To mark the World Refugee Day, Jumpstart Refugee Talent is organizing a gala.
The gala will comprise of the following things:
Raffle
Art exhibition featuring Omran Alfalour
Speciality cocktails
Food
Participants will also have the opportunity to connect with and mentor refugees.
Lessons Learned Simulations And Training is organizing a two days course on urban refugees.
Participants will explore the social, political, and economic dynamics which arise from the interplay between stakeholders in humanitarian crises.
The course aims to be the bridge between academic theory, critical “red teaming” approaches, and humanitarian practice.
Once this course is completed, participants will be able to:
Month 13 is a milestone in the private sponsorship of refugees.
After all, it entails that the sponsored refugee will no longer rely on his private sponsor for financial support.
To help private sponsors get ready for what looms ahead, the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) is organizing a webinar.
The following topics will be covered:
When should sponsors prepare for Month 13
The Month 13 checklist and needs assessment
To mark the World Refugee Day, AURA is organizing a World Refugee Day Brunch.
The objective is to commemorate the strength and courage of refugees around the world.
This will be an opportunity for participants to meet refugee sponsors, listen to live music, and have brunch.
Dr. Brian Goldman (CBC’s White Coat, Black Art) will be the key speaker of the night.
He will share his insights on the fundamental pillar of refugee sponsorship: empathy.
Refugee claimants who received a negative response are invited by FCJ Refugee Centre to an information session.
Participants will be able to learn more on:
What they should do if they received a negative decision on their hearing
Where they should go if they want to appeal
Who can help them prepare an appeal
Are they eligible for an appeal
The Romero House (RH) is organizing an information session on refugee housing in Toronto.
Participants will be asked to ponder on the following questions:
What do you think the city’s priorities need to be?
How ca the city of Toronto improve housing opportunities?
This free session will be facilitated by a community partner.
To mark the World Refugee Day, Friends Of Refugees is holding its annual Refugee Walk.
Participants will meet at the north end of Queen’s Park and march through downtown Toronto and end at Nathan Phillips Square.
There will also be accounts on some refugee experiences in Canada.
Date: Tuesday, 20th of June, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m
How do we dispel and counteract myths and misconceptions around refugees in our community?
This is a question that Life As A Refugee (LAAR) 2019 try to answer during its annual conference.
Held by the London Cross Cultural Learner Centre, the conference will revolve around four themes: pre-arrival, landing, settlement, and integration.
Sharon Bala, author of The Boat People will be the keynote speaker of the event.
Matthew House, the non-for-profit organization that provides home for refugee claimants is organizing its annual community dinner.
The objective is to celebrate World Refugee Day.
Participants will be able to taste a wide variety of dishes from around the world.
Date: Thursday, 20th June, 2019
Time: 6:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m
Location: Matthew House ,Toronto, 981 Dundas Street West, Toronto
Co-hosted by University of Ottawa, Carleton University, Université Saint Paul, Université du Québec en Outanouais, The Refugee Hub, and Human Rights Research and Education, Humanizing Migration is a bilingual forum that aims to humanize public debate around migration in Canada.
There will be workshops on:
Access to education
Environmental displacement
