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Christina Clark-Kazak

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Prof at uOttawa studying forced migration, age discrimination & interdisciplinary methodology

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We are expanding our resources and working to create a comprehensive space for training and mentoring programs for displaced scholars and students in Canada.

If you know about relevant programs or initiatives, you can contribute by completing this short survey.

forms.office.com/r/wRHz3ch6Pv

18.11.2025 16:07 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Si vous connaissez des programmes ou des initiatives de formation et de mentorat destinés aux personnes chercheuses et étudiantes en situation de déplacement au Canada nous vous invitons à contribuer en remplissant ce court sondage

forms.office.com/r/9CLs8Sf7am

18.11.2025 16:11 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Open letter from UK university staff: Request for biometric deferral and safe evacuation of incoming Palestinian students and scholars from Gaza to UK Universities More than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study. We, the academic community hoping to welcome these scholars, ca...

An open letter has been launched today (27/7/25) for members of the UK academic community (academics and other university staff) to sign, to press the UK Home Office to facilitate safe passage out of Gaza for 40+ students with offers for UK universities.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

27.07.2025 21:48 👍 251 🔁 221 💬 2 📌 13
🎓 We’re hiring!

 Join the UnborderED / Savoirs sans frontières research partnership at the University of Ottawa as our new Operations & Communications Coordinator. Help us lead impactful initiatives in research, outreach, and knowledge mobilization.

 📍 Part-time (20 hrs/week) 
🗓️ 2-year contract 
💼 Bilingual (EN/FR)

🕒 Apply by July 14, 2025!
📌 For full details: https://lnkd.in/erJ556US

🎓 We’re hiring! Join the UnborderED / Savoirs sans frontières research partnership at the University of Ottawa as our new Operations & Communications Coordinator. Help us lead impactful initiatives in research, outreach, and knowledge mobilization. 📍 Part-time (20 hrs/week) 🗓️ 2-year contract 💼 Bilingual (EN/FR)
 🕒 Apply by July 14, 2025! 📌 For full details: https://lnkd.in/erJ556US

🎓 Nous recrutons !

 Rejoignez le partenariat de recherche UnborderED / Savoirs sans frontières à l’Université d’Ottawa en tant que Coordonnateur·trice des opérations et des communications. Contribuez à des initiatives percutantes en recherche, mobilisation des connaissances et rayonnement.

 📍 Temps partiel (20 h/semaine)
🗓️ Contrat de 2 ans
💼 Bilingue (FR/AN)

🕒 Postulez avant le 14 juillet 2025 !
📌 Plus de détails: https://lnkd.in/erJ556US

🎓 Nous recrutons ! Rejoignez le partenariat de recherche UnborderED / Savoirs sans frontières à l’Université d’Ottawa en tant que Coordonnateur·trice des opérations et des communications. Contribuez à des initiatives percutantes en recherche, mobilisation des connaissances et rayonnement. 📍 Temps partiel (20 h/semaine) 🗓️ Contrat de 2 ans 💼 Bilingue (FR/AN)
 🕒 Postulez avant le 14 juillet 2025 ! 📌 Plus de détails: https://lnkd.in/erJ556US

08.07.2025 01:23 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award Visit the post for more.

***Graduate students studying migration and/or ethnic history***

Apply to the Pozzetta Dissertation Award! IEHS invites submissions for two awards of $3,500 each (up from $1,000) to help graduate students with their dissertations.
More information is available here:

iehs.org/awards/georg...

02.07.2025 19:42 👍 14 🔁 22 💬 1 📌 1
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UnborderED Knowledge is on social media!
We expand access to education & opportunities for those with lived experience of forced migration.

Savoirs Sans Frontières est sur les réseaux!
Nous élargissons l’accès à l’éducation pour les personnes ayant vécu la migration forcée.

unborderedknowledge.com

02.07.2025 16:32 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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NEW: Pope Leo’s newly appointed Bishop, Michael Pham, outside the court in San Diego:

“We need to speak up for the voiceless in our society - and we will.”

The video then shows masked ICE agents leaving without snatching anyone today.

