CERIS MONTHLY BULLETIN

June 20, 2002

Issue No. 41

 

***** MEETINGS *************************

 

CERIS MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETINGS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2002            B              2:00 - 4:00 P.M.

NOVEMBER 15, 2002          B          2:00 - 4:00 P.M.

At the main CERIS (Toronto) office, 246 Bloor St. W., 5th Floor, Room 548

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CERIS PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL (PAC) MEETINGS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2002   B        1:00 - 3:00 P.M.

At the main CERIS (Toronto) office, 246 Bloor St. W., 5th Floor, Room 548

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*****  CERIS SEMINAR **********************

 

CERIS Seminars will continue next fall.

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***** PUBLIC EVENTS AND CONFERENCES *****

Culture Link Open House

Culture Link is pleased to invite you to an interactive, fun-filled OPEN HOUSE

June 20^th, 2002   from 12:00 to 5:00

160 Springhurst Ave.  3^rd Floor

June 20^th is World Refugee Day

We will celebrate the occasion with poetry, comedy, music and dance by refugees and community workers in Toronto.

Special forum on Refugee Issues, from 2 - 3 pm with guest speakers: Mr.Peter Showler, Chair of the Immigration and Refugee Board, Ms Kemi Jacobs, president of the Canadian Council for Refugees, and reps from the UNHCR and Refugee youth.

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The People=s Summit.  Shaping Our Civic Future

What are the key issues facing Toronto?  How can Toronto be a liveable city?

Monday June 24^th, 2002

Registration: 8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.

Community Assembly: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Metro Hall Chambers, 55 John Street

Please RSVP (416)598-4521 ext.  301 or torontocan2002@hotmail.com

Sponsored by the Toronto Civic Action Network

Check out  www.torontocan.ca   to stay up-to-date on the Summit

Toronto CAN is a community-labour coalition working towards a liveable, equitable and sustainable city.

Summit is funded by: Maytree Foundation

Toronto York Region Labour Council

Church of the Holy Trinity

Laidlaw Foundation

CUPE Ontario, CUPE District Council of Toronto, CUPE 79, CUPE 416

Elementary Teachers of Toronto

Children=s Aid Society Foundation

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We are contacting you on behalf of the Odysseus Academic Network for legal studies on immigration and asylum in Europe. After having successfully launched this programme in 2001 in Brussels, we will this year again organise a Summer School on AEurope Union Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy@ which will take place at University Libre de Bruxelles from 1^ST to 12^TH of JULY 2002.  Keeping to last year=s concept the Summer School will address advanced students and practitioners specialised in asylum and immigration issues. Please visit our website to find the propramme for this year at:

http://www.ulb.ac.be/assoc/odysseus

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AMID (The Academy for Migration Studies in Denmark) and the doctoral school SPIRIT at Aalborg University have organized a course for Ph.D. candidates:

Discourse Theory and Practice B A Ph.D. Course*

Time: SEPTEMBER 26‑28, 2002

Venue: Gl. Vraa Castle, north of Aalborg, Denmark

Price: DKK 2,500 (approx. $295/336 Euro). Application deadline: September 1, 2002

 * Please note that the number of participants is limited to 20 Ph.D.candidates.  For further information and to view the program please consult the websites of SPIRIT or AMID:  http://www.humsamf.auc.dk/spirit/phdkurser.htm#discourse

http://www.humsamf.auc.dk/amid/activities.html#Workshops

 

Labour Supply and Diversity  B  Locally to Globally

International Conference, SEPTEMBER 2-3, 2002,  Goteborg, Sweden

For Information about the Conference please contact:

Katarina Mlekov, GR + 46 (0) 31 335 50 81 or Staffan Nyqvist, GR

+46 (0) 31 335 52 11 email: staffan.nyqvist@gr.to

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The International Association for the Study of Forced Migration, in  conjunction with its local host, the Asian Centre for Research on  Migration at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, invite papers and  proposals for its 8th Biannual Conference entitled “Forced Migration  and Global Processes.” The conference will take place JANUARY 5‑9, 2003 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Contributions from the numerous  academic disciplines as well as government and NGO sectors are  welcome. Proposals should relate to one or more of the Conference's  themes: forced migration and development, forced migration and human rights and forced migration and security. Further information, visit the IASFM website: http://www.iasfm.org or contact Francois Crepeau <iasfm8@droit.umontreal.ca

