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CARL'S 2021 WEBINAR ON AFGHANISTAN: REFUGEE PROTECTION AND PATHWAYS TO CANADA

Please join the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers on Thursday, September 9 from 1:00pm EST/11:00am PST to 2:30pm EST/12:30pm PST for a webinar on the current situation in Afghanistan and effective advocacy in representation of Afghan claims before the Refugee Protection Division as well as pathways for overseas Afghans, particularly refugee private sponsorship. Presenters will include:

• Journalist Robert Fife, Ottawa Bureau Chief at the Globe and Mail;
• Nilofar Ahmadi at N.K. Lawyers, who specializes in claims from Afghanistan;
• Jackie Swaisland, partner at Landings LLP and founding member of the Refugee Sponsorship Support Program; and
• Djawid Taheri, Taheri Law Office, an Afghan-Canadian refugee lawyer who is assisting in efforts to rescue some of the most at-risk individuals in Afghanistan.

The panel will be moderated by Warda Shazadi Meighen, partner at Landings LLP.

REGISTRATION FEES:

Frais d’inscription

There is no registration fee. We are kindly asking registrants to make a donation to an organization supporting Afghans if they are in a position to do so. Below is a list of organizations.

•         Women for Women International
•         Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
•         Afghan Women’s Organization Refugee & Immigrant Services
•         International Refugee Assistance Project
•         UNICEF Canada
•         Islamic Relief Canada
•         Veterans Transition Network – Emergency Support for Afghan Interpreters Program
•          Miles4Migrants
•         International Media Support in partnership with the Afghans Journalists Safety Committee

CPD ACCREDITATION / Accréditation professionnelle :  

Ontario: 1.5 Substantive hours

British Columbia: To be determined

Quebec: To be determined

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REQUEST TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES / Demande aux employés du gouvernement fédéral :

 Given the nature of material to be discussed, we respectfully ask that government employees not attend this conference. 

En raison de la nature des sujets discutés,  nous demandons respectueusement aux employés du gouvernement de ne pas assister à cette conférence.