Written by the Ottawa Mennonite Church Refugee Assistance Program  TAKE THE REFUGEES WELCOME HERE PLEDGE     Ottawa Mennonite Church (OMC) has been involved with refugee sponsorship since 1979, when Canadians […]

Written by Athavarn Srikantharajah and Jothy Pitchaimuthu  TAKE THE REFUGEES WELCOME HERE PLEDGE       My parents came to Canada from Sri Lanka in 1990, with nothing but a few […]

Written by Louise Simbandumwe TAKE THE REFUGEES WELCOME HERE PLEDGE     I became a refugee in 1972 — the day my mother received a letter informing her that her family […]

Nearly three-quarters of young people globally would welcome refugees into their countries   A new survey released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on young peoples’ attitudes towards refugees exposes just […]

  Refugee rights are under attack around the world. While Canada is a leader in protecting the rights of refugees, we cannot take our support for refugees for granted. Racist, […]

Written by Andrew Thompson As the board of Amnesty International Canada (English Speaking), we believe that everyone has the rights to be safe. We believe that everyone has the right to […]

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