It's still snowing! Too bad I shovelled yesterday!
Here's some links for you to look at.You may have noticed I spend a lot of time on this site talking about refugees. I think that trying to understand the people who come to our citiy(or your city) from all over the world is a great way to understand the realities of war, governments, other countries and cultures, it helps to figure out what's really going on in the world, and it's a great way to make new friends.
Check out these links. If you are not from Winnipeg then I'm sure you can find similar organizations in your city!
The Needs centre was created by immigrant and refugee women for newcomers to Canada. These women developed the programming based on their own personal experiences, needs assessment and realistic expectations.
The M.I.I.C is where refugees who first come to Winnipeg go for housing, support, and help in settling in Winnipeg.
Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council
Refugees International has a lot of good information including a link to the situation in Burma, which a lot of recent refugees to Winnipeg are coming from.