June 29, 2008 | Posted by admin
They had no mercy
it was just a policy — they said
of their government
this systematic destruction
of your homes, your language
your humanity
push you to the borders
stateless
without a hope
Canada
will take you in
land of the strong and free
yes – we know how you’ve paid for survival
with your blood, your love
your meaning
we want to help
with english classes and housing
and with [...]
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Tags: advocacy, poetry, refugee | 
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February 6, 2008 | Posted by admin
On Monday morning, I had another meeting with a large institution. This time in the health field.
I was tired from the weekend, fighting off a cold with fluids and Cold-FX, and most of my colleagues in this meeting were in the same chapter (not quite on the same page) as the community agencies. So, it [...]
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February 1, 2008 | Posted by admin
Part of my job is advocating.
[Advocacy is the act of arguing on behalf of a particular issue, idea or person]
In order to stay employed, I won’t go into details. Except that I met with representatives of an established institution that seemed to think that “dialoguing” meant coming in with an agenda and not asking the [...]
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