{"id":7748,"date":"2023-09-21T13:44:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T18:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/?p=7748"},"modified":"2023-12-15T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T21:04:51","slug":"raising-awareness-of-the-refugee-crisis-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/raising-awareness-of-the-refugee-crisis-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising awareness of the refugee crisis in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7748\" class=\"elementor elementor-7748\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5226b990 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5226b990\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50743b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50743b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Raising awareness of the refugee crisis in Toronto\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a976b6d elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a976b6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How DM&amp;C supported housing and community advocates on the ground<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e8b03 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"a4e8b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-fd3e1a5 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>September 21, 2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-71d04ce elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far 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2023, more than 20 African community and housing advocates, including the Rwandan Canadian Healing Centre, joined together to bring attention to the increasing refugee crisis in Toronto\u2019s downtown core. A lack of shelter spaces and adequate housing left refugee claimants \u2014 primarily of African origin \u2014 unhoused and without community services or support shortly after arriving at Pearson International Airport. Many camped outside of 129 Peter Street, the site of the Toronto Streets to Homes Assessment and Referral Centre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2949eeb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2949eeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b07091 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63b07091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The issue<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1096ca43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1096ca43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d2be35 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73d2be35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>African community and housing advocates in Toronto are deeply concerned by what they see as a lack of action to address the homelessness crisis faced by racialized African refugee claimants. They feel that, despite being granted asylum, African refugees are not receiving the same level of government support in Canada compared to refugees from other parts of the world.<\/p><p>DAYO Media &amp; Communications helped raise awareness of this critical issue by developing a bilingual media campaign, coordinating with church leadership and City of Toronto staff, and producing media assets including advisories, press releases and videos.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b3f9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4b3f9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dae73eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6dae73eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8754-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7814\" alt=\"Bedding and personal effects of the refugees staying at the Revivaltimes Tabernacle Church\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8754-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8754-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8754-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8754-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8754-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8754-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188faab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"188faab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTemporary shelter at Revivaltime Tabernacle in Toronto. July 2023.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67dc93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67dc93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd38ed elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dd38ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Press Conference #1: July 14, 2023<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ebe274 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33ebe274\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8938114 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8938114\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edecfab elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"edecfab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RCHC-Housing-Crisis-Video_V5-1.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee7aa7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee7aa7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvent recap of July 14, 2023 press conference.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2fbab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b2fbab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first press conference was held outside of 129 Peter Street. Local and national French and English media outlets responded to cover the story, with many media outlets going live with the news. Community and housing advocates took to the podium and spoke passionately about the realities of the homelessness crisis while highlighting the need for more culturally relevant resources.<\/p><p>Speakers included:<\/p><ul><li>Kizito Musabimana, Executive Director of the Rwandan Canadian Healing Centre<\/li><li>Diane Walters, Executive Director of Margaret\u2019s Housing and Community Support Services<\/li><li>Debbie Douglas, Executive Director of the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants<\/li><li>Manny Wong, Executive Director of Christie Refugee Welcome Centre<\/li><li>Loly Rico, Executive Director of the FCJ Refugee Centre<\/li><li>Christopher Nkambwe, Chief Executive Officer of The African Centre for Refugees in Ontario-Canada<\/li><li>Pastor Eddie Jjumba, of the Dominion Church International-Toronto<\/li><li>Diana Mcnally, of All Saints Toronto<\/li><li>Dr. Meb Rashid, Medical Director of The Crossroads Clinic, Women&#8217;s College Hospital, University of Toronto<\/li><li>Debbie Hill-Corrigan, Executive Director of Sojourn House<\/li><li>Siu Mee Cheng, Executive Director of Street Haven<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dbb0792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dbb0792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photos taken at 129 Peter St.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a592432 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4a592432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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2023<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae2e8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ae2e8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f4dd73 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59f4dd73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To raise further awareness, a second press conference was held in late July, where newly appointed Mayor of Toronto Olivia Chow visited with refugees by touring the church shelters for the first time. Media from across Canada arrived to cover the conference, where Mayor Chow reaffirmed the City&#8217;s commitment to addressing homelessness. Mayor Chow was joined by the following community leaders and housing advocates:<\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pastor Judith James, of Revivaltime Tabernacle Church<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pastor Eddie Jjumba, of Dominion Church International-Toronto<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diane Walter, Executive Director of Margaret&#8217;s Housing and Community Support Services<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christopher Lordson, Executive Director of African Centre for Refugees in Ontario-Canada<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b10d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvent recap of July 28, 2023 press conference.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1a3eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f1a3eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photos taken at Revivaltime Tabernacle Church<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa27ef1 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"2aa27ef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-945a817 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"945a817\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ad8ec elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77ad8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The results<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element 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Following the conference and resulting media attention, the Canadian federal government committed to allocating $100 million dollars to assist refugees in Toronto. 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