{"id":9526,"date":"2024-07-25T10:41:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T15:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/?p=9526"},"modified":"2024-10-03T09:42:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:42:36","slug":"two-summers-into-the-refugee-housing-crisis-ontario-advocates-say-african-asylum-seekers-need-help-living-dignified-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/two-summers-into-the-refugee-housing-crisis-ontario-advocates-say-african-asylum-seekers-need-help-living-dignified-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Two summers into the refugee housing crisis, Ontario advocates say African asylum seekers need help living dignified lives."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9526\" class=\"elementor elementor-9526\" 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\">Two summers into the refugee housing crisis, Ontario advocates say African asylum seekers need help living dignified lives.<\/h1>\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>July 25, 2024<\/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 fa-user-circle\"><\/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-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDM&amp;C\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-8d7f830 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d7f830\" 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-dffd4e9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dffd4e9\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-26-at-10.54.55_7308e770-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9681\" alt=\"Diana Mathenge, refugee claimant from kenya, speaking in podium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-26-at-10.54.55_7308e770-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-26-at-10.54.55_7308e770-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-26-at-10.54.55_7308e770-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-26-at-10.54.55_7308e770-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-26-at-10.54.55_7308e770.jpg 1600w\" 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-117cb2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"117cb2e\" 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>On the podium, Diana Mathenge, refugee claimant from Kenya, Toronto &#8211; July 25, 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\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-404b846 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"404b846\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da378d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5da378d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca680d0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca680d0\" 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\u00a0release<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644250f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"644250f\" 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 African Canadian Collective (ACC) and its advocacy partners are calling on the federal and provincial governments to address the urgent needs that persist for African refugee claimants arriving in Canada.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/raising-awareness-of-the-refugee-crisis-in-toronto\/\">In July 2023, the ACC brought together housing and refugee advocates to shed light on the plight of refugee claimants arriving from African countries<\/a> after they were left on the streets of Toronto, unhoused and without community services or support. One year later, more people continue to arrive and are being dispersed to communities across the province without adequate wrap-around support in place.<\/p><p>The ACC and partners gathered today at Queen\u2019s Park, Ontario\u2019s legislative headquarters, to share what\u2019s been happening to African refugee claimants over the past year and demand that all levels of government work immediately to help resolve their plight.<\/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-fe54d44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe54d44\" 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-e63fc4b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e63fc4b\" 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>\u201cThere is a dire need to provide substantive wrap-around services in more cities across Ontario for African refugee claimants, invest in pathways to permanent housing, and challenge the narrative of anti-Black racism and xenophobia,\u201d shared Debbie Douglas, Executive Director of the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI). \u201cEven though many African refugee claimants who arrived in Ontario last year had a difficult start, what often gets lost in their story is that they are highly skilled and talented people who have a lot to offer to this province.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac190a4 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac190a4\" 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 ACC and partners are calling for decisive action from municipalities across Ontario to step up for refugee claimants. They are also demanding increased funding and resources from both the federal and provincial governments.<\/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-eb2c2af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb2c2af\" 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-89a23ce elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89a23ce\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eddie_jjumba-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9653\" alt=\"Pastor Eddie Jjumba Pastor Eddie Jjumba standing at a podium, speaking in front of a crowd of people.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eddie_jjumba-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eddie_jjumba-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eddie_jjumba-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eddie_jjumba-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eddie_jjumba.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pastor Eddie Jjumba standing at a podium speaking in front of a crowd of people - July 25, 2024<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-87d16df elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87d16df\" 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>\u201cLast year, there was a lot of talk about a reception centre as a major part of the solution to the problem; but 12 months down the road we still don\u2019t have an opening date. Our collective and allies are still supporting African refugee claimants every day, using our depleted resources,\u201d said Eddie Jjumba, Senior Pastor of Milliken Church. \u201cThe community is stretched too thin and we are worried about leaving our brothers and sisters without any tangible wrap-around support.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b459c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45b459c\" 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 refugee claimants have been moved around Toronto and other municipalities across Canada. However, most communities are under-resourced and not adequately prepared to support these newcomers.