If Not Us, Who?

If Not Us, Who? Panel Discussion About LGBTQI+ Persecution throughout the World Thursday, August 16 @ 6:30 p.m. Center on Halsted The All Aboard USA Committee of Rainbow Railroad announces a public event on Thursday, August 16th, at 6:30 p.m., at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago 60613 entitled, "If Not US, Who?: The Struggle of LGBTQI+ Refugees and Asylum-Seekers." U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) will open the event and invite a panel of experts, along with an asylum-seeker, to share their compelling perspectives on the challenges facing LGBTQ throughout the world and what the Chicago community can do to help. Lam Ho, Founder & Executive Director of the Community Activism Law Alliance, will moderate the event. Panelists include: • Mike Jarecki, Director, Board of Governors, American Immigration Lawyers Association • Jackie Kaplan Perkins, Director, Chicago & Midwest Human Rights Watch • Joanna Thompson, Community Outreach & Engagement Coordinator for the Center on Halsted • Eduardo Hernandez, U.S. Development Officer, Rainbow Railroad Event registration is available online.

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