CERIS MONTHLY BULLETIN

January 2005

Issue No. 67

The Bulletin comes out each month to keep you informed about upcoming events in and around CERIS and the Metropolis Project, including seminars, conferences, public consultations, new research resources, and meetings of the Management Board, its working committees and Partnership Advisory Council.

The deadline for information to be included in the next Monthly Bulletin is January 31, 2005.

v CERIS Meetings

v News from CERIS, CERIS Researchers, and Partners

v CERIS Seminars

v Public Events, Conferences & Announcements

v Call for Papers and Proposals

v CERIS Working Paper Series

v New Documents in the CERIS Resource Centre

v New Documents in the CERIS Virtual Library

v Internet Resources

v Summer Courses

CERIS wishes all its subscribers a healthy and peaceful year ahead, and would also like to thank you for your support and interest in our work on immigration and settlement.

But CERIS wishes above all at this time of tragedy for so many in our community to express our sincere sympathies to all who have suffered losses in the countries affected by the tsunami. Please know that our thoughts are with you.

****** CERIS MEETINGS ******

CERIS MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETINGS

Friday, January 14, 2005 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Friday, April 8, 2005 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

At the main CERIS (Toronto) office, 246 Bloor St. West, 7^th Floor, Room 702

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

CERIS 2005 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

All documents on the CERIS 2005 Request for Proposals, including Guidelines, Application Form, and Frequently Asked Questions, are now available on our website in PDF format in the “What's New” section.

The deadline for submissions is January 24, 2005 at 4:00 p.m.

To read it or to download the documents, click on the following link:

http://ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/RFP/RFP2005/RFP2005%20home.htm

Or copy the link and paste it in your web browser.

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NEW BOARD MEMBERS

CERIS welcomes two new members of the Management Board. Dr. Minelle Mahtani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus, and is replacing Dr. Audrey Macklin as one of the university’s representatives on the Board. Mr. Don Embuldeniya is a Research Analyst in Allocations and Community Services at the United Way of Greater Toronto and is replacing Ms. Fawzia Ratanshi.

We wish to thank the two outgoing members for their contributions and look forward to working with the two new members in the coming years.

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CERIS OPEN HOUSE

Date: March 11, 2005 2:00 to 5:00

246 Bloor St. West, 3^rd Floor

Join us for the CERIS Open House featuring a panel discussion and poster presentations by community-based organizations. Meet CERIS faculty, students and community partners, and find out how you can get more involved in CERIS. Details will be announced later.

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POLICY MATTERS NO. 14

Social Inclusion, Anti-Racism and Democratic Citizenship

By Anver Saloojee

This paper identifies racism as a form of social exclusion. Exclusion in the form of racial discrimination results in unequal access for racialized groups to rights, goods and services, employment, and all areas of public life. This analysis discusses the potential of social inclusion to move beyond the limitations of a public policy of multiculturalism by democratizing democracy. Social inclusion is about an inclusive democracy that places social justice at the heart of the question. From an anti-racist perspective, this paper describes the building blocks necessary for creating an inclusive society. It outlines several policy implications involved with achieving an inclusive society. Some of these include:

Renewing the commitment to employment equity;

Strengthening human rights commissions;

Increasing the role of municipal governments in providing local services; and

Investing in public education.

To link to the original report Working Paper Series on Social Inclusion http://206.191.51.193/page_1069.cfm

The paper is available in PDF format on the “What’s New” section of our website, or click

http://ceris.metropolis.net/PolicyMatter/PolicyMatters14.pdf

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FORGING NEW TIES, PLANTING NEW ROOTS

A Guide to Canadian Resources for Immigrant Parents of Young Children

This new manual and video are the result of a two-year research project funded by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) under the direction of CERIS Senior Scholar Kenise Murphy Kilbride and CERIS Education Domain Leader Mehrunnisa Ali.

The materials attempt to answer questions that all parents of young children have, but that are not so easily answered when they first arrive in a new country. Forging New Ties, Planting New Roots provides links for immigrant parents to the people, programs, and places that are available to assist them within areas of health, childcare and child safety, education, and observing traditions and cultural heritage in different provinces of Canada. Among other information, it lists different web sites that provide many facts of value to parents of young children. The manual and videos are available in Amharic, Arabic, Dari, English, French, Mandarin, Somali, Twi, and Urdu.