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***** METROPOLIS CONFERENCES ************

 

SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE

The Seventh International Metropolis Conference will take place in Oslo, Norway SEPTEMBER 9-13, 2002, with the theme of “Togetherness in Difference: Citizenship and Belonging”, with sub-themes on “Globalization and the Politics of Migration”, “Empowerment and the Effectiveness of Citizenship”, “Urban Textures”, and “Gender in Migration”.  The Metropolis conferences have established themselves as an important international forum for discussion amongst government decision-makers, researchers, and NGOs on policies for managing migration and diversity in cities. For more information, check the conference web site at: http://international.metropolis.net

Or contact the conference organizers by email at: oslo2002@metropolis.net

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***** CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS **********

 

Canadian Journal of Urban Research , Revue Canadienne de recherche urbaine

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Canadian Journal of Research (CJUR) is a multidisciplinary, scholarly journal dedicated to publishing articles that address a wide range of issues relevant to the field of urban studies.  CJUR welcomes papers focusing on urban cross-national comparative studies.  Manuscripts either in English or French are considered for publication.  Authors should submit four copies of manuscripts to:

Dan A. Chekki, Principal Editor, Canadian Journal of Urban Research, Institute of Urban Studies, The University of Winnipeg, 346 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0C3 Canada. 

For Manuscript Preparation style/guidelines, please refer to: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~ius/cdn_journal.htm.

Please visit our website at: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~ius_journal.htm

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The IJHR is in its 6th year of publication.  It is an inter-disciplinary journal that publishes research based articles on human rights (broadly defined).  In addition, we run  review articles, commentaries and forums (or debates).  Recent contributors include: Ken Booth; Chris Brown; Jack Donnelly; Richard Falk; Colin Gray; Marianne Hanson; Eric Herring; Caroline Kennedy-Pipe;  Hugo Slim;  William Rubenstein;  Nicholas J. Wheeler.

 

We are looking to solicit pieces in each of the categories noted above. Contact details of the editorial team are cited below. 

 Further contact details:

Editor (research article submissions)

Frank Barnaby          , frank@barnabyc.fsnet.co.uk  (tel 0044 (0)1264 860 423)

Brandreth Station Rd Chilbolton Stockbridge

Hants  SO20 6AW UK

Associate Editors (commentaries, review articles, forums) Dr

Tim Dunne          tjd@aber.ac.uk     01970 622856 Dr Nicholas

J.Wheeler          njw@aber.ac.uk   01970 622852

Department of International Politics

University of Wales

Aberystwyth SY23 1PJ   UK

 

Journal website:  http://www.frankcass.com/jnls/hr.htm

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**** NEWS FROM CERIS, CERIS RESEARCHERS AND PARTNERS **

 

AWARD FOR DR. KILBRIDE

 

Dr. Kenise Murphy Kilbride, CERIS Associate Director (Ryerson), received the ARyersonian of the Year Award@ from the Ryerson Faculty Association at a ceremony on May 13, 2002.  The award was given on the basis of her collegiality and her outstanding records in teaching and research, especially her work to develop cross-disciplinary research at Ryerson.  Congratulations to Kenise!

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WORKING WITH HOMELESS IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

 

Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre is involved in a Abest practices@ research and training project that addresses homelessness among immigrants and refugees in Toronto.  The project is funded by the Supporting Communities Partnerships Initiative (SCPI) and administered by the City of Toronto.

