A Residential Segregation And
Neighborhood Attainment Among Toronto's Visible Minorities: Testing
Spatial Assimilation Theory With Micro-level Data@
Presented by:
John Myles; Professor of Sociology,
Canada Research Chair University of Toronto
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2:00 TO 4:00 P.M.
Room 240 - Sociology Department, 725
Spadina Ave., University of Toronto
Dr. Myles has written widely on
changing patterns in the distribution of wages and job skills and on
comparative difference on class structure and political attitudes. His
book Relations of Ruling: Class and Gender in Postindustrial Societies
(1994) was awarded the Harold Adam Innis Award for Best Book in
Canadian Social Sciences. He is currently a member of the Advisory
Committee on Labor Statistics, Statistics Canada.Reception and
refreshments to follow. All are welcome to attend both lecture and
reception.
Sponsored by the Robert F. Harney
Professorship and Program in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism
Studies: www.utoronto.ca/ethnicstudies, ethnic.studies@utoronto.ca
Ghanaian-Canadian Association of
Ontario in conjunction with The Consulate General of Ghana in Toronto,
proudly presents :
Ghana's 45th Independence Anniversary
Celebration
SATURDAY, MARCH 09, 2002
Part
1: 10:00 AM B 4:00 PM -- Youth Exhibition & Games
Regina
Pacis Catholic Secondary School,
45
Norfinch Dr. (Jane & Finch/Opposite. Police Station)
Part
2: 8:00 PM B 3:00 AM -- Heritage Extravaganza & Dance
Venue:
North Kipling Community Centre
(2
Rowntree road/Kipling & Steeles, Etobicoke)
SPECIAL
GUEST OF HONOUR: His Excellency, Samuel Arthur Odoi-Sykes
(Ghana's
new High Commissioner to Canada)
ADMISSION
- FREE!! DONATIONS!! Please Come on Time!
Cash
Bar B Food B Drinks, Plus Good Music For Your Dancing Feet.
For
more info, please call: 416-740-9734, 416-923-6641 Ext. 2513,
416-663-3131
This
event is being sponsored by: Ghanaian Community Churches, Businesses
& Associations Toronto District Catholic School Board ,Western
Union Money Transfer.
The Centre for Research in French
Canadian Culture (CRCCF) at the University of Ottawa will host a
conference called "Linguistic Governance: Canada in
Perspective." The goal of the conference is to bring together
recent research on language policy in Canada, its relationship to
multiculturalism, and to compare this with the European experience.
The conference will take place MARCH 14-16 2002 at the
University of Ottawa. To view the programme, or for other information
on attending the conference, contact CRCCF, University of Ottawa,
Pavilion Lamoureux, bureau 274 145, rue Jean-Jacques-Lussier, C.P.
450, succ. A, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5; email: crccf@uottawa.ca;
website:www.uottawa.ca/academic/crccf/
SOCIOLOGICAL REFLEXIONS
Provoked by the contingency of life and
inspired by the diversity within we attempt to reflect what we have
experienced through the social, to understand and convey it to others.
The social encompasses all that we know in practice, through
institutions and structures, and by social forces, propelling our
agencies in every shifting direction. Bestowed with the privilege and
the means to write and authorize, realising that we write for someone
other than ourselves, we must consistently be reflexive in the act of
that conveyance.
The fourth annual Sociological
Conference, occurring on the 15th and 16th of March 2002, is
requesting that academics from all human disciplines come forward and
partake in the imaginative construction of this wonderland. Virtual
evidence and verifications, regarding this event, can be found at:
www.yorku.ca/soci/gradconference or direct your inquiries to Erica
Stillo at ericas@yorku.ca
FACULTY OF NURSING DIVERSITY &
EQUITY COMMITTEE SPEAKER SERIES.
The Faculty of Nursing Diversity &
Equity Committee is pleased to invite you to a talk by Dr. Dyanne D.