<\/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-033adb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"033adb2\" 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-d4f0dcc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4f0dcc\" 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>\u201cAfrican refugee claimants need access to further training, resources and education, and it\u2019s more than what municipalities and community groups can do alone,\u201d shared Rev. Alexa Gilmour, United Church Minister and co-chair of Crisis in Our City. \u201cOver the past year, refugee-serving groups have shored up the safety net when our systems failed, but community groups are exhausted and people are suffering as they wait,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\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-2891dd5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2891dd5\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexa_gilmour-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9654\" alt=\"Rev. Alexa Gilmour standing at a podium, addressing a crowd of people at Queen&#039;s Park, with the park&#039;s iconic architecture visible in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexa_gilmour-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexa_gilmour-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexa_gilmour-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexa_gilmour-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexa_gilmour.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Rev. Alexa Gilmour addresses a crowd outside of Ontario\u2019s legislative headquarters  - July 25, 2024<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add67fa elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"add67fa\" 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 ACC and its partners are urgently asking for all levels of government to immediately make good on the support they promised. <\/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-680bffb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"680bffb\" 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-1d7714d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d7714d\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"881\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/markup_1000038353-1-1024x881.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9672\" alt=\"Kizito Musabimana addresses a crowd outside of Ontario\u2019s legislative headquarters.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/markup_1000038353-1-1024x881.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/markup_1000038353-1-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/markup_1000038353-1-768x661.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/markup_1000038353-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kizito Musabimana addresses a crowd outside of Ontario\u2019s legislative headquarters  - July 25, 2024<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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-6a51a64 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a51a64\" 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>\u201cOver the past year, we have demonstrated the African principles of Ma&#8217;at and Ubuntu \u2014 those are values of reciprocity and doing what we can. However, it\u2019s heartbreaking for us, especially those of us from the continent, to realize that one year later we are still feeling like we\u2019re in a similar place of limbo,\u201d stressed Kizito Musabimana, co-chair of the ACC and founder of the Rwandan Canadian Healing Centre. \u201cWe need government action and investment now. We need to shift from relief work to development. Our brothers and sisters don\u2019t need handouts, we are demanding that governments give them a hand up.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252b3a3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"252b3a3\" 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\">About the African Canadian Collective:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-033d393 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"033d393\" 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 African Canadian Collective (ACC) is dedicated to establishing an African refugee sector in Canada. Through a systems transformation approach, advocacy and community engagement, ACC works to address the challenges faced by African refugee claimants and promote their well-being, integration and success in Canadian society.<\/p>\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-6856915 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6856915\" 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\">Order of Speakers<\/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-a42d06b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a42d06b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d29c901 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d29c901\" 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><strong>Faith Greaves<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founder at\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>MOZIA Women&#8217;s Network Society<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Rev. Alexa Gilmour<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Church Minister, Co-chair Crisis in Our City<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Francisco Vidal<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Executive Director at Sojourn House <\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Pastor Eddie Jjumba<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senior Pastor of Milliken Church, Markham <\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Adi Yemane<\/strong> <br \/>African Refugee Response Coordinator at Delta Family Resource Centre &amp; Co-Founder at My Brothers Keeper, Parkdale<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Diana Mathenge<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refugee Claimant from Kenya<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\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-a98e256 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a98e256\" 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><strong>Nadine Miller<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Executive Director at Pilgrim\u2019s Feast Tabernacles<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Minister Isaac Oppong<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shelter Director at Miracle Arena<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Christopher Nkambwe<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team Leader at African Centre for Refugees in Ontario-Canada<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Walied Khogali Ali<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housing Advocate<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Maguette Niane<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Projects Coordinator at La Passerelle<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Kizito Musabimana<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founder at Rwandan Canadian Healing Centre &amp; Chair of African Canadian Collective\u00a0 <\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebcd0ef elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebcd0ef\" 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\">Partners and supporters of the African Canadian Collective<\/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-f851bb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f851bb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a924307 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a924307\" 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<ul><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adam House<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">African Centre for Refugees in Ontario-Canada<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All Nations Community Settlements Center<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Passerelle I.D.E.