Canadian artist Josh Tiessen’s series Streams in the Wasteland, from which these two images are taken, explores the themes of wild animals inhabiting abandoned spaces. The title for the series, painted from 2015 to 2021 and first shown at Jonathan Levine Projects in Jersey City, NJ, is taken from Isaiah 43:20-22: “The wild animals honour…
My family and I are currently nomadic. Living on others’ couches, trailers, and mattresses, we are in transition. Originally from Vancouver, having lived overseas in East Africa for five years, we are now alighting temporarily in Ontario. It’s been painful and beautiful and confusing. We never intended to be nomadic. But even when we had a home, I…
The Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) is an agreement that was made effective in 2004 between the United States and Canada, recognizing each other as safe countries for refugees. Further, it states that refugee claimants must make their claim in the first safe country they arrive in, Canada or the United States. This effectively deems…
They’ve traveled thousands of kilometres, on journeys that sometimes take years. They are fleeing upheaval and conflict such as war, persecution or sexual violence. They come from countries such as Nigeria, Haiti or Columbia. And, since March 25, 2023, when the Canadian government closed the crossing at Roxham Road, refugees arriving at the rural Quebec…
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