Please note: The Refugee Sponsorship Support Program is looking for lawyers to assist with preparing applications to privately sponsor Afghan refugees. Training for interested volunteers will also take place on Thursday at 6pm EST. See here for more information.
CARL’S 2021 WEBINAR ON AFGHANISTAN: REFUGEE PROTECTION AND PATHWAYS TO CANADA
**Register Here / Inscrivez-vous ici**
Please join the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers on Thursday, September 9 from 1:00pm (EDT) / 10:00am (PDT) to 2:30pm (EDT) /11:30am (PDT) 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, lawyer and founder of Taheir Law Office .
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.
- UNHCR
- Women for Women International
- Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
- Afghan Women’s Organization Refugee and 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
**Register Here / Inscrivez-vous ici**
CPD ACCREDITATION / Accréditation professionnelle:
Ontario: 1.5 Substantive hours
British Columbia: 1.5 Substantive hours
Quebec: To be determined
NOT SURE OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP PASSWORD OR IF YOU’RE STILL A CARL MEMBER? / Vous n’êtes pas certain de votre mot de passe de membre ou si vous êtes toujours membre ?
In order to qualify for your membership discount, please register using the email you had provided upon joining CARL. Should you not recall your membership password, please click on the ‘forgot your password‘ link and input your email address when prompted. You will be emailed a new password within a couple hours. If our registration software is not recognizing that you are a current member, please contact membership@carl-acaadr.ca.
If you are unsure whether your membership has lapsed, please contact membership@carl-acaadr.ca to receive details about your membership status.
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Si vous ignorez si votre adhésion est expirée, veuillez contacter membership@carl-acaard.ca pour recevoir les détails relatifs au statut de votre adhésion.
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.