Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 14, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba b4 Winnipeg free press monday August 14, 2006 City refugees Sanctuary May offer schooling pakistani family living in Church by Carol Sanders t he Church that became a Sanctuary May soon become a school. Crescent fort Rouge United Church gave Sanctuary to Hassan Raza his wife Sarfraz and their six children after their refugee claim was denied. Now it May offer them classes As Well. I talked to someone in Montreal who said they called in retired teachers who Home school the kids in the Church said Rev. Barb Janes whose Church held a worship service based on a Sanctuary theme followed by a letter writing Bee to citizenship and immigration minis Ter Monte Solberg thursday night. The family and its supporters Are hop ing Solberg will intervene and let the Razas who be been holed up in the Church since aug. 3, stay in Canada on compassionate grounds. In the meantime the Wardlaw Avenue Church members and the Razas Are figuring out what to do when school starts in the fall. Janes said there was a Case in Van Couver where a single mom and her Chil Dren were in Sanctuary and the children were Able to attend their own school. They were Able to argue under the uns rights of the child that children a rights Are distinct from parents rights. They got a guarantee from the Canadian government that the children would not be the two youngest Raza children ? Ages one and four ? were born in Canada and therefore Are Canadian citizens. The four eldest children ? Ages 13 to six ? Are not Canadian citizens and subject to the removal order with their pakistani parents who be been warned a warrant May be issued for their arrest for Refus ing to leave Canada. The Razas shia muslims afraid to return to sunni Pakistan have a refugee claim on the basis of religious persecution. But after a judge recently ruled there would be no irreparable harm in their removal from Canada and ordered the family of eight deported they took Sanctuary in the Church. Janes said schooling for the children is just one More thing that a up in the air for the Razas. The older children attended school in june in the Louis Riel school division but Are now in Winnipeg school division at the Church. The family a hanging in there said Janes. The Church is holding a comm George Douklias / Winnipeg free press the Raza family in Church Sanctuary. The school age children May take classes there. Nity meeting tomorrow night at 7 . Of Hassan Razas former employer at port by writing to the government. Lib and anyone who wants to help the Razas apr industries., Raj Pandey an Engi eral my Anita Neville former Winnipeg is invited she said. Neer and Winnipeg philanthropist. He a mayor Bill Norrie and provincial health so far people in and outside the been sending food Over daily from East minister Tim Sale have written letters Church have rallied to help the family Indian restaurants said Janes who of support for the family she said. She said. A Church member and a non noted the Muslim family has certain Reli advocates for the family say Hassan member got together to install a Shower pious dietary restrictions. Raza was employed and supporting his at the Church for the family to use. Someone has worked with the mom wife and children who Are Safe healthy people Are dropping in to make Finan to prepare a shopping and Happy in Canada. Cial donations she said. 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