NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND
PRECARIOUS IMMIGRATION STATUS
AGENDA
Date / Time: Thursday June 5, 2014, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location: University of Toronto, St. George Campus
SCHEDULE
8:30 - 1:15 George Ignatieff Theatre 15 Devonshire (one blocks south of Bloor near Bedford Rd Street).
http://map.utoronto.ca/marker/main-entrance-to-the-ignatieff-theatre
1:15 - 5:00 Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work 246 Bloor Street West (corner Bedford Rd)
http://map.utoronto.ca/utsg/marker/main_entrance_to_246_bloor_street
DETAILED AGENDA
8:30 Registration
9:00 - 9:30 Opening Remarks
Rupaleem Bhuyan - Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
9:30 - 11:00 Analysis of Impact of Immigration Changes
Immigration policy does not recognize the spectrum of violence against women
Rosa Elena Arteaga - Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS), Vancouver
Immigration and Health in 2014; Reinforcing marginalization
Ritika Goel - Health for All, Toronto
Immigrant and Refugee Services: Negotiating Spaces for Advocacy
Debbie Douglas - Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI), Toronto
A Quebec perspective to address the needs of immigrant women victims and domestic abuse
Maud Pontel & Melpa Kamateros – Sheild of Athena, Montreal
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break (at the Buttery, next to the theatre)
11:00 - 12:30 Advocacy Strategies
Mothers without Status Legal Project
Lisa Rupert & Chantelle Krish - YWCA-Vancouver, Mothers Without Legal Status Project, Vancouver
Family Sponsorship: A Pathway to Independence or a Road to Nowhere?
Avvy Go - Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic, Toronto
Live In Caregivers: Challenges and Testimonies
Terry Olayta & Maria Deanna P. Santos - First Alliance Caregivers of Ontario
12:30 - 1:30 Break for Lunch at the Buttery (next to George Ignatieff Theatre)
1:30 - 2:00 Walk to Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
2:00 - 4:00 Afternoon Workshops and Discussions (Rooms TBA)
Access to Education - Facilitated by FCJ Refugee Centre
Access to Social Assistance - Facilitated by Karin Baqi, South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario, and Salina Abji,
University of Toronto
Access to Health Care – Facilitated by Cliff Ledwos, Sideeka Narayan, Access Alliance, Krittika Ghosh, Ontario Coalition of
Agencies Serving Immigrants
Pathway to Permanent Residency - Facilitated by Toni Schweitzer, Parkdale Community Legal Services, and Emily Bates,
Ottawa U, Sayran Sulevani, Barbara Schilfer Clinic
Workers’ Rights - Facilitated by Jean Vecina, Caregivers Action Network, Terry Olayta, First Ontario Alliance of Caregivers &
Ruth Wilson, Access Alliance
Detention, Removal and Enforcement – Facilitated by Mac Scott, No One Is Illegal (NOII); and Swathi Sekhar, Prisoner
Correspondence Project and Immigration Legal Committee, Vecina & Sekhar law
4:00 - 4:30 Informal Closing: Coffee & Tea (3rd floor lounge, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work)
Location: University of Toronto, St. George Campus
SCHEDULE
8:30 - 1:15 George Ignatieff Theatre 15 Devonshire (one blocks south of Bloor near Bedford Rd Street).
http://map.utoronto.ca/marker/main-entrance-to-the-ignatieff-theatre
1:15 - 5:00 Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work 246 Bloor Street West (corner Bedford Rd)
http://map.utoronto.ca/utsg/marker/main_entrance_to_246_bloor_street
DETAILED AGENDA
8:30 Registration
9:00 - 9:30 Opening Remarks
Rupaleem Bhuyan - Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto
9:30 - 11:00 Analysis of Impact of Immigration Changes
Immigration policy does not recognize the spectrum of violence against women
Rosa Elena Arteaga - Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS), Vancouver
Immigration and Health in 2014; Reinforcing marginalization
Ritika Goel - Health for All, Toronto
Immigrant and Refugee Services: Negotiating Spaces for Advocacy
Debbie Douglas - Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI), Toronto
A Quebec perspective to address the needs of immigrant women victims and domestic abuse
Maud Pontel & Melpa Kamateros – Sheild of Athena, Montreal
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break (at the Buttery, next to the theatre)
11:00 - 12:30 Advocacy Strategies
Mothers without Status Legal Project
Lisa Rupert & Chantelle Krish - YWCA-Vancouver, Mothers Without Legal Status Project, Vancouver
Family Sponsorship: A Pathway to Independence or a Road to Nowhere?
Avvy Go - Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic, Toronto
Live In Caregivers: Challenges and Testimonies
Terry Olayta & Maria Deanna P. Santos - First Alliance Caregivers of Ontario
12:30 - 1:30 Break for Lunch at the Buttery (next to George Ignatieff Theatre)
1:30 - 2:00 Walk to Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
2:00 - 4:00 Afternoon Workshops and Discussions (Rooms TBA)
Access to Education - Facilitated by FCJ Refugee Centre
Access to Social Assistance - Facilitated by Karin Baqi, South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario, and Salina Abji,
University of Toronto
Access to Health Care – Facilitated by Cliff Ledwos, Sideeka Narayan, Access Alliance, Krittika Ghosh, Ontario Coalition of
Agencies Serving Immigrants
Pathway to Permanent Residency - Facilitated by Toni Schweitzer, Parkdale Community Legal Services, and Emily Bates,
Ottawa U, Sayran Sulevani, Barbara Schilfer Clinic
Workers’ Rights - Facilitated by Jean Vecina, Caregivers Action Network, Terry Olayta, First Ontario Alliance of Caregivers &
Ruth Wilson, Access Alliance
Detention, Removal and Enforcement – Facilitated by Mac Scott, No One Is Illegal (NOII); and Swathi Sekhar, Prisoner
Correspondence Project and Immigration Legal Committee, Vecina & Sekhar law
4:00 - 4:30 Informal Closing: Coffee & Tea (3rd floor lounge, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work)