Photos from the previous edition of the event, captured by Kousaku Yui.
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About the Event
The UBC Centre for Migration Studies (CMS), AMSSA (Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC), and UBC Connects are excited to host the 2024 CMS-Sector Research Collaborations Day, an annual event designed to bring together migration researchers and professionals in the immigration and settlement field.
The event is suitable for anyone interested in considering migration research through a decolonial lens and building mutually beneficial connections between CMS researchers and BC’s settlement sector. The public session will take place in the morning, with a separate add-on registration for the more focused afternoon session.
The morning session will feature a panel presentation and moderated discussion with three guest speakers. Together, they will explore the critical questions and paradoxes that arise when trying to engage in decolonizing actions while navigating Eurocentric systems.
In the afternoon session, which is ideal for sector professionals and university affiliates who want to build connections, CMS will showcase ways it can support the sector’s research needs. This will be followed by a Speed Networking activity where participants can connect, share ideas, and explore potential research collaborations.
Event Schedule
8:30 AM – Registration & Light Refreshments
9:00 AM – Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Welcome by Chepximiya Siyam’ Chief Janice George
9:45 AM – Presentations
- Activating ‘Parallel Mutuality’ to Avoid Colonial Erasure of Indigenous Knowledge
- From Outsider to Advocate: An Immigrant’s Journey in Decolonization
- Immigration, Sovereignty, and Decolonization: Opportunity or Dead End?
10:45 – Break
11:00 – Panel Discussion and Q&A
What Does (De)Colonization Want from Us?
Perspectives on the Role of Migration Research and the Settlement Sector in Unceded Land
12:00 PM – Lunch Break
1:00 PM – Research Presentation
Language Accessibility & the Healthcare-Seeking Experiences of Low-Income Chinese Seniors in Vancouver
1:45 PM – CMS-Sector Collaboration Framework Progress
2:00 PM – Speed Networking
3:15 PM – Closing Remarks
Event Moderator
Javier Ojer, Engagement Strategist at the UBC Centre for Migration Studies
Event Speakers
Atlanta-Marinna Grant is a UBC graduate from the Institute of Resources, Environment, and Sustainability currently serving as a Social Policy Analyst at the City of Vancouver. Her research and professional work focus on creating safe, decolonized collaborative spaces between non-Indigenous and Indigenous peoples.
Dr. Sandeep Agrawal is a Professor and Associate Dean at the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the University of Alberta. Agrawal’s research interests are diverse, spanning sustainable urban and rural planning, migration, energy transitions, Indigenous issues, and human rights. An accomplished author of over one hundred articles, professional reports, and three books, Dr. Agrawal has significantly influenced planning practices, city bylaws, and legislation through a focus on human and Indigenous rights and equity.
Dr. Harald Bauder is a Professor in the Department of Geography and the Graduate Program in Immigration and Settlement Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University. His research explores Indigenous-newcomer relations among other topics. He also leads the partnership project “Urban Sanctuary, Migrant Solidarity and Hospitality in Global Perspective,” which aims to co-develop and share knowledge on policies and practices for supporting vulnerable migrants and refugees in major cities across Africa, Europe, North America, and Latin America.
