York University frequently holds refugee and forced migration related events, many of which are available on the Centre for Refugee Studies Events Calendar.
The following are upcoming events organized by or that feature the participation of this initiative or major York community events related to refugee issues.
Events
- April 4 to April 27 2019: Refugee Rights Month Events In the City of Toronto
- April 4 2019: Refugee Rights Day 2019 Panel, Project Reception and Art Exhibit Launch
- February 1 2019: "Refugees 101 and Advocacy Training" with Amnesty International Canada and FCJ Refugee Centre
- January 28-February 1 2019: Refugee Awareness Week 2019
- June 7-9 2018: Canadian Council for Refugees International Conference at York University
- June 6 2018: Canadian Council for Refugees Youth Action Gathering at York U (YAG 2018)
- April 2018: Refugee Rights Month Events In Toronto (Osgoode Hall Law School, Centre for Refugee Studies & Amnesty International at York are Sponsors/Organizers)
- April 4 2018: "Finding Home in Toronto: 33 Years of Defending Refugee Rights" ; Mayor's Proclamation of Refugee Rights Month and Panel Discussion (Registration Required)
- February 23-24 2018: Canadian Council for Refugees Working Group Meetings, Toronto
- February 5-9 2018: Refugee Awareness Week at York University (up to the minute updates available on the event's facebook page
- February 6 2018: Training on Working in Solidarity with Refugees (Refugee Awareness Week Event)
- February 7 2018: Casa en Tierra Ajena- A documentary about forced migration in Central America by Carlos Sandoval Garcia (Refugee Awareness Week Event)
- February 8 2018: Creating Pathways and Crossing Borders- Access to Higher Education for Refugees and Precarious Migrants (Refugee Awareness Week Event)
- November- December 5 2017: Refugees Welcome Here! Winter Coat and Clothing Collection
- November 14 2017: WE STAND WITH REFUGEES Panel Discussion: Canadian Policies, Myanmar Displacement & Student Engagement
- October 17 2017: Workshop and Discussion- Transitioning to Month 13 and “Post-Sponsorship”- with the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP)
- October 16 2017: First 2017-2018 Meeting of Refugees Welcome Here! Campaign- All Students Invited!
- October 12-13, 2017: Bordering on Crisis- Citizenship, Borders and Forced Displacement – 12th Annual Centre for Refugee Studies Student Conference
- October 12 2017: Centre for Refugee Studies Student Caucus Conference Keynote Speaker Lecture - Professor Nevzat Soguk, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- June 20 2017: Screening and Discussion of Film "Warehoused: The Forgotten Refugees of Dadaab" and New Historica Canada Heritage Minute
- May 12 2017: Annual Howard Adelman Lecture – Cities Of Refuge: Humanitarian Remaking of Urban Spaces delivered by Dr Romola Sanyal (London School of Economics)
- April 2017 (all month): Refugee Rights Month Activities in the City of Toronto
- April 28-29 2017: Canadian Council for Refugees Youth Network Action Gathering
- April 20 2017: The Singh Decision Matters in 2017: Refugee Rights Month 2017 Panel Discussion
- April 4 2017: Refugees Welcome or Excluded Here? Refugee Rights Day 2017 at York University Panel Discussion
- March 6-10 2017: Refugees Welcome Here! Week at York University
- March 8 2017: CARL-Osgoode Women in Refugee and Migration Law and Advocacy Career Panel
- March 8 2017: Violence and Mexico and Canadian Refugee Policy: The Winter 2017 Michael Baptista Lecture
- February 24-25 2017: Canadian Council for Refugees Working Group Meetings, Toronto
- February 5 2017: York's Glendon Collective Sponsorship Team Hosting Community Gathering to Support a Syrian Family
- January 28 2017: From Adversity to Action: A Day of Civic Engagement & Leadership Training for Newcomer Youth & Allies
- January 27 2017: York U Inclusion Day 2017, including Arif Virani, M.P., P.C. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship speaking on Syrian Refugees Resettlement Project Triumphs & Challenges
- January 17 2017: York University Refugees Welcome Here! Volunteer & Campaign Orientation
- November-December 2016: Refugees Welcome Here! Winter Coat Drive for the FCJ Refugee Centre in collaboration with the York U Muslim Students Association
- December 1 2016: Meet and Greet- Team Health Refugee Sponsorship Team
- November 24-26 2016: Canadian Council for Refugees Fall Consultations, Montreal, Quebec including “Refugees Welcome Here!” Workshop co-organized by SRRI staff and student volunteers
- October 20 2016: Refugee Sponsorship Training Session: Managing Expectations and Sponsorship Ethics
- October 17 2016: Mindshare- Reimagining Refugees- Towards Equitable and Sustainable Communities
- October 12 2016: Centre for Refugee Studies Fall 2016 Meet and Greet
- September 23-24 2016: The Production of Forced Migration: 11th Annual Centre for Refugee Studies Student Caucus Conference at York University
- September 9 2016: REFTalks- From Refugee to Citizen: The Journey of a Laotian Family with Stephanie Stobbe, Menno Simons College
- April 30 2016: Walk for Refugees with Amnesty International
- April 26 2016: RULSC Sponsor Teams Meet and Greet at York University
- April 4 2016: Refugee Rights Day in Canada- panel discussion
- March-April 2016: York University Refugee Rights Day and Month Activities
- March 5 2016: YU Syria Response and Refugee Initiative-Organized Metropolis Panel- Social Innovation in the Global Refugee Crisis- the Lifeline Syria Challenge at Toronto’s Universities (page 48)
- March 5 2016: A Night of Music & Dance of Iran: Fundraising Concert by the York Music & Friends Syrian Refugee Sponsorship Team
- March 2 2016: Refugee Advocacy, Education and Engagement Fair
- March 2 2016 CRS Seminar: World University Service of Canada (WUSC)- Working within refugee studies, advocacy and support
- March 1 2016: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
- February 29-March 5 2016: Refugee Advocacy Week in partnership with Osgoode’s International Legal Partnership (ILP)
- February 29 2016: Refugees Welcome Here! Advocacy Training with the Canadian Council for Refugees/Amnesty International Canada
- February 27 & 28 2016: Canadian Council for Refugees Working Group Meetings (Toronto)
- February 8-11 2016: York U Libraries 4Days4Syria event will address the trials and tribulations of refugees through artistic expression
- February 10 2016: Syrian Refugee Sponsorship Information Session and Glendon SRRI Project Launch / Session d’information sur le parrainage des réfugiés syriens et lancement du programme Glendon
- January 20 2016: Syria Response and Refugee Initiative Volunteer Session
- January 18-21 2016: Refugee Awareness Week led by York student groups
- January 18 2016: Program Launch and Reception for the York University Syria Response and Refugee Initiative
- January 18 2016: Ryerson Lifeline Syria Challenge at York Refugee Sponsorship Information Session
