refugees – Eleanor Skelton

Southeast Texans stand with refugees affected by Muslim travel ban in candlelight vigil

(Left) Demonstrators left a sign that read “Refugees are welcome here” next to a candle outside the Event Centre in downtown Beaumont the evening of Feb. 3. (Right) A crowd gathered with lit candles to stand in solidarity with those affected by the travel ban from seven Muslim-majority countries, an executive order from the TrumpContinueContinue reading “Southeast Texans stand with refugees affected by Muslim travel ban in candlelight vigil”

‘Remapping the Trauma of War’ looks at history of PTSD, refugee immigration

This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on March 2, 2015. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor War is not isolated to a geographic location or time, argued a lecture on Feb. 26 titled “Remapping the Trauma of War.” Professor Anna Secor and associate professor Patricia Ehrkamp from the geography department at the University of KentuckyContinueContinue reading “‘Remapping the Trauma of War’ looks at history of PTSD, refugee immigration”