Bronxville SFL Day Has Full Lineup Of Speakers

BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- The topic of this year's Student Faculty Legislature Day at Bronxville High School on Friday, Jan. 29, is" Understanding the Syrian Refugee Crisis."

The hosts of 'Morning Joe,' Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezezinski are just two of more than 20 speakers planned for SFL Day at Bronxville High School.
Photo Credit: *MSNBC.com*

K Reakes

01/28/2016 4:00 a.m.

The SFL has amassed more than 20 prominent speakers on a variety of aspects of the topic and from various points of view and include such luminaries as:

Willa Frej, Huffington Post
Journalist, Antti Pentikainen executive director, Religions for Peace
Tony Sayegh, director of Jamestown Assoc./Fox Commentator
Sana Mustafa, Syrian student at Bard in asylum
Andrew Courtney, Peace Activist and Refugee Advocate
Frank Brodhead, historian, activist
Mustafa Y. Ali, Secretary General
Admiral J. Robert Lunney, WWII Admiral
Danielle Butin, Founder and Director of AFYA
Mahmoud Mahmoud, Director of Church World Service
Iman Boukadoum, Interfaith Center of NY
Professor Anjum Gupta, director of the Immigrants Rights Clinic, Rutgers Law School
Allison Casey, UNICEF
Mayor Mary Marvin, Village of Bronxville
Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, hosts, Morning Joe
Professor Bassam Rifai, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Seton Hall, NYC Bar Association
Abby Bruell, Sylvia Wong Humanitarian Program & Policy Officer, director, Concern Worldwide
Mita Hosali, Deputy Director, UN News and Media Division
Catherine Tinker, Adjunct Professor, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall

Students will be assigned to attend two sessions for a full day of learning and to understand the problems facing the refugees.

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