CERC in Migration and Integration – Center for Intercultural Dialogue

CERC: Under the Tent (Canada)

Under the Tent. Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Migration and Integration, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada.

“Under the Tent is a multimedia storytelling project that explores how individuals experience a sense of belonging or not belonging under the tent of Canadian multiculturalism…The project began in the fall of 2021 with a call to graduate students from across Canada to collaborate with CERC Migration to produce a creative work that investigated multiculturalism…Through a competitive process, a select group of graduate students were invited to receive training support and mentorship to explore their personal experiences with race and diversity in the production of a creative work using a medium of their choice. They were asked to express criticisms and also new thinking on the future possibilities of multiculturalism.”

What is now available online are 17 of the stories presented as short films, sometimes supplemented by photographs and interviews, describing ways in which each of the authors falls “under the tent” of multiculturalism in Canada. These are divided into 3 acts: Act 1: Negotiating barriers, overcoming differences; Act 2: Connections to the past, the journey ahead; and Act 3: Importance of refuge, reconciliation and empowerment. This would be a useful collection to begin a class discussion, and might well serve as inspiration for a class project.

Toronto Metropolitan U: Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship (Canada)

CERC Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship, CERC in Migration and Integration, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada. Deadline: 1 May 2023.

The CERC Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship program welcomes practitioners from civil society organizations or government bodies outside of Canada who have international experience working in the field of migration or immigrant integration and inclusion to apply to participate in a one-month residency at Toronto Metropolitan University. The residency takes place in Toronto and must occur between October 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 for a consecutive period of 20 to 35 days.

The program promotes international collaboration and learning exchange between practitioners and researchers. It provides a unique professional development opportunity for practitioners to share and build on their field experience, connect to an expert team of Canadian and international researchers and local stakeholders, or conduct their own field research. The experience will help practitioners develop and bring back to their organizations innovative ideas for applied research and evidence-based good practices. At the same time, practitioners would be encouraged to contribute their perspectives to the work of the CERC Migration team.

Toronto Metropolitan U: Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship in Migration (Canada)

CERC Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship, CERC in Migration and Integration, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada. Deadline: 13 June 2022.

The CERC Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship program welcomes practitioners from civil society organizations or government bodies who have international experience working in the field of migration or immigrant integration and inclusion to apply to participate in a one-month residency at Toronto Metropolitan University. The Fellowship program invites applications from practitioners outside of Canada for the 2022-2023 academic year. The residency takes place in Toronto and must occur between October 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 for a consecutive period of 20 to 35 days. CERC Migration anticpates awarding two fellowships for the next academic year.

The CERC Civil Society & Public Administration Fellowship program promotes international collaboration and learning exchange between practitioners and researchers. It provides a unique professional development opportunity for practitioners to share and build on their field experience, connect to an expert team of Canadian and international researchers and local stakeholders, and receive research training or conduct their own field research. The experience will help practitioners develop and bring back to their organizations innovative ideas for applied research and evidence-based good practices. At the same time, practitioners would be encouraged to contribute their perspectives to the work of the CERC Migration team.