Refugee Panelists: Canadian Museum and Immigration Council

refugee panelists: They are human beings, according to CBC. They didn't choose to be refugees. Darweesh, one of three refugee panelists at a discussion at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Wednesday, says it is important that people understand that refugees are simply looking for a fresh start. "These people are just like you. They lost everything because of bad circumstances," she said. ​"Try to remember that they deserve a second chance, and look at me, I got this chance and I'm trying to prove myself and I'm trying help everyone around me." The discussion was put on by Passages Canada, a national storytelling program of Historica Canada. She now works as a host-matching specialist with the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council Welcome Place. Darweesh and her husband fled Syria 10 years ago and lived in China for five years while waiting to be sponsored and to move to Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.