Discovering Anabaptism and racism in a strange land
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself. —Luke 10:27…
Tag: refugees
Taking a stand for peace
by Leona Lortie On November 11, on Remembrance Day, a tradition since the First World War, we remember Canadian soldiers who were killed fighting in armed conflicts. For many, including…
Welcome is more than residency
by Brian Dyck Are immigration and refugee resettlement good for Canada? The answer that more and more Canadians are coming to is “Yes.” Just ahead of the Thanksgiving weekend, the…
Peace and Displacement
Compiled by Rebekah Sears “Everyone should to be able to either stay in their home community with safety and dignity or find a new home in our communities,” Brian Dyck,…
You are Welcome Here
by Anna Vogt Everywhere we traveled in the Middle East, part of an MCC advocacy learning tour, people opened the doors to their homes or offices and proudly proclaimed: “You…
Refugee Resettlement: Where do we go from here?
by Brian Dyck None of us who work in refugee resettlement in Canada will forget 2015. The year started with an increase in the level of interest in refugee resettlement…
The Global Compact – Part 2: Canada’s role and MCC’s advocacy asks
Over the last year, MCC UN Office staff, Kati Garrison (Program and Advocacy Associate) and Abby Hershberger (Program Assistant), have been following the process of drafting the Global Compact for…
The Global Compact – Part 1: A truly global document
In 2015, the United Nations Refugee Agency declared the mass exodus of Syrians from their homes into neighboring nations to be “the world’s single largest refugee crisis for almost a…
