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How do I sponsor a refugee?Where do the world's refugees flee from? Where do they go? And where does private sponsorship fit in to this big picture?For this episode we step back a bit, to look at the global picture. Brian tells us about the data that UNHCR collects, the categories of displaced people, the countries from which the largest numbers of people are leaving, the countries hosting the most, the place of private sponsorship in this big picture, and some of the other "complementary" routes to get people to safety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-01-2835 min
How do I sponsor a refugee?Why are there so many refugees in the world?OK, so if you've followed us so far you will now know the basics of how to sponsor a refugee. But why has this become necessary? - why are there refugees? And why is the number of displaced people in the world steadily increasing? The answers are inevitably complex, and vary from place to place - but in this episode we offer an introduction to the root causes. Future podcasts will look at some of the issues raised in a little more detail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-01-2820 min
How do I sponsor a refugee?Money mattersAs with all things in our society, so with refugee sponsorship: sorting out the money is important.This week's episode is different because we need to give you some visuals. So I will keep it short and send you to a link on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdHlifGm55kNext week, we will look a little at some of the root causes of the global displacement crisis. But for now, to understand how financing a refugee sponsorship works, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdHlifGm55k and watch.2023-01-2801 min
How do I sponsor a refugee?Waiting for the arrivalOnce we have sent in all the papers to apply to bring a refugee or a refugee family, we usually have a long wait while officials process the application first in Ottawa and then at a visa office abroad. In this episode, Kate and Mark talk about why it takes so long, and what to do meanwhile. There are also some brief but important comments about when it is appropriate to approach the authorities who are dealing with the application.The next episode will be a very short podcast, directing you to a youtube video showing one...2023-01-2827 min
How do I sponsor a refugee?How do I apply to the Canadian government?Getting the paperwork right can be really important when dealing with Canadian officials! So in this episode Kate and Mark talk through the government forms that need to be completed in order to be able to sponsor someone - together with a warning about the length of time that it can take between submitting the application and the newcomers' arrival. Besides the government paperwork, the relationship between the Sponsorship Agreement Holder and the sponsorship team is important to the success of the sponsorship - so they talk a bit about the paperwork that gets that started too....2023-01-2826 min
How do I sponsor a refugee?What will I do when the people arrive?In this episode, Kate and Mark talk through the tasks, the roles and the necessary sensitivities of refugee sponsors. They address bureaucratic necessities; financial, medical and other Canadian systems; language learning; and learning from each other across cultures.We will continue to go into detail in the next couple of episodes about what is involved in taking on this work, guided by respectful relationships and by the needs of the people you are helping. In later episodes we will run interviews with newcomers and with sponsorship groups about their experience, and we will look at some of...2023-01-2827 min
How do I sponsor a refugee?Sponsoring a refugee: how does it work?In this episode, Kate and Mark talk through the various schemes for Canadian private refugee sponsorship - PSR, BVOR, JAS, OAS, OYW - each of which meets a somewhat different need. They then move on to how to get started with a sponsorship through Mark's programme at MCC Saskatchewan.We will continue to go into detail in the next 3 or 4 episodes about what is involved in taking on this work, guided by respectful relationships and by the needs of the people you are helping. In later episodes we will run interviews with newcomers and with sponsorship groups...2023-01-2825 min
How do I sponsor a refugee?How do I sponsor a refugee?: IntroductionIn this first episode, Kate and Mark talk through some of the basic questions:What is a refugee?What is private sponsorship?Who can sponsor refugees?What are the basic tasks in refugee sponsorship?We will go into more detail in the next 4 or 5 episodes about what is involved in taking on this work, guided by respectful relationships and by the needs of the people you are helping. In later episodes we will run interviews with newcomers and with sponsorship groups about their experience, and we will look at some of the reasons why so many people...2023-01-2820 min
How do I sponsor a refugee?IntroductionHow do I sponsor a refugee? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-01-2802 min
The MennoCastMennonites and the Climate Crisis with Katie Goerzen-Sheard, Mark Bigland-Pritchard, and Nelson LeeIn this episode, we’re talking with three members of the 7 Calls to Climate Action working group; Katie Goerzen-Sheard, Mark Bigland-Pritchard, and Nelson Lee. Join us for a conversation about the climate crisis. What kind of emergency are we actually in? What role do Christians and the church have in addressing the situation? And what do we do when we’re not all on the same page?The 7 Calls to Climate Action was put forward by a diverse group of Mennonites from across Canada who believe that “it is too late not to act” in regards to the clim...2022-05-061h 14
Politics on the PrairiesClimate Change and Our Attempt to Ignore It with Mark Bigland-PritchardMark is a scientist.
One of the people that everyone says we should listen to, but don't often have access to. Well, today you have no excuse. I've brought you an expert, so that you can hear it for yourself. Climate change is absolutely real and humans are absolutely accelerating it.
We can see the negative impacts of climate change all over the world, most notably in Australia, India, and China. As global average temperatures increase, forest fires become commonplace, destroying the trees we rely on for oxygen and compounding the negative affects.
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