Affonso, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Nursing. This event will take
place on MARCH 18TH, 2002, FROM 1:00 - 2:30 in Room 107 Faculty
of Nursing. This invitation is open to all students, staff, faculty,
and community partners. If you plan to attend, please e-mail your RSVP
to b.st.denis@utoronto.ca mailto: b.st.denis@utoronto.ca. RSVP or call
416-946-8166 by March 7th, 2002.
Canadian Woman Studies/Les cahiers de
la femme CWS/cf invites you to help us celebrate our Fourth Annual
ASpring Renewal.@ A special fundraising dinner at Grano Restaurant
(2035 Yonge St).
THURSDAY,
MARCH 21, 2002 FROM 6:00 TO 9:30 PM
Really
good food! Great Company! Silent Auction! Only $40.00 Cash bar.
Reserve
your seat now and help support CWS/cf !!
To
order tickets please call: CWS/cf c/o 212 Founders College.
York
University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Tel:
(416) 736-5356, Fax: (416) 736-5765, Email: cwscf@yorku.ca
Ryerson
B RBC Foundation Institute for Disability Studies Research and
Education
Intersections.
A series of Distinguished Visitors exploring the links between
disability and other sites of social oppression, MARCH 21, 2002.
International
Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination -- Presenting:
Mr.
Leroy Moore, African American poet, writer, researcher and activist.
"Disabled
People of Colour: Oppression is the womb of Self-Determination".
Leroy
Moore is founder and chair of Disability Advocates of Minorities
Organization and New Voices: Disabled Poets and Artists of Color.
Moore=s readings, lectures and workshops are a mixture of personal,
historical, political and cultural experiences related to the reality
of being black and disabled. His presentation will combine his own
poetry with research and personal experiences in the disability
movement and the black community.
Moore's
work includes a spoken word recording, "Black Disabled Man with a
Big Mouth & a High IQ", as well as poetry and articles that
have appeared in numerous popular, scholarly and online publications.
He is presently editing an anthology of disabled writers and artists
of colour.
Present
plans for Mr. Moore's visit include:
Public
Forum --
THURSDAY,
MARCH 21, 2002. 6:30 TO 8:30 PM,
in the Olive Baker Lounge
Panel
Presentation --
FRIDAY,
MARCH 22, 2002. 1:00 TO 3:00 PM,
in the Olive Baker Lounge
For
further details, visit http://www.ryerson.ca/ds/dates.htm
NEW PIONEERS AWARDS IN MARCH
Join
us at the10th anniversary New Pioneers Awards gala on MARCH 21,
2002 at the Westin Harbour Castle,Toronto. Celebrate the
achievements of six exceptional immigrants and refugees and their
contributions to Canada.
Skills
for Change is proud to have Citytv, The Toronto Star, Sing Tao Daily
and EZ Rock 97.3 FM as the media sponsors for the 10th Annual New
Pioneers Awards event. For more information: www.skillsforchange.org/npa
TORONTO'S 4TH ANNUAL
COMMITMENT TO A "DIVERSE-CITY" AWARDS.
Awarded each year at Culture Link=s ALL
OUR RELATIONS Dinner and Dance, MARCH 22, 2002. Further
information contact CultureLink at 416-588-6288 or mkerr@culturelink.net
25TH
NATIONAL LEGAL CONFERENCE ON IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE POLICY, Hyatt
Regency Hotel, Washington, D.C., MARCH
21-22, 2002
For
more information please contact: Centre for Migration Studies
209
Flagg Place, Staten Island, NY 10304-1122 Phone: 718-351-8800
Fax:
718-667-4598 e-mail: cms@cmsny Web site: http://www.cmsny.org
UPCOMING
GTA FORUM SESSIONS
MAKING
THE GTA MORE SUSTAINABLE: SOCIAL CHALLENGES
Speakers:
Maureen Adams, United Way of Greater Toronto; Others TBA
Moderator/Commentator:
Bob Murdie, York University
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 27, 2002*
*N.B.
Scheduled on Wednesday because of approaching long weekend
For
more information, write to Forum Coordinator Frances Frisken, ffrisken@yorku.ca
or call 416-480-2313 or visit web site: http://www.yorku.ca/gtaform
There
will be a workshop on "Political Accommodation of Ethnonationally
Diverse Societies" at the 2002 European Consortium for Political
Research (ECPR) Joint Sessions, Turin, Italy, MARCH 22-27, 2002.
