Calgary homeless say help Syrian refugees too
原始发布日期： 2015-12-13 发布者：虫子字变大 字变小
Hundreds of homeless Calgarians received backpacks full of clothes and items to help them stay warmSome Calgary homeless say help Syrian refugees too 2:21StreetLight, a group that helps Calgary's homeless youth, handed out backpacks Saturday, full of clothing and items to help people stay warm in cold weather. 
StreetLight handed out 250 backpacks Saturday in Calgary, full of clothing of items to help people stay warm. (CBC) About 250 people showed up.Program director Allan Peters says, there is definitely a need and Calgarians are generous in helping. 
Backpacks and clothing were handed out to homeless people Saturday in Calgary (CBC) But helping the local homeless community first, has become an online argument against supporting other groups in need, like Syrian refugees. However, some of Calgary's homeless disagree, saying people can and should help both groups. Christina Cardinal, who is in need of housing, says it's possible to have more than one focus. 
Christina Cardinal needs permanent housing but says 'it's good to help everybody in need.' (CBC) "I think personally from my point of view, it is good to help everybody in need," Cardinal said. A man who has been homeless in Calgary for about 18 months, says there is support for people in need locally. Zachary S. says, it doesn't need to be a competition for help. 
Zachary S. has been homeless in Calgary for about 18 months, but he says there is room to help both the homeless population and Syrian refugees. (CBC) "It's not their fault they're just in a really bad situation," Zachary said. "For another group to say, 'I've got the bigger stick now, listen' … And (the Syrian refugees) have no stick at all." Meanwhile Allan Peters says, while his group is focused on Calgary's homeless, it's important to take a global approach to helping. 
Allan Peters (CBC ) "I think that we have the responsibility to be working locally, working nationally and working globally," Peters said. "And that's part of what makes being in a city like Calgary, province like Alberta, and a country like Canada incredible." |