 

For further information contact Project Coordintor Sam Dunn at 416-324-0927 ext. 286 or by email <sdunn@accessalliancemchc.on.ca>

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New Publications from Citizenship and Immigration Canada include:

~Towards a more Balanced Geographic Distribution of Immigrants

~Foreign Students in Canada

~Economic Returns of Immigrants= Self-Employment

~Immigrants= Propensity to Self-Employment

~Inland Determination Refugees Before and After Landing

Copies of these reports can be found on-line at

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/srr/research/news2.html

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INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS AT CERIS

 

Isabel Wiebe is a graduate student from Germany who is working with both CERIS-Toronto and and the Ottawa Metropolis Project Team as an intern from May to August, 2002.  Welcome Isabel!

 

Hong Zhu has joined CERIS as a volunteer helping with our Resource Centre.  Hong is a Ph.D. student working on the integration of Independent Class immigrants at OISE / University of Toronto.  Welcome Hong!

Dan Samant has just completed an 8-week internship at CERIS, helping us plan and update our integrated office database.  Thanks Dan, and best of luck in your job search and career in Canada!

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The Multiculturalism Program at the Department of Canadian Heritage continues to work with the Metropolis Project Team and other partners to develop a seminar on the intersections of diversity.  In preparation for this seminar nine literature reviews have been commissioned examining the intersections of race, religion, ethnicity and heritage languages (non-English, non-French) with each of the following identity markers: Aboriginal status, age, disability, gender, immigration, official languages, region, sexual orientation and socio-economic status.  If you would like to receive copies of these papers or further information on the seminar please contact Becky Mosher at becky_mosher@pch.gc.ca

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Excerpts from a message to all CIC employees from the Deputy Minister

Subject: Deputy Minister=s Achievement Award

Yesterday,  I had the pleasure of presenting five CIC employees with the new Deputy Minister=s Achievement Award.  The five recipients are Elizabeth Gryte, Louise Lavallee, Glen Linder, Frank Perriccioli and Hal Sippel.

The Deputy Minister=s Achievement Award was created to allow all employees to bring the contribution of a colleague to the attention of the Deputy Minister and to allow the Deputy to recognize five outstanding contributions.  The ceremony was appropriately held during National Public Service Week.  This is a time for us to recognize the pride we all feel in our work and the contribution that public servants make to Canada.

Elizabeth Gryte, Manager of Settlement Programs for the Ontario Region and an expert in her field, has had a notable impact on the shaping of settlement programs throughout Canada.

These recipients have each shown creativity, innovation and leadership and their dedication is an inspiration to the department and our community.  I take great pride in the accomplishments of the recipients.

Michel Dorais

Deputy Minister

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The Maytree Foundation and Metro Credit Union Immigrant Employment

 

The mission of the Maytree Refugee and Immigrant Program is to reduce barriers and improve conditions for refugees and immigrants through the support of programs and policies that are effective, just and compassionate. A primary objective of the Refugee and Immigrant Program of the Maytree Foundation is to assist newcomers in accessing suitable employment, and to promote fair recognition of the skills, education and experience they bring with them. High tuition fees and inability to access loans creates a barrier to short-term training and upgrading for many immigrants and Convention refugees. In order to address this barrier, a loan program is being run between the Maytree Foundation and Metro Credit Union. For more information and application forms visit:

 http://www.maytree.com/RefugeeImmigrantProgram/ImmigrantEmploymentLoanProgram/ImmigrantEmploymentLoanProgram.htm

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Several Metropolis- affiliated scholars are published in the recent INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION  REVIEW, including:

-Canadian Borders and Immigration Post 9/11 , Howard Adelman

-The Social Consequences of Participating in the Ethnic Economy, Eric Fong and Emi Ooka

-Language as Both Human Capital and Ethnicity, Krishna Pendakur and Ravi Pendakur

-The North American Naturalization Gap: An Institutional Approach to Citizenship -Acquisition in the United States and Canada, Irene Bloemraad

