![]() ![]() She is an organizer with No One Is Illegal – Toronto and the End Immigration Detention Network. ![]() Tings Chak is a multidisciplinary artist and architect whose work draws inspiration from anti-colonial, migrant justice, prison abolition, and spatial justice struggles. ![]() Their works not only attempt to make visible an often invisible migrant prison population, but also locate and formulate the hidden spaces in which violence is inflicted on the bodies of migrants in Canada. The work of Tings Chak and Sheena Hoszko responds to this egregious denial of justice and dignity. There is currently no independent monitoring of conditions inside of detention centres (in which Canada also incarcerates children) or over the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada’s immigration enforcement body. Notoriously, Canada does not follow recognized international human rights norms for migrant detainees for example, in addition to the three immigration detention centres that exist in the country currently, Canada uses maximum security prisons to hold detainees for ‘administrative’ purposes. When compared to other countries in the Western world, migrant detention in Canada is unique. ![]() Artist talks 5-6pm on Friday January 23rd, with the opening reception following the talks. ![]()
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