The materials are sold on a cost-recovery basis by Chestnut Publishing Group Canada (Tel: 416-224-5824; 416-486-7919; Fax: 416-486-4752). Prices for the package of video and manual are $25 each for 1 or 2 sets, $24 each for 3 or more sets, $23 each for 6 or more sets, and $22 each for 9 or more sets, plus GST and shipping and handling.

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CERIS RESEARCH RETREAT

Presentations from the Research Retreat held on October 15, 2004 are posted on the CERIS website at:

http://ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/ResearRetreat/2004/presentations.htm

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RESOURCE CENTRE OPENING HOURS

The CERIS Resource Centre will be open on Mondays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To make an appointment with the Resource Centre Coordinator, Dr. Wei Wei Da, please call 416-946-8825 or email her at: weiwei.da@utoronto.ca

************ CERIS SEMINARS ***************

HOUSING, RACIALISATION AND HEALTH

Date: Friday, January 21, 2005 12:00 – 2:00

Presenters:

Jim Dunn, Research Scientist, Centre for Research on Inner-City Health, St. Michael's Hospital and Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Toronto

Hélène Grégoire, Research and Evaluation Coordinator, Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre

David Hulchanski, Director of the Centre for Urban & Community Studies and Professor in the Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto

Mwarigha, M.S. Manager, Community Revitalization, Toronto Community Housing Corporation

Sherry Phillips and Erika Khandor, Lawrence Heights Community Health Centre

Members of racialised groups have increased dramatically in Toronto during the past two decades. At the same time, access to adequate and affordable housing has become problematic for many racialised group members. There is also general agreement that poor housing circumstances can impact on the health status of racialised groups but the specifics are not well known. This seminar will explore the intersections between housing, racialisation and health. Presentations by leading experts in these fields will be followed by an overview of a community based study being undertaken in northwest Toronto by Lawrence Heights Community Health Centre and Access Alliance's Housing, Race and Health Status Working Group.

Moderator: Robert Murdie, CERIS Housing and Neighbourhoods Domain Leader

Location: Room 348, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto (St. George Subway Station, Bedford Road Exit)

Please RSVP at 416-946-3110 or wilhelmina.peter@utoronto.ca
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FROM EMIGRATION TO IMMIGRATION: CHANGING TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION IN EUROPE AND THE CASE OF SPAIN

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Presenter: Dan Rodríguez-García, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto

Visiting Scholar, CERIS

The increase in international immigration and the new processes of interculturalism are challenging the social and political structures in Europe. This presentation will discuss the main socio-demographic trends in international migration in Europe, focusing, in general, on countries in Southern Europe and, in particular, on Spain – a “new” country of immigration, yet potentially one of the greatest reception areas for international migration in the Mediterranean. This presentation will also raise theoretical and social issues concerning the incorporation of immigrants into host societies by comparing European and Canadian contexts.

Location: Room 548, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto (St. George Subway Station, Bedford Road Exit)

Please RSVP at 416-946-3110 or wilhelmina.peter@utoronto.ca

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EDUCATION DOMAIN SEMINAR

Date: Friday, February 11, 2005 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Presenters: TBA

Moderator: Dr. Mehru Ali,

CERIS Education Domain Leader, and

Associate Professor, School of Early Childhood Education, Ryerson University

The seminar will include presentations on a national plan for integration of newcomer children and youth, and strategies for all teachers to develop resources and skills in ESL teaching.

Location: Room 548, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto (St. George Subway Station, Bedford Road Exit)

Please RSVP at 416-946-3110 or wilhelmina.peter@utoronto.ca

*** PUBLIC EVENTS, CONFERENCES & ANNOUNCEMENTS***

10TH INTERNATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE

Date: October 17-21, 2005 in Toronto, Canada

The 10th International Metropolis Conference will feature some of the world's key thinkers who will stimulate debate on questions such as:

How does increasing diversity affect the economic, social, cultural, justice, and political aspects of the world's cities?
What are the benefits and challenges of diversity for our societies?
To what extent are national migration policies consistent with the interests of the cities that become home to migrants?
What are our best available policy and program options? How can they be made transferable from one setting to another?
What are the respective roles of national and local governments in ensuring the best outcomes for all? What ought to be the role of international and intergovernmental organizations in managing migration?
How can we more effectively take advantage of the wealth of research that is being carried out worldwide on these issues?

Registration
On-line registration will be made available in March 2005.

