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Start: 2022-06-17T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2022-06-18T16:00:00-04:00

Friday, June 17, 20226:00 pm -
Saturday, June 18, 2022
4:00 pm

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Join us in celebrating the cultural diversity refugees bring our community

Come to the Their Story is Our Story tent at:

COTTONWOOD REGIONAL PARK 4300 South 1300 East Millcreek, UT

Other activities include:

JUNE 17 6:00-9:00pm

Volleyball and Soccer Tournament
Various bands
Global Market
Movie Night in the park
Food Trucks

JUNE 18 10:00am-4:00pm

Enjoy World Refugee Day festival fun and come and visit the Their Story is Our Story Booth where you'll find:

Children’s stories and activities
Miss Utah America Sasha Sloan and Shurooq Al Jewari presentation - Names and Identities

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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Their Story is Our Story is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization under the United States Internal Revenue Code. All donations are tax-deductible. Our tax identification number is 812983626.