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Film Still Killing Us Softly, National Film Board of Canada The Burning Times, National Film Board of Canada A Global View, UNHCR Combating Hate and Destruction, UNHCR The Right To Be You, Human Rights Association Before Columbus, National Film Board of Canada Organizations and Publications New Internationalist (magazine) CANADA New internationalist Amnesty International, Publications Dept. Oxfam Resource Centre Refugee Update (magazine) Jesuit Refugee Service Canada Aboriginal Rights Coalition Association for New Canadians United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Canadian Council for Refugees People A photographic archive of Fridtjof Nansen's life and work. Searchable database. About the three voyages of the "Fram", the first of which was led by Nansen. Biography of Nansen. The Fram, his academic triumphs and his work with refugees. Mahatma Gandhi. Brief biography. Martin Luther King, Jr. "I have a dream" speech. A collection of Albert Schweitzer's writings. Agencies and Government Initiatives Skills for Change. A registered non-profit charitable organization whose mandate is to provide immigrants and refugees with the necessary support and services to participate effectively in the workforce and the wider community through a variety of programs and activities designed to facilitate immigrants' access to the workforce. Centre for Refugee Studies. An organized research unit of York University. Provides links for more information about refugees in Canada. Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). "To support sustainable development in developing countries in order to reduce poverty and to contribute to a more secure, equitable and prosperous world." Speeches by Woodrow Wilson concerning the League of Nations. September 25, 1919. Canadian Human Rights Directorate. "To promote the development, understanding, respect for and enjoyment of human rights in Canada. To accomplish this, the Directorate undertakes educational and promotional activities involving the public, educators, non-governmental organizations, government departments and others." Refugee and Asylum Law Page. Conventions, UNHRC, caselaw, statistics, research and Internet links. About the CARE Canada Reach Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina. NativeNet. Aboriginal Peoples Resources - Canada. Race Relations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Information about March 21, racial diversity and discrimination. Stop the Hate - links to many pages dealing with race relations. Refugees and Refugee Experiences A series of news updates concerning the situation of Guatemalan refugees. Haitian refugees. Series of photographs: the exodus, U.S. invasion and Christmas 1994, marking the three-month return of Aristide. Also included are links to various stories related to the images. African refugees. World wide disaster aid and information. A list of refugees from African countries. 10 myths about South East Asian refugees. Brief explanation of the reasons for past Chinese immigration to Vancouver. Tibetan Refugees. Based on a film documentary about Tibetan refugees. Brief explanation of the situation. Opening statement by Sadako Ogata, UNHCR at the 6th Meeting of the Steering committee of the International Conference on Indo-Chinese Refugees. Geneva, 16 March, 1995. Lists and explanations of refugee cases collected by the UNHCR. Includes various countries, but this address starts the Canadian cases. Golden Venture. Human rights abuses in China. American congressmen working to free Chinese immigrant prisoners escaping sterilization in China. "Growing congressional concern over the fate of Chinese refugees could unlock the prison doors that confine passengers from the immigrant-smuggling ship Golden Venture." Refugees and Migration (US site). Hot topics, key policy documents, press statements, policy statements, speeches and testimony, fact sheets and related sites. Federation of Chinese Canadians in Scarborough. About immigrants to Canada, in particular from Hong Kong. Links to other sites concerning Canadian immigration. "Boat People Face Trouble in Vietnam." News brief about Vietnamese refugees trying to get to Hong Kong. From the Vietconnection News. "Muslims in Sarajevo Take Over Homes of Serbs who Fled War." New York Times on the Web. A bit of background for the scenario activities. "Muslims to Take Sarajevo Suburb Sooner than Expected." New York Times on the Web. A bit of background for the scenario activities. Transition from apartheid to democracy. The Rainbow Revolution. The goal of this project is to get teachers and students from opposite sides of the globe working together while simultaneously following live research over the Net. |