The workshop will focus on normative and comparative theoretical
frameworks in an integrated assessment of the constitutional politics
of multination states. Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2001.
For information contact Shane O'Neill, s.oneill@qub.ac.uk (or) Josep
Costa: josep.costa@cpis.upf.es or visit the ECPR website:
http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/jointsessions/turin/list.htm#5
The Department of Sociology &
Equity Studies in Education Speaker Series presents:
Afrocentricity, Multiculturalism, and
the Structure of Knowledge in the Western Academy by Dr. Molefi Asante,
Professor, African Studies, Temple University
FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2002 - 6:00 P.M.,
252 Bloor St. West , in the Boardroom 12-199.
The
Women's Studies program at Washington University in St. Louis
(Missouri) is organizing a conference on "Women and
Citizenship"on 12-13, APRIL, 2002. Speakers include Iris
Marion Young, Alison Jaggar, Martha Nussbaum, Susan Moller Okin and
Joan Tronto. For more information, contact Kathy McCabe at kmccabe@artsci.wustl.edu,
or visit the Women's Studies website at: http://ascc.artsci.wustl.edu/~women/
and click on "Women and Citizenship" conference.
The
African American Studies Department at Boston University is sponsoring
an
international conference entitled "Blacks and Asians: Encounters
Through Time and Space" on 12-14 APRIL 2002 The conference
will explore the global relations between people of African and Asian
decent. For more information, contact Chritine Loken-Kim, Program
Administrator, African American Studies program, 138 Mountfort St.,
Brookline, MA 02446; tel: 617 358 1421; fax: 617 353 0455; email: lokenkim@bu.edu.
THE
2002 GEORGIA MINI-CONFERENCE B "Immigration & America's
Changing Ethnic Landscapes" B Athens, GA, APRIL
12-14, 2002
The
call for abstracts and detailed information on registration and
accommodations will be forthcoming in early fall. Please direct any
questions to Kavita Pandit (pandit@uga.edu), Steve Holloway (holloway@uga.edu)
or Rob Yarbrough (ryarbrou@uga.edu). Dept. of Geography, University of
Georgia, 204 GG Building, Athens, GA 30602-1502; Ph: 706 542-4109 Fax:
706 542-2388
Journal
of the First Annual African Canadian Genealogical and Historical
Conference, MAY 4, 2002, Durham, Ontario, Canada. This
Conference, will explore the rich history of Ontario's Underground
Railroad and the historical and genealogical impact of those black
pioneers that made their way to Freedom in the Queen'=s Bush (now Grey
County) in the period of 1820 to 1865. Topic: Does formal Ontario
History properly reflect the African Canadian Experience in Ontario?
Contact person: Greta Kennedy, Liaison, Special Projects, Grey County greta@bmts.com
Tel: 519-369-3119 Fax: 519-369-5882
E-mail:
kfoster@greycounty.on.ca
The Croatian Centre for Strategic
Studies will host a Metropolis conference in the Spring of 2002 on the
subject of diaspora considered from two points of view, that of the
homeland and of the countries of destination. The Issues will include
economic, social, and political activities of diasporas and the policy
interests that follow. For more information please contact Howard
Duncan at:howard.duncan@metropolis.net
Economic
Impacts of Immigration ( Calgary, Canada , 29 MAY 2002)
http://cerf.mcmaster.ca
Congress
of Social Sciences and Humanities
Toronto,
Canada MAY 25- JUNE 1,
2002
The
Centro per l'Europa centro orientale e balcanica, in association with
the Association for the Study of Nationalities, is organizing a
special convention on"Nationalism, Identity and Regional
Cooperation: Compatibilities and Incompatibilities" at the Forli
campus of the University of Bolonga (Italy) on 4-9 JUNE, 2002.
