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:
A sponsorship breakdown happens when sponsors are unable or unwilling to give further support to the sponsored family prior to the end of the sponsorship period (usually the first 12 months that the family is in Canada). It is an official declaration that an irremediable failure to meet the sponsorship arrangement has occurred. The responsibility for a sponsorship breakdown may either rest with the refugees or the sponsor.
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.
When sponsoring refugees, private sponsors do not only commit to providing financial support, they also have a duty to help the refugee settle and integrate.
To help private sponsors brace themselves for what lays ahead once the refugee sets foot in Canada, the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) is organizing a webinar.
The following themes will be addressed:
A recap of sponsors’ settlement and financial responsibilities under the private sponsorship program
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