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anchor Canada<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beautiful Foundation (RevivalTime Tabernacle Church)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p>BlackNorth Initiative<\/p><\/li><li><p>Black Opportunity Fund<\/p><\/li><li><p>Centre For Black Development Options &#8211; Canada &#8211; CBDOC<\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centre for Refugee Children<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christie Refugee Welcome Centre<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community Compassionate Bridge<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contagious Hope<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crisis in Our City<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delta Family Resource Center<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DICE &#8211; Diverse Inclusive Community for Everyone<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dominion House of Hope (Dominion Church International of Toronto)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p>Dream Legacy<\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethiopian Association in the GTA &amp; surrounding regions\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eva&#8217;s Initiatives for Homeless Youth<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FCJ Refugee Centre<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finch Ave Community Center<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hope for Refugees<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\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-f74a17e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f74a17e\" 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<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kenyan Canadian Association<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Margaret&#8217;s Housing and Community Support Services<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew House Toronto<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miracle Arena Shelter \/ Church<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MOZIA Women&#8217;s Network Society<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Brother\u2019s Keeper &#8211; Parkdale<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network for the Advancement of Black Communities<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neighbourhood Pods TO<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Nakfa<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OCASI<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our City Toronto<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quaker Committee for Refugees\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regent Park Neighbourhood Association<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romero House<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rosebox Consulting<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rwandan Canadian Healing Centre<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salvadoran Canadian Association (ASALCA)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sojourn House<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Street Haven<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TFT Feast on Wheels (Pilgrim Feast Tabernacles Church)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uganda Muslim Association Of Canada\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">411 Central <\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-5d9e7a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d9e7a5\" 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-0046f40 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0046f40\" 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 of the event:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb03197 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"eb03197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 9\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"eb03197\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rev. Alexa Gilmour\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTY1NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2RheW8uY2FcL3N0b3JpZXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA3XC9hbGV4YV9naWxtb3VyLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImViMDMxOTcifQ%3D%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexa_gilmour.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexa_gilmour-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Rev. Alexa Gilmour standing at a podium, addressing a crowd of people at Queen&#039;s Park, with the park&#039;s iconic architecture visible in the background.\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 9\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"eb03197\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Pastor Eddie Jjumba\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTY1MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2RheW8uY2FcL3N0b3JpZXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA3XC9lZGRpZV9qanVtYmEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZWIwMzE5NyJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eddie_jjumba.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eddie_jjumba-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pastor Eddie Jjumba Pastor Eddie Jjumba standing at a podium, speaking in front of a crowd of people.\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 9\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"eb03197\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Diana Mathenge\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTY1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2RheW8uY2FcL3N0b3JpZXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA3XC82LTguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZWIwMzE5NyJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-8.