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Over the last several years, it's become clear that there are many competing visions for how the northwest Arkansas region is going to grow. Often when I see these ideas pop up, or see the projected population increases, I start to wonder if those in "the know"--the folks that run the area councils, or the think tanks, or get excited about new bike trails-- really know much about these counties perched on the edge of the Ozarks.
All around the world, individuals flee their hometowns and homelands, driven by war, poverty and oppression. But in the steady stream of news coverage, the innate humanity of refugees, immigrants and asylum-seekers is often lost, drowned out by a drumbeat of politics and fear. The educational project was originally created in Spain by the Spanish Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados, or ACNUR) to raise student awareness of refugee issues and the importance of human rights, compassion and activism. The name comes from the idea t...