CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

Presentations before the Ethnic Communities and the NGO Community in matters related to immigration and refugee law. (1994-2002)

Presentation identifying problems in giving testimony by survivors of torture, assessing credibility, and court room experience by a survivor of torture. IRB, RHO, Adjudicators, BC Bar and Legal Advisors' Workshop (1993).

Presentation to the IRB, Refugee Hearing Officers (RHO), Adjudicators and Interpreters on problems of interpretation in specific languages dealing with semantics, issues of neutrality, apprehension of bias, interpreters dynamics prior to and during the hearing.

Presentation on the highlights of the revised refugee determination system: Bill C-86. Workshop presented to the Latin-American community (MOSAIC).

Presentation to Women Refugee Claimants: New guidelines pursuant to Section 65(3) of the Immigration Act, presented to MOSAIC bilingual workers. (1993)

Presentation on Advocacy and cultural communication before the CRDD presented to the BC Bar, Interpreters at the Advocacy Seminar for the BC Bar. (1991)

Presentation on the decision making process and understanding the new determination process, presented to bilingual NGO community workers and the Vancouver School Board (1990)

Presentation on Torture in the 80's at the Convention Refugee Determination Decision (CRDD) members training. Toronto (1989)

Presentation on immigrant women barriers’, challenges, goals and accomplishments, Presented at the Immigrant and Visible Minority Women's Conference. Vancouver Island (1989)

Presentation identifying and solving conflict, presented to Latin-American teenagers at Templeton High school (1988)

Presentation on concerns and adaptation problems of Latin-American women in B.C. presented at the Canadian/Hispanic National Conference Montreal (1988).

Presentation on Labor Law, presented to Latin-American English as a second language (ESL) students at King Edward Campus. (1987-1988).

Presentation on Immigration: Latin-American patterns and process of adaptation, presented to Vancouver City Community Recreation Centre staff. (1988)

Presentation Immigration challenge. Cross Cultural Workshop for Agency Placement Officers, Pearson's Hospital. (1988)

Presentation Immigrant women: Process adaptation, changes and reconditioning. Baha’i Community Conference, UBC Graduate Centre.(1988).

Presentation Refugee experience in B.C.: Ethnic attitudes towards nurses, presented to Prevention Nurses, Burrard Health Unit. (1988).

Presentation on Life cycle and adjusting to a new society, presented to Latin-American parents (MOSAIC). (1989)

Presentation and workshops on consequences of alcohol use: Alcoholism out of the shadow, presented to AA Latin-American group. (1987-1989)

Presentation on the consequences and aftermath of torture: Issues and concerns for the survivors, presented at the Annual Symposium, Vancouver Association of Survivors of Torture. (1989).

Presentation the settlement needs of refugees, presented at the Public Symposium on world Refugees, Vancouver Refugee Council. (1989)

Presentation on the Latin-American refugee experience in B.C, presented at the Teacher's Centre, Vancouver School Board. (1988-1989)

Presentation on immigrant experience, struggle and adaptation, presented at the Conference for Professionals working with Latin-Americans BC Association of Social Worker's Multicultural Concerns Committee. (1987)