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May 12, 2018  Trudeau contradicts his own promise never to let history repeat itselfThis must have been a week of cognitive dissonance for Trudeau. He apologized emotionally for Canada's turning away of Holocaust refugees, while slamming the door Nigerian asylum seekers from the U.S. |
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Oct 25, 2017  'The Other Side of Hope' - an interview with actor Sherwin Hajiface2face Sherwin Haji and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film The Other Side of Hope, immigration, voice and identity, fear of the other, history, memory and the extreme right wing. |
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Oct 18, 2017  Racism, identity and empathy - themes of the new film "Beyond Words"face2face David Peck talks to Urszula Antoniak about her new film Beyond Words -- identity, voice, racism and otherness, immigration and empathy and how a film is rarely about the plot. |
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Sep 18, 2017  Caregivers hold rally seeking family reunification nowEthel Tungohan Caregivers who have been waiting years to have Canadian permanent residency applications processed held a rally in front of Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada offices in Toronto this week. |
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Jul 28, 2017  'We Are Not The Others' is a powerful portrayal of immigrant women's experiencesDoreen Nicoll The play is based on a research project conducted by Mirna Carranza, who interviewed female immigrants living in Hamilton. Playwright Izad Etemadi crafted the findings into a powerful one hour play. |
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Jul 18, 2017  Statelessness, politics and fighting for the underdogface2face There are many who credit the rise of 'voluntourism' to humanitarian and motivational speaker Vaden Earle. He talks to David Peck about his ability to release vision and purpose in others.
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Mar 26, 2017  Canada's earliest immigration policies made it a safe haven for escaped slavesPenney Kome Canada won a peaceful reputation as the Underground Railroad's destination until 1911, when the Liberals created the "White Canada" policy. |
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Mar 24, 2017  Fleeing North is a time-honoured tradition for U.S. dissidentsPenney Kome Understanding Candinavia -- why do Americans think Canada is a safe haven? |
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Dec 22, 2016  Palestinian filmmaker facing deportation from Norway after officials claim he is not a directorNorwegian film organizations and unions have banded together in an international call for help in the case of a Palestinian filmmaker, Mohamed Jabaly, who could be deported Dec. 30. |
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Oct 18, 2016  Lawrence Hill on his novel, 'The Illegal'Needs No Introduction From Octopus Books in Ottawa, author and journalist Waubgeshig Rice talks to Lawrence Hill about his novel "The Illegal." |
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Oct 13, 2016  Harvesting freedom and sowing resistance: Migrant workers in Canada demand permanent immigration statusBinish Ahmed Navjeet Sidhu A historic caravan of migrant agricultural workers undertook a 1,500-kilometre journey to Ottawa to rally for permanent immigration status. |
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Aug 28, 2016  Immigrants send gifts across bordersWINGS This 2004 talk from Maria Jimenez on how immigrants sustain their home communities remains relevant today. |
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Aug 23, 2016  Canada's immigration policies are killing peopleSophia Reuss An estimated 250,000 people in Ontario do not have access to health care because of immigration status. And even those with status, still can't get the health care they need. |
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Aug 15, 2016  Migrants aren't passengers in liberal democracy. They're its best defenders.Hassan M. Ahmad Now more than ever we see that immigrants, even occasionally to a greater degree than Canadian-born individuals, demonstrate a more poignant expression of citizenship and liberal democracy. |
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Jul 28, 2016  Hamilton's sanctuary city languishes as political will fadesSophia Reuss Hamilton's city council unanimously approved a motion that permitted undocumented migrants to access municipal services. But lack of staff and will has led to a lack of change for these people. |
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Jul 14, 2016  Immigration detainees on hunger strike demand meeting public safety ministerSophia Reuss Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has refused a meeting with the immigration detainees. In the past five months, three people have died in immigration detention. |
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Jun 14, 2016  CBSA ends participation in reality television show 'Border Security'Sophia Reuss The Cancel Border Security campaign has been working for three years to cancel the show, which exploits vulnerable migrants and citizens and violates their privacy and dignity. |
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May 9, 2016  The refugee issue: The clash of two worldsNikolaos Gryspolakis Nikolaos Gryspolakis gives his first-hand account of participating in the refugee solidarity movement in Greece. Here he shares refugees' stories and his experience during this time. |
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Apr 19, 2016  Syrian refugees: A progress reportConstructing change: the activist toolkit An interview with Maisie Lo, Director of Immigration Services at WoodGreen Community Services in Toronto. |
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Mar 16, 2016 CBSA conducting raids on caregivers in B.C. and YukonRedeye Project Guardian is a Canada Border Services Agency project targeting foreign caregivers in their employers' homes. Advocates say workers are being penalized for leaving exploitative workplaces. |
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Mar 9, 2016  Liberals boost immigration. Now they must tackle Harper's unfair refugee rules.Karl Nerenberg The immigration minister announced new, increased targets for immigrants and refugees to Canada. The challenge ahead will be to deal with a nasty series of Harper government refugee "reforms." |
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Jan 18, 2016  Canada once shut its doors to Syrian refugees for decadesDalia Thamin Syrians were subjected to the same restriction imposed on Chinese, Japanese and South Asian immigrants starting from the early 1900s. |
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Jan 5, 2016  How to privately sponsor a Syrian refugee to CanadaEdward C. Corrigan Patti Kemp Do you want to know how to privately sponsor a Syrian refugee? Here are the guidelines to the process. |
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Dec 9, 2015  A new Canada-wide coalition of migrant workersTalking Radical Radio Tzazná Miranda Leal talks about the newly formed Coalition for Migrant Worker Rights Canada. |
