Category: Events

Caregivers’ Journeys: Coming Together to Address Issues with the Old and New Pathways

This February 4, 2018, the Migrant Mothers Project will host a community event in collaboration with a network of community groups and caregivers to share our findings from the Caregivers’ Journeys Study and discuss ongoing issues with the “old” and “new” Pathways. The event will feature a panel of advocates and caregivers to discuss current […]

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House of Commons Committees Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

23 April 2015, CIMM-44 Rupaleem Bhuyan was invited to speak in the House of Commons Committees to talk about Bill S-7. The evidence (available here in the House of Commons Committees page) looks into further discussing the term barbaric, and what constitutes as barbaric cultural practices. Update: Since 15 June 2015, Parliament passed Bill S-7 […]

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Symposium Success!

    On behalf of the Migrant Mothers Project Team, I would like to thank all who took part in the June 5th Symposium on Intersections of Violence Against Women and Precarious Immigration Status. With over 130 people taking part in the panel discussions and workshops there was an incredible exchange of knowledge and commitment to […]

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National Symposium On Intersections of Violence Against Women and Precarious Immigration Status

In partnership with the Woman Abuse Council of Toronto, the Migrant Mothers Project hosted over 120 people to take part in a day long event titled, “Intersections of Violence Against Women and Precarious Immigration Status—A National Symposium for Advocacy and Community Mobilization.” The symposium was a full-day event held at the University of Toronto to […]

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June 5th, National Symposium

On June 5, 2014, the Migrant Mothers Project (MMP) and Woman Abuse Council of Toronto are hosting a National Symposium to address how immigration policy changes are impacting immigrant women’s safety and rights. This full-day event will take place at the University of Toronto, St. George Campus at the George Ignatieff Theatre and Factor-Inwentash Faculty […]

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Our Collective Strength – Nov. 7, 2013 Community Event

On November 7th, 2013 the Migrant Mothers Project hosted “Our Collective Strength”, a community event to raise consciousness on the intersections of violence against women, precarious immigration status and human rights. This event was generously sponsored by the Women & Gender Studies Institute Community Knowledge Alliance initiative and took place in the William Doo Auditorium […]

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A Successful Forum in Kitchener-Waterloo

We successfully hosted the first community forum on responding to changes in immigration policy in Kitchener on February 13, 2013. Twenty-three people attended and generated lively discussion on immigration changes, service provision to immigrants, and challenges and strategies in the KW region. The event was catered by the ROOF Lunchbox program (sandwiches, veggies and fruit) […]

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