Shelbyville Times-Gazette: Photo: Coalition hopes to bridge gaps between refugees, natives

Coalition hopes to bridge gaps between refugees, natives

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T-G City Editor John I. Carney poses with several members of a delegation representing the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition. Among participants in Wednesday's meeting were David Lubell, not pictured, director of TIRRC; Ahmed Dahir, civil liberties organizer for the group; Catalina Nieto, public awareness coordinator for TIRRC; Imam Haji Yousuf, the spiritual leader of the Somali Muslim community in Shelbyville; and Salaad A. Nur, outreach coordinator with the Somali Community Center of Nashville. (Photo by David Lubell)