Events
This page includes information about events planned and hosted by GIRN members, with the most recent events listed first. Please click on the event title to find out more information about the particular event.
March 2019
March 11: Community Engagement in Action: Green Card Youth Voices Atlanta. On Monday, March 11, 2019, at 5:00 PM, in Sturgis Library room 101, join us for "Community Engagement in Action: Green Card Youth Voices Atlanta" featuring special guest Dr. Tea Rozman Clark (Executive Director of Green Card Voices) and a discussion with young immigrant authors, KSU student editors, and KSU faculty members: Dr. Lara Smith-Sitton (English), Dr. Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez (Social Work and Human Services), and Dr. Paul N. McDaniel (Geography and Anthropology).
June 2018
June 18: Voices of Refugees event at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. At this event, in honor of World Refugee Day, four student authors from Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from an Atlanta High School - originally from Myanmar, Nepal, Rwanda and Afghanistan - read their personal essays, followed by an interview with Rev. Jesse Jackson and a panel discussion with local area refugee service providers.
May 2018
May 13: Book launch event for Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from an Atlanta High School, at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta.
May 4: The Spring 2018 Georgia Immigration Research Network (GIRN) meeting will take place at Kennesaw State University (Marietta Campus).
April 2018
April 20: Panel discussion about Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from an Atlanta High School at the Atlanta Studies Symposium at Emory University.
March 2018
March 2: Civic Engagement Academy.
November 2017
November 13: Geography Awareness Week Theme Event: A Discussion on the Geography of Civil Rights
November 7: Talk to Strangers: Creating a Welcoming America at KSU
April 2017
April 26: Local, Regional, and National Perspectives on Immigrant Integration Policy and Welcoming Cities
March 2017
March 3: GIRN Working Group and Networking Meeting
March 13: Coming to America: A Conversation on Contemporary Immigrant and Refugee Experiences
March 2016
March 9: Welcoming Cities: A Dialogue between Research and Policy