More of this resistance nationwide! 👏

(🎥 PSL San Diego)

20.06.2025 21:27 👍 12097 🔁 3415 💬 319 📌 216

Thank you Anoush!

20.06.2025 17:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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World Refugee Day: Prolonged refugee separation is harming families — and Canada’s economy On World Refugee Day, we call on the Canadian government to end the bureaucratic limbo causing family separation

World Refugee Day: Prolonged refugee separation is harming families — and Canada’s economy

18.06.2025 18:53 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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📢New blog by Rahul Balasundaram, @clarkkazak.bsky.social, and Aditya Rao - Protecting the Right to Asylum in a Closing World

Providing refugees protection from persecution is not just a legal responsibility. It is a moral imperative... 🔗 bit.ly/43OX3cM

17.06.2025 13:55 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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📢Nouveau blog de Rahul Balasundaram, @clarkkazak.bsky.social, et Aditya Rao - Protéger le droit d'asile dans un monde qui se referme

Offrir aux réfugiés une protection contre les persécutions n'est pas seulement une responsabilité juridique. C'est un impératif moral... 🔗 bit.ly/43OX3cM

17.06.2025 13:55 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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🏆RI-IR Félicitations - Congrats Winner-gagnante 👋🏽👋🏽
Lou Pingeot International Affairs-University of Ottawa
Jury Bashovski @dgrondin.bsky.social @clarkkazak.bsky.social

04.06.2025 23:28 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Join us next Tuesday for a conversation on the topic of “The New Global Responsibility of Universities: Scholars at Risk and International Cooperation”.

With Nadia Abu-Zahra, @bshiferaw.bsky.social, @clarkkazak.bsky.social, @pmfrowd.bsky.social & Florian Kohstall

>>> bit.ly/43K3xs2

03.06.2025 17:33 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Rejoignez-nous mardi prochain : « La nouvelle responsabilité globale des universités: Universitaires en danger et coopération internationale ».

Avec Nadia Abu-Zahra, @bshiferaw.bsky.social, @clarkkazak.bsky.social, @pmfrowd.bsky.social et Florian Kohstall.

>>> bit.ly/3SyhOmA

03.06.2025 17:33 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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🏆RI-IR Félicitations👋🏽👋🏽
@rita-abrahamsen.bsky.social Drolet Williams Vucetic
@srdj.bsky.social Narita
Gheciu | Pingeot | Zeitz
CITATIONS conta.cc/4iyPATt
Winner👉🏽 June 4 TMU cpsaconference.ca/sessions_det...
Jury @clarkkazak.bsky.social Bashovski
@dgrondin.bsky.social

15.05.2025 02:09 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

We are seeing multiple instances of reviewers doing manuscript reviews via use of AI/LLM.

If you don't want to do a review the old-fashioned way, better to decline the request.

Giving someone else's manuscript to AI is a violation of intellectual property rights/laws; the manuscript isn't yours...

11.05.2025 11:24 👍 1071 🔁 314 💬 11 📌 75
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FMR 76 'Climate change: choices for displaced people' - Forced Migration Review

📢Calling potential authors!

@fmreview.bsky.social have just opened up their latest call for article proposals on '#ClimateChange: choices for displaced people’

Proposals due 8 May
Articles due 10 July
Publication in October 2025

See: www.fmreview.org/climate-change-cfa/

04.04.2025 09:48 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Join us tomorrow at 2pm as we commemorate Refugee Rights Day in Canada!

Featuring Diana Gallego, Laïla Demirdache, Thomas Ndayiragije & Aditya Rao. Moderated by @clarkkazak.bsky.social

In person or via Zoom >>> bit.ly/4bMrX8a

02.04.2025 19:09 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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‘Woke ideology’: Quebec professors denounce Poilievre’s pledge to end certain university research funding Campaign promise is an “intrusion on university autonomy and academic freedom.”

www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/...

02.04.2025 11:13 👍 35 🔁 17 💬 1 📌 3
An event poster featuring an image of the red book cover for "Forced Migration in/to Canada: From Colonization to Refugee Resettlement," by Dr. Christina Clark-Kazak. 

