migration Week, September 23-29, and the World Day of Migrants & Refugees: “God Walks with His People” on September 29.

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Event ID - 958116691817

Event Venue - Father Le Roux S.J. Conference Center, STCN 160, Seattle University

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Date And Time

Saturday, October 5th, 2024 @ 10:00 AM
 

Venue

Father Le Roux S.J. Conference Center, STCN 160, Seattle University
 

Location

901 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
 

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Other
 

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Seattle

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