Georgian Bay Refugee Support
October 03, 2015
How the UN determines who is a refugee — and who isn’t
Canadian Ninette Kelley was on the front lines for the UN in Lebanon. She explains the system — and what it means to personally sponsor a refugee.
By Marina Jimenez for the Toronto Star
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The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained
October 19, 2015
Thanking and Giving in the Syrian Refugee Camps of Lebanon
"I have a lot to be thankful for. Good health, a loving family, a home and a gratifying job. But like many, I often take these blessings for granted. This year, however, is different," Melanie Gallant wrote for Huffington Post.
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October 15, 2015
Safety for Syrian refugee family? Maybe in a year: Fiorito
"Fairlawn Ave. United Church is sponsoring a Syrian refugee family; it’s urgent, but there appears to be a snag," Joe Fiorito wrote for The Toronto Star.
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October 08, 2015
Syrian boy’s death reawakens Canadian spirit of giving
"One month after photo of drowned toddler was published on front pages around the world, Canadian support for Syrian refugees continues to grow — and some hope it will rejuvenate Canada's once proud humanitarian tradition", Nicholas Keung wrote for The Toronto Star.
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Syrian boy’s death reawakens Canadian spirit of giving
October 06, 2015
A Syrian Love Story: Doc on a quieter piece of the refugee experience
By MARSHA LEDERMAN for The Globe and Mail
Lederman writes, "British filmmaker Sean McAllister was in Damascus in 2009, looking for a story to tell about the real Syria – not the one the government was trying to sell as the next tourist hot spot. The Syria he was interested in documenting was not the exotic, history-rich land being shown off to foreign journalists on media junkets, but the Syria where citizens were impoverished, oppressed and imprisoned..."
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A Syrian Love Story: Doc on a quieter piece of the refugee experience
October 06, 2015
The modern heirs of Odysseus
STEFAN DOLGERT Contributed to The Globe and Mail
Dolgert writes, "When people around the world were horrified last month by images of little Alan Kurdi’s lifeless body on a Turkish beach, Canadians began asking themselves difficult questions..."
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October 04, 2015
Working overtime to help bring Syrian refugees to GTA
Lifeline Syria project manager Alexandra Kotyk is harnessing the outpouring of generosity and support from Canadians to give refugees a safe home.
By Catherine Porter for The Toronto Star
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Working overtime to help bring Syrian refugees to GTA