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FELLOWSHIP AT AMID

Please visit SPIRIT-Europe=s website to see the details concerning the recruitment of Marie Curie Fellows at SPIRIT-Europe, Aalborg University Denmark.  Four Scholarships (5 months each) are available from February 1 - July, 2003

http://www.humsamf.auc.dk/spirit/Marie_Currie/mariecurie_F2003.html

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STATUS Project

OCASI is one of the founding members of STATUS, a broad coalition of community‑based agencies, labour organizations, faith‑based groups and individuals demanding the regularization of status for all non‑status immigrants.  In the past, the overhauled of immigration legislation went sometimes hand‑in‑hand with an amnesty granted to a selected group of non‑status immigrants, such as the Chinese or the Portuguese workers. Since the government embarked on the latest change of our immigration law in the form of Bill C‑11, STATUS has been demanding that all non‑status immigrants are allowed to apply for Permanent Resident Status under current criteria. Estimates of non‑status immigrants living and working in Canada vary from 20,000 to 200,000. Although they pay taxes and contribute to the growth of Canada's economy they have no rights and in many cases their children have no access to education or proper medical care.

To find out more about STATUS go to:  www.ocasi.org/status

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The Canada Research Chair in Citizenship Studies at the Faculty of Arts, York University (Toronto, Canada) has announced a Postdoctoral Fellowship tenable at York University in the area of Citizenship Studies. The fellowship is open to researchers who have successfully completed a doctorate in the social sciences by April 2002, and who

are engaged in a research program relating to citizenship studies, broadly construed. The fellowship is tenable for the 2002‑2003 academic year. Potential applicants should visit the Chair's website for further information; Engin F. Isin, Canada Research Chair in Citizenship Studies, Calumet College, York University, Toronto, Canada, M3J1P3; website: http://www.yorku.ca/isin/ email: isin@yorku.ca

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Effective communications can increase your organization=s profile, draw new donors and volunteers to your work, and increase the credibility of your organization and the issues you address. IMPACS BThe institute for Media, Policy and Civil SocietyB represents a series of communications workshops for not-for-profits in Toronto. Drawing from years of experience in strategic communications for not-for-profits across North America, IMPACS will cover the topics of communications planning, message development, media relations, and internet strategy.  For more information call toll-free 1-877-232-0122, email andreau@impacs.org

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***** CERIS WORKING PAPERS  *****************

 

Doucet, Michael J. 2001. The Anatomy of an Urban Legend: Toronto=s Multicultural Reputation. CERIS Working Paper Series #16. April 2001. 91 pp. {985}

 

Siemiatycki, Myer, Tim Rees, Roxana Ng and Khan Rahi. Integrating Community Diversity in Toronto: On Whose Terms? CERIS Working Paper Series, No. 14. March 2001. {985}

 

Lo, Lucia, Valerie Preston, Shuguang Wang, Katherine Reil, Edward Harvey and Bobby Siu. 2000. Immigrants Economic Status in Toronto: Rethinking Settlement and Integration Strategies. CERIS Working Paper Series. #15-2000. 78 pp. {985}

 

Kilbride, Kenise Murphy. 2000. A Review of the Literature on the Human, Social, and Cultural Capital of Immigrant Children and Their Families with Implications for Teacher Education. CERIS Working Paper Series. #13-2000. 26 pp. {985}

 

Troper, Harold. 2000. History of Immigration since the Second World War: From Toronto AThe Good@ to Toronto AThe World in a City@. CERIS Working Paper Series. #12-2000. 61 pp. {985}

 

Burnaby, Barbara, Carl James, and Sheri Regier. 2000. The Role of Education in Integrating Diversity in the Greater Toronto Area. CERIS Working Paper Series.  #11-2000. 94 pp. {985}

 

Murdie, Bob and Carlos Teixeira. 2000. Toward a Comfortable Neighbourhood and Appropriate Housing: Immigrant Experience in Toronto. CERIS Working Paper Series. #10-2000. 75 pp {985}

 

CERIS Working Papers can be ordered for $5.00 each or can be downloaded from our website:  http://ceris.metropolis.net.  You will find it under the “Virtual Library”.  For further information and a list of previously-published Working Papers contact the CERIS office or visit our website.

