Gina Raimondo Shares Dinner With Syrian Refugees

Gina Raimondo

Pol Light Moment #155 happened on February 1, 2017, when Gina Raimondo shared dinner with a family of Syrian refugees in Cranston, Rhode Island. Gina Raimondo is presently the Governor of the State of Rhode Island, serving from 2015 to the present.

Gov. Gina Raimondo shares dinner with Syrian refugees https://t.co/PIUyfvO1Dm pic.twitter.com/epXSWriR6S

— Patch Rhode Island (@Patch_RI) February 3, 2017

Gina Raimondo issued this statement about sharing a meal with the Al-Hariri family, who are Syrian refugees living in Rhode Island.

Last night I shared a meal with the Al-Hariri family, who fled Syria, to let them know that there's a place in Rhode Island for everyone. I met them last year, not long after they arrived in Rhode Island. Their story, and their light and strength through difficult times, is an inspiration- and a reminder that we can't lose sight of those fleeing oppression.(Gina Raimondo, Cranston Patch, February 2, 2017). 

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