Shashika Bandara

Oct 31, 2023 | montrealgazette.com | Shashika Bandara |Ananya Banerjee

While the negative impact on economic well-being has been well noted, the racial injustice of this policy seems to have gone unnoticed. Author of the article:  •  Special to Montreal Gazette  •   •  Article contentWe strongly believe Quebec’s new policy targeting prospective out-of-province students and international students in English language universities deeply damages inclusive learning environments and risks promoting racism by limiting access to education.

May 18, 2023 | speakingofmedicine.plos.org | Shashika Bandara

By guest contributor Shashika Bandara“Lying, thinkingLast nightHow to find my soul a homeWhere water is not thirstyAnd bread loaf is not stoneI came up with one thingAnd I don’t believe I’m wrongThat nobody,But nobodyCan make it out here alone…”Every instance I have gone through visa and passport challenges or witnessed someone else going through similar challenges, I recall this poem ‘Alone’ by Maya Angelou calling for solidarity in 1975.

May 17, 2023 | mdpi.com | Madelyn Clark |Shashika Bandara |Stella Bialous |Kathleen Rice

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