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Sur la piste des réfugiés (On the Refugees' Path) is

• An ongoing initiative of the Rights & Democracy Network, undertaken by its delegations in Canadian universities;
• A unique project to raise the public’s awareness of the situation of refugees and displaced people throughout the world;
• A way to get people to understand, imagine, feel and experience how life is for the thousands of people who have immigrated to Canada.

Sur la piste des réfugiés (On the Refugees' Path) consists of several activities:

• Understanding—informational aspect

  Sharing knowledge about the situation of refugees and displaced people throughout the world and in Canada through an information forum, conferences, meetings with the humanitarian stakeholders and organizations working in the field.

• Imagining—artistic aspect

  Getting people to understand the situation of refugees and displaced people through art and creation.

• Feeling—testimonial aspect

  Opening a dialogue between host communities and immigrant populations.

• Experiencing—interactive aspect

  - Setting up of a simulated refugee camp for 24 hours
  - Learning about the situation of refugees, from exile to life in a camp
  - Understanding the work and needs of humanitarian actors in the field.