Adjudicated workshop proposals

Deadline for submission: Please submit your workshop proposals by February 28, 2005, by e-mail to: metropolis2005@toronto.ca

Metropolis 2005 Conference Secretariat
Tel: +1-416-392-4990
E-mail: metropolis2005@toronto.ca
Project Manager: Robert Davis

Visit the website at: www.toronto.ca/metropolis/index2.htm

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"DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" CAMPAIGN: Official Launch Event

Date: Friday, January 14, 2005 at 9:00 p.m. at the 360 located at 326 Queen Street West

Join DADT to commemorate the launch of the DADT campaign as well as help raise funds and awareness about the situation faced by immigrants and refugees who are forced to the margins of the municipality. Besides entertainment, this event will also include speakers from affected communities, frontline service workers and campaign organizers talking about making basic services such as housing, shelter, foodbanks, policing, social assistance and schooling available to all city residents. Tickets are $10 or Pay What You Can. For more information, visit: www.dadttoronto.org

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CHILD POVERTY/ADVOCACY FORUM

Date: January 25, 2005 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Parliament Hill in Ottawa

The ‘Child Poverty in Canada: Too many, Too Long’ forum that was to take place on November 30^th will now be discussing plans to reduce child poverty in January. The panel of presenters will include Ken Battle of the Caledon Institute, Sharon Chisholm of Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, Tom Kent of Queen’s University, Dorothy O’Connell of the Ottawa Action on Poverty and John Ibbitson of the Globe and Mail. For more information, contact: Liyu Guo at liyugo@fsatoronto.com or 416-595-9230 ext. 244

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CRRF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 2005: Call for Submissions

Deadline: February 1, 2005

Nominations are open for the Canadian Race Relations Foundation's Award of Excellence Program. This

initiative serves to recognize 'Best Practices' in anti-racism. Applicants can nominate an organization or an individual youth (age 15-29 years), or you can self-nominate. In 2005, there will be a minimum of $20,000 in cash prizes to be given away!

A 'Best Practice' is a program, project, or strategy that has demonstrated a tangible difference in addressing racism in the country. This initiative should apply to the issue of systemic or individual racism. There are six categories for nominations: Aboriginal; Community; Corporate; Education; Government/Public; or, Youth.

The top finalists of the youth sector will be invited to attend the National Youth Anti-Racism Network

conference from March 18 to 20, 2005, in Calgary, Alberta. The youth winners and finalists in all categories will be invited to an awards gala and Best Practices symposium October 20-23, 2005, in Toronto.

For a brochure and nomination form, please visit the CRRF website at: www.crr.ca

For more information contact: The CRRF

Tel: 1-888-240-4936 (toll free); 416-952-3500; Email: info@crr.ca

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NOMINATIONS FOR URBAN LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Deadline: February 1, 2005

Identify individuals, groups and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to our public realm. Award categories include City Renewal, City Soul, City Livability, City Initiatives, City Youth and Local Heroes. Winners will be honoured at the 2nd Annual Urban Leadership Awards Luncheon on May 24, 2005.

To obtain a Nomination Package and for more information, go to www.canurb.com/awards or call Robin Mednick at (416) 365-0816 ext. 283.

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CROSS-CANADA HEARINGS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS STANDING COMMITTEE ON CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION: An opportunity for your voice to be heard

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration will be traveling to the following cities in March and April 2005: St. John's, Halifax, Charlottetown, Fredericton, Quebec, Montreal, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria. Hearings will be held at each location on the following topics:

A New Citizenship Act
Recognition of the International Experience and Credentials of Immigrants
Family Reunification Issues

For further information, please contact:
William Farrell, Clerk of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, (613) 995-8525,

The Honourable Andrew Telegdi, P.C., M.P., (613) 996-5928, CIMM@parl.gc.ca

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FORGING SOCIAL FUTURES: CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Date: June 16-18, 2005 at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick

The Canadian Council for Social Development is hosting the 12^th Biennial Canadian Social Welfare Policy Conference. The conference will provide a bilingual forum for citizens, scholars, and individuals working in government, university, non-profit, and voluntary settings to work toward forging more responsive and equitable policies, programs, and practices in the social policy arena in Canada and abroad.

For details, please visit: www.ccsd.ca/events/cswp/2005/cfp.pdf

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LOCAL INTEGRATION HEALTH NETWORKS

A major reorganization is underway in health care in Ontario, Canada. The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care has launched the Local Integration Health Networks initiative to be up and running by April 1, 2005.

