Meeting the Moment: Welcoming in Challenging Times

Recently, Haitian and African immigrants in Springfield and later Dayton, OH, became the targets of dangerous scapegoating and disinformation, along with threats to the communities at large. While such threats, and the underlying tensions that preceded them, are nothing new, these experiences demonstrate that there are tools that communities can use to counter these narratives and build local resilience.

In this webinar on October 2, 2024, Welcoming America was joined by local leaders from Salt Lake City and Dayton, Ohio, as well as representatives from Over Zero and Race Forward, to discuss what is at stake, what we can do, and to explore practical ways to take action now and in the future.

Explore takeaways in the infographic series below.