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Washington, D.C.

Thursday, June 17, 20215:30 pm -
Saturday, June 19, 2021
8:00 pm
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2021 One Journey Festival World Refugee Day Event

Join us in person (or online via livestream) for World Refugee Day: Together We Heal, Learn, and Shine for 3 days of fun and inspiration to celebrate the contributions and culture of refugees within our community!

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the Kennedy Center & One Journey are coming together to celebrate the courage and resilience of people who have been forced to flee their homes due to war, persecution and violence this World Refugee Day.

REGISTER HERE

Thursday, June 17

5:30–8 p.m.Arts Market on the REACH Plaza

5:30 p.m.DJ sets with Ministre De La House

8:30 p.m.The Runner film screening on the Video Wall

Friday, June 18

5:30–9 p.m.Arts Market on the REACH Plaza

5:30 & 7 p.m. DJ sets with Ministre De La House

6 p.m.Mélat performance

8 p.m. Cesar Orozco & Kamarata Jazz performance

Saturday, June 19

10–10:45 a.m.Yoga with Dino Kadel & Vahid Coskun (part of Sound Health: Yoga at the REACH)

11 a.m.-8 p.m.Arts Market on the REACH Plaza

11–11:45 a.m.Poppin, Breakn, and Krunk with Sokeo Ros (part of Dance Sanctuaries)

12–12:45 p.m.Contemporary Dance and Storytelling with Hussein Smko (part of Dance Sanctuaries)

1–1:45 p.m.Movement class with Joseck Asikoye (part of Dance Sanctuaries)

2–2:45 p.m.Uyghur Dance with Silk Road Dance Company (part of Dance Sanctuaries)

3–5:30 p.m. NSO Youth Fellowship Chamber Groups open rehearsal

5:30 & 7 p.m.DJ sets with Ministre De La House

6 p.m. Cesar Orozco & Kamarata Jazz performance

8 p.m. Mélat performance

REGISTER HERE

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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