We are very happy to share four recently published books with artworks produced by young participant artists living in K’jipuktuk-Halifax. Through these four books – a collection of comics and three photo books – young people explore stories and lived experiences of forced migration and immobility through a broad range of themes including nature, weather,…
Overlap Comics by Bible, Evanz, Fatime, Juanita, Noor, Stella & Susan July 2026 HRC-YMCA-GRABS Collaboration We are very happy to share this comic book showcasing photographs by young participant artists Bible, Evanz, Fatime, Juanita, Noor, Stella and Susan. The collection of comics included in this comic book are the result of a series of creative…
Stories driven by Time, Education & Socialising in K’jipuktuk-Halifax, NS, Canada Photos by Evanz, Kingsley and Vanessa July 2026 HRC & GRABS Collaboration We are very pleased to present this photo book showcasing photographs by young participant artists Evanz, Kingsley and Vanessa. This photo book is the product of a collaboration between the Halifax Refugee…
Stories driven by Nature and Change of plans in K’jipuktuk-Halifax, NS, Canada Photos by April, Henry, Pedro & Susana. July 2026 HRC & GRABS Collaboration We are very pleased to present this photo book showcasing photographs by young participant artists April, Henry, Pedro and Susana. This photo book is the product of a collaboration between…
Stories of Weather, Money, Food & Happiness in K’jipuktuk-Halifax, NS, Canada Photos by Afia, Bible, Feza, Hekmat, Janet, Noor, Roda & Susan. July 2026 YMCA & GRABS Collaboration We are very pleased to present this photo book showcasing photographs by young participant artists Afia, Bible, Feza, Hekmat, Janet, Noor, Roda and Susan. This photo book…
Jane presented work from our GRABS project at the IMISCOE annual conference in Girona, 29 June – 3 July 2026 She presented papers in two panels: This panel session centred on applying an intersectional lens to researchers’ positionalities and reflexivity. It interrogated how this lens could be used as a methodological and ethical tool which…
“If one wanted to fully understand the impediments faced by these young refugees in both Johannesburg and Paris, you do not have to look beyond this powerful exhibition, well capturing the precarious existence of a people living on the margins of society.” Edward Tsumele, City Life/Arts Editor Read the full article about our exhibition at…
by Jane Freedman, Glenda Santana de Andrade, Tamaryn Crankshaw, Aron Tesfai, Yasmin Rajah, Juan-Manuel Moreno Abstract: Whilst migration has been characterised as a quest for mobility, our research in South Africa has shown how young people in situations of forced migration experience multiple forms of immobility both physical and social as different legal, political, economic…
Comics, Photos and Podcasts from K’jipuktuk-Halifax, NS, Canada. Fieldwork visit report by Juan Manuel, July 2026 My PhD fieldwork research is being carried out in K’jipuktuk, today also known as Halifax, which is part of Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory where the Mi’kmaq Peoples have lived for over 11000 years. Today, K’jipuktuk-Halifax is the…
By Alex Japonais, Jorojina Elishal, Israel Wabikamba, Rammy Sadat, Jay, Aron Tesfai, Glenda Santana de Andrade, Jane Freedman AbstractThis article emerges from a series of participatory and creativeresearch workshops that we participated in as organisers/researchersand participants/co-researchers. The workshops were part of anongoing research project on young people’s experiences of migrationand (im) mobility across borders. Research…
