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Learn about refugee crisis, how to help its victims at Nov. 19 program

Who are refugees and how do they differ from other immigrants?

Learn the answers to these questions by attending "Who Are Refugees?," a program that will be facilitated by Patricia Wright, a volunteer educator with Exodus World Service, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Lombard Mennonite Church, 528 E. Madison St., Lombard. The program is free and open to the public.

World Exodus Service mobilizes the Christian community to welcome and befriend refugees.

It educates churches and individuals about the plight of refugees, connects volunteers with refugees through practical service projects, and empowers people to be champions for refugees.

Wright also will provide statistics on the current worldwide refugee crisis and the processes refugees go through before they are admitted to the U.S. She also will describe how Exodus World Service aids refugees in the Chicago area.

Wright comes with a wealth of information based on experience because she and her husband spent 43 years with an organization that sent cross-cultural workers all over the world. They lived for a year in Costa Roca where they studied Spanish full time, then taught at an international school in Venezuela for 14 years. After returning stateside in 1986, they trained and mentored cross-cultural workers, preparing them to work overseas. The Wrights' involvement with Exodus World Service began in 2015.

Sponsored by the West Suburban Faith-based Peace Coalition, "Who Are Refugees?" is part of the Educational Forum series the organization offers monthly.

For more information about this program or the Educational Forum series, contact Walt Zlotow, coalition president, at (630) 442-3045.

West Suburban Faith-based Peace Coalition is an initiative of faith-based peace makers from Chicago's western suburbs and the general Chicago area. It includes clergy, congregations, other peace organizations and more. It is committed to sustaining the work of peace through activities such as vigils, public witness, peace education, lobbying/legislative initiatives, and interfaith dialogue. It is an affiliate of Fellowship of Reconciliation and donations are tax deductible.

Visit faithpeace.org.

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