I write about nonprofit leadership for EDs of small to medium nonprofits and walk with others in their journey to health and wellness.
Peoria, IL
Joined April 2008
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Closing session at the annual consultation by @SSI_tweets @AghaYamamah as the special rapporteur #UNHCRNGOs
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The education of refugee young people is a top concern. -UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees. #WEA #WithRefugees #wewelcomerefugees #refugeeswelcome #UNHCRNGOs
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And if you’re in Geneva, join us tmrw (29 June) #UNHCRNGOS for our joint side-event on Faith-sensitivity in Humanitarian Response - I will be presenting preliminary findings from 150 interviews with #refugees, #hosts & local leaders in Honduras, Mexico, Uganda Germany & Lebanon
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A major issue prompting and affecting forced migration is #dehumanization. Rhetoric in public square can further dehumanize people when talking about refugees. Dehumanization is dangerous. - paraphrasing V. Türk opening comments today at #UNHCRNGOs #WithRefugees #RefugeesWelcome
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Very impressed to hear about the work and contributions of the Network for Refugee Voices. An important platform and partner shaping refugee policy and response strategies #NRV #UNHCRNGOs #WEA #WithRefugees @NRV
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“We are not providing ideas but tried and tested solutions.” -Mustafa from Syria now in Toronto re: refugee leadership #UNHCRNGOs #WEA #WithRefugees #RefugeesWelcome #WeWelcomeRefugees
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Happy to participate in the opening of this year’s consultations with NGOs. The theme is “putting people first”. At a time when even refugees and displaced are politicized and dehumanized, I cannot think of a better focus. – at Geneva, Switzerland
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Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.
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Pentecost - God's Spirit does not discriminate: loves all people, speaks all languages, engages all cultures, no favorites, no exceptions.
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Just ended a visit to Washington in which I reiterated importance of strong US engagement in responding to refugee crises worldwide. teapawt.net/newshour/status/870475… – at New York, NY
Refugees "do not bring terror. Refugees flee from terror." -UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to.pbs.org/2rwyOy6
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There are mamas, right now, nursing their babies in rafts and refugee tents - desperate for a safe place to call home.
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We're to weep w/those who weep, not smother them w/banal truisms, out-of-context verses, shallow advice, & links to our favorite podcast.
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Elie Wiesel: "The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference... And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
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Wakin' up early for #GivingTuesday? Learn the impact of your support for our work w/ #refugees conta.cc/1OkEFvJ #wewelcomerefugees
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Make your holiday purchases give even more! You auto-donate to IAFR when you shop @AmazonSmile. Use this link: smile.amazon.com/ch/27-06693…
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Christian groups break with GOP over Syrian refugees @WorldRelief @CWS_global @LIRSorg @USCCB
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92% of sea arrivals to Europe are from 3 war-torn countries: Syria, Afghanistan & Iraq. It's not a "migrant" crisis. data.unhcr.org/mediterranean…
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#Kakuma #Water Project: Help 2000 Internally Displaced Persons (50% women & children) get H2O bit.ly/1CsQU1u
