Une alliance nationale visant à fournir une base factuelle pour l'établissement et l'intégration des nouveaux arrivants, ainsi que pour la promotion de communautés accueillantes au Canada
La revue de presse fournit des liens aux articles récents et archivés, à la fois en anglais et en français, sur l’immigration et la diversité lesquels ont été publiés dans les média locaux et nationaux. Il y a également des articles internationaux. Cette section est mise à jour hebdomadairement.
La Presse – Parlons de racisme même quand ça fait mal
Isabelle Racicot et Martine St-Victor sont de retour au micro de la balado A seat at the Table, sur CBC. En pleine résurgence du mouvement Black Lives Matter, les deux femmes ont plus que jamais envie de participer à la discussion publique sur le racisme. Et elles n’ont pas peur d’aborder les vraies questions. Depuis l’assassinat de George Floyd, leurs échanges quotidiens étaient ponctués de longs silences. Des silences remplis de tristesse, de découragement et de colère face aux évènements qui se déroulent depuis des mois, plus particulièrement aux États-Unis, mais ici aussi.
CBC News – For Some Immigrant and Refugee Families, Back to School in a Pandemic Comes with Additional Stressors
The ongoing global pandemic has filled the start of the 2020 school year with more apprehension than usual, but for refugees and new immigrants who are trying to navigate an unfamiliar school system in addition to the new rules, it’s been especially tough. Port Moody, B.C.’s Lama Alrakad came to Canada from Syria two years ago. She said her son Limar, 9, is feeling isolated after spending six months away from school.
Toronto Star – COVID-19 Could Cost Refugee Girls Their Education and Their ‘Dreams,’ UN Agency Says
The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened to set back any progress made in giving refugee children access to basic education, warns the United Nations Refugee Agency. According to the agency’s 2020 report, half of all refugee girls in school will not return when classrooms reopen this September, with many being at risk of dropping out for good.
CBC News – Former Child Refugees Abdoul and Fatouma Abdi Sue N.S. for Alleged Abuse in Care
Two siblings who were taken into provincial care as child refugees nearly 20 years ago are now suing the Nova Scotia government and a group care home, alleging abuse and a failure to respect their heritage. Fatouma Abdi, 28, and her brother Abdoul Abdi, 26, came to Canada from Somalia in 2000 and by the end of 2001, they were taken from their two aunts — who were their primary caregivers — and put into the care of Nova Scotia’s Department of Community Services.
CBC News – Refugee-Immigrant Duo Offer Translation Services to Ease Newcomer Transition
When Vasilis Panousis and Mahmoud Hatoum threw open the doors of their translation company on March 10, they knew there was a need for their services in the City of Windsor. Panousis, who had immigrated from Greece in 2012, and Hatoum, who came to Canada as a Lebanese refugee in 2004, had seen the long waits for translation and interpretation, and how local non-profits were struggling to keep up. “They do excellent work,” said Panousis, “But they cannot support everybody.”
CTV News – Alan Kurdi’s Aunt Marks Grim Anniversary of Boy’s Death as Refugee Crisis Continues
Seeing the body of her tiny nephew, Alan Kurdi, alongside his older brother Galip and their mother shocked Tima Kurdi on Sept. 2, 2015. She has spent the years since advocating for refugees and forming a foundation to advocate for others fleeing war-torn homelands. On Wednesday, the small businesswoman was in Germany to mark the grim anniversary at one of the many nation-wide vigils and memorial demonstrations for Alan and other refugees lost at sea.