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Diana Mathenge speaking on podium\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 9\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"eb03197\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"\u2060Christopher Nkambwe\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTY1NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2RheW8uY2FcL3N0b3JpZXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA3XC83LTguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZWIwMzE5NyJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-8.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\u2060Christopher Nkambwe speaking on podium\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 9\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"eb03197\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTY1NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2RheW8uY2FcL3N0b3JpZXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA3XC84LTguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZWIwMzE5NyJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/8-8.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/8-8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 9\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"eb03197\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Minister Isaac Oppong\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTY1OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2RheW8uY2FcL3N0b3JpZXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA3XC8xLTguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZWIwMzE5NyJ9\" 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src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Francisco Vidal speaking on podium\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 9\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"eb03197\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Adi Yemane\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTY2MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2RheW8uY2FcL3N0b3JpZXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA3XC8zLTguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZWIwMzE5NyJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-8.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-8-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Adi Yemane speaking on podium\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbff16b\" 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\">Deux \u00e9t\u00e9s apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9but de la crise du logement des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s, les d\u00e9fenseurs de l'Ontario affirment que les demandeurs d'asile africains ont besoin d'aide pour vivre dans la dignit\u00e9.<\/h1>\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-7bad3bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bad3bd\" 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-71f7ce9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13262d3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13262d3\" 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\">Communiqu\u00e9 de presse<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9101a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9101a\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le Collectif des Afro-Canadiens (CAC) et ses partenaires demandent aux gouvernements f\u00e9d\u00e9ral et provinciaux de r\u00e9pondre aux besoins urgents des demandeurs d\u2019asile africains qui arrivent au Canada.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En juillet 2023, l\u2019ACC a r\u00e9uni des d\u00e9fenseurs du logement et des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s pour mettre en lumi\u00e8re la situation critique des demandeurs d\u2019asile arrivant de pays africains apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 laiss\u00e9s dans les rues de Toronto, sans logement et sans services communautaires ou soutien. Un an plus tard, d\u2019autres personnes continuent d\u2019arriver et sont dispers\u00e9es dans des communaut\u00e9s \u00e0 travers la province sans qu\u2019un soutien ad\u00e9quat ait \u00e9t\u00e9 mis en place.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L\u2019ACC et ses partenaires se sont r\u00e9unis aujourd\u2019hui \u00e0 Queen\u2019s Park, le si\u00e8ge l\u00e9gislatif de l\u2019Ontario, pour partager ce qui est arriv\u00e9 aux demandeurs d\u2019asile africains au cours de l\u2019ann\u00e9e \u00e9coul\u00e9e et exiger que tous les niveaux de gouvernement travaillent imm\u00e9diatement pour aider \u00e0 r\u00e9soudre leur situation critique.<\/span><\/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-01a2d45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"01a2d45\" 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-e6c92fb elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6c92fb\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ab Il est absolument n\u00e9cessaire de fournir des services complets aux demandeurs d\u2019asile africains dans un plus grand nombre de villes de l\u2019Ontario, d\u2019investir dans des voies d\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 un logement permanent et de remettre en question le discours sur le racisme anti-Noir et la x\u00e9nophobie \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Debbie Douglas, directrice ex\u00e9cutive de l\u2019Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI). \u00ab M\u00eame si de nombreux demandeurs d\u2019asile africains qui sont arriv\u00e9s en Ontario l\u2019ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re ont connu des d\u00e9buts difficiles, ce qui se perd souvent dans leur histoire, c\u2019est qu\u2019il s\u2019agit de personnes hautement qualifi\u00e9es et talentueuses qui ont beaucoup \u00e0 offrir \u00e0 cette province.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5a7fb elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b5a7fb\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le CAC et ses partenaires demandent aux municipalit\u00e9s de l\u2019Ontario de prendre des mesures d\u00e9cisives en faveur des demandeurs d\u2019asile. Ils r\u00e9clament \u00e9galement un financement et des ressources accrus de la part des gouvernements f\u00e9d\u00e9ral et provincial.<\/span><\/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-d965900 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d965900\" 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-729270a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"729270a\" 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=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eddie_jjumba-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9653\" alt=\"Pastor Eddie Jjumba Pastor Eddie Jjumba standing at a podium, speaking in front of a crowd of people.