AMSSA is hosting a free webinar called Escaping Conflict: The Syrian Refugee Crisis Explained

Date: October 30th, 2015 from 2 – 3pm PDT
Location: Online – a link will be sent by e-mail once registration is confirmed
Registration Cost: Free
Register for the webinar by clicking here. The registration deadline is October 29th.

Professor Dan Hiebert (UBC) will present on:
– Why many people have fled Syria;
– The pathways of escape;
– How they have become interwoven with other migrants;
– The impacts on surrounding countries;
– The challenges arising in the EU; and
– The Canadian responses.

Presenter Biography:

Professor Dan Hiebert
Dan Hiebert is Professor at the UBC Department of Geography. His research interests focus on international migration, and the relationship between national security, cultural diversity, and human rights.

Since 2010 he has served as the Co-Chair of the City of Vancouver Mayor’s Working Group on Immigration, and he is the founding Co-Director of a new initiative, the Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security, and Society (TSAS.)

Have questions? Please contact us at info@amssa.org or call us at 604-718-2780.