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[National Event] CCR Fall Consultation: Challenges and beyond: thriving in the era of a pandemic
November 26, 2020 - December 11, 2020
Free – $150By CCR
From November 26 to December 11, 2020
Online
Info and registration
As we all grapple with the reverberations of the pandemic, refugees, refugee claimants, migrants and newcomers face a unique set of challenges. So do those working to support them.
Through these trials and tribulations, what does it look like to survive and to thrive? This consultation will highlight key issues affecting vulnerable communities as well as new opportunities emerging in the midst of a health crisis. Participants will share strategies, tools and resources to move beyond the challenges.
Topics covered will include (among others)
- Indigenous perspectives on welcoming newcomers
- Addressing refugee determination issues during COVID
- Innovative Approaches to Housing
- Family Reunification Challenges
- Root causes of displacement
- The US-Canada border in the age of COVID
- Anti-Black racism – inequities in systems
- Family or Stranger? Who Canada Welcomes
- Dealing with the Pandemic: Quarantining and Beyond
- Anti-trafficking: seeking remedies and protection
- Rethinking Boundaries: A Fireside Chat with IRCC
- The Global Refugee Regime: Options for the Never-to-be-resettled