CANCELLED – We regret to inform you that due to the increased public health concerns around the coronavirus (COVID-19), we have decided to cancel our Migrant Dreams Film Screening & Discussion – 2020 Dr. Richard B. Splane Lecture in Social Policy this Monday, March 16. Our special guest speaker, Min Sook Lee, has decided in light of the health concerns not to travel. We hope to reschedule this event when conditions improve.
Join us for a film screening of Migrant Dreams by Assistant Professor Min Sook Lee and a discussion on issues of migration for the annual Richard B. Splane Lecture in Social Policy.
Lee’s most recent feature, Migrant Dreams, tells the undertold story of migrant workers struggling against Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) that treats foreign workers as modern-day indentured labourers. In 2017, Migrant Dreams garnered the prestigious Canadian Hillman Prize which honours journalists whose work identifies important social and economic issues in Canada.
Discussion moderated by Professor Tim Stainton, UBC School of Social Work, with:
- Min Sook Lee, Filmmaker and Assistant Professor, OCAD University
- Saleem Spindari, Senior Manager, Refugees and Migrant Workers Programs, MOSAIC BC
Bio: Min Sook Lee has directed numerous critically-acclaimed feature documentaries, including: Donald Brittain Gemini winner Tiger Spirit, Hot Docs Best Canadian Feature winner Hogtown, Gemini nominated El Contrato and Canadian Screen Award winner, The Real Inglorious Bastards.
Lee is a recipient of numerous awards, including the Cesar E. Chavez Black Eagle Award, and the Alanis Obomsawin Award for Commitment to Community and Resistance. Canada’s oldest labour arts festival, Mayworks, has named the Min Sook Lee Labour Arts Award in her honour.
Lee’s most recent feature, Migrant Dreams tells the undertold story of migrant workers struggling against Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) that treats foreign workers as modern-day indentured labourers. In 2017, Migrant Dreams garnered the prestigious Canadian Hillman Prize which honours journalists whose work identifies important social and economic issues in Canada.
Lee is an Assistant Professor at OCAD University, her area of research and practice focuses on the critical intersections of art+social change in labour, border politics, migration and social justice movements.
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Co-hosted by: UBC School of Social Work, United Nations Association in Canada – Vancouver Branch, the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, MOSAIC BC, and AMSSA (Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC).
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