Media interviews and Articles:
Recent articles in the local media about the US elections:
2 Versions of our 2024 post-US-elections statement:
- In the Gleaner: Border Security: What are the issues behind the rhetoric?
- A more local version in InfoHemmingford
articles in the local media about refugees' lives and the effect of the border closures:
The Stories of 3 Refugees:
- A mother from Nigeria: A Roxham Road refugee’s story: for her daughter’s sake, The Gleaner, October 17, 2020; https://the-gleaner.com/a-roxham-road-refugees-story-for-her-daughters-sake/
- A covid 19 'Guardian angel': From Lagos to Montreal: the story of an Ange Gardien, InfoHemmingford, April 2021, page 5; https://infohemmingford.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/avril-2021.pdf
- A young student from Sudan: News of a Roxham Road Refugee, The Gleaner, April 7, 2020; https://the-gleaner.com/news-of-a-roxham-road-refugee/; to read the whole article, download the pdf file:
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The effects of the US-Canada border closure on refugees and covid-19-related issues (all in InfoHemmingford):
- Refugees Suffering under the Border Closure, December 2020, p. 7;
https://infohemmingford.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/decembre-2020.pdf - Asylum Seekers are Caring for Us During the Pandemic. Let’s Make Their Status Secure. June 2020, p. 23;
https://infohemmingford.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/juin-2020.pdf - We Can Fight the Pandemic and Uphold Refugee Rights, April 2020, p. 23
https://infohemmingford.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/avril-2020.pdf
Pre-covid 19 Media
TV:
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Mountain Lake PBS initial interview
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Mountain Lake PBS in-depth studio interview
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Radio:
CBC doc project:
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/docproject/as-asylum-seekers-show-up-on-their-doorstep-two-quebec-women-struggle-with-how-to-help-1.4595233
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/docproject/as-asylum-seekers-show-up-on-their-doorstep-two-quebec-women-struggle-with-how-to-help-1.4595233
Vermont Public Radio:
http://digital.vpr.net/post/other-side-roxham-road-canada-grapples-border-refugees#stream/0
http://digital.vpr.net/post/other-side-roxham-road-canada-grapples-border-refugees#stream/0
Local Media:
Coup d'oeil (MRC Jardins-de-Napierville):
https://www.coupdoeil.info/bridges-not-borders-citoyens-sunissent-aider-demandeurs-dasile/
https://www.coupdoeil.info/bridges-not-borders-citoyens-sunissent-aider-demandeurs-dasile/
Info Hemmingford:
- Bridges Not Borders : Acceuillons les réfugiés, Welcoming refugees (English p. 7) http://infohemmingford.org/english/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/octobre-2017.pdf
- Qu'arrive-t-il aux réfugiés qui sont renvoyés aux États-Unis? What happens to refugees sent back to the USA? (English p. 22) http://infohemmingford.org/english/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/avril-2018.pdf
The Gleaner (Huntingdon, now part of Journal St. François):
https://www.journalsaint-francois.ca/dispelling-misconceptions-about-roxham-road-crossing/
https://www.journalsaint-francois.ca/dispelling-misconceptions-about-roxham-road-crossing/
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