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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Actions

Refuge Through Activism at Ottawa’s St. Joe’s Parish

by (author) Stéfanie Morris, Karina Juma, Meredith Terretta & Patti Tamara Lenard

series edited by Geneviève Tellier

Publisher
Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
Initial publish date
May 2022
Category
Immigration, NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), Social Issues

  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780776629698
    Publish Date
    May 2022
    List Price
    $29.95

  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780776629704
    Publish Date
    May 2022
    List Price
    $59.95

  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780776629728
    Publish Date
    May 2022
    List Price
    $19.99

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Qu’est-ce qui motive « les gens ordinaires » à appuyer émotivement et financièrement les réfugiés “
Cette question tombe à point, compte tenu du fait que le nombre de personnes déplacées dans le monde d’aujourd’hui est toujours élevé. Afin d’aider à gérer cette crise, il est impératif que le gouvernement canadien détermine quelles politiques encouragent les bénévoles à accueillir les chercheurs d’asile, tout en ciblant celles qui doivent être revues.
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Actions raconte l’histoire du comité de sensibilisation aux réfugiés de la paroisse Saint-Joseph à travers ses trente ans d’activités. L’ouvrage dévoile que des décisions et des actions à petite échelle ont mené à des changements importants, à la fois dans les politiques et dans la vie des gens, et montre comment ils peuvent continuer de le faire dans l’avenir.
En aidant les lecteurs – jeunes et âgés, laïques ou orientés vers la foi – à comprendre ce qui amène des individus et des communautés à accueillir des réfugiés le cœur et les bras ouverts, les auteurs espèrent inspirer les gens de partout au Canada et au-delà des frontières à renforcer leur volonté et leur capacité collective à offrir un refuge en tant que protection essentielle à la survie pour ceux qui en ont besoin.

About the authors

Stéfanie Morris has a Master’s Degree in Public and International Affairs and is a Juris Doctor candidate at the University of Ottawa’s Common Law program. She expects to graduate in 2023.

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Karina Juma is a Juris Doctor candidate and MA student in International Affairs at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. She expects to graduate in 2024.

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Meredith Terretta is the Gordon F. Henderson Chair of Human Rights and Professor of History at the University of Ottawa where she teaches and directs student research in African and legal and human rights history.

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Patti Tamara Lenard is Professor of Applied Ethics at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.

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Geneviève Tellier is Professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. Her current research focuses on the role of parliamentary institutions in the budgetary process, the attitude of citizens toward budgetary policies, and the budget decision-making process of federal and provincial governments. She has authored two books, co-edited one, published several scientific papers, and is currently serving as a member of the board of directors of the Canadian Study of Parliament Group.

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Excerpt: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Actions: Refuge Through Activism at Ottawa’s St. Joe’s Parish (by (author) Stéfanie Morris, Karina Juma, Meredith Terretta & Patti Tamara Lenard; series edited by Geneviève Tellier)

“It is our hope that the extraordinary but everyday activism recounted in this history of St. Joe’s ROC will serve as an inspiration for people and communities—young and old, secular and faith-oriented—across Canada and beyond as we collectively strive to strengthen our capacity to uphold asylum as a lifesaving protection for those who need it. Through this book, we wish to show how seemingly small decisions and actions have led to significant changes in policies and in people’s lives—and how they can do so again in the future.”

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