World Refugee Day
Each year on June 20th, the world celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.
The theme for 2025 World Refugee Week is ‘Community as a Superpower’, which reminds us community is the incredible everyday. Ordinary and extraordinary. Simple acts of shared generosity. Kindness multiplied to become an unstoppable force!
Participate in Refugee Week
We invite you to participate in Refugee Week by exploring how we can make our home, a more welcoming, safe, and sustainable place for all. Simple Acts are everyday actions we can all take to stand with refugees and make new connections in our communities. No gesture is too small when it comes to making a difference. Click on each title below to get ideas.
Pick up a book from the library or bookstore that platforms the stories and perspectives of refugees and asylum seekers. The Calgary Public Library has made this process easier at its many branches by pulling relevant books for you to borrow.
Watch films that put the stories and voices of people from displaced and migrant backgrounds in focus.
Take small actions to care for our shared home and nurture our interconnected community to ensure a sustainable future for all.
Share a message in person, at one of the library branches, Recreation facilities or at the Genesis Centre, or online, though social media on how you make your community home for everyone.
Get active and use our spaces to move towards a more inclusive and connected world.
Enjoy a meal at one of the many local refugee-owned restaurants and coffee shops.
Carry the spirit and energy of Refugee Week with you and continue to stand in solidarity with people seeking sanctuary.
Message of Hope
Last year we asked our partners and Calgary residents to create welcoming communities by writing messages of hope to refugees who have fled their country to start a new life in Calgary. Here is what they wrote:
