As the exit approached, the focus shifted to a reflection on finding a better way to responding to the world’s global crises. Certainly, we face huge challenges. The war in Syria alone has caused some 5 million people to flee so far, and many — some 2.5 million — are seeking refuge in Europe.
But this is not the first global refugee crisis, and in the past we have responded more compassionately. In the two decades following the Vietnam War, 3 million people fled Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in rickety boats, heading for Southeast Asia. The countries receiving them were overwhelmed – much like Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan today, and thousands drowned on their treacherous journeys. The international community responded and by the time the crisis ended 1.6 million had been resettled, mostly in the West. Canada welcomed 60,000, while the US led the way and accepted more than a million.
While we spend ever increasing amounts on keeping refugees out, we must consider that the vast majority of people flee their communities in desperation; they simply have no choice, being forced out by violence and war, the collapse 
of local economies and environmental devastation. While these problems are complex, solutions exist.
In 2015, after 3 years of negotiations, 193 governments agreed on 17 goals to create sustainable societies around the world. The challenge for us today is to shift our attention and our extensive resources into meeting these goals, ranging from the eradication of poverty to gender equality and supporting climate action. 
Images for each of these 17 goals hung from the ceiling during the exhibit, with a reminder that a reallocation of just a portion of the more than 1.6 trillion US dollars currently spent on global military spending would provide the needed funding.
This exhibit was created by:
Mya Alexis-John, Maria Alter, Sydnie Baynes, Aislinn Beattie, Rohan Chopra, Gabrielle Elie, Gabrielle Goyette, Matthew Gravas, Lily Jewers-Smith, Alexia Korban. Kelly Lamb, Ana Maria Lancranjan, Adam Marzilli, Thomas Morson, Thy-Julie Nguyen, Gabriela O’Farrill-Primeau, Sophie Shields-Rivard, & Jade Trudeau