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URL:https://www.tbzbrookline.org/events/kiddush-talk-hias-in-person/
SUMMARY:Kiddush Talk: HIAS Refugee Shabbat Guest Speaker: Gilberto Calderin
  (in person after Shabbat morning services)
DESCRIPTION:HIAS Refugee Shabbat Guest Speaker: Gilberto Calderin\nMarch 14
 \, Kiddush Talk \n\nWe are honored to welcome Gilberto Calderin as our gu
 est speaker for HIAS Refugee Shabbat. This annual observance invites our c
 ommunity to reflect on Jewish values of welcoming the stranger and to stan
 d in solidarity with refugees and asylum seekers.\n\nGilberto Calderin is 
 the Director of Advocacy at the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advoca
 cy (MIRA) Coalition. A proud Cuban immigrant raised in Miami\, he came to 
 the United States at a young age with his family in search of freedom and 
 opportunity. His own immigration story continues to shape his commitment t
 o advancing policies that support immigrant and refugee communities.\n\nDr
 awing on his personal journey and professional experience\, Gil will refle
 ct on how lived experience informs his advocacy work today and on the endu
 ring importance of immigration to American society. In a challenging momen
 t for immigrant communities\, his remarks will lift up the contributions i
 mmigrants make and the values that have long defined the United States as 
 a place of refuge and opportunity.\nGilberto Calderin\n\n\nGilberto Calder
 in is the Director of Advocacy at the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee 
 Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition. Most recently\, he led state and federal advoca
 cy efforts at Ascentria Care Alliance\, where he focused on advancing poli
 cies to support refugees and immigrant families. Prior to that\, he served
  as an Immigration Specialist in the Office of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warr
 en\, where he assisted families\, businesses\, universities\, and nonprofi
 t organizations in navigating the complexities of the U.S. immigration sys
 tem and advocated for timely resolutions to urgent immigration cases.\n\nA
  proud Cuban immigrant raised in Miami\, Gilberto is deeply grounded in hi
 s own immigration story\, having left Cuba at a young age with his family 
 in search of freedom and opportunity. That journey continues to shape his 
 commitment to building a more welcoming\, just\, and fair immigration syst
 em.\n\nHe holds a Master of Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at 
 Tufts University and a bachelor’s degree in International and Global Stu
 dies from Brandeis University. He is also an alumnus of the Rappaport Publ
 ic Policy Fellowship\, through which he served at the Massachusetts Office
  for Refugees and Immigrants.\n\nGilberto was inspired to join MIRA by his
  belief that\, as the federal government continues to fall short in protec
 ting immigrant communities\, more must be done at the state level to ensur
 e Massachusetts remains a welcoming Commonwealth.\n\nOutside of work\, he 
 enjoys hiking New Hampshire’s White Mountains and taking long walks with
  his dog\, Wally.\n\n\n\n\n\nRefugee Shabbat is a moment for congregations
 \, organizations\, and individuals in the United States and worldwide to d
 edicate a Shabbat experience to refugees and asylum seekers. People seekin
 g asylum are being turned away at borders around the world. The number of 
 forcibly displaced people is rapidly growing\, and the climate crisis exac
 erbates the effects of violence\, conflict\, and economic instability on a
 lready vulnerable populations. This is a critical moment for all of us to 
 reaffirm and redouble our support for refugees\, asylum seekers\, and thos
 e forcibly displaced\, as well as an opportunity to step back\, reflect\, 
 and celebrate the work we have already done. Come learn about TBZ’s impo
 rtant work with refugees and asylum seekers. 
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CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Homepage Featured,In person,Kiddush Talks and
 Tables,Shabbat,Social Justice/Tikkun Olam
LOCATION:Temple Beth Zion\, 1566 Beacon St.\, Brookline\, MA\, 02446-2209\,
  United States
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