NORTH CAROLINA WORKSHOP OCTOBER 29, 2014 The Linking Communities Project: Creating Welcome for Refugees.

NORTH CAROLINA WORKSHOP

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The Linking Communities Project: Creating

Welcome for Refugees

Tools from Welcoming America

Fostering Community Engagement and Welcoming Communitiesis supported by the

Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR/ACF/DHHS)

CELEBRATING REFUGEES: EVENTS AND MESSAGES THAT MOVE PEOPLE

Stronger Together: Making the Case for Shared Prosperity

• Understanding your audience

• Message themes around prosperity

• How to implement messaging

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Message Themes

• Stronger Together• Innovation• Vibrant Communities• Twenty-first Century Economy• Shared Values• Friendliness

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Reframing Refugees: Messaging Toolkit

What does it include?

• Winning Message Themes• Guiding Principles • Examples and Samples• Further Tools and Resources• Tough Questions

The Power of Reframing

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The Power of Reframing

Photo credit: Cleveland Plain Dealerhttp://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/

welcoming_refugees_pays_off_fo.html

Welcoming refugees is paying off for Cleveland

Winning Message Theme: People Move

Define America

Dignity of Work

The Power of Stories

• Challenge assumptions about refugees• Communicate strength, resiliency, and

prosperity

Photo credit: The Enquirer/Cara Owsley www.Cincinnati.com

Stories that Inspire

Jean Golo has contributed to our community by starting a successful farm, employing Americans and providing healthy produce to food desert areas. (Nicky Walker)

Mohammed has contributed to our community by continuing his medical training at our local hospital, and has now been accepted to a medical residency program. (Rachel Helwig)

An East African refugee woman has contributed to our community by establishing her own at-home child care business to generate an income for her family and provide culturally-appropriate child care services to the community. (Havan Clark)

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Contact

Welcoming Americawww.welcomingamerica.org

Hannah Carswell, Project Manager

[email protected]

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