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The event will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Mercy Center auditorium (625 Abbott Road, across the street from the college), and the public is welcome and encouraged to attend.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion, titled \u201cImmigration: Welcoming the Stranger in an Age of Displacement,\u201d will feature four panelists with unique perspectives on this issue, one of the most pressing and vital of our time. They are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bassam Deeb<\/strong>, Ph.D., Trocaire College President<\/li>\n<li><strong>Solomon Nelson<\/strong> Ph.D., English faculty member at Trocaire<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sister Janet Korn<\/strong> RSM, Director of the Institute Justice Team of the Sisters of Mercy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sara Safarzadeh-Amiri<\/strong>, MD, primary care physician and Director of Community Engagement at Jericho Road Community Health Center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Sisters of Mercy founded Trocaire College, and immigration is one of the order\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sistersofmercy.org\/what-we-do\/social-justice-advocacy\/\">Five Critical Concerns<\/a>. This panel discussion will allow exploration of the issue through the lens of Catholic social teaching.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMillions of people worldwide have been forced from their homes, displaced by war, natural disasters, social upheaval, persecution, and rampant violence. Others\u2014voluntary migrants\u2014seek a better life and more opportunity for themselves and their families,\u201d explains Bob Shearn, Trocaire\u2019s director of Mission, Ministry and Service. \u201cBoth groups, upon seeking admittance to a host country, often spur questions and in some cases raise deep-seated fears among native-born citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The panel will explore many of those questions and fears as they relate to immigration within the context of the United States. 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