In December of 2006, for the first time in my life, I felt safe and truly happy.
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World Refugee Day 2024
June 20th, 2024, 11 AM to 3 PM
World Refugee Day 2023
The Right to Seek Safety: Is Canada Failing Refugee Claimants? Tuesday, June 20, 2023 12:00 pm – 2:00 pmCentral Libraryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSsf8qYLFro&t=2281s June 20th marks World Refugee Day, a day that honours the people who have been forced to flee their home countries to seek safety for themselves and their families elsewhere. Historically, Canada has welcomed refugees and given opportunities for those who …
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Fleeing persecution to help others
World Refugee Day 2022
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
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
Safe Third Country Agreement: a message from the CCR
Canadian Council for Refugees calls for the suspension of the refugee agreement with the US