Disability, Racism and Work in Canada: Black and Filipina women’s experiences of exploitation and resistance

July 18, 2012
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Transnational Narratives of Disability Speaker Series presents

Disability, Racism, and Work in Canada:
Black and Filipina women’s experiences of exploitation and resistance

Wednesday July 25, 5-7pm
Vari Hall Room 1156
York University

Featuring
Joy Sioson, Chairperson, Philippine Women’s Centre of Ontario
Roberta Timothy, Postdoctoral Fellow, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Rachel Gorman, Assistant Professor, York U. Critical Disability Studies

Please join us for a panel presentation and discussion of:

  • Anti-Black racism and disability
  • Migrant labour programs and exploitation
  • Disablement in caregiving and shelter work
  • Exclusion of disabled children by CIC

For more information, contact:
Rachel Gorman
gorman@yorku.ca

Graduate Program in Critical Disability Studies, York University
In partnership with
Philippine Women Centre of Ontario
The Centre for Women and Trans People at University of Toronto

Transit directions and campus map available at http://www.yorku.ca/web/futurestudents/map/keele_map.html

This event is wheelchair accessible



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