I feel, in 2015, when we see human beings and children dying to cross the ocean, trying to find safety, something more must be done to help them because refugees are just like me and you.
My commitment to refugees comes from a very personal place.
I am so impressed by UNHCR staff who live and work side by side with the refugees. It's really remarkable.
I believe we should utilise any power we have for important issues that are bigger and beyond us. Whether it's with refugees or working to educate kids. I don't think you need to have gone through a civil war to do something. I believe as human beings, we can look out for each other.
Sharon Shinn's Samaria is a world populated by refugees from a ravaged Earth, also many, many years in the future.
With every generation comes a new wave of hopefuls: small-town escapees, European refugees, disaffected Londoners.
Americans are accustomed to welcoming, or at least receiving, refugees from other countries, not creating our own.
I don't believe that the fight for trans rights or African American rights is different from the fight against war, or the fight for refugees.
The Conservative party under my leadership will continue to be an inclusive, welcoming party that welcomes not only immigrants but also refugees and ensures that Canada plays its role in welcoming people from difficult situations.
When I was volunteering with Hurricane Katrina refugees in Houston in 2005, I first started thinking about the whole phenomenon of grace under pressure.
