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 Governance Board, its working committees and Partnership Advisory Council.
The deadline for information to be included in the next Monthly Bulletin is October 31, 2005.
v News from CERIS, CERIS Researchers, and Partners
v CERIS Seminars
v Public Events, Conferences & Announcements
v CERIS Working Paper and Policy Matters Series
v CERIS Resource Centre: New Hours
v CERIS Virtual Library
v Internet Resources
***** CERIS MEETINGS *****
Friday, November 25, 2005 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
(Please note new date.)
At the main CERIS (Toronto) office, 246 Bloor St. West, 7th Floor, Room 702
***** NEWS FROM CERIS, CERIS RESEARCHERS, AND PARTNERS *****
NEW BOARD MEMBER
CERIS extends a warm welcome to Professor Naomi Adelson from York University who has recently joined our Governance Board. Dr. Adelson is Chair of the Department of Anthropology and received her doctorate in 1992 from McGill University. As a medical anthropologist, her interests lie in the area of the anthropology of the body, the cultural critique of biomedical knowledge, social suffering and stress discourse. Dr. Adelson was also a recipient in 2005 of CERIS funding for a project entitled “Toward Equitable Reproductive Health & Health Services for Cambodian Refugee Women: An Ethnographic Analysis.”
OUTGOING BOARD MEMBER
CERIS would like to thank Professor Valerie Preston from York University's Department of Geography for her dedicated service and commitment to CERIS. Dr. Preston recently left our Board after 3 years; her record of service, however, extends well beyond three years, since she has also served at the inception of CERIS as Chair of the Data Committee, as Associate Director, and as Chair of the CERIS Management Board. We are grateful for Dr. Preston's unstinting dedication and wish her well in her future endeavors.
CERIS STAFF CHANGES
Ms. Wilhelmina Peter, Administrative and Special Projects Assistant at CERIS, accepted a position with the Munk Centre at the University of Toronto. Her last day at CERIS was Monday, September 19, 2005. Wilhelmina will be missed by the CERIS community, and we wish her the best in her new job.
We are pleased to have Ms. Julie Young, who will graduate this fall with a Masters in Immigration and Settlement Studies from Ryerson University, replace Wilhelmina. Julie will be working half of her time with EMPIRICAL and the other half with CERIS, on a 3-month contract basis to the end of December at which time CERIS will be looking to fill the half position.
Please join us in welcoming Ms. Rong Wu, the new Resource Room Coordinator and Website Manager at CERIS. She started on September 26, 2005. Rong has a Master of Information Studies from the University of Toronto. Her previous experience with library services, web design and management will be an asset for CERIS.
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CERIS RESEARCH RETREAT
Date: Friday, November 18, 2005
(Please note new date.)
The annual research retreat is an opportunity for CERIS faculty and community members as well as our government partners to network and share ideas on research priorities in the area of immigration and settlement. Details to follow.
Location: Room 548, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto (St. George Subway Station, Bedford Road Exit)
RSVP: ceris.reception@utoronto.ca
***** CERIS SEMINARS *****
INTRODUCTION TO 2001 CENSUS PUBLIC USE MICRODATA FILES (PUMFS)
Date: Thursday, October 20, 2005 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Presenter: Ms. Susan McMillan, Statistics Canada
Moderator: Dr. Eric Fong, Chair, CERIS Data Committee; Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto
Do you want to learn how census data can be useful in your research?
This workshop will briefly review the availability of immigration data, and then discuss the recently released Public Use Microdata File (Individual File) from the 2001 Census.
Location: Room 548, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto (St. George Subway Station, Bedford Road Exit)
RSVP: ceris.office@utoronto.ca
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IMMIGRANT INCORPORATION IN THE U.S. AND CANADA: PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS
Date: Friday, November 4, 2005 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Ronald Schmidt, Professor of Political Science at California State University, Long Beach;
Fulbright-Enders Visiting Research Chair at the Centre for International Studies, University of Montreal
How do the United States and Canada compare in relation to immigrant settlement policies? That is, what kinds of policies do each country's governments attempt to deploy in relation to helping international migrants get "settled" in their new surroundings? What kinds of rationales are offered by policy advocates in defense of their policy proposals? How do these advocates articulate the aims of immigrant settlement policy? What are their expectations regarding the impact of these policies on immigrant
communities and on the country as a whole? Using critical discourse analysis, and an analytical framework centered on two sets of questions regarding each country's approach to immigrant settlement policy, Dr. Schmidt’s research project critically interrogates the rationales of policy advocates in relation to the public values of "justice" and the "public good." The seminar will provide an introduction to the project and a progress report.
