On Tuesday June 20, 2017, Pacifica Institute hosted a dinner in awareness of refugees globally.  The dinner had also co-sponsors including SIVIC, Santa Clara County, Refugee and Immigrant Forum, Embrace Relief, and the American Red Cross.  There were also esteemed guests that had arrived including Santa Clara council member Dominic Caserta, a representative from Congressman Ro Khanna, Hawley Rising from Santa Clara county Refugee forum and many more.  The dinner included 2 short clips abut Pacifica Institute and Ramadan which gave the guests insight on the mission of Pacifica Institute and the importance of Ramadan.  The Dinner also included guest speaker, Hatixhe Grbeshi who was a former refugee from Kosovo and explained her experience as a refugee coming to the US and the importance of refugee awareness in our society.