Earlier this month, Rev. Majed El Shafie, founder of One Free World International (OFWI), returned to Israel to advance his mission of exposing the horrific truths behind the October 7 terrorist attack.
Dying To Live had its Israeli premiere and takes the inspiration to succeed
On December 10 One Free World International in partnership with ZoomerMedia hosted "Celebrating Freedom: An evening to champion the rescue of the Yazidi people"
You can watch the full program here or scroll down below.
Speakers included:
Moses Znaimer – Founder & CEO, ZoomerMedia Ltd.
Hon. Peter Kent, Official Opposition Foreign Affairs Critic, MP for Thornhill
His Excellency Armen Yeganian – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Canada
Mirza Ismail – Chairman, Yezidi Human Rights Organization-International
Jennifer Breedon – Legal Analyst, The Clarion Project
Rev. Majed El Shafie – President & Founder, OFWI
Tune in now to watch Celebrating Freedom: An evening to champion the rescue of the Yazidi people
Dear friends,
We need your help to speak up for Yazidi genocide victims.
Today we learned the Government of Canada's plan to help Yazidi genocide victims is to resettle 50 people to Canada. This failure of leadership is unacceptable.
OFWI has helped rescue over 400 women and girls from ISIS ' slavery over the past two years and the government can do more.
We have been to the refugee camps in Northern Iraq and the need for action to help these people, victims of genocide, by offering new hope of life in Canada is a call our govenrment needs to answer.
The Leader of Opposition Rona Ambrose in the House of Commons called the government’s plan “a token effort.”
Germany was able to rescue 1,000 Yazidi genocide victims, and Canada was able to rescue 25,000 Syrian civil war victims, surely we can do more for the Yazidi women and girls once held captive as ISIS sex slaves and their families.
OFWI is ready to do more, but we need your help to pressure the government to do more.
Here is how you can TAKE ACTION:
Write an email or call your local Member of Parliament to tell them Canada can do more for Yazidi victims of genocide. Don’t know who to contact? Find out here.
Email or call the Minister of Immigration, John McCallum at 613-954-1064
Victims of Genocide want to come to Canada; must be empowered to determine their own future
Statement by One Free World International in response to to Kurdish Regional Government’s remarks by Prime Minister Nechirvan Brazani.
TORONTO - “Yazidis victims of genocide must be empowered to determine their own future” is the message Rev. Majed El Shafie is delivering in response to Kurdish Regional Government’s remarks by Prime Minister Nechirvan Brazani.
One Free World International and partner organizations urge the Canadian government to move forward in presenting its plan to help and relocate Yazidi genocide victims within the next three months.
“We have spoken directly with hundreds of victims living in squalor in the refugee camps in Iraq. The chance to move to Canada and rebuild their lives is a source of hope amongst the ongoing suffering Yazidi genocide victims face in northern Iraq.” said El Shafie.
OFWI and partner organizations have been working with Yazidi and other minorities in Iraq and Syria since fighting with ISIS broke out in 2014. Left to fend for themselves, international coalition forces had to come to their rescue after Iraqi and Kurdish fighting forces left vulnerable Yazidi minorities behind.
Canadians are waiting for their government to take action in line with the best of Canadian values. OFWI and coalition organization remain ready and willing to assist in whatever way possible in this vital humanitarian relief and support mission to give victims of genocide hope.
Last month OFWI and a coalition of organizations called for a clear plan from the Canadian government to action its commitment. Organizations include:
For the fifth time in just over one week, faith communities in Ottawa have been the target of hateful graffiti at their places of worship and their private residences. There were three anti-Semitic attacks, one was against a mosque and another against a church with a black pastor. One Free World International condemns theses hateful attacks against religious groups in our community.
Canadians deserve to live in peace and freely worship without fear of being attacked for their beliefs. We as human beings must come together in solidarity in the face of such attacks. If we stop fighting for each other, we lose our humanity. We must learn from history and protect places of worship from anti-Semitic and hateful attacks.
Join us in denouncing these vicious attacks against Canada's faith communities and stand in solidarity by signing our petition.
Watch OFWI's press conference by clicking the video above, or read our Storify post by clicking here.
One Free World International (OFWI) and partner organizations are calling on the Canadian government to present a Yazidi resettlement plan with concrete targets and timelines. Canadian organizations actively working with the Yazidi community in Iraq and in Canada have heard radio-silence from the Canadian Government on its commitment to resettle genocide victims to Canada.
The government must be transparent with Canadians about how many genocide victims will be resettled to Canada and present a plan to ensure Yazidi victims are not re-victimized in the process.
“I hope our Canadian government does not make the same mistakes where the real victims are ignored and others benefit instead due to political interests,” said Mirza Ismail, Founder and Chairman of Yezidi Human Rights International.
After months of inaction the government recently committed to resettling Yazidi genocide victims within the next 120 days. A coalition of refugee and human rights organizations have come together to offer their help and expertise while calling for a concrete plan.
“We and our partners have people on the ground in Iraq who can work closely with Canadian officials to make sure that the most vulnerable Yazidi are saved,” said Geoffrey Clarfied, Executive Director of Mozuud Freedom Foundation.
For the last two years, OFWI has worked tirelessly to free former Yazidi sex slaves from ISIS’ deadly grip. Earlier this year they presented a joint plan with the Office of Refugees, Archdiocese of Toronto, to Minister McCallum’s office and the House of Commons Immigration Committee. The plan called for the government-led resettlement of up to 400 Yazidi women and girls formerly kept as slaves and their families.
“It is good the Government is finally acting to help the Yazidi people, but there is still a long road ahead and a lot of work to do,” said Majed El Shafie, President and Founder of OFWI.
The coalition of organizations helping Yazidi genocide victims and calling for a clear plan from the Canadian government include:
Dear friends,
We need your help to speak up for Yazidi genocide victims.