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eddie_jjumba-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eddie_jjumba-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eddie_jjumba-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eddie_jjumba-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eddie_jjumba.jpg 1600w\" 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-22c2d38 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22c2d38\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ab L\u2019ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re, on a beaucoup parl\u00e9 d\u2019un centre d\u2019accueil comme d\u2019une partie importante de la solution au probl\u00e8me ; mais 12 mois plus tard, nous n\u2019avons toujours pas de date d&#8217;ouverture. Notre collectif et nos alli\u00e9s continuent de soutenir les demandeurs d\u2019asile africains tous les jours, en utilisant nos ressources \u00e9puis\u00e9es \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Eddie Jjumba, pasteur principal de l\u2019\u00e9glise Milliken. \u00ab La communaut\u00e9 est trop sollicit\u00e9e et nous craignons de laisser nos fr\u00e8res et s\u0153urs sans aucun soutien concret \u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6147933 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6147933\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Les demandeurs d\u2019asile africains ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s \u00e0 Toronto et dans d\u2019autres municipalit\u00e9s du Canada. Cependant, la plupart des communaut\u00e9s manquent de ressources et ne sont pas suffisamment pr\u00e9par\u00e9es pour soutenir ces nouveaux arrivants.<\/span><\/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-236be8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"236be8c\" 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-82c3f98 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82c3f98\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ab Les demandeurs d\u2019asile africains doivent avoir acc\u00e8s \u00e0 une formation, \u00e0 des ressources et \u00e0 une \u00e9ducation plus pouss\u00e9es, et les municipalit\u00e9s et les groupes communautaires ne peuvent pas tout faire seuls \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 la r\u00e9v\u00e9rende Alexa Gilmour, ministre de l\u2019\u00c9glise unie et copr\u00e9sidente de Crisis in Our City (Crise dans notre ville). \u00ab Au cours de l\u2019ann\u00e9e \u00e9coul\u00e9e, les groupes d\u2019aide aux r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s ont renforc\u00e9 le filet de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 lorsque nos syst\u00e8mes ont \u00e9chou\u00e9,mais les groupes communautaires sont \u00e9puis\u00e9s et les gens souffrent pendant qu\u2019ils attendent \u00bb,a-t-elle poursuivi.<\/span><\/p>\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-9fee787 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fee787\" 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=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexa_gilmour-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9654\" alt=\"Rev. Alexa Gilmour standing at a podium, addressing a crowd of people at Queen&#039;s Park, with the park&#039;s iconic architecture visible in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexa_gilmour-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexa_gilmour-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexa_gilmour-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexa_gilmour-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alexa_gilmour.jpg 1600w\" 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>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13ab396 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13ab396\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le CCR et ses partenaires demandent d\u2019urgence \u00e0 tous les niveaux de gouvernement de concr\u00e9tiser imm\u00e9diatement le soutien qu\u2019ils ont promis.<\/span><\/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-5ea9219 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ea9219\" 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-2e426be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e426be\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"881\" src=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/markup_1000038353-1-1024x881.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9672\" alt=\"Kizito Musabimana addresses a crowd outside of Ontario\u2019s legislative headquarters.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/markup_1000038353-1-1024x881.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/markup_1000038353-1-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/markup_1000038353-1-768x661.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dayo.ca\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/markup_1000038353-1.jpg 1200w\" 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-4949900 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4949900\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00ab Au cours de l\u2019ann\u00e9e \u00e9coul\u00e9e, nous avons d\u00e9montr\u00e9 les principes africains de Ma\u2019at et d&#8217;Ubuntu, c\u2019est-\u00e0-dire les valeurs de r\u00e9ciprocit\u00e9 et le fait de faire ce que l\u2019on peut. Cependant, il est d\u00e9chirant pour nous, en particulier pour ceux d\u2019entre nous qui viennent du continent, de r\u00e9aliser qu\u2019un an plus tard, nous avons toujours l\u2019impression d\u2019\u00eatre dans une situation similaire\u00bb, a soulign\u00e9 Kizito Musabimana, copr\u00e9sident du CAC et fondateur du Rwandan Canadian Healing Centre (Centre rwandais de gu\u00e9rison canadienne). \u00ab Nous avons besoin de l\u2019action et de l\u2019investissement du gouvernement d\u00e8s maintenant. Nous devons passer de l\u2019aide d&#8217;urgence au d\u00e9veloppement. Nos fr\u00e8res et s\u0153urs n\u2019ont pas besoin d\u2019aum\u00f4nes, nous exigeons que les gouvernements leur donnent un coup de main \u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5927929 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5927929\" 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\">\u00c0 propos du Collectif des Afro-Canadiens :<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afb3137 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afb3137\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L\u2019African Canadian Collective (ACC) se consacre \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tablissement d\u2019un secteur des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s africains au Canada. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une approche de transformation des syst\u00e8mes, au plaidoyer et \u00e0 l&#8217;engagement communautaire, l\u2019ACC s\u2019efforce de relever les d\u00e9fis auxquels sont confront\u00e9s les demandeurs d\u2019asile africains et de promouvoir leur bien-\u00eatre, leur int\u00e9gration et leur r\u00e9ussite au sein de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 canadienne.