Location: Room 548, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto (St. George Subway Station, Bedford Road Exit)
RSVP: ceris.reception@utoronto.ca
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HEALTH DOMAIN SEMINAR
Date: Friday, December 9, 2005 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Details to follow.
Location: Room 548, 246 Bloor St. West, Toronto (St. George Subway Station, Bedford Road Exit)
RSVP: ceris.reception@utoronto.ca
***** PUBLIC EVENTS, CONFERENCES & ANNOUNCEMENTS*****
DISLOCATION, RELOCATION AND PLACE-MAKING BY IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN NORTH AMERICA
Keynote address by Dr. Margaret Walton-Roberts, Wilfrid Laurier University.
CERIS is committed to promoting collaboration and the collegial exchange of scholarly research on issues related to quality of life and the successful (re)settlement of immigrants and refugees. This symposium is an opportunity for graduate students throughout Ontario to present their research (completed and in progress) and network with academics, NGO personnel and policy professionals working in this field.
Papers on any aspect of immigrant or refugee experience and/or (re)settlement are welcome. Please send your abstract to the CERIS Graduate Student Symposium Organizing Committee: gradsym@yorku.ca
Please note: The deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended to October 15, 2005.
Be sure to include: Your name, university affiliation, email address, paper title and abstract.
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10TH INTERNATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE
Dates: 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:
Metropolis 2005 Conference Secretariat
Tel: 1-416-392-4990
E-mail:
metropolis2005@toronto.ca
Project Manager: Mr. Robert Davis
Visit the website at: http://www.toronto.ca/metropolis/english/index.htm
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NATIONAL ANTI-RACISM COUNCIL OF CANADA NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Dates: November 10-13, 2005 in Ottawa, Canada
2005 - the Twentieth
Anniversary Year of Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms -
building a shared community-based anti-racism and anti-racialization agenda in
Canada - where to next?
Come and join policy advocates, community organizers, activists, funders,
academics and other researchers from across Canada as we together assess
Canada's Action Plan Against Racism (CAPAR) as well as share and develop
innovative tools, models, resources, strategies and opportunities for advancing
equitable anti-racism and anti-racialization public policy agendas and
initiatives in areas such as:
To register or for more information, visit the website at: www.narcc.ca
Phone: 416-979-3909
Email: conference@narcc.ca
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6th ANNUAL CANADIAN BROWNFIELDS CONFERENCE
Dates: October 13-14, 2005 in Ottawa, Canada
Chaired by Jeff Westeinde, Chief Executive Officer, Quantum Environmental Group and a member of the Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) Advisory Panel, this exciting two-day conference has been designed to advance your thinking on brownfield redevelopment.
As well as featuring top national and international speakers, the conference includes:
Visit the website for further information: http://www.canurb.com/events/event_list.php?status=12&highlight=1&event_type=0
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SALCO Annual General Meeting
Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2005 in Toronto, Canada
The South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO) will be holding its 5th Annual General Meeting on October 25, 2005. The meeting will commence at 6:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the Friends House, 60 Lowther Avenue, Toronto. Refreshments and food will be served. You will be invited to renew your membership at this time, and new members are also welcome.
For further information, please contact agm@salc.net or AGM Committee Chair Mike Pal at mike.pal@utoronto.ca.
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JONAS WIDGREN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - VIENNA
The Swedish Government sponsors this scholarship in honour of the late Jonas Widgren (1944 – 2004).
It will allow a young migration researcher to spend a period of 9 months at the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in Vienna and pursue applied research on a number of current migration topics. For detailed information about this scholarship, visit the following link:
http://www.icmpd.org/uploadimg/JONAS%20WIDGREN%20Memorial%20Scholarship%202005.pdf
Possible relevant topics for this applied research include the following:
Deadline for the receipt of all applications is October 11, 2005.
Applications should be sent electronically to the following address: esther.dostal@icmpd.org
Paul de Guchteneire
UNESCO
Chief International Migration Section
1, rue Miollis
75015 Paris, FRANCE
Tel. +33 145683850
Fax. +33 145685724
Email: p.deguchteneire@unesco.org
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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP - UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
Applications are invited from recent PhD graduates to work with a leading, multidisciplinary international research team in a postdoctoral position as part of a major collaborative research initiative, Hidden Costs/Invisible Contributions: Marginalization of Dependent Adults.. The purpose of the Hidden Costs/Invisible Contributions research program is to create a deeper understanding of the place in society of those individuals currently characterized as 'dependent'-specifically older adults and adults with chronic illness/disability. Please visit the project website for further information: http://www.hecol.ualberta.ca/HCIC/people.htm
Interested applicants from the social sciences, humanities, health and other relevant disciplines should submit an application consisting of a cover letter and curriculum vitae to:
Janet Fast PhD
Professor, Human Ecology 3-02
University of Alberta
Edmonton AB CANADA
T6G 2N1
Email: janet.fast@ualberta.ca
Fax: (780) 492-4821
Deadline for submissions is November 15, 2005, or until a suitable candidate is found.
