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Washington, D.C.

Thursday, September 30, 20217:00 pm - 9:30 pm
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Homes Not Borders Storytelling event

Listen to compelling stories of refugees and allies from various countries as we raise funds to house those who are newly arriving.

Join Homes Not Borders for our first ever Virtual Storytelling Night. This fundraising event will be hosted by Homes Not Borders board member, storyteller and Iraqi SIV Abbas Mousa, and it will include compelling stories from refugees and allies including Ahlam Mahmood (Refugee Iraq); Ed Beetar (Asylee Syria); Husn Maab (SIV Afghanistan); Leonard Bagalwa (Refugee D.R. Congo); Hannah Koilpillai (Immigrant India) who will share about their journeys to the United States and more.

Register HERE for tickets ($30 per household). Ticket fee collections will be used to support Homes Not Borders's mission of establishing housing for newly arriving refugees in the greater Washington D.C. area.

Homes Not Borders' mission is to provide the refugee, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) and asylum-seeking population of the D.C. area with what they need to thrive and feel at home in the United States.

What would you do if you had to leave everything behind?

By the end of 2025, more than 117.8 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced by war, persecution, or human rights abuses — and 45 million of them are children.

They arrive in refugee camps and countries seeking safety and carrying little: legal papers, if they're lucky. A backpack. A child's hand in theirs.

What they carry that we can't see is heavier: fractured families, homes they'll never return to, professions they loved, friends and relatives they may never see again.

In a climate where immigrant stories are often ignored or twisted, we believe stories are a form of justice. When someone shares what they survived, they reclaim their voice. When we amplify it through film, photography, and advocacy, the world listens. Hearts soften. Policy begins to shift.

Because when a lawmaker sees a person instead of a statistic, and a neighbor understands instead of fears, rebuilding becomes possible.

Your support helps us share these stories where they matter most.

— Kristen Smith Dayley, Executive Director, Their Story is Our Story

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