Leanne Tory-Murphy

Class of 2018

Leanne Tory-Murphy is a writer, researcher, and translator currently living in Palermo, Italy, where she completed research on contemporary migration as a Fulbright scholar. Her work has been published in The Huffington Post, African Arguments, and The Indypendent. A longtime labour and immigrant rights advocate, she has worked with various organizations including the Worker Justice Center of NY, Domestic Workers United, and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Tory-Murphy is a graduate of the Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York at Hunter College.

Clippings

  • 2018
  • Devex

Italy’s asylum reception system crumbles

  • 2016
  • OpenCanada

Five things to know about the global compact on migration Five things to know about the global compact on migration

  • 2018
  • Le Monde Diplomatique

What justice for coerced migrants?

  • 2018
  • Vice 

West African Hip-Hop Is Bringing Hope to Italy’s Migrants

  • 2018
  • OpenCanada

Lessons on refugee integration from England’s North

  • 2018
  • News Deeply

Living on Mafia Leftovers: Life in Italy’s Biggest Refugee Camp

  • Devex

In Italy’s refugee centers, NGOs struggle to speak up about corruption

  • 2018
  • OpenCanada

Immigrant-destination cities in the US brace for uncertainty

  • 2018
  • OpenCanada

US migrant rights movement takes up new battle cry