<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Good morning everyone. Please scroll down to read a request from Laura Madokoro, Asst. Professor at McGill University. 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I am looking at both religious and secular acts of sanctuary, meaning the tradition of protection offered by Judeo-Christian churches and other religious institutions as well as protection offered by ethnic and local communities in the face of state efforts to arrest, prosecute or deport individuals for various reasons. </span><br></div><font face="Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,Apple Color Emoji,Segoe UI Emoji,NotoColorEmoji,Segoe UI Symbol,Android Emoji,EmojiSymbols,EmojiFont,Apple Color Emoji,Segoe UI Emoji,NotoColorEmoji,Segoe UI Symbol,Android Emoji,EmojiSymbols" color="black" size="3"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">To date, my research team has uncovered dozens of sanctuary by exploring digitized historical newspapers from across the country available on line. However, I believe the bulk of the relevant material related to sanctuary rests in the local communities where sanctuary offers once took place. </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><br></div></font><span id="gmail-m_-4707955788537593620m_-2326810349083827814m_51731601911728291divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,Apple Color Emoji,Segoe UI Emoji,NotoColorEmoji,Segoe UI Symbol,Android Emoji,EmojiSymbols,EmojiFont,Apple Color Emoji,Segoe UI Emoji,NotoColorEmoji,Segoe UI Symbol,Android Emoji,EmojiSymbols" color="black" size="3"><span id="gmail-m_-4707955788537593620m_-2326810349083827814m_51731601911728291divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">I am writing to you in the hopes that you might assist me with this research by disseminating my email to members of your association. I am most interested in learning about any sanctuary offers that might be captured in archival / museum / library holdings and would appreciate guidance on searching these holdings. I also suspect that many stories of sanctuary are not captured in archival repositories but rather are housed in the memories of people who live and work in the communities where sanctuary once took place. I would therefore appreciate any assistance in terms of tracking down local histories / local lore.<br></div></span></font></span><span id="gmail-m_-4707955788537593620m_-2326810349083827814m_51731601911728291divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,Apple Color Emoji,Segoe UI Emoji,NotoColorEmoji,Segoe UI Symbol,Android Emoji,EmojiSymbols,EmojiFont,Apple Color Emoji,Segoe UI Emoji,NotoColorEmoji,Segoe UI Symbol,Android Emoji,EmojiSymbols" color="black" size="3"><span id="gmail-m_-4707955788537593620m_-2326810349083827814m_51731601911728291divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"></div></span></font></span><span id="gmail-m_-4707955788537593620m_-2326810349083827814m_51731601911728291divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,Apple Color Emoji,Segoe UI Emoji,NotoColorEmoji,Segoe UI Symbol,Android Emoji,EmojiSymbols,EmojiFont,Apple Color Emoji,Segoe UI Emoji,NotoColorEmoji,Segoe UI Symbol,Android Emoji,EmojiSymbols" color="black" size="3"><span id="gmail-m_-4707955788537593620m_-2326810349083827814m_51731601911728291divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">I would be happy to answer any questions or concerns you might have. I can be reached at <a href="mailto:laura.madokoro@mcgill.ca" target="_blank">laura.madokoro@mcgill.ca</a>. </div></span></font></span><p><br></p><p>Sincerely, and with many thanks,</p><p><br></p><p>Laura Madokoro <br></p><p><br></p><div id="gmail-m_-4707955788537593620m_-2326810349083827814m_51731601911728291Signature"><div id="gmail-m_-4707955788537593620m_-2326810349083827814m_51731601911728291divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols"><div style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px"><div>Assistant Professor</div><div>Department of History and Classical Studies</div><div>McGill University </div><div><a href="http://www.mcgill.ca/history/laura-madokoro" id="gmail-m_-4707955788537593620m_-2326810349083827814m_51731601911728291LPNoLP" target="_blank">http://www.mcgill.ca/history/l<wbr>aura-madokoro</a><br><br><span lang="en-US"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font color="black" size="2" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span style="font-size:11pt">McGill University is on land <font face="Calibri,sans-serif">that has</font> long served as a site of meeting and exchange among Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge the diverse Indigenous people whose footsteps have marked this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.</span></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font color="black" size="2" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span lang="fr-CA" style="font-size:11pt"><br>L’Université McGill est sur un emplacement qui a longtemps servi de lieu de rencontre et d’échange entre les peoples autochtones, y compris les nations Haudenosaunee et Anishinabeg. Nous reconnaissons les divers peoples autochtones dont les pas ont marqué ce territoire sur lequel les peoples du monde entire se réunissent maintenant.</span></font></div><div><font color="black" size="2" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont"><span lang="fr-CA" style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></font></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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