During the past two weeks, there have been several major shifts and changes in Canadian immigration policy. The Migrant Mothers Project team is still making sense of these changes, but wanted to illustrate some of the policies here at this time. Changes to the Live-In-Caregiver Program The long anticipated changes to the Live-in-Caregiver program were […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
After much encouragement to create additional stories, The Migrant Mothers Project is collaborating with Springtide Resources to create additional Digital Stories with women who have precarious status and their service providers. Starting in May 2014, we plan on creating six additional stories with women with precarious immigration status and service providers working with women with […]
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 […]
The compelling short film, “Seeking Refuge: Ana’s Story”, was made last year by a long-time activist Erin Shaw. The film documents the enormity of injustice faced by Mexican asylum seekers in Canada, who are denied refuge on the pretense that Mexico is a safe democracy. From our own research, we have charted the dramatic rise […]
It was an interesting twist on the Canadian National Anthem, sung today by hundreds of protesters for the National Day of Action outside the offices of Canadian Citizenship and Immigration in Toronto. Doctors, midwives, nurses, social workers, and community members gathered to call attention to the hypocrisy of cutting health care benefits for refugees in […]
Join us for the National Day of Action on June 17, 2013. Events are taking place across Canada and in Toronto at 25 St Clair Avenue East on June 17th at noon. If you want to walk with the Migrant Mothers Project, send us an email to meet-up at the St. Clair TTC just before […]
This winter and spring the Migrant Mothers Project has been traveling around Ontario to get a sense of how folks in different regions of the province are responding to the many policy changes that impact immigrant women and children. As a Toronto-based project, we knew that our perception of immigration issues is influenced by the […]
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. […]