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Syrian refugee sponsorship By Xuyun Zeng Houston Today
STORIES with Santa
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The Houston Public Library and Houston Link to Learning hosted the annual “Stories with Santa” event last Thursday afternoon. Santa arrived to a crowded room, full of local families and kids eager to see him. He read several holiday stories. Kids also had a chance to visit with Santa, make a craft, and enjoy some healthy snacks.
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Members of the community are coming together to find a way to help Syrian refugees. “The need is there,” said committee member Robin Euverman. “And I guess, part of it too…is because some us know Akram [Khalil], and his family lives in Syria. That’s where he’s from and that gave us a bit of a push.” Ten people met for the first time Dec. 3 to discuss how they can get the ball rolling. They were to meet again Dec. 15 at the Houston Public Library at 7 p.m to get public input and are hoping people will come forth to volunteer. “We’re holding meetings for sponsoring Syrian refugees,” said Euverman. “We’re laying the groundwork and exploring the possibility of welcoming a
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“The need is there...”
- Robin Euverman Committee member
family of Syrian refugees to Houston and we started with a community meeting.” The committee sees two ways they can help the refugees: they can sponsor someone to come to Houston or raise funds to support another community’s efforts. Euverman said the committee needs people to come forth to be “hands-on with the family.” “So, somebody who’s willing to come alongside and help them in the educational realm, somebody who is willing to help them in finding accommodation, finding
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Inquiry into missing and murdered women launched By Alicia Bridges Black Press
Family members of victims of the so-called Highway of Tears have called for rural and remote consultation after the Liberal government launched the first phase of a longawaited inquiry into missing and murdered
indigenous women last Tuesday. At a press conference in Ottawa last Tuesday afternoon, federal Justice Minister Jody WilsonRaybould said the first step of the inquiry would be to meet with families in the Ottawa region to seek their input on the inquiry’s
“Phase two would be the inquiry itself, which the government hopes to announce in spring 2016.”
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