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World Refugee Day 2022

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WORLD REFUGEE DAY is an opportunity to celebrate the strength and resilience, talents and contributions of refugees in our communities. Join us this year on this UN dedicated day to listen to stories, music, share art and learn about the agencies in our cities who provide services to refugees. June 15: A New Belonging – Stories to Celebrate World Refugee …

BC CHARM’s Report: In Between Emergency, Transitional, and Permanent Homes – Perspectives from Refugee Claimants and Service Providers

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In 2019 MAP engaged MOSAIC with funding from the BC Ministry of Municipal Affairs, to create a robust referral system for refugee claimants seeking a home. As part of their work MOSAIC thoroughly researched the experiences of refugee claimants trying to find affordable, safe housing. This beautiful report is one of the outcomes. It traces the claimant’s journey by answering …

World Refugee Day 2021

June 2021 saw us still online as the world battled the COVID-19 pandemic. This year MAP BC produced a 6-part program of activities from June 14 – June 20 with an array of different themes. With a very strong and talented refugee claimant presence online MAP continued its tradition of celebrating their accomplishments while raising issues for discussion. This year …

MAP Member Saleem Spindari Addresses Parliament

On Friday, December 4, 2020, Saleem Spinari – a former MAP Co-Chair was honoured to represent MOSAIC and appear via video conferencing in front of the Standing Committee on Health at the Parliament of Canada to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on refugees, refugee claimants, migrant workers and other vulnerable groups. You can see his video testimony below. https://vimeo.com/489916199