The Canisius College Border Initiative is an Ignatian, collaborative effort by students, faculty, and staff. We seek to encourage discussion, reflection, and engagement with refugee, immigration, and border issues on a global scale.
Migrations and Border Week
Friday, October 19th to Friday, October 26th 2018.
All events are free and open to the public. For the Immigration Simulation, space is limited so please contact the Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department if you are interested in attending.
For further information, contact Dr. Richard Reitsma.
Migrations and Borders Week FULL List of Events
Ongoing Exhibits in Bouwhuis Library
Available Friday, October 19th to Friday, October 26th 2018.
Art Exhibit: Patrick Foran
A Visual Stage: What they Carry With Them.
Serious Games: Video and analog games that interactively illustrate the journeys, circumstances, and challenges of recent refugees.
A special collection of Books and DVDs, available for borrowing with Canisius College ID, at carousel near library entrance.
Scheduled Events
Friday, October 19th – Opening Migration and Border Week
2:00 pm: a staged reading of Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles by Buffalo’s Raíces Theater Company.
- Reception to follow.
- Location: Marie Maday Theater
Monday, October 22nd
5:00 PM: Multimedia Opening & Reception
- Media depicting Migrations, Borders, and Refugee Experience
- Visual Stage: Items They Carry With Them
- Images: Kino Border
- Educational Games
Open to Canisius College Faculty, Students, Staff, and the General Public.
Multimedia Reception
Path Out Flyer
Make a Move Flyer
Tuesday, October 23rd
11:30 AM: Immigrant Simulation. Open to Canisius College Faculty & Students.
- For the Immigration Simulation space is limited so please contact the Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department if you are interested in attending.
6:00 PM: A Round Table DIscussion: Borders & Migration. Featuring:
- Dr. Secil Ertorer, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Canisius College
- Dr. Richard Reitsma, Associate Professor and Chair of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Canisius College
- Alyssa Erazo, Canisius alumna, Volunteer Migrant Attorney.
- Jennifer Connor, from Justice for Migrant Families.
- Monica Wrobel, Canisius alumna, Latinitas volunteer El Paso.
- Location: Regis Room, Student Center
7:00 PM: Reception featuring food and crafts from from Buffalo’s Immigrant Community via West Side Bazaar.
Roundtable DiscussionWednesday, October 24th
1:00 PM: ArtsCanisius Artes presents Art in the Afternoon: Film Screening of Through the Repellent Fence.
- Location: Regis Room, Student Center.
Thursday, October 25th
6:00 PM: Salsa Social: Live Band with Mexican food, organized by Latin American Students and Friends (LASAF) at Canisius. Regis Room, Student Center
Friday, October 26th
3:00 PM: Roundtable Discussion: Artists & Participants of the Niagara Street Mural Project, Michele Agosto, and Patrick Foran
- Location: Regis Room, Student Center.
6:00 PM Artist’s Talk & Reception
- Location: Bouwhuis Library
From One Home to Another
Foran Artist's Talk Poster.F.2018
Our Community Friends and Collaborators
Journey’s End Refugee Services
Justice for Migrant Families WNY
Participating at Canisius College
- The Department of Modern Language, Literatures, and Cultures
- The Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Environmental Studies
- The International Relations Program
- The Latin American Studies Program
- Department of Fine Arts
- Sigma Delta PI
- Latin American Students and Friends
- The Office of Mission & Identity
- Office of Campus Ministry
- Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library
- ArtsCanisius
- The Digital Humanities Group
Organizers
- Kaitlyn Buehlmann – buehlmak@canisius.edu
- Secil Ertorer – eterors@canisius.edu
- Paola Fajardo-Heyward – fajardop@canisius.edu
- Mark Gallimore – gallimom@canisius.edu
- Kristine Kasbohm – kasbohmk@canisius.edu
- Emily Mangione – mangione@canisius.edu
- Richard Reitsma – reitsmar@canisius.edu
- Sarah Signorino – signoris@canisius.edu
- Yvonne Widenor – widenory@canisius.edu
- Madison Alessi – alessi2@canisius.edu
