Queen's Law Refugee Support Program
128 Union St W, K7K 1C7 Kingston, ON, Canada

Executive Team Applications QLRSP is a club dedicated to serving the needs of the local refugee community in Kingston. Through this club we hold events, socials, and fundraisers to help support the integration of newcomers to Kingston. CARL QL is directed by CARL National and executes their directives on academic and advocacy initiatives related to immigration and refugee law issues. The current executive team sees QLRSP and CARL QL as two branches of the same organization. W...e would like QLRSP and CARL QL to work concurrently in hosting both community and academic-based events and envision one executive team to overseeing both clubs. We are seeking: - 2 VP Social Events: Will fundraise and plan community and QL-based social events for QLRSP - 2 VP Academics: Will organize academic based events for CARL QL liaise with professors and CARL National - 1 VP Marketing and Outreach: Will design posters, share events via the LSS Listserv and Facebook, and maintain our volunteer list. Please include a copy of your resume and a short paragraph (max. 250 words) which explains your interest in QLRSP/CARL and email all application materials to [email protected] by October 1, 2018 @ 4 pm.

If you have missed the awesome perfume sale at the Bazaar, the Almatar family will be selling again tomorrow (Thursday) at Queen's Arc from 5-9! So come down, get your scent, get to know your neighbors and support local refugees! After fleeing Syria, Mr. Almatar set up a perfume business in Lebanon for 4 years. His children, Mohamed Saber and Abdulmalek, were also an integral part of the family business, learning the craft at a young age and they are now experts at assemblin...g perfume. The family business, GOLD MIST Perfumes, offers a great variety of perfumes and unique bottle designs to sell. In an interview with Queen's Law Refugee Support Program, they said: One of the best things about being in Canada is the fact that we can build a life here. Everywhere else has been temporary. But this is it. Canada is it. Now we can pursue the stability we always dreamed about. We just hope for all the Syrian people to be able to pursue what they love without fearing of it being destroyed the next day. We hope for the situation there to be conducive to that The Almatar family will have a table at the arc offering a wide range of perfumes. You will be able to sample until you find your new scent. Let GOLD MIST Perfumes help you find the new name for your personal style!

Executive Team Applications QLRSP is a club dedicated to serving the needs of the local refugee community in Kingston. Through this club we hold events, socials, and fundraisers to help support the integration of newcomers to Kingston. CARL QL is directed by CARL National and executes their directives on academic and advocacy initiatives related to immigration and refugee law issues. The current executive team sees QLRSP and CARL QL as two branches of the same organization.... We would like QLRSP and CARL QL to work concurrently in hosting both community and academic-based events and envision one executive team to overseeing both clubs. We are seeking: - 2 Presidents: Will determine the overall direction of QLRSP's and CARL's and lead the development of the year-long plan. - 2 VP Social Events: Will fundraise and plan community and QL-based social events for QLRSP - 2 VP Academics: Will organize academic based events for CARL QL liaise with professors and CARL National - 1 VP Marketing and Outreach: Will design posters, share events via the LSS Listserv and Facebook, and maintain our volunteer list. Please include a copy of your resume and a short paragraph (max. 250 words) which explains your interest in QLRSP/CARL and email all application materials to [email protected] by April 7th.

A current need exists in the community for legal support in private refugee sponsorship applications. The Refugee SSP, in partnership with the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) and DOORS Kingston will be holding a lawyer training, a sponsor information session and legal clinic on March 17th from 9:30am to 4:30pm at the Bath Road Baptist Church. Lunch will be provided! If you are interested and available to join please register at the following link. If you have any questions or are only available to attend part of the day please contact [email protected]. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/refugee-sponsorship-support-pro

Thanks to the successful bazaar the Queen's Muslim Law Students Association we've now met our goal of raising $750.00 for Rohingya refugees! Thanks so much for all those who attended, bought raffle tickets and continue to support this fundraiser!