ReliefAid Founder Mike Seawright talks to NewsTalk ZB about welcoming refugees to our shore

 

A humanitarian advocate says Cantabrians should be the first Kiwis to welcome refugees … as they’ve been on a similar journey

ReliefAid founder Michael Seawright says it can be hard for New Zealanders to empathise with the refugee struggle … but many quake victims can.

The city’s open to refugees again after its quota was suspended due to the September 2010 earthquake.

He says it has a major impact on someone’s life to be forced from their home overnight.

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