Civil Society Engagement

Patricia M. Daenzer is retired from McMaster University, School of Social Work. She is co-editor of The Integration and Protection of Immigrants: Canadian and Scandinavian Critiques (2014). Dr. Daenzer has been a community advocate for more than thirty years. In 2005, she was the recipient of the ‘2005 Woman of Distinction Award for Community Development and Social Activism’ from the City of Hamilton, and in 2000 she received the Rev. John C. Holland Award for Professional Achievement from The Black History Society, City of Hamilton, Ontario.

• Part 1: Policy and Structural Issues 1. Making Civility: Historical Racial Exclusion Technologies within Canadian Democracy [Ameil Joseph] 2. The Role of Academe in Enhancing Civil Society Engagement [Robert Feagan and Ken Paradis] 3. Reading Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation into the Refugee Determination Regime: Is there Room for Advocacy? [Hila Taraky] Part 2: Civil Society Activism in Canada 4. Refuge Hamilton Centre for Newcomer Health (HCNH). Civic Engagement and the Rights of Refugees to Access Health Care [Maroussia Hajdukowski-Ahmed, Terri Bedminster, and Sue Grafe] 5. Claiming the Right to be Present: Serving Migrants with Precarious Legal Status in the Sanctuary City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [Stacey Wilson-Forsberg] 6. Redefining Political Spaces: Everyday Citizenship from a Place of Exclusion [Mirna Carranza] 7. Faith Group as an Ally: Filipina Norms in Civil Society Activism [Josephine Eric] 8. Advocates with Status: A Snapshot of three NGOs in the Canadian Migrant Agricultural Workers’ Movement [Carrie Sinkowski] 9. The Recent Historical Role of Canadian Civil Society in Combatting Racism [Tim Rees] 10. Anti-Racism State Appeasement Strategies: Ontario 2017 [Patricia M. Daenzer and Tim Rees] 11. Politics and the Education of African Canadians [Patricia M. Daenzer and Wayne Burnett] 12. Conclusions: The Struggle for ‘Better’ [Patricia M. Daenzer ]

'Daenzer has assembled a powerful team of academics, practitioners, and activists to write a groundbreaking book on civil society advocacy in the settler and immigrant nation, Canada. Reflecting on the past and looking into the future, this book is a timely contribution as Canada celebrates its 150th birthday.' - Harald Bauder, Director, Graduate Program in Immigration & Settlement, Ryerson University'The book is an outstanding demonstration of the complexities and nuances inherent in Canada’s civil society. It is a call to action! Patricia Daenzer’s collection, Civil Society Engagement: Achieving Better in Canada, takes a bold and courageous step to expose and challenge the notion of a democratic Canada and shows the importance of grassroots community engagement. The collection superbly identifies and skillfully traces the historical and current racial violence against Aboriginal peoples, various racialized groups and migrants in Canada. The book is masterfully crafted to demonstrate and call for a commitment to critical dialogue and action about the role and responsibilities of citizen in Canada’s civil society.' - Delores V. Mullings, Associate Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland