...About Seeking Asylum?
Transcript available here.Heads up, this episode’s topic is dense and heavy with mentions of traumatic experiences, death, and suicide. But it is a topic that is extremely important to give voice to that is intentionally kept under the radar. This week we discuss the intricacies, the difficulties, and the atrocities that are the refugee and asylum claimant processes as well as the state of immigration detention in Canada. -----References & Further Reading:List of current genocide alertsRefugee mythsTime spent in exile How Canada’s Refugee System Works How immigration detention centres work in CanadaHow COVID-19 Is Affecting DetentionHuman Rights Watch 7 facts about immigration detention in CanadaNearly 100,000 migrants in Canada jailed without chargeCanada Has a Dismal Record of Locking Up Migrants The Human and Financial Cost of Detention of Asylum Seekers in Canada Did you know... ? Facts about refugees and refugee claimants in Canada Canada to reject refugees with claims in other countries 'It means everything to me': Wait times to have refugee claims heard continue to rise Solidarity Across Borders Irregular border crossing statisticsOttawa silent on ‘vigilante’ officer’s testimonyBorder agent showed ‘willingness to go rogue,’ Immigration Detention in Canada------Do The Kids Know? is a series of conversations between friends, Prakash and Kristen, where we challenge our understanding of contemporary media, popular culture, and what it means to live as racialized millennials in KKKanada (That’s Canada spelled with three K’s) Our goal for this series is to have frank discussions about the stories and nuances missed by sensationalist media as well as to uncover the ways in which white supremacy, capitalism, and colonialism is shaping our movements and behaviours. Keep tuning in to be a part of the conversation… don’t be a kid who doesn’t know!Find us: @dothekidsknowEmail us: Support the show------ Do The Kids Know? is a monthly series of discussions between community workers and educators, Prakash and Kristen, that unpack race, media, popular culture, and politics in KKKanada (That’s Canada spelled with three K’s) from an anti-colonial perspective. Our goal is to bring nuance to sensationalist media as well as to uncover the ways in which white supremacy, capitalism, and colonialism is shaping our movements and behaviours. Keep tuning in to be a part of the conversation… don’t be a kid who doesn’t know! Find us: @dothekidsknow (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok)Email us: dothekidsknow@gmail.comTip us: patreon.com/dothekidsknowNewsletter: tinyletter.com/dothekidsknow Artwork by Daniela Silva (instagram.com/danielasilvatrujillo)Music by Steve Travale (https://stevetravale.com) DTKK is recorded on the traditional and unceded Indigenous lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka and Algonquin Nations. We are committed to working with Indigenous communities and leaders locally and across Turtle Island to fight for Indigenous rights, resurgence, and sovereignty. Until next time. Stay in the know~! Support the show