Danny Salim is the Senior Director of the Anti-Violence Program at the Arab-American Family Support Center (AAFSC) where he has served New York City\u2019s diverse communities since 2013. A graduate from Eastern Mennonite University with a Master\u2019s in Conflict Transformation, Mr. Salim has vast experience in trauma healing and resilience, healing circle processes, women and youth empowerment, human rights, and culturally sensitive programming. He is passionate about examining sociopolitical experiences\/systems and fostering community development policy practice with a trauma-informed framework.<\/p>\n
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