In response, the Wellesley Central Health Corporation has created a section on its website titled "LHIN Community Voices," to allow partners and members of the community to have a direct voice on this important subject: http://www.wellesleycentral.com/wellesley/blog.asp

The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care website is at http://www.health.gov.on.ca/

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ON-LINE INITIATIVE FOR NEWCOMER PROFESSIONALS

COSTI has launched this initiative in partnership with the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants and the York Catholic District School Board. The Office of Learning Technologies awarded COSTI $347, 336 over the next three years to assist with this new on-line learning support which will provide sector-specific workplace communication training, information and referral, employment advice, and peer support. For more information, contact Mary Cellucci (COSTI) at 416-658-1600 ext 25 or visit www.costi.org.

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

2005-2006 FELLOWS PROGRAM IN POPULATION POLICY COMMUNICATIONS

Call for Applications by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB)

Deadline for applications: January 31, 2005

The Program is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and is open to citizens of developing countries who are doctoral-level students in the United States and Canada. They may be in any field of study but must have a demonstrated interest in population, family planning, or reproductive health. The Population Reference Bureau provides timely and objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications. For more information, visit http://www.prb.org/

Please note that due to funding restrictions, PRB cannot accept applicants from countries not supported by USAID's Global Health Bureau. To find out if your country is eligible for USAID funds, please check the following Internet page:

www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/home/Countries/index.html

Application forms can be downloaded from the PRB website or can be requested from the Fellows Program Manager:

Sara Adkins-Blanch

Population Reference Bureau

1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC 20009

Telephone: 202-483-1100; Fax: 202-328-3937; E-mail: saraab@prb.org

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CALLS FOR CONCEPTUAL AND DATA BASED PAPERS

Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Meeting

Date: June 27 - 30, 2005 in Toronto

Deadline for submission: 12:00 a.m., Friday, February 4, 2005

This is a special joint meeting of the SER and the Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics. There will be a contributed paper session on Race and Class Inequalities in Health and those who are working in this area can submit abstracts that may be chosen for distribution at the June meeting and for publishing in a supplement issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Submit online at: http://www.ser-cseb2005.org

For more information on the Race and Class Inequalities in Health, contact Irene Yen at: ihyen@itsa.ucsf.edu or Pat O'Campo at: pat.ocampo@utoronto.ca

For more information about the conference, visit www.epireserach.org.

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TOWARD SOCIAL JUSTICE: Illusions, Realities, Possibilities

18^th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association

Date: October 13 – 16, 2005 in Ottawa

Deadline for submission: March 31, 2005

Conference organizers welcome proposals for papers, sessions / panels / presentations that address the topics of ethnicity, immigration, diversity, and multiculturalism in Canada, particularly in relation to social justice. Organizers welcome submissions from a variety of perspectives, academic disciplines, and areas of study, including the humanities and the arts, as well as the social sciences.

For more information, visit:

http://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=128&nid=1836

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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION: Democracy and Education

Call for Manuscripts for a Special Issue

Deadline for submission: March 31, 2005

The proposed special issue will examine democracy and education over time, in different national contexts, and through an interdisciplinary lens. The editors welcome submissions in English or French, which address varying definitions of democracy as supported or challenged by education, both formal and informal, and as involving people of various ages, political and social orientations.

Guest editors for this special issue are Sharon Anne Cook and Joel Westheimer, Democratic Dialogue, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa: www.democraticdialogue.com

For more information, visit: http://www.csse.ca/CJE/home.htm

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ESPACES-POPULATIONS-SOCIÉTÉS

This French-based, peer-reviewed academic journal, published in Lille, is preparing an issue devoted to diasporas in world cities, scheduled for the second half of 2005. Papers, either of a conceptual nature about the general topic or focusing of specific cases are welcome.

Papers could examine, for instance, migratory movements and trajectories of diasporic migrants (personal, family and professional mobilities). They could also focus on the insertion of diasporas in the cosmopolitan city and identities of diasporas through their collective practices (ethnic enclave economies, religion, Internet use to maintain links with the home country and within the diaspora...). Papers should focus on large cities (at least a million people) acting as crossroads of globalization.

For more information, please contact: Yves Boquet, Professor of Geography, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. Email: boquet.yves@wanadoo.fr or yves.boquet@u-bourgogne.fr

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2005 NATHALIE DES ROSIERS AUDACITY OF IMAGINATION AWARD

Theme: Risk and Trust: Inclusive Citizenship or Excluding Citizens?

Deadline: January 21, 2005 by midnight E.S.T.

