Refugees, Rights and Resettlement Activities

Refugees, Rights and Resettlement Activities

There are 35 million refugees and internally displaced persons in the world. Students in Profesor Suzanne Shanahan's Refugees, Rights and Resettlement class grapple with the ethical challenges posed by humanitarian intervention on behalf of refugees and the often unintended consequences of such policies, and they examine case studies to determine how different models for dealing with refugee resettlement affect the life chances of refugees. But they also have some fun as they work with refugees from Bhutan, Burma and Iraq recently resettled in Durham. They enjoyed a festive evening working with children, youth, and adult women. Younger kids got help with homework, played games or got their faces painted; the older youth learned website design, interview techniques, and how to use go pro cameras; and the women shared food and fellowship.