“International Students and Workers: Rights and Empowerment Conference”
Monday, 11th of April 2016
9:30 am to 5:00 pm
BSB-119
FREE and OPEN to General Public
As you well know international students and workers face many of challenges and injustices in their intersecting roles as students, employees, immigrants and travelers.
You will have the opportunity to hear first hand experiences of the following issues:
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Unjust fee increases
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Unjust access to health care
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Mental health
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Know your rights!
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Migrating to Canada
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Financial planning
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Successful stories
Lunch and snacks are provided, plus enter to win a raffle prize 🙂
This event is FREE Â and OPEN to the GENERAL PUBLIC
REGISTRATION
Please register for FREE at:
http://international-students-workers.eventbrite.caÂ
Speakers
- Opeyemi O. Adesina: “Little things count in the process of integrating foreign students into the Canadian society”
- Mika Forrester: “Financial wellness for everyone”
- Allan Fein: “Arrive & Thrive Initiative: Tackling Mental Health on Campus”
- Rachel Gnanayutham: “The working body with intersectionality: conceptualizing immigrant labour market integration”
- Naim Tajvarpoor & Darko Ljubic: “My journey on immigrating to Canada”
- Katherine Nastovski: “TBA”
- Dr. Grace-Edward Galabuzi: “TBA”
Event Schedule
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| 9:30 | Registration |
| 10:00 | Welcome note |
| 10:20 | Opeyemi O. Adesina |
| 10:40 | Coffee break |
| 10:50 | Mika Forrester |
| 11:30 | Allan Fein |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30 | TBA |
| 1:50 | Rachel Gnanayutham |
| 2:10 | Naim Tajvarpoor & Darko Ljubic |
| 2:30 | Coffee break |
| 2:40 | Dr. Grace-Edward Galabuzi |
| 3:20 | Katherine Nastovski |
| 4:00 | Panel Discussion |
| 5:00 | Closing remarks |
Location
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, CANADA
Burke Science Building (BSB) – Room 119
Poster
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If you have any dietary restrictions please let us know