Resources

 

THE KAREN

• Karen People Booklet
• The Border Consortium (TBC)
• Karen Refugees in Thailand Still Waiting to Return to Burma
• Life in Nu Po Refugee Camp
• UNHCR – Please help protect refugees in Thailand
• KTWG Karen Language Course (from ktwg.org)
• The Meaning and History of Karen New Year

KAREN RESETTLEMENT IN CANADA

• Karen Refugees After Five Years in Canada
• Lessons to be learned from Langley’s experience with Karen people
• Refugee kids whose families fled Myanmar given a sporting chance at Langley Secondary School
• Waves of refugees flee one home building another here

OBTAINING A POLICE CLEARANCE CHECK (required to work with the family)

• Cost is $20
• 2 pieces of ID
• Apply online and pick up at a local police station
• Apply in person at 40 College Street
• Details at… http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/recordsmanagement/clearance.php

WILKINSON

• A Wilkinson plan… (PDF)

TORONTO SCHOOLS

The Dewson School Community started a 1000 Schools Initiative, to get 1000 schools across Canada to sponsor families.

• Schools Welcome Refugees: Dewson Street Junior Public School
• Globe & Mail: Toronto School Sparks Cross-Country Movement to Sponsor Refugees
• Toronto Star: Regal Road P.S. makes welcome cards
• Toronto Star: Newcomer High (Greenwood Secondary) under fire

DOCUMENTS & REFERENCE

• Undertaking / Application To Sponsor (from Citizenship Immigration Canada) (PDF)

SEMINARS AND PUBLIC MEETING SUMMARIES

• Minutes from public meeting 3/30/2016 chaired by John Sewell
• http://lifelinesyria.ca/public-information-meeting-video/
• http://www.rstp.ca/en/resources/videos/september-29-2015-overview-of-private-refugee-sponsorship/

NEWS ARTICLES

• CBC News article by Susana Mas “McCallum promise to boost privately sponsored Syrian refugees spawns confusion“
• Toronto Star article by Catherine Porter “How to deal with an angry mob of do-gooders”

ADVOCACY

• AURA Letter Writing Campaign
• Ideas for advocacy (April 2016)
• Sample form letter