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ArtsAction Group goes to Washington, DC

3/6/2014

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A member of ArtsAction Group attended the Aspen Institute's  "Policies for the Growing Refugee Crisis in the Levant" in Washington DC this week. According to UNHCR, the number of Syrian refugees has surpassed 2 million, with Lebanon receiving the lion’s share, followed by Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq.  Government and UN officials and experts on forced migration and humanitarian relief discussed the context and implications of the growing Syrian refugee crisis. Speakers included: 
  • David Miliband, president and CEO, International Rescue Committee
  • Dr. Najib Ghadbian, special representative to the United States for the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces
  • Amb. Namik Tan, ambassador of Turkey to the US
  • Amb. Alia Hatoug Bouran, ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the US
  • Dr. Nabeel Khoury, senior fellow on the Middle East and national security, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs (Impact on Lebanon)
  • David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times
  • Anne Richard, assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration
  • Mark Silverman, deputy head of Washington delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross
  • Steve Inskeep, host of "Morning Edition," NPR

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ArtsAction Group is a signatory  to statement of support for education in emergencies for Syrian refugees

2/11/2014

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Part of the Education Cannot Wait Campaign

Statement of support for education in emergencies for Syrian refugees:
Education Cannot Wait
We call on the international community to support education for all Syrian children who are displaced or refugees due to the crisis.
 
As part of a full-scale regional education response, we specifically call for the full financing of education for the largest population of Syrian refugees in Lebanon through a UN plan endorsed by the Government of Lebanon and the Secretary-General of the United Nations by funding the global humanitarian appeal RRP 6.
 
By funding this plan, we will show it is possible to get children into school during an emergency and continue with the full-scale regional and global responses for education in emergencies because Education Cannot Wait.


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Assuming the idea that a role of education is a mode towards freedom, perhaps the biggest challenge for educators in the visual arts lies in dissolving the boundaries that prevent the most vital ingredients of a meaningful arts education curriculum: love, empathy, and the willingness to learn from the Other. ArtsAction Group has over a decade of experience facilitating these kinds of arts initiatives within a sphere of respect, open dialogue, and long-term commitment" Dr. Ann Holt 2018

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