Beginning in 2014, Golden Globe-nominated actor Piper Perabo has worked with the IRC to advocate for refugees around the globe. Piper has traveled the world as an IRC ambassador, spending time with and learning from clients and staff members in Lebanon, Greece, New York, Salt Lake City and Arizona. On behalf of the IRC, Piper has hosted town halls, has participated in meetings with U.S. politicians, and has spearheaded open letters fighting for refugee resettlement programs. Of her partnership with the International Rescue Committee, Piper has said “I have tremendous admiration for the work the IRC does both in the United States and around the world.”
Read what Piper had to say after meeting asylum-seeking families in Arizona.
“Whether assisting refugees who have been forced to flee the Syrian conflict or guiding refugee youth through the New York public school system, the IRC impacts and transforms lives,” Piper says.
These people, who could easily be you and me, have been forced to flee their homes in order to survive. The least we can do is educate ourselves about what’s really going on, report their stories accurately, and treat them with dignity and respect.Piper PeraboActor and IRC Voice