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Conference Announcement Theme: Resisting Borders Subtitle: Refugee and Migrant Health, Mobility, Human Rights, and Responsibilities Type: Virtual Conference Institution: George Mason University Geneva University Medical School Clarkson University Location: Online Date: 9.–11.10.2017 __________________________________________________ Refugees and many migrants suffer from limits on their abilities to move around the world, even in pressing or urgent circumstances. They are often forced to leave their homes for reasons beyond their control, including war and civil unrest, political and religious persecution, economics, or famine and other natural or man-made disasters. Once displaced, whether internally or externally, they face pressing needs for food, water, shelter, and health care. Local governments, international agencies and non-governmental organizations often struggle with providing for their needs, particularly in resource-poor regions of the world. Recent socio-political changes in the United States, Western Europe and elsewhere have placed additional restrictions on the rights of migrants and refugees. To explore these and overlapping issues, in solidarity with these refugees and migrants, on October 9-11, 2017, we will be hosting a no-travel virtual conference to explore the ethical, legal, philosophical, and social issues associated with refugee and migrant health in a world of economic, geopolitical, and psychological borders. By hosting this as a virtual conference, we will be able to allow people from around the world to participate, regardless of their location, financial resources, or visa and immigration status. This conference will use video, audio, and text to allow speakers and participants to interact online in a synchronous fashion, enabling them to explore the ethical, legal, philosophical, and social issues associated with refugee and migrant health without being located together physically. All of the online tools used as part of the Resisting Borders virtual conference are designed to work with both PC and Macintosh computers with an Internet connection. Headphones or speakers will be required to hear the live session audio. There is no cost or registration fee to participate, but all interested participants are required to register online: https://resistingborders.com/welcome/conference-registration/ Draft Program Schedule: https://resistingborders.com/about/program/ Conference Chairs: Lisa Eckenwiler, George Mason University Samia Hurst-Manjo, Geneva University Medical School Sean Philpott-Jones, Clarkson University Conference website: https://resistingborders.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
