{"id":37871,"date":"2026-07-10T12:01:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=37871"},"modified":"2026-07-10T12:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:16:52","slug":"fifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/2026\/07\/fifa\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The United Nations has launched a new exhibition celebrating the power of sport to transform lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At its core is a stunning mural by Vancouver artist and human rights advocate Carling Jackson, featuring football players whose lives have been shaped by displacement and the refugee experience. If you&#8217;re visiting Toronto, you can also see a reproduction of the mural at Union Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of those featured is Canada&#8217;s Alphonso Davies, who was born in a refugee camp in Ghana after his parents fled conflict in Liberia. Today, Alphonso is the captain of the Canada&#8217;s Men&#8217;s National Team and also serves as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This exhibition is a powerful story of resilience, opportunity, and excellence. It reminds us what is possible when people are welcomed, supported, and given the chance to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a time when  the world feels heavy, it really is inspiring to see Canadian talent, compassion, and inclusion recognized &amp; applauded on the world stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A life-size reproduction of her painting is also displayed at the Union Station in Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the mural &amp; more info here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.ca\/news\/uprooted-to-unstoppable-canadian-artists-exhibit-at-un-headquarters-highlights-power-of-soccer-to-change-lives\/\">https:\/\/www.unhcr.ca\/news\/uprooted-to-unstoppable-canadian-artists-exhibit-at-un-headquarters-highlights-power-of-soccer-to-change-lives\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eve Morgan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The United Nations has launched a new exhibition celebrating the power of sport to transform lives. At its core is a stunning mural by Vancouver artist and human rights advocate Carling Jackson, featuring football players whose lives have been shaped by displacement and the refugee experience. If you&#8217;re visiting Toronto, you can also see a","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":37895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs","category-middays"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-19 10:02:55","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/foxfm.com\/blogs\/2026\/07\/fifa\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37871"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37898,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37871\/revisions\/37898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}