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****** JUST PUBLISHED *************************

 

ATowards a Framework for Local Responsibility: Taking Action to End the Current Limbo in Immigrant Settlement ‑ Toronto, by Mwarigha M.S.

 

Toronto: The Maytree Foundation, January 2002, 50 pp.  Available online at:

www.maytree.com/PDF_Files/TowardsFramework.pdf

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ADiscourses of Domination: Racial Bias in the Canadian English-language press@, Frances Henry and Carol Tator, University of Toronto Press, 2002.

 

For a report on the book launch by CERIS intern Isabel Wiebe and order information visit the CERIS website.

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AChinese Immigrant Women Who Care for Aging Parents@, Ho Hon Leung Ph.D. and Lynn McDonald Ph.D.  This report is funded by CERIS and carried out in collaboration with the Chinese Canadian National Council, Toronto Chapter.

 

Available on the CERIS website (Virtual Library).

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Fulfilling the Promise: Integrating Immigrant Skills into the Canadian Economy, by Naomi Alboim and The Maytree Foundation (Ottawa: Caledon Institute of Social Policy, April 2002)56 pp.  The Paper AFulfilling the Promise: Integrating Immigrant Skills into the Canadian Economy@ sets out the context, proposed approach and components of a system envisaged by the Maytree Foundation in which Canada values and benefits from the skills, training, education and experience fo skilled immigrants by expediting labour market in their field of expertise.

 

http://www.maytree.com/RefugeeImmigrantProgram/Publications/

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***** INTERNET RESOURCES ***************

 

MOBILIZATION AROUND SCHOOL BOARD FUNDING

The current struggles around maintaining adequate funding for school boards are particularly important for immigrant families.  For background information and current activities visit:

www.campaignforpubliceducation.ca

Partners in Settlement of Privately Sponsored Refugees in Ontario-Final Report

Author: The Pinnacle Group

Desc: The final report of a conference for Refugees Sponsors, Immigrant Serving Agencies and CIC staff.

http://www.settlement.org/sys/library_detail.asp?doc_id’1002969

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The Report Card on Homelessness in Hamilton

Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton, April 3, 2002.

Since 1998 the SPRC has been documenting the growing homelessness in Hamilton has escalated dramatically.  The number of people staying in emergency shelters on a given night increased from 172 in 1998 to 343 in November 2001.  Women’s shelters, in particular, are having to turn people away on a nightly basis.

The full text report is available for download (PDF format) from the SPRC site at:

http://www.sprc.hamilton.on.ca/reportcard02.htm

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On Her Own: Young Women and Homelessness in Canada

Status of Women Canada, March 2002

Young women constitute one third to one half of homeless youth in urban areas across Canada.  This report looks at a variety of gender-and age-specific issues (i.e. sexual violence, pregnancy, service gaps for mid teens, minors and the child welfare system)and patterns of homelessness among young women, aged 12 to 24, in Canada.  Despite the availability of government sponsored training programs, homeless young women find it very difficult to obtain employment - more so than young men, Researchers also found that violence against girls and young women plays a significant role in the dynamics of their homelessness.  The full -text report is available for download (PDF format) from the SWC site at:

http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/publish/research/020327-0662318986-e.html

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Motivation in the Margins: Gender Issues in the Canadian Voluntary Sector. 

The Voluntary Sector Initiative Secretariat, March 31, 2002

The VSI Secretariat commissioned this brief to outline some of the challenges women volunteers and paid staff in the voluntary sector.  The paper aims to identify gaps in research, search for indications of progress towards gender equality in the voluntary sector.  The paper can be downloaded (PDF format) from the VSI site at:

http://www.rsi-isbc.ca/eng/pdf/reports_motivation.pdf

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City Surveys People in Toronto Who Left Ontario Works Toronto Social Services, May 28, 2002

People in Toronto who leave social assistance continue to face a poverty trap from which it is difficult to escape.  Toronto’s Social Servies Division has released the results of a survey to gather a reliable information about why people left Ontario Works (OW), how they have fared, and whether they are better off after leaving.  The survey of more than 800 people indicates that they are no better off than they were while on OW, or than they were five years ago.  The full-text report can be downloaded (PDJ format) from the City of Toronto web site at:

http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/socialservices/pdf/completereport.pdf

