Upcoming events.
World Refugee Day Pride Exhibition 2024
World Refugee Day Pride Exhibition 2024
Welcome to "Refuge America Pride Exhibition: An Exhibition of LGBTQ+ Refugee Stories." In this compelling showcase, we delve into the lives of six courageous individuals who have traversed continents, braved adversity, and triumphed against all odds.
Join us at The NYC LGBT Community Center 208 West 13th Street, New York, NY, USA for a day filled with art, music, and community.
This exhibition provides an invaluable opportunity for the public to engage in meaningful conversations, celebrate diversity, and support the integration of LGBTQ refugees into our communities.
Event Highlights:
Installation of traveling exhibitions portraying the stories of LGBTQ Refugees.
Refreshments and conversations with refugees and partner organizations.
Learn about new pathways for sponsoring LGBTQ Refugees to the United States.
To learn more about Refuge 25 please visit: Refugee 25
We are looking for sponsors please write to us: admin@refugeamerica.org
Refugee 25 Pride Exhibition: Washington D.C.
Refuge America proudly presents the "Refugee 25 Pride Showcase" in Washington D.C. during the Pride Festival Parade.
Welcome to "Refuge America Pride Exhibition: An Exhibition of LGBTQ+ Refugee Stories." In this compelling showcase, we delve into the lives of six courageous individuals who have traversed continents, braved adversity, and triumphed against all odds.
Join us at St Thomas’ Parish 1517 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA for a day filled with art, music, and community.
This exhibition provides an invaluable opportunity for the public to engage in meaningful conversations, celebrate diversity, and support the integration of LGBTQ refugees into our communities.
Event Highlights:
Installation of traveling exhibitions portraying the stories of LGBTQ Refugees.
Refreshments and conversations with refugees and partner organizations.
Learn about new pathways for sponsoring LGBTQ Refugees to the United States.
To learn more about Refuge 25 please visit: Refugee 25
We are looking for sponsors please write to us: admin@refugeamerica.org
Dignity Not Detention 2024
Refuge America in collaboration with Waterwell Theater is proud to present Do Not Tell Them I am a Prince, a poignant exploration of the harrowing realities of U.S. immigrant detention.
In Nigeria, a gay man named Edafe finds himself trapped in the suffocating grip of violent persecution and makes the painful decision to flee his homeland. He arrives at JFK airport hoping to find refuge, but ends up confined within the walls of an ICE detention center. Struggling to reconcile his shattered expectations, Edafe's story is a poignant exploration of the harrowing realities of U.S. immigration detention.
WRITTEN BY: Edafe Okporo
2024 NYC Tour Performances
Performed By: Amara James Aja
Directed By: NJ Agwuna
You can come see this special performance that tells the real-life story of a Nigerian asylum seeker who was held in immigration detention for almost 6 months - a poignant exploration of the harrowing realities of U.S. immigration detention that can be part of igniting our collective movement to end it in New York State.
The performance will be followed by a Town Hall discussion with directly impacted people and organizers talking about how we can build power to pass the Dignity Not Detention Act.
Autumn of Hope for LGBTQ Refugees
Embracing possibility - Autumn of Hope for LGBTQ Refugees
Join Us in Making a Difference for LGBTQ Refugees:
We are excited to invite you to a special event that aims to shed light on the challenges faced by LGBTQ refugees around the world and take steps towards creating a safer, more inclusive world for them.
Performance by Marti Cummings, a NYC drag artist, television personality, and political figure.
Performance by Alex Charles, a New Jersey based singer, saxophonist and music producer.
Meet our special guest of honor. Queer Ugandan activist Steven Muleme. Our guest speaker, is a gay Ugandan LGBTQIA+ advocate, founder, and director of an organization called Visual Echoes for Human Rights Advocacy (VEHRA), founded in 2017. The organization brings together some of Uganda’s most marginalized LGBTQIA+ community members to connect through sport, art, and economic empowerment. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Commercial Industrial art and design from Nkumba University.
Let's come together this autumn season to make a lasting impact.
This event is by RSVP only. To attend please email us: admin@refugeamerica.org
One Journey Refugee Festival
One Journey Festival 2023
Join us for the fourth annual One Journey Festival to celebrate the talents and contributions of refugees. Our Director Edafe Okporo will be speaking and Refugee America take action tent will be on display.
Venue: Washington National Cathedral 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC 20016
Register for free link
Dignity Not Detention
NY, Let's End Immigration Detention!
You’re invited to a community event with the Dignity Not Detention Campaign on Thursday June 22nd from 6 - 8 p.m. EDT! You’ll hear from organizers and people directly impacted by immigrant detention about the realities of ICE detention in New York and the shortcomings of the state’s response to people seeking asylum. Our conversation will invite folks to take action in support of the Dignity Not Detention Act, which has the power to end immigrant detention in New York!
The event will include a performance of “Do Not Let Anyone Know I am a Prince,” a poignant exploration of the harrowing realities of U.S. immigrant detention. This 15-minute play by Edafe Okporo will be performed by Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Wire, Broadway’s To Kill a Mockingbird), directed by Raz Golden, and produced by Waterwell.
Food will be served, and COVID precautions are in effect (see below for more details).
Date: June 22, 2023 from 6 - 8 p.m. EDT
Location: Bronx Music Heritage Center, 1303 Louis Niñé Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10459
RSVP by filling out this form by Tuesday June 20th.
Link to register
Launch of Welcome Program
Refuge America gathering of donors, volunteers and community members to celebrate the launch of our new program.