The Halifax launch for the book is on Tuesday, April 8, 4-6 pm in Sobey Hub room 324 at Saint Mary's University and also online. For the Zoom link, visit the SMU Events Calendar: https://loom.ly/tbCgWNw.

An event poster featuring an image of the red book cover for "Forced Migration in/to Canada: From Colonization to Refugee Resettlement," by Dr. Christina Clark-Kazak. The Halifax launch for the book is on Tuesday, April 8, 4-6 pm in Sobey Hub room 324 at Saint Mary's University and also online. For the Zoom link, visit the SMU Events Calendar: https://loom.ly/tbCgWNw.

Join us for the #Halifax launch of "Forced Migration in/to Canada: From Colonization to Refugee Resettlement," by Dr. @clarkkazak.bsky.social of @uottawa.bsky.social. April 8, 4-6 pm in SH 324 and online: loom.ly/tbCgWNw. Hosted by #SMUSociology #SMUPoliticalScience and #SMUGlobalDevelopmentStudies.

31.03.2025 20:39 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Next Thursday, we're hosting a panel discussion to commemorate Refugee Rights Day in Canada!

Featuring Diana Gallego, Laïla Demirdache, Thomas Ndayiragije & Aditya Rao. Moderated by @clarkkazak.bsky.social

Register here >>> bit.ly/4bMrX8a

27.03.2025 18:40 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Public Policy in a Polarized Era, JSGS The Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is recruiting for a Tie...

Come work with us in beautiful Canada! We are seeking a social science research leader with expertise in public policy. Please share with your networks! #academicsky #academia #PoliSciSky #polisky

usask.csod.com/ux/ats/caree....

14.03.2025 22:07 👍 78 🔁 60 💬 1 📌 7

Both UBC Press & University of Toronto Press sell books on their websites from other academic publishers, including US presses.

08.03.2025 19:32 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

How a president hoping to fund his government with tariffs and possibly annex Canada instead wrecked the economy and set continentalism back for almost a century. Excellent thread.

05.03.2025 14:58 👍 113 🔁 62 💬 1 📌 2
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ARC Laureate Fellowship: PhD Scholarships on Evacuations | UNSW Sydney UNSW Law & Justice offers two PhD scholarships for researchers who are part of the Evacuations Research Hub . Join our community of scholars today.

We’re looking for outstanding PhD candidates to study with us at the Evacuations Research Hub @kaldorcentre.bsky.social! You must have a demonstrated interest in disaster law, human rights law, international humanitarian law, or diplomatic and consular law. www.unsw.edu.au/law-justice/...

04.03.2025 04:25 👍 9 🔁 15 💬 1 📌 0
Call for Papers: Conflict, Democratic Backsliding, and Diaspora Politics in Canada – Centre for International Policy Studies Canada's leading centre for analysis and debate of international affairs.

CfP: Conflict, Democratic Backsliding, and Diaspora Politics in Canada www.cips-cepi.ca/call-for-pap...

04.03.2025 13:35 👍 5 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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New global toolkit to guide refugee claims involving climate change and disasters Climate impacts are arising in protection claims worldwide. A ground-breaking new global toolkit shows how decision-makers across the globe are grappling with such claims, offering practical legal gui...

Don't forget to register for our speed briefing on a new legal toolkit to protect people displaced in the context of climate change. The Australian one is tomorrow - Fri 14 Feb 12.30-1pm. Full details here www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/02...

13.02.2025 10:16 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Many thanks to @shaunalabman.bsky.social (Global College, @uwinnipeg.bsky.social) and @mcnallyrobinson.com for hosting this timely conversation

10.02.2025 20:25 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Climate impacts are forcing people from their homes. When, how and why do they have valid refugee claims? We don’t need to reinvent the wheel and can dispense with unhelpful terms like ‘climate refugee’. Existing laws, applied correctly, can protect people.

Climate impacts are forcing people from their homes. When, how and why do they have valid refugee claims? My latest article explains ... theconversation.com/climate-impa...

10.02.2025 20:20 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Winnipeg come join me Friday night for this fantastic talk with @clarkkazak.bsky.social!

04.02.2025 23:44 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0