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DESCRIPTION:The Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants (CERI) is a h
 umanist\, feminist\, trauma-informed community mental health center devoted
  to supporting refugees and immigrants as they rebuild their lives with dig
 nity\, strength\, and renewed possibility. In this talk\, Mona Afary will d
 iscuss how healing unfolds in community through connection and shared human
 ity. CERI provides spaces where refugees and immigrants can speak their tru
 th\, mourn what has been lost\, witness their own resilience reflected in o
 thers\, and celebrate the empowerment that comes from being seen and valued
 .\n\nMona Afary\, PhD\, MFT\, an immigrant from Iran\, is the Founder and E
 xecutive Director of the Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants (CER
 I)\, a mental health community center in Oakland\, CA. CERI was awarded a 2
 025 United Nations Global Citizenship Award as a testament to its commitmen
 t to justice\, human rights\, and building resilience across diverse ethnic
  and cultural communities in the East Bay.\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by
  UCSB's Legal Humanities Initiative\, and funded through a grant from the N
 ational Endowment for the Humanities.
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LOCATION:McCune Conference Room\, HSSB 6020
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SUMMARY:Healing Together: Refugees\, Immigrants\, and Mental Health\, with 
 Mona Afary
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