The Law Commission of Canada, the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Justice, Outreach and Partnerships initiative are pleased to announce the 2005 Nathalie Des Rosiers Audacity of Imagination Award. The award is for graduate students who are actively engaged in original and innovative research in pursuit of masters or doctoral degrees in law or the social sciences and humanities. The partnering agencies invite graduate students to submit proposals for research papers for presentation (in draft form) at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, June 4, 2005, at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. The theme for the 2005 Nathalie Des Rosiers Audacity of Imagination competition is "Risk and Trust: Inclusive Citizenship or Excluding Citizens?"

Detailed application information can be found on the Law Commission’s website at:

http://www.lcc.gc.ca/en/opportunity/partnerships/gsa/gsa2005.asp

Mail applications to:
Nathalie Des Rosiers Audacity of Imagination Award
Law Commission of Canada
222 Queen Street, Suite 1124
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8

Or fax at: (613) 946-8988

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SYMPOSIUM ON INEQUALITIES IN POPULATION

Date: September 15-16, 2005 in Malta

Organized by the Research Committee on Sociology of Population (RC41), International Sociological Association (ISA)

Deadline for submitting proposals/abstract: April 15, 2005

Sociologists and demographers may submit their proposals/abstracts (or papers) to the organizers listed in conjunction with the identified sessions below.

1. Demographic Indicators of Inequality (Organizer: Bali Ram; e-mail: rambali@statcan.ca)

2. Inequality in Mortality, Morbidity, and Health

(Organizer: Farhat Yusuf; e-mail: fyusuf@efs.mq.edu.au)

3. Aging, the Elderly, and Retirement (Organizer: Joseph Troisi; e-mail: joseph.troisi@um.edu.mt)

4. Poverty and Inequality among Youths and Children

(Organizer: Vinod Chandra; e-mail: vchandra@hss.iitkgp.ernet.in)

5. Inequalities in Fertility and Family Planning

(Organizer: Encarnacion Aracil; e-mail: enaracil@cps.ucm.es)

6. Inequalities in the Family, Gender and Sexuality

(Organizer: Dudley Poston; e-mail: d-poston@tamu.edu)

7. Ethnic Minorities, Immigrants, and Residential Segregation

(Organizer: Devanayk Sundaram; e-mail: dsundaram@hotmail.com)

8. Emerging Issues in Demography of Inequality (Organizer: Melinda Mills; e-mail: mc.mills@fsw.vu.nl)

********* CERIS WORKING PAPER SERIES *********

THE LATEST IN THE SERIES IS:

Kareem D. Sadiq (2004). The Two-Tier Settlement System: A Review of Current Newcomer Settlement Services in Canada. CERIS Working Paper #34

Submissions to the Working Paper series, based on research in the fields of immigration and settlement studies, from faculty, graduate students, and members of community organizations are most welcome.

The current editor for the series is Dr. Michael Doucet, Department of Geography, Ryerson University, Email: mdoucet@ryerson.ca Phone: (416) 979-5000 ext. 6174 Fax: (416) 979-5362

Manuscripts, in both digital and hard copy form, should be sent to the editor in WordPerfect format, if possible. An abstract of 100 to 200 words and a list of key words must be provided with each manuscript. If accepted for publication, new Working Papers will be both printed and posted to the CERIS Virtual Library. The copyright for each Working Paper remains with the author(s).

Copies of recently published CERIS Working Papers may be ordered through the CERIS Office at $10.00 each plus postage. Previously published Working Papers can be downloaded from the Virtual Library on our website: <http://ceris.metropolis.net/Virtual%20Library/VLFrame_E.html>

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

For a list of new documents in the CERIS Resource Centre, please go to: http://ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/NewdocList/newdoc list.htm

*****NEW DOCUMENTS IN THE CERIS VIRTUAL LIBRARY******

Sadiq, Kareem D. 2004. The Two-Tier Settlement System: A Review of Current Newcomer Settlement Services in Canada. CERIS Working Paper Series. # 34. 35pp.

http://ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/wkpp_list.htm

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Culture Brokering in the Health and Rehabilitation Services

CERIS Health Seminar paper presented on November 18, 2004 by Dr. John Stone, Director, Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE), State University of New York at Buffalo.

http://ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/research_content/domainsite_e.html

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

Housing is Good Social Policy

By Tom Carter and Chesya Polevychok, CPRN, 3 December, 2005

The paper traces the interaction of housing with health, education, income security, immigration, employment and community development. This report indicates that some 1.7 million Canadian households lack adequate or affordable housing today and many of those who experience housing problems are Aboriginals, seniors, single parents, recent immigrants who are also significant users of social services. This report calls for re-integration of housing policy with other sectors of social and economic policy.

http://www.cprn.org/en/doc.cfm?doc=1131

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Making refugee claims in Canada: Implementation of Safe Third Country Provisions

On 29 December, 2004, safe third country provisions took effect, restricting the right to make a refugee claim in Canada. The safe third country provisions affect claimants at the US-Canada border at a land port of entry and claimants who are not US citizens. The general rule is that these claimants who try to make a refugee claim in Canada will be sent back to the US to have their claim determined in the US with some exceptions for people who will be able to make the claims in Canada.

