James Bay Refugee Initiative Update & Letter. Feb. 2018 image

James Bay Refugee Initiative Update & Letter. Feb. 2018

The James Bay Refugee Initiative (launched in faith during worship in James Bay United Church in 2015) is composed...
Contemporary Syrian Art Show, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd. Jan. 24-Feb.5 image

Contemporary Syrian Art Show, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd. Jan. 24-Feb.5

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Letter from Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship image

Letter from Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

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She has arrived!

Dear friends of the James Bay Refugee Initiative -   We have just come back from showing a beautiful, strong, brave...
Aleksa Harkness
Our sponsored refugee will arrive mid April. image

Our sponsored refugee will arrive mid April.

Dear friends of the James Bay Refugee Initiative – We are delighted and relieved to be able to give you the news...
Aleksa Harkness
Good news from the James Bay Refugee Initiative! image

Good news from the James Bay Refugee Initiative!

To all you Patient People, We have good news at last! It has been a long and often discouraging wait for the James...
Aleksa Harkness
A beautiful letter from Imam Ismail of Masjid al-Iman in Victoria image

A beautiful letter from Imam Ismail of Masjid al-Iman in Victoria

A beautiful letter from Imam Ismail of Masjid al-Iman in Victoria:   Greetings all   I would like to thank every...
Aleksa Harkness
A statement of steadfast support for our Muslim brothers and sisters image

A statement of steadfast support for our Muslim brothers and sisters

31 January 2017 In the wake of the tragedy at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec in Quebec City, where 6 men...
Aleksa Harkness
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James Bay Refugee Initiative

Dear friends of the James Bay Refugee Initiative – James Bay United Church has recently hired two young Syrian...
Aleksa Harkness
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James Bay Refugee Initiative

Dear friends of the James Bay Refugee Initiative – If you were able to listen to CBC’s The Current on September...
Aleksa Harkness