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Cllr Bill Revans: Help support our refugee hosting scheme
Photo credit: Somerset County Gazette By Cllr Bill Revans, This is my friend Su – he has been living with us over the summer, writes Cllr Bill Revans. His full name is Sulait Mugoya. He is a refugee from Uganda who came to the UK, claimed asylum, and was granted refugee status by the Home Office….
Building communities through swapping!
Photo credit: Oregon live Some fourteen years ago, Cassie Ridgway held her first clothing swap in Portland, Oregon. AP reports that then, she had a few goals: keep clothing out of landfills, help people find free fashion treasures, and build community. That initial swap attracted about 150 people. Now, the twice-yearly event draws between 500 and…
Temporary Foreign Worker Program benefits health care!
Photo credit: Immigration Canada Services The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is helping Canada fill health-care staffing gaps and offering most participants a path to permanent residency, according to a recent study by Statistics Canada. The Tyee reports that the study shows nearly 60 per cent of temporary foreign workers in healthcare transitioned to permanent residency. More than…
Indian man granted 0-1 visa!
Photo credit: Hindustan Times Plyush Varanjani, an Indian man, couldn’t be happier as he was granted the US 0-1 visa The DNA reports that he shared his excitement on social media. He said, “Got my 0-1 approved! Time to build my own reality. After my mom, now it’s the US who thinks I’m an individual…
The plight of African refugees in Delhi!
Photo credit: the Conversation The police have been arresting African refugees living in Delhi for the past week or more. Scrollin reports that refugees from Sudan, Yemen and Somalia are picked up, and after taking their biometrics, get sent to the infamous detention facility in Haryana called Lampur Seva Sadan. Refugees say the police have been picking up…
53 migrants found crammed inside three vehicles in Thailand!
Photo credit: Bangkok Post Fifty-three illegal Myanmar migrants were found packed inside three vehicles stopped in the parking lot of a temple in Thong Pha Phum district on Monday night. While one of the vehicles fled the scene, the three others were found to hold 53 illegal migrants, including a two-year-old child. The drivers also escaped. Some of…
Small plane crash lands in Toronto!
Photo credit: CTV News A small plane containing three occupants crashed-landed in Toronto’s east end on Monday night. CP24 reports that the incident occurred at Monarch Park Collegiate Institute with no injuries reported. Toronto fire said they were dispatched to the area at 8:20 pm for reports of a small plane that had crashed into the…