For full details visit:

http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/index-e.html or http://www.web.net/~ccr/fronteng.htm.

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

CCPA has launched their newly re-designed website that contains easy to use features and on-line research information. The website offers, mostly free online research and analysis along with solutions on current policy initiatives facing Canadians.

www.policyalternatives.ca

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RESOURCES FROM SETTLEMENT.ORG

Join Us for a Study to Improve Settlement.Org!

Newcomers to Canada who use Settlement.Org are invited to participate in a research project. Find out more here.

http://www.settlement.org/sys/library_detail.asp?doc_id=1003702

**Where can I find health information in other languages? NEW **

There are a number of web sites in Canada and from other countries that have information about health and health issues in other languages.

http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000655

** Dealing with Landlord Harassment and Discrimination - A Guide for Tenants UPDATED **

It is illegal for your landlord, superintendent, property manager, or anyone acting for your landlord to harass or discriminate against you.

http://www.settlement.org/sys/guides_detail.asp?faq_id=4000512

** How can I find information about companies in Ontario? **

There are a number of ways to find information about companies. You can search for information on the Internet, in books and other print publications off the Internet and from organizations in your community.

http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000557

**Featured Discussion: A Success Story **

One newcomer’s story about the difficulties, barriers and successes he faced looking for work.

http://www.settlement.org/discuss/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2740

**Featured Region: Guelph and Area**

Find help in Guelph and Area

http://www.settlement.org/sys/regions_detail.asp?doc_id=1002863

********** SUMMER COURSES **********

Summer Institute on International Migration, Ethnic Diversity and Cities 2005

International School for Humanities and Social Sciences, Universiteit van Amsterdam

June 13-30, 2005

This is a three-week programme, which seeks to explore the topical features of international migration and the incorporation of immigrants in cities and states of destination. The themes of the seminar will be approached in an international comparative way, building on theoretical and empirical contributions of sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, geographers, economists, philosophers and historians. The Institute is open to advanced undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students as well as professionals working in a field related to the topic of the Summer Institute.

Students from 57 countries are now eligible to attend the Summer Institute under the NUFFIC scholarship program for short courses. The NUFFIC deadline is Feb. 1, 2005, and before applying to NUFFIC, students must apply to the Summer Institute and be accepted.

For more details go to http://www.ishss.uva.nl/SIM/index.html

Amy Abdou, Program Manager, Summer Institute ISHSS

Prins Hendrikkade 189 b

1011 TD Amsterdam

Tel: 31-20-525-3776

Email: sim-ishss@uva.nl

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Summer Course on Refugee Issues

Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Toronto

June 11-19, 2005

Applications are now being accepted. Internationally recognized and acclaimed, the Summer Course on Refugee Issues offers postgraduate training in refugee issues for practitioners inside and outside government who work on some aspect of refugee protection or assistance. The course includes panel discussions, case studies, a simulation exercise, and lectures from experts in the field, both local and international. Topics covered in the course include, but are not limited to; root causes and consequences of forced displacement, ethics of forced migration, the UNHCR, cultural psychology of refugees, statelessness, internally displaced persons, public health responses, international trafficking, and refugees and human rights. A York University Centre for Refugee Studies Certificate is awarded upon successful completion of the course.

Enrolment to the course is limited, and early submission of applications is suggested.

For more information and to obtain an application, please visit http://www.yorku.ca/crs

Bruce Collet (Email: summer@yorku.ca)

Summer Course Director

Centre for Refugee Studies

York University

Suite 315, York Lanes

4700 Keele Street

Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3

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Visit the York CERIS Website: http://www.yorku.ca/ceris

Visit the National Metropolis Website: http://canada.metropolis.net

If you would like to add an event to the listings in the Bulletin, please forward the complete information to Sue Ann Truong at the CERIS office by fax or e-mail: ceris.office@utoronto.ca

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