In the Field Newsletter Volume 97
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This Violence Must End Now
OCASI latest articles
Webinar: Refugee Process And COVID-19 Impact
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This is a recording of an OCASI webinar held on August 12, 2020.
Webinar title:
The Impact of COVID-19 in the Immigration System: Measures in the Refugee Process
Presented by Francisco Rico-Martinez, Co-director, FCJ Refugee Centre
Webinar description:
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced government institutions to work differently.
This Violence Must End Now
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Statement on Ontario Provincial Police decision to not lay charges in the death of Soleiman Faqiri
Statement By:
THE BLACK LEGAL ACTION CENTRE (BLAC)
THE SOUTH ASIAN LEGAL CLINIC OF ONTARIO (SALCO)
THE CHINESE AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN LEGAL CLINIC (CSALC)
THE ONTARIO COUNCIL OF AGENCIES SERVING IMMIGRANTS (OCASI)
THE URBAN ALLIANCE ON RACE RELATIONS (UARR)
THE COLOUR OF POVERTY-COLOUR OF CHANGE (COP-COC)
August 10, 2020
Pre-Budget Submission 2020
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Toronto / August 7, 2020
OCASI provided a written submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance for its pre-budget consultations.
The OCASI submission called for a revamp of the immigration and refugee system to make the systems fair and more accessible. OCASI also made recommendations to advance racial equity and eliminate racial discrimination.
Recommendation 1 – Revamp the immigration and refugee system as follows:
OCASI Recommendations to TORR
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Toronto / July 24, 2020
OCASI held a virtual discussion with Toronto member agencies on July 8, 2020 to prepare our submission to the Toronto Office of Recovery and Rebuild (TORR) public consultations.
2020 ED Forum
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* Scroll down to see Call For Proposals
* La version française suit le texte anglais
OCASI EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS' (ED) FORUM 2020
Transformation: Race, Recovery and Belonging
We are happy to announce some exciting changes to OCASI’s ED Forum this year including new conference dates!