Building Bridges

In association with the 2026 Camden Conference, Today’s Middle East: Power, Politics & Players, please join PPL on December 11, where we will get to hear from Fatima Saidi on displacement, immigration, and navigating identity. Fatima’s specialty is storytelling. Drawing from her lived experience, she uses narrative as a powerful tool to advocate for policy change and help the public understand realities beyond their own. Through her work, she uplifts her community by validating their experiences and fostering empathy. Her storytelling builds bridges, creating solidarity with non-immigrant movements and shaping a more welcoming America where we all can thrive.

Speaker Fatima Saidi currently serves as the Director of We Are All America (WAAA), a national initiative housed at the National Partnership for New Americans, the largest immigrant- and refugee-led nonprofit advocacy organization in the country. WAAA centers the voices of directly impacted individuals in immigration and asylum discourse. Locally, Fatima serves on the Board of Directors for the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) and previously held the position of Membership and Development Manager at the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition (MIRC).