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In celebration of Every Campus a Refuge, supporters, friends, and participants gathered at Guilford College to hear a beautiful selection of music and marvel in the artwork of Leila Abdelrazaq and Ali Khasrachi. The evening started with a performance from the Triad Tapestry Children’s Chorus. Led by choir director Melissa

In fall of 2017, Guilford College won The Washington Center’s 2017 Higher Education Civic Engagement Award for its Every Campus A Refuge program. Part of the award was a scholarship for one student from Guilford College to attend The Washington Center’s Inside Washington Academic Seminar on Media, Politics, and Advocacy.

Tuesday, November 14th Guilford welcomed Palestinian graphic novelist Leila Abdelrazaq with a high turnout and engaging questions after her presentation about the complexities of being part of the Palestine diaspora. Leila spoke about the themes she includes in her work, such as refugee communities as sites of both life and resistance,

On Thursday, October 5th,  ECAR hosted Dr. Linda Rabben from the University of Maryland.  During her presentation, Dr. Rabben discussed sanctuary and asylum for refugees.  It was great to see so many ECAR volunteers and Guilford College students present at this very timely talk!  ECAR wants to thank Dr. Linda Rabben for

So excited to announce that Every Campus A Refuge and Guilford College have been honored with The Washington Center’s 2017 Higher Education Civic Engagement Award. Many thanks to the amazing people who support ECAR and make it possible, and especially to Program Coordinators Walid Musarsaa and Hali Rose Kohls and the inspiring ECAR volunteers.

Last night ECAR hosted a recital in the Carnegie Room in the Hege Library. The program consisted of songs which spoke about the trials of refugees and immigrants.  Sarah Taylor who is an opera singer and Radha Upton who accompanied Sarah on the piano made the event a great success!  ECAR

This past Wednesday ECAR hosted a screening and fundraiser in Guilford College’s Dana Auditorium.  The film shown was After Spring, which discussed the growing refugee crisis.  The event was co-sponsored by Guilford College’s Amnesty International Chapter and was a great success!  ECAR wants to thank everyone who attended the event and

#EveryCampusARefuge is looking for a new logo to represent our organization! All community members are invited to email us their designs at everycampusarefuge@guilford.edu The winning design will become our official logo and the winner will receive a $50 gift card! The winning design will reflect who we are as an organization while

Congratulations to Diya Abdo and Every Campus A Refuge on being selected for the Gulf South Summit’s 2017 Outstanding Service-Learning Collaboration in Higher Education Award. Multiple colleagues and former students nominated Diya, citing her tireless commitment to refugee communities around the country. The 2017 Gulf South Summit will be March