Gallery: World Refugee Day 2022 Round-Up

EventsSpotlight

Jun 18

Written By Paul Costigan

By Marisa Tesoro

Local refugee resettlement agencies across the state celebrated World Refugee Day this month!

Complete with live music and dance performances, resource fairs, educational experiences, community partners and so much more, folks across the state showed up to celebrate and support refugees. And new refugee neighbors were able to build and celebrate community in their new homes. Check out the festivities across the state that occurred on June 18th.

St. Louis

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Springfield

Photos courtesy of IISMO

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Kansas City

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Columbia

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Paul Costigan

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