Tragedy Thrust: Canadian Conscience and Syrian Canadians

tragedy thrust: The tragedy thrust her into a new role: appealing to the Canadian conscience over the long-standing refugee crisis, according to Hamilton Spectator. Overnight, Kurdi was thrust into the spotlight, becoming a spokesperson for millions of Syrian refugees to people in Canada and around the world shaken by the image of tiny Alan lying facedown and lifeless on a Turkish beach. On Sept. 2, 2015, the Port Coquitlam woman life was forever changed because of the drowning deaths of her nephews, Alan, 3, and Ghalib, 5, and their mother in the Aegean Sea while fleeing to Greece. The plea she and other Syrian Canadians had been making for years to politicians was finally heard. It the power from God to wake up the world to help the suffering people," added Kurdi, who until then had been unsuccessful in bringing her two brothers — Abdullah, Alan father, and Mohammad, to Canada. Just weeks later, the new Liberal government swiftly opened Canada door to thousands of Syrian refugees, and community sponsorship groups sprang up to embrace them. "I would never have imagined that after that image of Alan, something would happen for the better," reflected Kurdi, who came to Canada in 1992 and lives in Port Coquitlam with husband, Rocco Logozzo, and their 23-year-old son, also named Alan. "It was very hard and emotional for me with the reality we live it, that it took a tragedy until somebody would take action. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.