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No. 227
March/April 2002

Contents
 
Welcome!
• The first edition of FYI online!
From the President’s Desk
• The Tide is Turning (But There Are
Still Empty Seats on the Lifeboat!)
• More Indirect Victims of September
11—Haitian Asylum Seekers in
Detention
Washington Update
• Wisconsin on the Move for Child
Protection
Focus on Partners
• Detained Torture Survivor Legal
Support Network
• Lutheran Social Services of
South Dakota
Advocacy
• Making Our Voices Heard
Resources
• RefugeeWorks Publishes Youth
Employment Manual
LIRS in the News
Staff News
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Vice President for
Agency Advancement
Timmi Pierce

Director for Communications
Susan Baukhages

Editor/Designer
Valerie Anne Bost

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FYI Editor
LIRS
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Unless otherwise noted, the articles
in FYI are not copyrighted and may
be reprinted with the following
statement: “Reprinted courtesy of
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee
Service.”
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Mission

In response to God’s love in Christ,
we welcome the stranger,
bringing new hope and new life
through ministries of service
and justice.

 

 
for your input, insight, innovation, inspiration, information
A bimonthly publication of the Agency Advancement Department of
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
 


LIRS in the News

The cover story for the January/February issue of The Bond, Lutheran Brotherhood's bimonthly magazine, was "Refugees in America: Recipe for Success." The article by Melissa Manning noted LIRS's advocacy and action on behalf of refugees and a sidebar took readers "Up Close with the LIRS President," Ralston Deffenbaugh.

Several articles in recent weeks have focused on the ongoing crisis that has delayed the final processing and travel of 22,000 refugees:

  • An article by Kimberly Hayes Taylor in the Minneapolis Star Tribune's December 24 issue quoted LIRS Director for Communications Susan Baukhages on the devastating effects the resettlement crisis can have on refugees who are stuck in limbo.

  • The Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star highlighted LIRS's advocacy efforts in a January 29 article by Bob Reeves.

  • The Washington Times mentioned LIRS's reduced admissions numbers since October in a January 31 article by August Gribbin.

  • A February 12 article by Kate Shatzkin in the Baltimore Sun quoted Deffenbaugh on the threat to the resettlement program.

The Northfield (Minn.) News included an announcement of a speaking engagement by LIRS Ambassadors Circle Director Denise Laugtug in its February 16 issue.

 

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