CVT In the News
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Reps. Neguse, Lofgren and Senator Markey Introduce Legislation to Welcome Refugees to the U.S.
CVT is listed among the supporters of the GRACE Act legislation introduced by Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02), Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.).
Source: The Office of Congressman Joe Neguse
Date: 04/09/2019 -
Alumni Panelists to Explore Career Transitions During Reunion 2019
The work that Dr. Lisa Ragen Ide has done with CVT is included in a post at the Yale School of Medicine.
Source: Yale School of Medicine
Date: 03/26/2019 -
House Health and Human Services Policy Committee - part 1 3/15/19
CVT's Director of External Relations, Pete Dross, and Senior Clinician for External Relations, Alison Beckman, speak before the Minnesota House of Representatives’ Health and Human Services Policy Committee.
Source: MN House Info
Date: 03/18/2019 -
Collaboration, pilot program could expand the Center for Victims of Torture’s work in MN
An article at the MN House of Representatives’ Session Daily quotes CVT’s Pete Dross and Alison Beckman and describes legislation in progress which would “launch a collaboration between the center and Department of Human Services.”
Source: Session Daily
Date: 03/15/2019 -
Republican horse trading on 'national emergency' powers is nonsense
Linda Chavez, director of the Becoming American Initiative, and Scott Roehm, director of CVT’s Washington, D.C. office, call on Congress to terminate the president’s “emergency” and focus on the real border crisis.
Source: The Hill
Date: 03/13/2019 -
Case Studies: Tactical Mapping
Rally Interactive, the designers who worked with CVT’s New Tactics in Human Rights to create the Tactical Mapping Tool (TMT), have posted a case study to their website about their work on the TMT.
Source: Rally Interactive
Date: 03/05/2019 -
STRENGTH, MOTIVATION AND HAPPINESS
A blog post at the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, “STRENGTH, MOTIVATION AND HAPPINESS,” includes mention of a visit with CVT as one of several conversations with NGOs that assist refugee communities in Jordan.
Source: Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
Date: 03/05/2019 -
Dr. Guislain Museum and Janssen Seek Global Nominations for Annual "Breaking the Chains of Stigma" Award
As the recipient of the 2018 Dr. Guislain “Breaking the Chains of Stigma” Award, CVT is featured in a news release announcing that nominations are now open for the 2019 award.
Source: Markets Insider
Date: 02/28/2019 -
MIL-OSI USA: Harris, Merkley, Cortez Masto Reintroduce Bill to Reunify and Protect Immigrant Families
CVT is among the supporters of the REUNITE Act mentioned in a news release.
Source: Foreign Affairs Global Open Source
Date: 02/27/2019 -
CVT Asks Kids “Should we help asylum seekers?” In New Digital Ad
The Minneapolis Egotist shared CVT's news about our new asylum ad.
Source: Minneapolis Egotist
Date: 02/26/2019
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