Humanizing Migration: Rights, refuge and responsibilities

The Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue
Thursday, 20 June 2019 - 9:30 am to 6:30 pm
Migration
Location
Where: 
Learning Crossroads, 100 Louis Pasteur (map)
Room number: 
Lobby
Contact information
Contact person: 
Christina Clark-Kazak
Email: 
cclarkka@uOttawa.ca
Phone: 
613-562-5800
Extension: 
4646
Registration
Registration required: 
Yes
Registration details: 

 

 

Registration website: 
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-2019-tre...
Cost to attend: 
Free of charge
Event type: 
Lectures & conferences, Conference, Panel, Reception, Roundtable, Workshops & seminars, Academic
Event organizer: 
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Law, Research, University of Ottawa
Event language: 
English and French
Intended audience: 
Open to all, Students, Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Professors, Staff, Alumni, Public
Event sponsors: 
The Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue
Supporting website: 
https://www.uottawa.ca/forum-for-dialogue/content/humanizing-migration-rights-re...

Humanizing Migration: Rights, Refuge, Responsibilities

The bilingual “Humanizing Migration” Forum, to be held at the University of Ottawa on June 20th (World Refugee Day) will bring together Canadian and international thought leaders from government, academia and civil society to humanize public debate on migration to Canada.

The forum will include:

9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Plenary on Canada’s role in global migration movements; and “First Flashes” photography opening

11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Concurrent workshops on (please select one of the following):

  • Access to education
  • Environmental displacement
  • Community engagement in (re)settlement and integration
  • US-Canada border crossers in context of Safe Third Country Agreement

3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. “I am Rohingya” documentary, followed by Q&A

5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Closing reception

Co-hosted by: University of Ottawa, Carleton University, Université Saint Paul, Université du Québec en Outaouais, The Refugee Hub, Human Rights Research and Education Centre