Health - Non-status people are denied free public health coverage. They must pay for all health care costs which they cannot afford including life-saving medical procedures. This discussion will look at the options available for non-status people in accessing health care as well as the risk of detention and deportation in accessing health services.
Facilitated by: Silvia Mathew, Regent Park Community Health Centre

Housing - Accessing adequate, affordable housing is an insurmountable barrier for people without status. Entire families risk losing their public housing, if one of their members end up without status. Non-status people face homelessness, harassment from landlords, and further threats of detention and deportation when they do not have a safe, secure place to live. The workshop will address the challenges faced by non-status people in housing as well as resources and strategies for overcoming these barriers.
Facilitated by: Jane Kali, Sistering

Education - The Toronto District School Board passed a Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, but there are still obstacles in accessing education for learners. Let us know your experiences with non-status learners and find out ways you can be involved in ensuring access to education.
Facilitated by: Organizers with the Education not Deportation Campaign, TBA

Shelters, Anti-VAW organization - On October 2nd women's groups and community organizations launched the Shelter, Sanctuary, Status campaign to demand protection for women fleeing violence in the immigration and refugee system. Find out more about this campaign and initiatives to defend non-status women.
Facilitated by: Magaly San Martin, Parkdale Community Legal Services

LGBTT2IQQ* - Non-status LGBTT2IQQ* community members not only experience barriers in accessing services, but also face homophobia, transphobia and further discrimination. The workshop addresses ways in which the LGBTT2IQQ* community is further marginalized and ways services can be accessible.
Facilitated by: Leonardo Zuniga and Diego Macias, Among Friends (The 519 Community Centre)

Food Accessibility - This workshop examines the politics of food and migration and on ways to remove barriers to accessing healthy food based on status.
Facilitated by: Naomi Dachner, dietician and researcher from UofT Nutritional Sciences Department

Legal - A discussion on how lawyers and legal workers can support the Don't Ask Don't Tell campaign and some of the current initiatives to litigate for DADT policies.
Facilitated by: Karin Baqi, lawyer and No One is Illegal organizer; Macdonald Scott, Immigration Legal Committee