UUSF Forum Sunday, October 22 9:30am & 12:30pm UN DAY
October 22, 2017 9:30am & 12:30pm –
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9:30am Forum: Katherine Krassilnikoff
Prior to joining Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Katherine worked as an immigration attorney providing direct representation at Centro de Ayuda Legal para Immigrants (CALI) in Santa Clara, CA. While at CALI, Katherine gained extensive experience managing a large and diverse caseload that focused on humanitarian relief including U Visa, VAWA, DACA, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, and provisional waiver applications.
12:30pm Forum will be a panel discussion with a focus on refugee children with:
· Neda Dai, San Francisco Bay Area Community Engagement Fellow
· Gemi José González López, San Francisco Mexican Consulate General
· Moderator, Mary Jane Mikuriya, UN Servas, UNA-USA COO, UUSF
Lunch will be served in the Thomas Starr King Room and more information on the panel will be presented as the day nears.
October 29, 2017 9:30am
Donna Baranski-Walker: Founder and Executive Director – Rebuilding Alliance
Polish-American from Michigan, Donna’s interest in the Middle East began in 1990 when she initiated a symbolic message to the people of Iraq as a way to end the then stand-off without going to war. Encouraged by Jerome Wiesner, president emeritus of M.I.T. and former science adviser to President Kennedy, she seeks ways to use technology creatively enough to link good neighbors across the world for education, development, justice, and peace.
In 2003, Donna founded Rebuilding Alliance, a U.S. nonprofit that rebuilds communities in areas in conflict and brings the world together to make them safe.
