“Welcoming Our Afghan Guests” with Dr. Wahhab Khandker, Beth Archer, & Sister Laura Nettles

Join us for this special three-member panel presentation on understanding the situation of those who have come here from Afghanistan and being welcoming to them. Dr. Wahhab Khandker, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, will be speaking on the emotional/spiritual journey that our Afghan guests are experiencing as they relocate into a very different culture. Beth Archer, Activities and Program Manager for United States Catholic Conference of Bishops’ Fort McCoy, will provide details on what those living at Fort McCoy are experiencing, and what their current needs are. And Sister Laura Nettles, FSPA, La Crosse Interfaith Shoulder to Shoulder Network co-chair and Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Viterbo University, will discuss what the La Crosse community is doing to try to address needs of those living at Fort McCoy.

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