roarrefugeesNov 10, 20201 minA successful auction fundraiserOur grateful thanks to those who made our first Auction a success. ROAR has added $3,000 to our refugee support account. We hope all...
roarrefugeesOct 26, 20191 minROAR has resettled three refugeesAs 2019 draws to an end ROAR volunteers are thrilled at the success of the three newcomers whose resettlement we have assisted in. Two...
roarrefugeesJun 30, 20191 minPicnic en Blanc, 2019You are cordially invited to attend Nanaimo's second annual PICNIC EN BLANC. It's a real picnic, or peek-neek, however you pronounce it,...
roarrefugeesFeb 20, 20191 minResearch on queer refugee couples in CanadaThis chapter from a recently published book focuses on narratives of two queer refugee couples who made joint claims in Vancouver,...
roarrefugeesDec 11, 20181 minHow do you "prove" your sexuality?A Pakistani refugee claimant is trying to prove he is bisexual so that he can remain in Canada. "It's pretty demeaning to have to go...
roarrefugeesSep 20, 20181 minHow journalists can do a better job of talking about refugeesHow can the media do a better job of covering refugee issues? What tools and tips should refugees have when speaking with journalists? In...
roarrefugeesAug 31, 20182 minPromoting the wellbeing of LGBT refugees in CanadaCanadian researchers are beginning to document the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender refugees who have been resettled...
roarrefugeesJul 17, 20181 minCrisis? What crisis?Jean-Nicolas Beuze, representative in Canada of UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has written an article in the Toronto Star about recent...
roarrefugeesJun 18, 20181 minWe picnicked for a good causeROAR volunteers from Nanaimo put on a fabulous Picnic en Blanc in June. One hundred picnickers raised $2,000 for LGBT refugee...
roarrefugeesJun 16, 20181 minThey're coming to the picnic. Are you?See at the Picnic en Blanc, Saturday, June 16 at 5pm. We are gathering at the Millstone Estate Winery, 2300 East Wellington Rd, Nanaimo....
roarrefugeesMay 28, 20181 minA supreme dining experienceROAR's major fundraising event of the year is coming in June! We want you dressed in white, but we know that you represent all the...
roarrefugeesMay 28, 20181 minStrut Vancouver and Rainbow Refugee Society offer a lifeline to oppressed LGBT peopleImagine a walk-a-thon in stilettos. It sounds painful, but that's the point of the Foundation of Hope's annual Strut Vancouver...
roarrefugeesMay 4, 20182 minWhat does it mean to sponsor a refugee?A key way to help an LGBTQ refugee get accepted into Canada is to sponsor them. Private sponsorship, a distinctive Canadian achievement,...
roarrefugeesMay 4, 20181 minROAR's first newsletter is outFind our newsletter on the web. 2018 is our breakthrough year. It began with the arrival in February of the first refugee ROAR sponsored....
roarrefugeesApr 27, 20181 minNo Longer Alone: LGBT Voices from the Middle East, North AfricaLesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activists from Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East and North Africa are defying...
roarrefugeesApr 27, 20181 minHow can I help LGBT refugees?Hundreds of LGBT refugees come to Canada every year, escaping persecution and violence at home. They face “incredible odds,” says Kimahli...
roarrefugeesMar 29, 20181 minMr Gay Syria: A defiant documentary about LGBTQ refugees in TurkeyFemale Turkish director Ayşe Toprak has taken a sensitive subtopic of the Syrian refugee crisis, LGBTQ refugees, and turned it into a...
roarrefugeesMar 29, 20181 minIn Canada, gay activist was a hero. In Montenegro, they wanted him deadIn 2013, Zdravko Cimbaljevic had the honour as serving as international grand marshal at Vancouver’s Pride Parade. A week later, he had...
roarrefugeesMar 16, 20181 min"As I Am""As I Am: Understanding the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity of Refugees" is the first educational film specifically developed to...
roarrefugeesMar 16, 20181 min"No Place for Me"In "No Place for Me: the Struggles of Sexual and Gender Minority Refugees", lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI)...