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 […]
Recently, there has been a lot of talk of and media attention toward a reality show documenting immigration raids in British Columbia, produced with the cooperation of the Canadian Border Services Association and the approval of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. Despite widespread criticism of the show and particularly the government collaboration to produce it, […]
The MMP team is pleased to announce that plans are underway for two more community forums. There will be a forum in Windsor in April, and a forum in Niagara in May. See the Community Forums section for more information and flyers. We are working simultaneously on planning forums in two more regions in Ontario. […]
Good news from Toronto City Council yesterday: A bill to open Toronto city services to people, irrespective of immigration status was reviewed in Toronto City Council on February 21, 2013 and accepted. See updates on the bill’s progress here, and news coverage of yesterday’s council meeting and decision here.
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) […]
The following is an open call for action from the Solidarity City Network. MMP supports this initiative and we will be visiting our respective councillors. We hope you will too. Pass this on to fellow Torontonians! An Open Letter from the Solidarity City Network Lets make Toronto safer for undocumented people ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear fellow Torontonian! […]
The Migrant Mothers Project has been busy planning our first community forum on responding to changes in immigration policy this month. We’ve been polishing our flyers, calling our partners, and slowly pulling everything together. In the process, we are getting excited about our first long-awaited community forum! Come join us if you are in Kitchener-Waterloo! […]
From the Canadian Council for Refugees: Media release 26 October 2012 Conditional Permanent Residence will put women at risk of abuse The Canadian Council for Refugees is dismayed that the federal government has implemented a period of “conditional permanent residence” for some sponsored spouses and partners. “Making permanent residence conditional for sponsored spouses gives power […]
The following is a reflective entry by Christine Ogley, a new Research Assistant with MMP. November is turning out to be a very busy month. MMP has many different projects on the go, some of them becoming active at the same time. We are working on the Digital Storytelling project in earnest. I myself am […]