[antiwar-van] Thurs June 21- Migration and Poverty

[Harsha]

MIGRATION & POVERTY: Presentation and Discussion

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Thurs June 21st, 2007 @ 6:00pm
Room 2270, SFU Harbour Centre
515 West Hastings
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Migration and Poverty is a project that No One Is Illegal - Vancouver has
undertaken in order to better understand the how poverty impacts migrant
communities in Canada.

There is a vital need to initiate a dialogue about the poverty of migrants
and refugees within Canada, as well as recognize the struggles against
poverty- and its roots in colonization and neoliberal economic policies-
that force the migration of individuals from the Global South.

This project aims to provide an understanding of the ways that
concrete policies such as immigration law, employment standards, and
social assistance regulations deepen the experience of migrant poverty
within Canada, which is further compounded by the impact of systemic
racism within Canadian society. An understanding of these policies can
demonstrate how a wide range of state regulations and processes actively
perpetuate the poverty and marginalization of racialized migrants in
Canada.

Ultimately the struggle against poverty in Canada will be strengthened by
incorporating the voices and experiences of migrants and refugees.

We hope you can join us for discussion and analysis as well as to learn
more about the on going work within this Project for those interested in
getting involved.

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For more information please contact us:
Email: noii-van.resist.ca
Phone: 778-885-0040