Our approach

We work at the intersection of Black, Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (BAMEMSA) communities that consistently face barriers to basic human rights like healthy housing, family-sustaining jobs, and quality education; and are impacted by racial and ethnic profiling, religious discrimination, Islamophobia, and government surveillance and harassment.

Our values

PANA strives to prevent replication of hierarchical power structures that can lead to the very systems of inequity we seek to dismantle. Our approach is grounded in the philosopher Paulo Freire’s writings on emancipatory critical pedagogy, with an emphasis on collective problem posing, reflection, dialogue, and action. Our movement for cultural and political power is grounded in the following values:

Our vision

We envision a world where refugees and displaced people are connected leaders building a global movement that ends forced migration and secures meaningful freedom for all. We envision a world where refugees and displaced people are connected leaders building a global movement that ends forced migration and secures meaningful freedom for all.

Our mission

We advocate for the full economic, social, and civic inclusion of refugees and displaced populations in the San Diego region, throughout California, and across the country. We advocate for the full economic, social, and civic inclusion of refugees and displaced populations in the San Diego region, throughout California, and across the country.