For further information, please contact Lori Moran, Project Manager: lori.moran@ualberta.ca
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
Preparing for Post-Secondary Education: New Roles for Governments and Families.
By Robert Sweet and Paul Anisef
The first systematic analysis of how parents plan for their children’s post-secondary education.
Available from McGill-Queen’s University Press.
Online from: http://www.mqup.mcgill.ca/ordering.php
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Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies Newsletter, Ryerson University
The Centre for Voluntary Sector Studies (CVSS) Newsletter is distributed via email three times a year in the Fall, Winter, and Spring. If you haven’t received the first issue (Spring 2005) and would like to receive it, please write to cvss@ryerson.ca.
***** CERIS WORKING PAPER AND POLICY MATTERS SERIES *****
WORKING PAPER SERIES NO. 40
Transnational, Multi-Local Motherhood: Experiences of Separation and Reunification Among Latin American Families in Canada
By Judith Bernhard, Patricia Landolt, and Luin Goldring
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
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POLICY MATTERS NO. 20
The Two-Tier Settlement System: A Review of Current Newcomer Settlement Services in Canada
By Kareem D. Sadiq
This study reviews the supply of current newcomer settlement services in Canada and, specifically, in Ontario and Toronto. Grounded in Wolch’s theory of the “shadow state,” the author argues that the settlement system is characterized by a two-tier dependency. In the first tier, large multi-service immigrant settlement agencies (ISAs) are financially dependent on government purchase-of-service agreements. In the second tier, multi-service agencies contract out services to small ethno-specific ISAs. These agencies are financially dependent on multi-service ISAs because most ethno-specific ISAs lack the resources to compete for government contracts. This two-tier system contributes to a spatial mismatch between the location of ISAs and the residential areas of newcomers. The paper concludes with a discussion of Wolch’s shadow state hypothesis and its relevance for Canadian settlement service provision.
To link to the original report CERIS Working Paper #19, see: http://ceris.metropolis.net/frameset_e.html
***** CERIS RESOURCE CENTRE: NEW HOURS *****
Effective October 11, 2005, the new hours for the CERIS Resource Centre will be:
Wednesday 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Thursday 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Friday 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
For further information, contact Rong Wu at (416) 946-8825 or ceris.resourcecentre@utoronto.ca
*****CERIS VIRTUAL LIBRARY*****
Please go to: http://ceris.metropolis.net/Virtual%20Library/VLFrame_E.html
***** INTERNET RESOURCES *****
UNESCO's International Journal on Multicultural Societies (IJMS)
Vol. 7, No. 1 of the UNESCO's International Journal on Multicultural Societies (IJMS) entitled " The Links Between Academic Research and Public Policies in the Field of Migration and Ethnic Relations: Selected National Case-Studies" is now available on-line at:
http://www.unesco.org/shs/ijms/vol7/issue1
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** I'm coming to Ontario as a Business Immigrant; what help is available for me? **
There are many services available to you before and after you successfully immigrate to Ontario as a business immigrant. Many of these services are provided by the government or by non-profit organizations.
http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000509
** Settlement.Org: Access to Professions and Trades - Portal **
Settlement.Org has a number of useful resources for Foreign-Trained Professionals and Tradespeople. In this section, we have created a gateway to that useful information for you.
http://www.settlement.org/sys/guides_detail.asp?faq_id=4000529
** Immigrant Women and Domestic Violence **
This fact sheet has important information about domestic violence and a woman's immigration status. It also deals with some of the concerns that women may have.
http://www.settlement.org/sys/guides_detail.asp?faq_id=4000620
Please visit www.settlement.org for more information and helpful resources.
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The development of our Resource Centre and Web Site Virtual Library depends on donations of paper and disk copies of relevant research documents from CERIS affiliates and partners. You can help us build up these valuable resources!
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
The Toronto CERIS office: Tel. 416-946-3110 Fax 416-971-3094
The York CERIS office: Tel. 416-736-5223 Fax 416 736-5752 E-mail: ceris@yorku.ca
Visit the CERIS Website: http://ceris.metropolis.net
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 Julie Young at the Toronto CERIS office by fax or e-mail: ceris.reception@utoronto.ca
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