If you happen across a massive, inflatable globe floating around town, chances are you've come across the Burnaby Intercultural Planning Table's latest campaign to make the city more welcoming for refugees and immigrants.
The planning table is launching the World in Burnaby, and the name is aptly fitting given the variety of countries local residents hail from.
"We want to remind Burnaby residents of the role they play in making this community a welcoming place for people to live, work and play," said Jody Johnson, the table's project coordinator. "With the most recent statistics showing there are people from more than 150 different countries living in Burnaby, we like to think that the world truly is represented in Burnaby - that's why we're using the globe as our official symbol for this campaign."
The planning table is a consortium of various non-profits and government agencies who meet regularly to coordinate and share ideas on helping immigrants and refugees settling in Burnaby.
People can have their picture taken with the inflatable globe and share the image on social media. The globe will be at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra concert in Deer Lake Park on July 14, the Edmonds City Fair on July 21, and the B.C. Day celebrations at Burnaby Village Museum on Aug. 5. People can also take a pledge on the campaign's website to do one thing to welcome immigrants or refugees in Burnaby. For more in the campaign, go to www.worldinburnaby.com or follow @WorldinBurnaby on Twitter. [email protected]
