1. When, after a recent slew of attacks against Muslim-Canadians, people in Toronto ignited the #IllRideWithYou hashtag to offer support for those who felt unsafe commuting alone.
Dear Muslims of Toronto, #illridewithyou any day of the week. Canada loves you.
If you're feeling unsafe and want someone with #WhitePrivilege to ride with, #IllRideWithYou #TTC https://t.co/how9L9BM2T
2. When a Muslim family that runs a local grocery store in Ottawa received a card from a customer who wrote they are "loved, appreciated and accepted."
Muslim owners of #Ottawa grocery store receive card of support from customer: https://t.co/cK8352jZ5H #ottnews
An excerpt from the card:
"I am only one person and I cannot change the world. But I thought, maybe if I do something I can do, even if small, it can help peace and love ... I love your store and I am happy you are part of my neighbourhood."
3. When Calgarians tried to make this little girl from Syria feel a little more at home.
Syrian families arrive in #yyc this little girl was handed a toy. @calgaryherald
4. When a little girl from Windsor started a campaign to collect winter clothing and food for Syrian refugees expected to arrive in Canada by the end of the year.
"Just seeing all the things that happened really just broke my heart," 8-year-old Devyn Nichols told CBC.
5. And she and her parents are reminding everyone that Project Hope Heals Hearts is not only beneficial to refugees, but to the entire community around them.
6. When developers in British Columbia, like Daljit Thind, began offering their properties for refugees to live in.
7. When the Sikh community in Vancouver rallied together to provide resources for new refugees coming to the province. They've already collected 500-1,000 blankets.
8. And have met with local representatives to discuss a plan to provide free meals, clothing, and tuition to at least 2,000 new Canadians.
9. When three friends in Montreal literally stood together at a busy metro station to send a message against Islamophobia in the wake of the Paris attacks.
Strangers approached them with hugs and tears in their eyes. "Everybody was so supportive.”
10. When, after the only mosque in Peterborough, Ontario was set on fire, the community started a fundraiser to cover the $80,000 of damages to the mosque. They raised their goal — and then some — in just two days.
11. When a library in Halifax hosted a "hijab day" to educate non-Muslims in the community on the significance of the hijab.
Halifax library holds Hijab Day to confront misconceptions https://t.co/qGbXAhK1gm #cdnpoli #halifax
12. And others in Nova Scotia are organizing to help fund the anticipated 25,000 refugees coming to Canada this year. One woman and her group have raised $75,000.
Weekend Focus: Over 60 #NovaScotia groups ready to welcome Syrian refugees https://t.co/jw9DZKXbbK
13. A rabbi in Vancouver asked his congregation to offer donations to help sponsorship, and recieved $40,000 in a few days.
Vancouver's Temple Shalom raises $40,000 in only a few days to sponsor Syrian refugee family https://t.co/pBkS6YAJHY
A Montreal synagogue privately raised more than $90,000 to sponsor two families, and a synagogue in Toronto raised $30,000 to bring a family from Syria to Toronto.
14. When a woman in Winnipeg encouraged others to invite Muslims in the area in for tea as a vehicle to share stories and ideas.
Tea & talk, what better way to come together. Brilliant, Mary! Winnipeg woman inviting Muslim community in for tea https://t.co/MdZhECpXLS
15. When Refuge Winnipeg — a coalition formed by Christian, Muslim, and Jewish communities in the province — raised enough money to sponsor a Syrian family to Canada, and their young son was finally able to get a prosthetic leg to walk.
Omar was able to take his first steps in 4 years since he lost his leg in 2011 when a military vehicle ran over him in Syria.
16. When, after a story was shared of a Syrian family who had to leave behind their beloved piano, several citizens of Toronto came forward and offered theirs to the family.
Torontonians offer to replace piano left behind by fleeing Syrian family https://t.co/iPmu2kVzLt
The story first aired on Metro Morning. Several listeners reached out to CBC reporter Mary Wiens afterward to give the family their own pianos: "Hi Mary, I have a piano I can arrange to donate to the family you are profiling. Someone would need to move it. It is a lovely baby grand."