It will be the biggest international scholarly convention on the
European continent for experts on nationalism, identity and regional
cooperation in Central Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the former
Soviet Union. For more information, check out the conference website
at: www.eurobalk.net, or contact the organizers by email at: prgchair@spbo.unibo.it
The
Laboratory of Anthropology at the Democritus University of Thrace and
the International Democritus Foundation are presenting their 4th
International Symposium on Ethnic Identities JULY 6-9, 2002.
The symposium will approach ethnic identity by investigating the
causes, effects, and national as well as international implications of
post-Cold war security issues related to cultural, religious and
national identity. For more
information,
contact Efi Styliara, International Democritus Foundation, PO Box 234,
GR-67100, Xanthi, Greece; Tel.: 0030 5410 28333; email: museum@he.duth.gr.
The Laboratory of Anthropology has a web site at: http://platon.ee.duth.gr/~xirot/labor/
Association
for Canadian Studies
Montreal,
Canada JUNE 8-10, 2002 http://www.acs.-aec.ca
There
will be an international conference on "Ethnicity and Nationalism
in Divided Societies: Conflict and Accommodation" in Tel Aviv and
Haifa, Israel on 10-12, JUNE, 2002. The conference is
co-organized by Sammy Smooha and Mottie Tamarkin, and speakers will
include Rogers Brubaker, Donald Horowitz and George Schopflin. The
main focus of the conference will be on former Communist countries and
the Middle East. For more information contact the organizers at
ssmooha@univ.haifa.ac.il or
mottie@post.tau.ac.il
International
Society for Equity in Health, Second International Conference, JUNE
14-16, 2002, Toronto, Canada. The Conference theme is Equity:
Research in the Service of Policy and Advocacy for Health and Health
Services. The International Society for Equity in Health (ISEqH)
welcomes those interested in equity in health and health services to
share expertise and experience through an international
cross-disciplinary forum. Contact: Monica Riutort, ISEqH Secretariate-mail:
Phone: 416 978 3763 Fax: 416 978 3912 or visit web site: http://www.iseqh.org
The
Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington is
organizing a conference on "Diversity and Citizenship in
Multicultural Nation States", to be held at the Rockefeller
Foundation's Study and Conference Center in Bellagio, Italy on 17-21
JUNE, 2002. The conference will include social scientists and
educational researchers from 11 countries, to explore how different
countries deal with issues of unity and diversity in their citizenship
education. For more information, contact the conference organizer,
Prof. James Banks, Director, Center for Multicultural Education,
University of Washington, at jbanks@u.washington.edu, or visit the
Center's website at:
http://depts.washington.edu/centerme/home.htm
Welcome
to our International conference on labour supply and diversity. This
is
a
preinvitation. The conference is taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden, SEPTEMBER
2-3, 2002. For further information contact: Katarina Mlekov;
Gothenburg Region of Local Authorities at katarina.mlekov@gr.to
There
will be an interdisciplinary conference on "Citizens, Nations,
and Cultures: Transatlantic Perspectives" at the Maastricht
Center for Transatlantic Studies, Netherlands, on 16-19 OCTOBER
2002. Keynote speakers include Sabine Broek, Jose Casanova, and
John Keane. This conference will explore what the 'transatlantic'
means for the people of Africa, the Americas, and Europe, focusing on
three inter-locking
dimensions
of the transatlantic experience. Firstly, at a time when globalisation
raises concerns about the impact of westernisation or, more
specifically, Americanisation on the rest of the world, the conference
will ask what a study of the transatlantic can tell us about how
people have adapted to cultural exchanges in the past. Secondly, the
conference will examine the transatlantic experience as a focus of
scholarly or artistic practice. Finally, the conference will ask what
we can learn by the comparative experiences on the different sides of
the Atlantic. What, for example, can comparative studies tell us about
the relative experience of citizenship, nation, and race? For more
information, including how to submit a paper proposal, go to the
conference website at:
http://www.cmsu.edu/mcts/ Or contact
Neil Wynn, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of
Glamorgan, at: nawynn@glam.ac.uk
*****
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,
including how to submit workshop proposals (by Feb. 15th), check the
conference website at: http://international.metropolis.net
Or
contact the conference organizers by email at: oslo2002@metropolis.net
*****
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS **********
SPECIAL
ISSUE
Health
of Immigrant Populations
Guest
Editors: Dr. Anne Neufeld and Dr. Margaret J. Harrison
We
invite manuscripts that address the theme of health of immigrant
populations. The scope of this theme is broad including psychosocial,
cultural, environmental, or biological factors
that directly or indirectly influence: health, illness, health care,
health care services and health or social policy. Manuscripts may
focus on research methods, theory, or research findings and should
follow WJNR manuscript specifications.
