[Lasa] Fwd: LASA 2023 Congress Invitation for the Ecuadorian Section members to participate

Marc Becker marc en yachana.org
Lun Mayo 8 14:16:41 PDT 2023 

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De: *Bourdoiseau, Julie* <bourdoiseaujulie en uchastings.edu>
Date: vie., 5 de mayo de 2023 4:35 p. m.
Subject: LASA 2023 Congress Invitation for the Ecuadorian Section 
members to participate
To: mer.eguiguren en gmail.com <mer.eguiguren en gmail.com>
Cc: ximenasosac en gmail.com <ximenasosac en gmail.com>


Estimadas Maria Mercedes and Ximena, (English below)

El Centro de Estudios sobre Género y Refugiados (CGRS) desea invitarlas 
a tres eventos del Congreso LASA 2023 que creemos que son de interés 
para los miembros de la sección de Ecuador de LASA: unamesa redonda 
<https://members.lasaweb.org/prot/Program/Session-Details.aspx?SID=371351>sobre 
desplazamientos forzados relacionados con los *cambios climáticos y las 
degradaciones ambientales* y protecciones legales, y untaller 
<https://members.lasaweb.org/prot/Program/Session-Details.aspx?SID=371498>para 
alentar y *apoyar a académicos* como miembros de la sección de Ecuador 
para *que sirvan como testigos expertos* en los tribunales de 
inmigración para apoyar a los solicitantes de asilo, y unamesa redonda 
<https://members.lasaweb.org/prot/Program/Session-Details.aspx?SID=371117>sobre 
la importancia de un enfoque multidisciplinario para *estudiar y abordar 
las cuestiones de la violencia de género* *y la migración*.

Si fuera posible, ¿podría enviar esta información a sus miembros e 
incluirla en sus sugerencias de programación?

 1. Mesa redonda:*El Clima y La Degradación Ambiental Como Impulsores de
    la Migración; Ampliación De Las Rutas De Protección*
    <https://members.lasaweb.org/prot/Program/Session-Details.aspx?SID=371351>

·Las presentadoras explorarán los temas de, 1) *desplazamiento forzado 
debido al cambio climático y a la degradación ambiental* en Latin 
América, incluido el impacto en las poblaciones marginadas, 2) las 
políticas estadounidenses que niegan el acceso al asilo a los refugiados 
"tradicionales" que huyen de la violencia y la persecución, y 3) las 
propuestas de rutas de protección para los desplazados forzosos por el 
cambio climático y la degradación ambiental.

·Presentadoras: Cecilia Menjivar (Universidad de California, Los Ángeles 
(UCLA)), Karen Musalo (UC San Francisco College of the Law), Felipe 
Navarro (Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, Manager of Regional 
Initiatives), Fernando Riosmena (University of Texas, San Antonio), 
Julie Bourdoiseau (Center for Gender and Refugee Studies)

·Fecha y hora: viernes 26 de mayo de 2023, a las 12:00 pm - 01:30 pm PT, 
Hybrid - West Meeting Room 207 [Sujeto a cambios]

2.Taller:*De Académico a Testigo: Desmitificando el testimonio experto 
en solicitudes de asilo en la corte de inmigración* 
<https://members.lasaweb.org/prot/Program/Session-Details.aspx?SID=371498>

·Las presentadoras explicarán el papel de los/las testigos expertas en 
los tribunales de inmigración; discutirán cómo trabajar con abogadas, 
solicitantes de asilo y tribunales; *revisarán los requisitos legales 
básicos del asilo y desmitificar la transición de académica/académico a 
experta/ testigo.*

·Presentadoras: Julie Bourdoiseau (CGRS), Amelia Frank-Vitale 
(Universidad de Princeton), Mneesha Gellman (Emerson College); Laureen 
Heidbrink (Universidad Estatal de California, Long Beach); Jesse 
Hoffnung-Garskof (Universidad de Harvard)

· Fecha y hora: sábado 27 de mayo de 2023, a las 10:15 am - 11:45 am PT, 
Hybrid - West Meeting Room 105 [Sujeto a cambios]

3.Mesa redonda:*Cruzar fronteras para estudiar y abordar la violencia de 
género* 
<https://members.lasaweb.org/prot/Program/Session-Details.aspx?SID=371117>

·Las presentadoras discutirán la importancia y los desafíos de un 
enfoque multidisciplinario para *comprender y abordar la violencia de 
género* en América Latina y en el contexto de la migración.

