Alan Kurdi and Google Group

: That horrible photo, according to Toronto Star. Snyder didn’t need to elaborate. That photo. Photographs of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi, drowned on a beach in Turkey, became an instant symbol of the international failure to help millions of Syrian people fleeing their country brutal civil war. On Saturday, Snyder Sent an email via a local Google Group asking if anyone would be interested in helping to sponsor a family from Syria. Anyone who endured the conflict could be forgiven for doubting that western governments may finally address the refugee crisis in a meaningful way, but the now-famous photo has sparked a local response. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.