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From Afghanistan to Virginia: How Richmond welcomes refugees

In 2016, a group of 30 Afghan women arrived at their local DMV office in Richmond, Virginia to take the learner’s permit test. When they arrived from Afghanistan a few years before, they didn’t know how to get a driver’s license and could not find information in their language. Kate Ayers, executive director of ReEstablish…

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Welcoming in an Era of Climate Change: A Tool to Get Started

April 22, 2025

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‘Belonging is a right we defend together’: Eric K. Ward at the 2025 Welcoming Interactive

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‘My immigrant perspective gave me a heightened antenna for injustice’: Dr. Mona Hanna at the 2025 Welcoming Interactive

March 31, 2025
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‘Everything I write begins in my lived experience’: Carlos Andrés Gómez at the 2025 Welcoming Interactive

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