Hugette Sansonnet Hayden explores the historical background and the current issues of conflict, climate change and poverty that are fuelling the migration crisis we are witnessing. Do we have a duty of care, and to whom?

She examines religious attitudes and philosophical approaches to the ethics of hospitality and explore how modern international mobility and immigration control adds to the problems of finding workable and humane solutions.

Huguette has been extensively involved with the Vancouver Unitarians refugee committee for many years.