sharing stories from the global refugee crisis

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders and The New School Present a Discussion to Mark the Launch of MSF's Forced From Home Exhibition on Tuesday, September 13

WHAT:	Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and The New School's Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility present What We See: Stories from the Global Refugee Crisis, an engaging discussion on some of the most pressing needs of refugees and internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in MSF's projects around the world. The discussion marks the launch of MSF's Forced From Home exhibition. Follow @ForcedFromHome on Twitter or Instagram for updates about the exhibition and its related events.
WHO:	Jason Cone, Executive Director, MSF Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner, NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Dr. Africa Stewart, OBGYN and MSF aid worker Michelle Mays, MSF nurse and project coordinator
WHEN	Tuesday, September 13, 7:30 p.m.
WHERE	John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center, The New School, 63 Fifth Ave.
TICKETS	To RSVP, visit the Forced From Home website .

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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. For more information, msf.org .

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