Mark your calendars for the sec ond annual refugee & migration symposium. Organized by campus and community partners\, the 2017 After the Flight symposium provides opportuni ties to learn from one another\, exchange refugee and claimant settlement e xperiences\, as well as share research\, knowledge and passion on refugee a nd migration issues.
This year’s program features panel presentations \, a career night\, a conversation on media representations\, and a film sc reening to explore the dynamics of refugee and immigrant settlement and int egration.
If you are a researcher or work with researchers in the fie ld\, make sure to attend the Responsible Research workshop to explore the e ngagement process between community and the university with faculty\, stude nts\, and settlement sector.
As usual\, all our events are open to th e public. Join us for seven events over six days!
Dates: October 11th – October 19th\, 2017
UBC Point Grey Venues:
- Liu Institute for Global Issues (Multipurpose Room)\, 6476 NW Marine Drive\, Vancouver
- Glob al Lounge\, 2205 Lower Mall\, Vancouver
Vancouver Venue s:
- UBC Robson Square (HSBC Room)\, 800 Robson St\, Vanc ouver
- ISSofBC Welcome Centre (Vancity Room -2nd floor)\, 2610 Victo ria Drive\, Vancouver
- Pacific Cinematheque\, 1131 Howe St\, Vancouv er
Goals:
- To reframe the public discourse around refugees and migrants by bringing new research and conversations to light around refugee settlement and integration in our com munities and places of learning.
- To showcase responsible\, communit y engaged research practices and include perspectives from both students an d settlement providers about the value of working together to address resea rch gaps and community needs.
Our organizers this year: AMSSA\, MOSAIC\, ISSofBC\, Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture (VAST)\, the Vancouver Immigration Partnership\, UBC Community Eng agement\, UBC Liu Institute for Global Issues and the School of Public Poli cy and Global Affairs\, UBC International Student Development\, the UBC Gra duate Student Migration Network\, and the UBC Equity and Inclusion Office.< /p>
For context\, please watch the following UNHCR videos\, the Global Trends Data 2015 and the Global Trends Report 2016.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - OCTOBER\, 2017
Wednesday\, Oct. 11
VENUE: Global Lounge\, UBC
TIME: 5:
30 pm - 7:30 pm
Light dinner offered.
This session is designe
d especially for early career professionals in the settlement sector and st
udents.
Thursday\, Oct. 12
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a href="https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/events/event/refugee-migration-sympos
ium-workshop-responsible-research-settlement-sector/" target="_blank" rel="
noopener">Workshop: Responsible
Research with the Settlement Sector
VENUE: ISSofBC
Welcome Centre
TIME: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Light dinner offered.
Monday\, Oct. 16
Panel: How
are we doing? Refugee Private Sponsorship in Canada
VENUE: Global Lounge\, UBC
TIME: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Light dinner
offered by Tayybeh: A Celebration of Syrian Cuisine
This session i
s open to students\, faculty\, volunteers\, people who arrived as refugees\
, claimants and immigrants\, settlement sector providers\, and anyone inter
ested in the private sponsorship of refugees.
Please RSVP
on EventBrite.
Tuesday\, Oct. 17
A Facilitated Conversation on "Seeking
a New Life in Canada": Media Representations of Refugees\, Asylum Seekers a
nd Forced Migrants
VENUE: Liu Institute Multipurpose
Room\, UBC
TIME: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Refreshments offered by Tayyb
eh: A Celebration of Syrian Cuisine
This session is open to studen
ts\, faculty\, people who arrived as refugees\, claimants and immigrants\,
settlement sector providers\, and anyone interested in media representation
s of newcomers to Canada.
Please RSVP on EventBrite.
Wednesday\, O
ct. 18
Panel: Community App
roaches to Healing Trauma
VENUE: UBC Robson Square<
br />TIME: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
This session is open to students\, f
aculty\, people who arrived as refugees\, claimants and immigrants\, settle
ment sector providers\, and anyone interested in community approaches to he
aling trauma faced by refugees and refugee claimants.
Light refre
shments offered.
Please RSVP on EventBrite.
Film Screening
- Constance on the Edge
VENUE: Pa
cific Cinematheque theatre
TIME: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Buy tickets here. Tic
kets also available at the door.
Thursday\, Oct. 19
Panel: Economic Contribution
s of Refugees\, Immigrants\, and Newcomers
VENUE: UB
C Robson Square
TIME: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Light dinner offered.
This session is open to students\, faculty\, people who arrived as re
fugees\, claimants and immigrants\, settlement sector providers\, employers
\, and anyone interested in the contributions that newcomers make to our co
mmunities.
This event is now
Sold Out! To be added to the wait list\, please send your name and contact
details to Lindsay at lindsay.marsh@ubc.ca or 604-822-1672.
Disclaimer: Please note that by using EventBrite\, your information will be stored on the Eventbrite server\, which is locate d outside Canada. If you do not wish to use this service\, please email lindsay.marsh@ubc.ca directly to reg ister. Thank you.
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