About Events Crisis at the US/Mexico Border: A New Film and Panel Discussion Crisis at the US/Mexico Border: A New Film and Panel Discussion OCT 27, 2020 5:00 PM Watch Here WATCH With election day less than a month away, we must not forget the ongoing immigration crisis. Join us on October 27th for a virtual event highlighting the inhumane policies in place at the US-Mexico border. We will screen a preview of the film, Oh Mercy, by Worldwide Documentaries that follows asylum-seekers battling unsafe conditions at the border due to policies implemented by the current administration. The preview will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Lucy Bassett, Professor of Practice and co-founder of Project Adelante, and featuring Academy-award nominated director, Robert Bilheimer; Dr. Susan Bissell, the former Chief of Child Protection at UNICEF; Sister Norma Pimentel, a longstanding advocate for migrants along the border honored as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020; and Ned Flanagan, from the Global Development Organization at UVA. Sponsored by the Batten School, the Global Policy Center, Humanitarian Collaborative, UndocUVA, Batten LatinX, Global Development Organization, Global Programs Council, and Project Adelante. Lucy Bassett Lucy Bassett is an associate professor of practice of public policy at the Batten School and an expert in children, caregivers, and communities in humanitarian and development contexts. Over her 15 year career, Bassett has worked with governments in low- and middle-income countries to expand access to quality education, nutrition and social protection services, particularly for poor and marginalized children and families. Read full bio Related Content Lucy Bassett Childcare is a critical need for women refugees. It must be made a priority News Batten Professor Lucy Bassett and co-author write on the importance of childcare for refugees in a new op-ed for The New Humanitarian. Childcare: An overlooked response to emergencies News Providing childcare in humanitarian emergencies is a win-win strategy for women and children. It’s time to make it a reality for more families. Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Lucy Bassett Lucy Bassett is an associate professor of practice of public policy at the Batten School and an expert in children, caregivers, and communities in humanitarian and development contexts. Over her 15 year career, Bassett has worked with governments in low- and middle-income countries to expand access to quality education, nutrition and social protection services, particularly for poor and marginalized children and families. Read full bio
Childcare is a critical need for women refugees. It must be made a priority News Batten Professor Lucy Bassett and co-author write on the importance of childcare for refugees in a new op-ed for The New Humanitarian.
Childcare: An overlooked response to emergencies News Providing childcare in humanitarian emergencies is a win-win strategy for women and children. It’s time to make it a reality for more families.