The annual Walk with Refugees for a Stronger Canada was well attended this year, with 200+ participants marching down Spring Garden Road in the pouring rain. We had a great turnout and though the skies were grey, the streets of Halifax were yellow! Thanks to all participants and volunteers, we … Read more
Canadian Council for Refugees. June, 2017. The world is witnessing an unprecedented number of refugees. Globally, 1.19 million refugees need resettlement. A third of those are from Africa. In 2016, in response to the crisis facing refugees from Syria, Canada took action. But since then, Canada’s leadership on refugees has … Read more
CBC News, 17 June 2017. On World Refugee Day, Halifax supporters have one main message to the government: don’t let support slip. Halifax joined communities across Canada in hosting a refugee walk. A large group of adult and children braved the driving rain on Saturday afternoon, walking from the Garrison … Read more
From UNHCR Canada. Arriving in a new country can be a scary experience, but when Najwa and Reyad Al Hamoud arrived in Canada they were greeted with jumps of joy. Elaine Hofer, one of the Al Hamoud family’s sponsors, had driven two hours from a Hutterite colony near Brandon, Manitoba, … Read more
By Anjuli Patil, CBC News, 2 April 2017. ‘We thought if people are living here in terrible conditions, we should help them.’ On Sundays, you can find Mohammed Al-Jokhadar and his wife Theresa in their tiny kitchen preparing big meals for people in need. They’re part of the newly formed Syrian Thanksgiving Group … Read more
Refugee Rights Day is celebrated each year in Canada on April 4th. It is an opportunity to bring attention to the advances made in the protection of refugee rights in Canada as a result of the Singh Decision. Refugee Rights Day is also a time to learn about the threats to … Read more
ISANS teams up with Nova Scotia Community College to provide customized training to new Canadians. It’s been a trying journey, but after fleeing Syria and spending five years in Jordan, 21-year-old Fadi Almouazzen has settled in Canada with his family and found a career path he loves: auto mechanics. This … Read more
Global Halifax 2016 Top Stories – In day two of 2016’s top stories Paul and Andrea of Global Halifax sit down with Gerry Mills from ISANS for a recap of the refugee resettlement in the last year.
From the Human Rights Commission, 10 December 2016. Recipients of the 2016 Nova Scotia Human Rights Awards were honoured at a ceremony December 10 at the Halifax Central Library. December 10 is the United Nations’ International Human Rights Day. Each year the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission honours deserving Nova … Read more
by Kayla Hounsell, CTV Atlantic. As Syrain newcomers lose federal funding, there are questions over how many will rely on provincial assistance. Watch the video…
Thanks so much to A for Adventure for sharing this beautiful video captured at Kejimkujik National Park of some new Nova Scotians camping for the first time! Watch here:
by Zane Denoncourt, The Chronicle Herald, 16 October 2016. “Being here in Canada, in Nova Scotia, in Antigonish, gives us hope,” says Rabiaa Al Zhouri, the matriarch of the Al Zhouri family who arrived in Antigonish from Lebanon earlier this year. The family had been living as refugees for three … Read more