Submission
Deadline: March 31, 2002. Send manuscripts or letters of inquiry to:
Western
Journal of Nursing Research, 3rd Floor Clinical Sciences Building,
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA T6G 2G3
peggy.pilgrim@ualberta.ca
(or) contact anne.neufeld@ualberta.ca
MAYTREE
FOUNDATION ACCESS PROGRAM: SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CONVENTION REFUGEES.
The
Maytree Foundation Access Program facilities access to post secondary
education by convention refugees who are not landed. The purpose of
the program is:
-
To provide access to post-secondary education for Convention refugee
youth
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To give high performing young women and men, who would otherwise not
have access, an opportunity to participate in a community college or
university program of their choice
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To facilitate the landing process for participating students and their
families; and
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To promote social responsibility through volunteer service
The
program is open only to Convention refugee youth (ages 19-27) who:
-have
not yet attained permanent resident status
-are
willing to work on the process of landing with a refugee counselor
-wish
to attend an accredited community college or university in Toronto
The
value of the awards varies. Tuition, books and transportation are
covered.
Deadline:
March 29, 2002. Guidelines and application forms are available from
http://www.maytree.com or contact Violeta Li at tel: 416-944-2627,
fax: 416-944-8915 or vli@maytree.com
ETHICS
AND PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWSHIPS
Applications
are invited from persons with a deep interest in ethics in leadership
working in any public policy area (government, public service,
academia, policing etc.) for a three to four month Fellowship in
Public Policy for the year 2002 - 2003 sponsored by the Sheldon Chumir
Foundation for Ethics in Leadership. The successful applicant will
spend the fellowship period working fulltime on a project related to
the theme of Ethics in Leadership in government, politics, public
service, policing or a similar area.
For
more details see: http://www.chumirethicsfoundation.ca/govprint.html
CALL FOR PAPERS ON ASYLUM MIGRATION
United
Nations University and World Institute for Development Economics
Research
Conference
on Poverty, International Migration and Asylum, Helsinki, Finland,
27-28 September 2002.
In recent years, substantial numbers of
people have migrated - or sought to migrate - from regions that are
afflicted by poverty and insecurity to more prosperous and stable
parts of the world. By the year 2000, the United Nations estimated
that about 140 million persons - or roughly two percent of the world's
population - resided in a country where they were not born.
The conference will focus on two major
themes: the economic consequences of immigration, and issues
associated with asylum migration.
1) Asylum migration: patterns and
trends 2) Asylum migration: modes and methods 3) Asylum migration:
implications for receiving states 4) Asylum migration: implications
for countries of origin 5) Asylum migration: public policy responses
Selected conference papers, together
with a policy summary, will be included in a conference volume, edited
by Professor George Borjas (Harvard University) and Dr. Jeffery Crisp
(Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit, UNHCR).
Those interested in participating in
the conference are invited to submit by 30 April 2002 the application
form downloadable from the wider web site www.wider.unu.edu. Those
interested in presenting a paper are asked to include a title and
one-page abstract of their proposed contribution. Early applications
will be given preference. Applications from younger researchers and
from researchers in developing countries are especially welcome. WIDER
will cover the cost of accommodation and meals in Helsinki during the
period of the conference. It may also be possible to contribute to the
travel expenses of those unable to cover their travel costs from other
sources.
Applications
and further communications should be sent by e-mail, fax or mail as
follows:
APPLICATION FORM IN WORD. E-MAIL migration@wider.unu.edu,
FAX
+358 9 615 99333, WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6B, 00160 Helsinki,
Finland
See
also: http://www.wider.unu.edu/
