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Tomorrow I’ll be speaking about “business-based” private refugee sponsorship at a meeting of the Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative in NYC. Very exciting to see Canadian refugee sponsorship spread globally. Can’t wait to share @GPLLP’s experience. 1/7 refugeesponsorship.org
It’s fascinating to think back to Summer 2015. @LifelineSyria had been launched, with the goal of resettling 1,000 Syrian refugees to Toronto. A goal that seems modest in retrospect, felt like a pipe dream at the time. The political climate / immigration rhetoric was tense. 2/7
Then on Sept 3/2015, the photo of Alan Kurdi on the beach changed everything. Within days @GPLLP, and so many others, took action. The firm committed to sponsor a Syrian family & match fundraising dollars up to $15k (for a total of $30k). 3/7
