[Sanctuarycity_hamilton] Fwd: Draft RefugeesWelcome Statement - please revise and sign on.

[Sanctuary City Hamilton]

Hey folks,

I agree with caitlin comments, are there any other suggestiins? If not I
will update our comments to the document.

Cheers,
Blake

On Tuesday, October 27, 2015, Caitlin Craven <caitlin.e.craven at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Ajit,
>
> Thanks for sending.  This looks good to me, and I don't have any
> additional suggestions for the main text.  I don't know that anything needs
> to be added to the list of immediate demands as I'm concerned that a long
> list might detract from the force of making specific demands.  That said,
> it could be worth making some mention of the UN climate summit and the need
> to live up to the mandate of 'free prior and informed consent' as a right
> of indigenous peoples.  But, again, this may just add too much noise at the
> end.  Another option is to include a couple sentences to the effect that
> these immediate changes are only a beginning and that there are other
> demands (like the end of military interventions, corporate impunity) for
> the longer term.
>
> Those are just my thoughts.  Thank the folks who wrote the letter, it is
> well done.
>
> cheers,
> Caitlin
>
> 2015-10-22 22:39 GMT-04:00 Ajit Bir Singh <ajitvir.s at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ajitvir.s at gmail.com');>>:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> Below is a draft of a joint statement to be sent to Justin Trudeau by
>> those who organized across the country under the 'Refugees Welcome' banner.
>> Please review!
>>
>> ---
>>
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fAjTJAc9oMLJRwQu3YPsuf5KLnJlXXfCL3yR8cgfMnc/edit?usp=sharing
>>
>> Please share with your organizations, make comments and suggestions as
>> you see fit, and send in feedback.
>>
>> *PLEASE RESPOND BY OCTOBER 29.*
>>
>> In the document, at the bottom is a table for cities, please comment in
>> there to update on the status of this. It will give us a sense of who
>> actually saw it and who needs a friendly reminder.
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>>
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