CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) –Two women who came to Charlottesville through the International Rescue Committee will share their stories Friday as part of an event focused on the experiences of refugees in the community.
The International Rescue Committee’s Virginia office is presenting “Where Hope Takes Root: An American Story” at Vinegar Hill Theater.
The event, scheduled for 6:30-9 p.m. at 220 W. Market St., will feature the first public screening of a documentary-style film about two IRC clients, followed by a live question-and-answer session and a keynote address from Khizr Khan, a Gold Star parent, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and attorney admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court…