We’ve all seen the photos – boatloads of desperate migrants, refugee children washed up dead on the beach, refugee camps with tents as far as the eye can see.
War, conflict and persecution in many parts of the world in recent years have forced over 19 million desperate people to leave their homelands and seek safety in strange lands. Of these many millions, 442 refugees were resettled in Maine in 2015.
Have you wondered what you can do to help? I know I have. Recently I heard about the fourth annual Global Awareness and Responsibility Conference, at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, and I wanted to let others know about it, too.
The conference, whose theme is “Continuing Crisis in Africa – How You Can Help,” will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The event is sponsored by the Ladder to the Moon Network, which is focused on educating the public about what we can do to help, both abroad and here in Maine. The conference is free of charge.
For information, please email the conference’s coordinator, Georges Budagu Makoko, at gbudagu@yahoo.fr; call him at 239-9555, or visit globalawareness responsibility.eventbrite.com. The website is also the place to register for the conference.
I hope to see you there!
Kit Harrison
Camden
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