Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society - Our mission is to assist in the settlement and adjustment of immigrants and refugees in Canada
Joined November 2015
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Teen volunteers button makers are needed at World Refugee Day celebrations, June 17 at Central Branch. Pls register ow.ly/sA0Y30cuoZ2
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2 Jun 2017
Can't wait for this!
Cafe Medina, Tacofino Team Up For Middle Eastern ‘Superbaba’ In Victoria scoutmagazine.ca/2017/05/30/… #ScoutThis
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30 May 2017
Teen refugee in Prince Rupert translates Shel Silverstein's classic into a short film cbc.ca/1.4133562
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26 May 2017
Getting ready for @VIRCSCanada open house! Come over to say hi any time between 1 and 4pm today!
18 May 2017
By 2035, almost 100% of Canada's net population growth will be through immigration! x.com/IEC_BC/status/86495634…
#Canada's acceptance of #imm on humanitarian grounds demonstrates compassion, leadership & enhances its global standing via @ConfBoardofCda
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15 May 2017
Asylum claims, RCMP interceptions down slightly in April thestar.com/news/canada/2017… via @torontostar
12 May 2017
We had the #BlanketExercise delivered in Spanish in #VictoriaBC and it was powerful. Highly recommended! x.com/kairoscanada/status/86…
12 May 2017
KAIROS #BlanketExercise June2 Ottawa Oski-pimohtahtamwak otayisiniwiwaw (The're into their new journey 2 knowledge)
#reconciliACTION150
11 May 2017
Cities need to embrace integration to successfully address new challenges from global migration. See the new report x.com/100ResCities/status/86…
10 May 2017
See the new report from @100ResCities with practices from cities on global migration. 100resilientcities.org/Migra…
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5 May 2017
Wait time for non-Syrian refugees is a big concern among private sponsors: A Half Welcome cpj.ca/half-welcome
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4 May 2017
Hey, do you want to be a BC Transit Operator? It's a great job!
bctransit.com/victoria/news/…
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1 May 2017
After a lifetime of hiding, gay refugees seeking protection in Canada are expected to prove their identity: theglobeandmail.com/life/rel…
13 Apr 2017
Report: Canada’s privately-sponsored refugee system flawed, wait times too long metronews.ca/news/ottawa/201… via @metrotoronto
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12 Apr 2017
BREAKING: Malala Yousafzai becomes an honorary Canadian citizen
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5 Apr 2017
Research finds refugees have same economic success as other Canadians, but it takes time cbc.ca/1.4055809
4 Apr 2017
Today is Refugee Rights Day! I Welcome Refugees | Amnesty International Canada amnesty.ca/our-work/campaign…
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3 Apr 2017
It's time for all faiths to publicly support Muslim Canadians: Farber thestar.com/opinion/commenta… via @torontostar
31 Mar 2017
Success story from Guelph! Canadian entrepreneur invests millions in Syrian refugees: unhcr.org/news/stories/2017/… #WithRefugees via @refugees