Cost: Free
Registration: Experiences and Impacts of Family Violence: Racialized Immigrant Youth Registration, Wed, 6 Dec 2023 at 1:30 PM | Eventbrite
"Description:
In this webinar, we will share the findings of a Phenomenological research study that...
Cost: Free
Registration: Experiences and Impacts of Family Violence: Racialized Immigrant Youth Registration, Wed, 6 Dec 2023 at 1:30 PM | Eventbrite
"Description:
In this webinar, we will share the findings of a Phenomenological research study that sheds light on the experiences and agency of twelve racialized immigrant youths as they navigated family violence in their childhood. By bringing together theoretical frameworks, such as Anti-Colonialism, Critical Race Theory, A rights Based approach to children and Anti-Oppressive practice, with concepts of the Best Interest of the Child and Coercive Control, the findings provide an insight into the impacts of family violence and how these experiences are complicated by systemic violence in case of racialized immigrant children. A unique contribution will be the participants’ recommendations that call for transforming practices of sectors that address family violence along with work with communities and individuals.
Presenters:
Dr. Purnima George is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at the Toronto Metropolitan University. Purnima’s research has focused on issues of racialized immigrant communities in Toronto. Her past research has focused on societal abuse experienced by South Asian older adults, vulnerabilities of sponsored immigrant older adults concerning the Old Age Securities Act, Food insecurity in racialized immigrant communities, and Domestic Violence in South Asian Communities in the Greater Toronto Area. She is a co-editor of the book, “Community Practices in India: Lessons from Grassroots,” and a co-author of the books “Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Case Studies” and “Breaking the Silence: Untold Journeys of Racialized Immigrant Youth through Family Violence,” among other publications.
Archana Medhekar, B. Sc., LL.B., LL.M. (DR), ACC.FM, CPMed is a Certified Family Law Specialist, Lawyer and Family Mediator-Arbitrator with over 20 years of international experience in the field of family dispute resolution. Archana is a Panel Lawyer for the Office of the Children’s Lawyer and works on issues of Gender Based Violence, child abuse and child protection cases by primarily representing immigrants, refugees, women and children in the justice system.
Dr. Bethany Osborne is the Program Coordinator and a Professor of the Bachelor of Social and Community Development. She is an innovative educator and researcher with over 25 years of experience building and engaging diverse communities. She has her MA in Adult Education and Community Development in the collaborative program in Women and Gender Studies and a PhD in Adult Education and Community Development from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Her research interests have focused on the impact of violence on learning, social movement learning, building evidence-informed practices for rebuilding and realigning communities impacted by violence, and building inclusive pedagogical practices. Over her career, she has worked within the not-for-profit sector as a researcher, educator, activist and consultant, enjoying a key role in supporting community transformation through innovative and creative program and curriculum design, working with leadership to develop dynamic learning communities. Bethany is committed to participatory action research and often uses creative modes to engage in different learning and community-based research contexts.
Dr. Ferzana Chaze is a Professor in the Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies at Sheridan College. She has a PhD in Social Work from York University and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Toronto and the University of Mumbai. Her scholarship has focused largely on the experiences of immigrants in settling and integrating into Canadian society and on the unique challenges they experience on account of their intersectional identities."
