Israeli HIAS bought the Somali's to the Minnesota. They created the problem and are now taking credit for exposing it.
Feb 19, 2016
New Initiatives Aim to Create Welcome for Refugees in Minnesota
—At a time when our nation’s proud tradition of welcoming refugees is continually at risk of being tarnished, several innovative Minnesota-based organizations have received funding for nine local projects to serve the local refugee population. The initiatives include new networking and training opportunities for refugees, establishing community gardens, and forums for telling the stories of refugees through art.
“Now more than ever, supporting local organizations that have fresh ideas for sharing information about refugees with their neighbors is critical,” said Melanie Nezer, Vice President for Policy and Advocacy at HIAS. “The projects in Minnesota will help dispel the misinformation about refugees that is so prevalent these days and we hope that successful projects will be replicated in communities across the country.”
Funded initiatives in Minnesota:
Somali Action Alliance Education Fund will host a series of community forums in Minneapolis, St. Cloud, and Willmar focused on educating Minnesotans about the Somali experience in the state, and creating a new narrative about the ways in which the Somali community contributes to building a more vibrant Minnesota.
African Development Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota will host a series of Community Conversations to provide African refugees and immigrants in the Twin Cities the opportunity to meet with community members, business leaders, and government officials and share their experiences, challenges, aspirations, and needs.
Asian Economic Development Association in St. Paul, Minnesota will create a public art project as part of MANIFEST: Pop-Up Arts and Culture, an art and cultural showcase bringing visibility to multi-generational refugee and immigrant narratives around resettlement experiences through art, culture, food, facilitated conversation, and community outreach.
Lake McCarrons Neighborhood Association-working closely with The Advocates for Human Rights, the City of Roseville Community Engagement Commission, and the Karen Organization of Minnesota-will host a series of conversations in Roseville, Minnesota to bring together the Karen refugee community with neighbors and government officials to build relationships, work across cultural barriers, and increase welcome for the Karen population in Roseville and beyond.
https://hias.org/statements/new-initiatives-aim-create-welcome-refugees-minnesota/