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 […]
The Survivor Voices Inclusion Project (SVIP) partnered with the Migrant Mothers Project to draw upon the expertise of women with precarious migratory status, towards improving anti-violence against women services. Participants of the workshop included women with precarious status who took part in Nuestra Fortaleza (a solidarity group for and by Spanish speaking women), service providers […]
The following was written by Francisca Guerrero, a Chilean Journalist traveling in Canada. Franscisa was invited to take part in the final meeting of Nuestra Fortaleza, a solidarity group for women living with precarious immigration status in Canada. Women in the group expressed that they wanted their voices heard, their stories understood by others. With […]
On June 18, 2012 refugees, community members, health professionals and activists across Canada demonstrated against the federal government’s plans to cut the Interim Federal Health Program (the basic health insurance provided to refugee claimants while they await a decision on their claim. In response to these proposed cuts, Fernanda Villanueva wrote the following reflection, to […]
The following is an excerpt of a reflection essay that Rachel Mehl wrote about her work on the Migrant Mothers Project. From October 2011 to May 2012, Rachel supported the MMP as a Community Outreach Coordinator and Research Assistant, while completing her M.Ed in Adult Education and Community Development at OISE, University of Toronto. Rachel […]
On April 25, 2012, Flavia Genovese and Janet Juanico Cruz, both research assistants on the Migrant Mothers Project, presented their analysis of “Las Puertas Cerradas” at the 17th Annual York Institute of Health and Research’s Student Symposium. Here is an abstract of what they presented. “LAS PUERTAS CERRADAS” (CLOSED DOORS) EXPERIENCED BY LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN […]