·Presentadoras: Erin Beck (Universidad de Oregón), Lynn M. Stephen 
(Universidad de Oregón), Kimberley S. Theidon (Universidad de Tufts), 
Cynthia Bejarano (Universidad Estatal de Nuevo México), Sylvia A. 
Fernández (Universidad Estatal de Washington), Karen Musalo (Facultad de 
Derecho de UC San Francisco)

·Fecha y hora: jueves 25 de mayo de 2023; 1:45 pm - 03:15 pm PT

Le agradezco su apoyo.

En solidaridad,

Julie Bourdoiseau – Centro de Estudios Sobre Género y Refugiados

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Dear Maria Mercedes and Ximena,

The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies would like to invite you to 
three LASA 2023 Congress events that we think are of interest for the 
Ecuadorian Section members: a roundtable 
<https://members.lasaweb.org/prot/Program/Session-Details.aspx?SID=371351>on 
climate-related forced displacements and legal protections, a workshop 
<https://members.lasaweb.org/prot/Program/Session-Details.aspx?SID=371498>to 
encourage and support scholars such as members of the Ecuadorian Section 
to serve as expert witnesses in Immigration courts to support asylum 
seekers’ claims, and a roundtable 
<https://members.lasaweb.org/prot/Program/Session-Details.aspx?SID=371117>on 
the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to study and address the 
issues of gender-based violence and migration.

Could you please forward this information to your members and include it 
in your programming suggestions?

 1. Round table: *Climate and Environmental Degradation as Drivers of
    Migration; Expanding Routes to Protection*
    <https://members.lasaweb.org/prot/Program/Session-Details.aspx?SID=371351>

  * Presenters will explore the issues of 1) *forced displacement due to
    climate change and environmental degradation* in Latin America
    including the impact on marginalized populations 2) US policies
    refusing access to asylum to “traditional” refugees fleeing violence
    and persecution, and 3) proposals for routes to protection for those
    forcibly displaced by climate change and environmental degradation
  * Presenters: Cecilia Menjivar (University of California, Los Angeles
    (UCLA)), Karen Musalo (UC San Francisco College of the Law), Felipe
    Navarro (Center for Gender and Refugee studies), Fernando Riosmena
    (University of Texas, San Antonio), Julie Bourdoiseau (Center for
    Gender and Refugee Studies)
  * Date and Time: Friday May 26, 2023, 12:00 pm - 01:30 pm PT, Hybrid -
    West Meeting Room 207 [Subject to change]

 2. Workshop: *From Scholar to Witness: Demystifying Expert Witnessing
    in Asylum Claims in Immigration Court*
    <https://members.lasaweb.org/prot/Program/Session-Details.aspx?SID=371498>

  * Presenters will explain the role of expert witnesses in immigration
    courts; discuss how to work with attorneys, asylum seekers, and
    courts; review the basic legal requirements of asylum and *demystify
    the transition from scholar to witness*.
  * Presenters: Julie Bourdoiseau (CGRS), Amelia Frank-Vitale (Princeton
    University), Mneesha Gellman (Emerson College); Laureen Heidbrink
    (California State University, Long Beach); Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof
    (Harvard University)

  * Date and Time: Saturday, May 27, 2023; 10:15 am - 11:45 am PT,
    Hybrid - West Meeting Room 105 [Subject to change]

 3. Roundtable: *Crossing Borders to Study and Address Gender-based
    Violence*
    <https://members.lasaweb.org/prot/Program/Session-Details.aspx?SID=371117>

  * Presenters will discuss the importance and the challenges of a
    multidisciplinary approach to understanding and addressing
    gender-based violence in Latin America and in the context of migration.
  * Presenters: Erin Beck (University of Oregon), Lynn M. Stephen
    (University of Oregon), Kimberley S. Theidon (Tufts University),
    Cynthia Bejarano (New Mexico State University), Sylvia A. Fernandez
    (Washington State University), Karen Musalo (UC San Francisco
    College of the Law)
  * Date and Time: Thursday, May 25, 2023; 1:45 pm - 03:15 pm PT

Gratefully,

Julie Bourdoiseau

LASA member

*Julie Bourdoiseau | Staff Attorney *
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