Final Report – York University Syria Response and Refugee Initiative (SRRI)

The latter, and the images of deceased Syrian refugee child Alan Kurdi on a Turkish beach led to growing attention being paid to refugee issues both on campus and in the wider community in the Fall of 2015, when York agreed to collaborate in the RULSC and intensified several other efforts in this field. [...] The SRRI Project began in the context of increased global displacement and the Syrian refugee crisis, and growing attention paid to refugee issues both on campus and in the wider community in the Fall of 2015. [...] As part of its educational efforts, from the project’s first year it sought to contribute to and boost the profile of Refugee Rights Day on campus and in the wider community while promoting and increasing the quality and profile of student participation in such days. [...] Encouraging faculty and staff associated with the centre and others to regularly and actively promote the committees, including on social media and through CRS News and the student lists early in and periodically throughout the year. [...] The Osgoode community (faculty, students, staff, and alumni) is embarking on the Lifeline Syria Challenge in order to make a positive difference in the Global Refugee Crisis, and as part of a broader effort to support refugee communities, and the families fleeing conflict and chaos and seeking a new beginning in Canada.