Alison Mountz
@alisonmountz
Geographer, parent, author of Seeking Asylum; Boats, Borders, and Bases; Death of Asylum; Professor at U. Toronto Scarborough
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https://www.balsillieschool.ca/people/alison-mountz 08-08-2013 07:04:59
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Only two days until Safe Haven premieres in Toronto! Pls join us and stay to meet filmmakers and war resisters. Ticket proceeds will support Romero House eventbrite.com/e/safe-haven-f…
The right to be protected as a refugee is not contingent on one’s mode of travel or on having proper government-issued documents. Yet the US is now denying that right to Venezuelan asylum seekers who cross the US border, says Bill Frelick of @HRW. thehill.com/opinion/immigr…
Can’t wait to meet you all and share our film Safe Haven in Glasgow in one week! Tix are free and available here. Please join us! 𝗗𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗶 🧡 Ċetta Mainwaring Lisa Molomot
So excited to see folks in Glasgow Thursday night for the free screening of Safe Haven, a film bursting with stories of incredible people whose lives changed when they challenged the status quo and found the courage to resist war GRAMNet Lisa Molomot Ċetta Mainwaring
Great job opportunities with the Canadian Council for Refugees Canadian Council for Refugees. They are hiring three new co-Executive Directors: ccrweb.ca/en/leadership-…
Nice article by Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱🇬🇪🇲🇩 on the failures of the safe third country agreement theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
Congratulations so proud of you Lisa Molomot and Jacob Bricca and your powerful film!
Here are my recommendations for the best books about why the U.S. has the biggest immigration detention system in the world: shepherd.com/best-books/the… Alison Mountz 𝚃𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚊 𝙶𝚘𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚑-𝙱𝚘𝚣𝚊 Jenna
Love that Jonny Turnbull 🇺🇦 took a walk through geography’s history with a visit to The Loft, former home of Professors Derwent Whittlesey, Harold Kemp, and Edward Ackerman. This was a gathering place for queer friends and Harvard geographers.
Reading the acknowledgments in Roberta Hawkins and Leslie Kern's forthcoming book is like reading a "Who is Who" in the "Kindest Geographer" category: @KateParizeau @NoellaJGray Alison Mountz Lisa Ann Richey Diana Ojeda The book is pretty great, too. btlbooks.com/book/higher-ex…
I cannot wait to read How to survive academia. Congrats @rohawkins and Lelly Kurniawati !!!!