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Toronto Communities Catalogue

The Toronto CED Learning Network has recently launched this catalogue of goods and services offered by community economic development businesses. These businesses have

exemplified a unique resiliency in establishing sustainable livelihoods for themselves and making a valuable contribution back to their communities. The catalogue is available in PDF format from:

http://www.torontoced.com/about/news/catalogue.pdf

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Occupational Fact Sheets

Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities The Ontario government has collaborated with regulatory bodies for 11 different occupations and professions to create fact sheets to help foreign-trained professionals become licensed in Ontario. The fact sheets cover the requirements for work as a chartered accountant, pharmacist,dental technologist, dietitian, massage therapist, medical radiation technologist, nurse, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, teacher, and veterinarian:

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/accessfactsheets.html

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EMPIRICAL WEB SITE LAUNCHED

Check out the latest information on the development of undergraduate immigration curriculum through the EMPIRICAL project at:

www.empirical.ca

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CERIS WEBSITE IN LIVING SOUND

An audio report from the recent CERIS seminar (on the ethnic media) can now be accessed on our web site:  http://ceris.metropolis.net

 

From time to time we get requests for accounts or even transcriptions of our seminar proceedings.  This initiative is at the experimental stage, as a possible means of reporting on seminars in a timely manner without requiring a large investment of staff time.

 

Check it out and let us know what you think!

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ATLANTIC METROPOLIS WEBSITE

Our colleagues involved in creating a fifth Canadian Metropolis Centre of Excellence in Atlantic Canada now have a website to visit:

http://atlantic.metropolis.net

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New Research on Settlement.og

To find the latest research, go to the website settlement. Org and follow the links:

More reports and Publications.  See Reports and Publications Posted in the last 30 days.

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Settlement.org would like to invite you to participate in our content partnership program.  We’re looking for information, resources, articles, fact sheets, newsletters, publications and any other content that you have that is relevant for newcomers.  Find out more at:

http://www.settlement.org/site/OUTREACH/Content_Partnership.asp

 

Have an event you would like to publicize?  Click and submit your information

http://www.settlement.org/site/EVENTS/events_submit.asp

 

Would you like us to facilitate a Settlement.Org workshop at your centre?

Send us your request by e mail!

 

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A Study of the Settlement Needs and Issues Experience by Sudanese Newcomers in Windsor/Essex County

Author: David Osman and James Allen

Orgs: Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County

Desc: This qualitative study examines the settlement needs and issues experienced by Sudanese Newcomers in the Windsor/Essex County Area.

http://www.settlement.org/sys/library_detail.asp?doc_id=1002909

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*****  DOCUMENTS IN THE CERIS RESOURCE CENTRE **   

 

The list of new documents in the CERIS Resource Centre will now be posted online and taken out of this monthly electronic bulletin.  We hope this will improve access to this information (and as well we are trying to reduce the length of the monthly bulletin).

 

The format of this online information and the associated search mechanisms will continue to evolve as we develop our integrated office database and related web-based information.  At this time there are two ways to access the list:

 

click AResource Documents@ on the left menu bar, this will bring up the general holdings list, then click the underlined heading ANew Document List@  OR

 

click AResearch and Policy@ on the left menu bar, then go to AVirtual Library and Resource Centre@ and find the subheadings AList of Holdings at the Resource Centre@ and ANew Document List@.

For further information contact Wei Wei Da, Resource Centre Coordinator, at 416-946-8825.

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DONATIONS FROM FERNWOOD BOOKS

 

Thanks to Fernwood Books for donating the following publications to the CERIS Resource Centre:

 

Narda Razuk, ATranforming the Field: Critical Antiracist and Anti-Oppressive Perspectives for the Human Services Practicum@

 

Michael Anthony Hart, ASeeking Mino-Pimatisiwin: An Aboriginal Approach to Helping@