Simulation Gives Participants Small Glimpse Into Life Of Refugees
Pembina Valley Online News
Mennonite Central Committee Manitoba hosted a forced migration simulation at the Gretna Prairie Centre. Approximately 30 people participated to get a sense of what it is like for many thousands of people around the world who have been forced to migrate from their home country.
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Winnipeg professor recognized for work with refugee students
CBC News
The MANSO team Congratulates Jan Stewart on receiving the prestigious RJ Cochrane Award from the Manitoba School Counsellor’s Association for her work with refugee students.
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‘No one chooses to be a refugee’: Manitoba refugees share stories, tackle misconceptions
CBC News
Manitoba refugees shared their stories in Winnipeg on Tuesday night to expand the conversation around the recent increase in refugee claimants and asylum seekers.
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Refugee gives back with Harvest’s help
By: Carol Sanders, for Winnipeg Free Press
Yahya Samatar, the refugee claimant who swam the Red River to get into Canada in 2015, was accepted as a refugee and now he’s promoting the Fast and Furious Feast, a Winnipeg Harvest fundraiser, Friday.’
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American immigrant reaches out to refugees
By: Carol Sanders, for Winnipeg Free Press
Another inspiring story and thanks to Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council – Welcome Place for their matching program that connects people and bringing them out of isolation. Alex Szele came to Winnipeg as an immigrant from the U.S. in 2012 is paying it forward by helping people such as Adam Asaleya, who arrived in Canada from Syria in December.
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University Of Manitoba Student Delivers 150 Care Packages To Asylum-Seekers
The Huffington Post
A University of Manitoba student wanted to help asylum-seekers crossing the border from the United States on foot delivered 150 care packages to them.
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‘Incredibly rewarding’ program helping Winnipeggers form friendships with refugees
CBC News
Welcome Place program matches newcomers to local hosts.
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Manitoba town pulls together to find interpreters for Swahili-speaking refugee family
By: Riley Laychuk, for CBC News
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Can a life-swap exercise stop a community tearing itself in two?
When sizeable refugee populations from African and Muslim countries start resettling in communities that look, talk and pray nothing like them, friction and outright racism can follow. Can simple storytelling prevent that fate?
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Syrian refugees look to share their culture as part of Asian Heritage Month
By: John Woods, for Winnipeg Free Press
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