<\/span><\/p>\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-e698d10 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e698d10\" 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\">Ordre des participants<\/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-7895bd3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7895bd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc1299e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc1299e\" 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><strong>Faith Greaves<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fondatrice du\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>MOZIA Women&#8217;s Network Society<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Rev. Alexa Gilmour<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministre de United Church, Copr\u00e9sidente Crisis in Our City<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Francisco Vidal<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directeur ex\u00e9cutif \u00e0 Sojourn House <\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Pastor Eddie Jjumba<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pasteur principal de Milliken Church, Markham <\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Adi Yemane<\/strong> <br \/>Coordonnatrice de la r\u00e9ponse aux r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s africains au Delta Family Resource Centre &amp; Cofondatrice de My Brothers Keeper, Parkdale<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Diana Mathenge<br \/><\/strong>Demanderesse d&#8217;asile du Kenya<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\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-7c280bf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c280bf\" 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><strong>Nadine Miller<br \/><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directrice ex\u00e9cutif \u00e0<\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Pilgrim\u2019s Feast Tabernacles<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Minister Isaac Oppong<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directeur du refuge \u00e0 at Miracle Arena<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Christopher Nkambwe<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responsable d&#8217;\u00e9quipe au African Centre for Refugees in Ontario-Canada<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Walied Khogali Ali<br \/><\/strong>D\u00e9fenseur des droits en logement<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Maguette Niane<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordonnatrice de projets \u00e0 La Passerelle<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Kizito Musabimana<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fondateur du\u00a0Rwandan Canadian Healing Centre &amp; Chair of African Canadian Collective\u00a0 <\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c2c83 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48c2c83\" 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\">Ordre des participants<\/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-c1d9ae2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1d9ae2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07397f5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07397f5\" 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<ul><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adam House<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">African Centre for Refugees in Ontario-Canada<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All Nations Community Settlements Center<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La Passerelle I.D.E.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anchor Canada<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beautiful Foundation (RevivalTime Tabernacle Church)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p>BlackNorth Initiative<\/p><\/li><li><p>Black Opportunity Fund<\/p><\/li><li><p>Centre For Black Development Options &#8211; Canada &#8211; CBDOC<\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centre for Refugee Children<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christie Refugee Welcome Centre<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community Compassionate Bridge<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contagious Hope<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crisis in Our City<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delta Family Resource Center<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DICE &#8211; Diverse Inclusive Community for Everyone<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dominion House of Hope (Dominion Church International of Toronto)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p>Dream Legacy<\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ethiopian Association in the GTA &amp; surrounding regions\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eva&#8217;s Initiatives for Homeless Youth<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FCJ Refugee Centre<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finch Ave Community Center<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hope for Refugees<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\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-d5d273a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5d273a\" 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<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kenyan Canadian Association<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Margaret&#8217;s Housing and Community Support Services<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew House Toronto<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miracle Arena Shelter \/ Church<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MOZIA Women&#8217;s Network Society<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Brother\u2019s Keeper &#8211; Parkdale<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network for the Advancement of Black Communities<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neighbourhood Pods TO<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Nakfa<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OCASI<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our City Toronto<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quaker Committee for Refugees\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regent Park Neighbourhood Association<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romero House<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rosebox Consulting<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rwandan Canadian Healing Centre<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salvadoran Canadian Association (ASALCA)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sojourn House<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Street Haven<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TFT Feast on Wheels (Pilgrim Feast Tabernacles Church)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uganda Muslim Association Of Canada\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">411 Central <\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-981fedc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"981fedc\" 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-65aad7e elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65aad7e\" 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 de l'\u00e9v\u00e9nement :<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe37cc5 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"fe37cc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 9\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fe37cc5\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rev. 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