Changes in Contemporary Refugee and Immigration Policy and Practice

WINTER TERM SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, JAN. 6^th,12:00 pm –2:00 pm

LOCATION: Room TR321, CAMH, 33 Russell Street (at Spadina)

‘Canadian Experience’ in the Media and Public Policy

Izumi Sakamoto, University of Toronto

Rupaleem Bhuyan, University of Toronto

Jane Ku, University of Windsor

Lin Fang, University of Toronto

Daphne Jeyapal, University of Toronto

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13,12:00 pm –2:00 pm

LOCATION: 519 York Research Tower, York University

News encounters of a questionable kind: Exploring how other ethnic and racialized groups are portrayed in the GTA’s ethnocultural newspapers
Panelist:
April Lindgren, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism, Ryerson University
Commentator:
Gina Vale, Ph. D, Diversity Matters Inc. & Board Member of the Canadian Ethnic Media Association
Moderator:
Luin Goldring, CERIS Citizenship and Social, Cultural and Civic Integration Domain Leader

FRIDAY, JAN. 20^th,12:00 pm –2:00 pm

LOCATION: 519 York Research Tower (YRT), York University

The Role of Testing in Professional Certification for Newly Arrived Foreign-Trained Professionals in Canada

Liying Chen, Faculty of Education, Queen's University

FRIDAY, JAN. 27^th,12:00 pm –2:00 pm

LOCATION: 519 YRT

Parent-Infant Separation in Trans-national Families: Risk, Resilience, and the Needs of Young Immigrant Parents

Yvonne Bohr, Faculty of Health, York University

THURSDAY, FEB. 2^nd,12:30 pm –2:00 pm

LOCATION: 519 YRT

The Ethical Challenges of Immigration Detention in Liberal States

Stephanie Silverman, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford

THURSDAY, FEB. 9^th,12:30 pm –2:00 pm

LOCATION: 519 YRT

Private Refugee Sponsorship: Past, Present, Future

Dr. Martin Mark, Director, Office for Refugees of the Archdiocese of Toronto

Ellen Woolaver, Refugee Sponsorship Administrator, Christie Refugee Welcome Centre

Yosief Araya, Manager, Refugee Sponsorship Training Program

THURSDAY, FEB. 16^th, 12:30 pm –2:00 pm

LOCATION: 519 YRT|

Europe's Borders and Refugee Protection

Stefan Kok, Law Commission of Ontario

Thursday March 15, 12:30 - 2:00

LOCATION: 519 York Research Tower, York University
Panelist:
Michelle Shephard, Journalist, Toronto Star

Moderator:
Susan McGrath, Director, CRS

FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 12:00 pm –2:00 pm
LOCATION: 519 York Research Tower

Chinese Immigrant Parents’ Communication with School Teachers
Panelist:
Dr. George Zhou, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Windsor

Moderator:
Lu Wang, CERIS Family, Children and Youth Domain Leader

TUESDAY, MARCH 20,12:30 pm –2:00 pm
LOCATION: 280N York Lanes, York University

Between Testimony and Bearing Witness: Sexual and Gender Based Violence and the EU Asylum Process
Panelist:
Galya Ruffer,Director, Centre for Forced Migration Studies, Northwestern University

Moderator:
Susan McGrath, Director, CRS

THURSDAY, MAR. 22^nd, 2:00 pm –4:00 pm

LOCATION: Room 1005, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Special Presentation

Panelist:

Justice James O’Reilly, Federal Court, Canada

Introduction:

Lorne Sossin, Dean, Osgoode Hall Law School

Moderator:

James Simeon, Deputy Director, CRS

WEDNESDAY APRIL 4, 2012
12PM – 2PM
SENIOR COMMON ROOM
140 McLAUGHLIN COLLEGE

"Whither the Future of Refugee Rights in Canada?"

Presented by

Opening Remarks: Professor Susan McGrath, Director, Centre for Refugee Studies, School of Social Studies, York University

Chairperson: University Professor Ian Greene, Master, McLaughlin College, School of Public Policy and Administration

York University Panelists:

• Professor Jennifer Hyndman,  Associate Director, Centre for Refugee Studies, Department of Geography, York University
• Professor Sean Rehaag, Faculty of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
• Francisco Rico-Martinez, former President of the Canadian Council of Refugees (CCR) and Co-Director, FCJ Refugee Centre

THURSDAY APRIL 5, 12:30 - 2:00pm

LOCATION: 519 York Research Tower, York University

Refugee Reform Update Following the Tabling of Bill C-31

Ross Pattee, Deputy Chairperson

New Refugee Protection Division

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

Mr. Pattee who is responsible for setting up the new Refugee Protection Division in Canada will give an overview of the impacts on the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada arising from the tabling of Bill C-31 – Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12,12:30 pm –2:00 pm

LOCATION: 519 York Research Tower, York University

TBA
Panelist:
Alice Bloch, Department of Sociology, City University London
Moderator: TBA

FRIDAY, APRIL 20,12:00 pm –2:00 pm

LOCATION: 519 York Research Tower, York University

Access to Economic Opportunities in Canadian Screen-based Media by Persons from Racialized Communities and New Immigrant Groups:The case of film, television and new media producers in the GTA region

Panelist:
Charles Davis, Ryerson University
Moderator:
Luin Goldring, CERIS Citizenship and Social, Cultural and Civic Integration Domain Leader

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