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 April 30th, 2006.
v CERIS Working Paper and Policy Matters Series
v New Documents in the CERIS Resource Centre & Online
| **** CERIS MEETINGS **** |
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Friday, May 26, 2006, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
At the main CERIS (Toronto) office, 246 Bloor St. West, 7th
Floor, Room 702
| ***** NEWS FROM CERIS, CERIS RESEARCHERS AND PARTNERS ***** |
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CHANGES IN CERIS DOMAIN LEADERS
At its March 31st meeting, the CERIS Governance Board approved the appointment of two new Domain Leaders. Dr. Michael Doucet will head the Community, Neighbourhoods and Housing Domain and Dr. Philip Kelly will head the Economics Domain.
Dr. Doucet, Professor, Dept. of Geography, Ryerson University, has been involved in CERIS for many years. He has been Chair of the CERIS Governance Board and is currently Editor of the CERIS Working Paper Series. His current research interests include Toronto’s changing demographic structure and demographic evolution, with a special focus on who lives where and the demographic and other differences between the 416 and 905 portions of the Toronto region. His emphasis as Domain Leader will be the development of an engaged team of scholars and community members with a shared interest in exploring a wide range of immigration and settlement issues from the perspective of the Housing, Neighbourhoods and Community Domain.
Dr. Kelly is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Geography at York University. His current research examines the labour market integration of Filipino immigrants in Toronto, the transnational linkages they create with communities and families in the Philippines, and the process of socio-economic change in sending areas. He currently is Principal or Co-Investigator on three SSHRC grants including a Major Collaborative Research Initiative to study these issues. As Domain Leader, he looks forward to the opportunity to work more closely with other researchers and community organizations interested in the economic lives of immigrants.
The CERIS community wishes to thank our outgoing Domain
Leaders, Drs. Myer Siemiatycki and Lucia Lo for their many years of hard work.
Dr. Siemiatycki has been Community Domain Leader (and then Leader of the
restructured Community, Neighbourhoods and Housing Domain) since 1998 and has
also been Chair of the Domain Leader committee and the annual RFP Adjudication
Committee. Dr. Lo has been Economic Domain Leader since 2001 and prior to this
she served on the CERIS Data Committee. During this time she has networked with
researchers working in her Domain, both in Toronto and across Canada, and has
organized several CERIS seminars. She has just received a large grant from
Infrastructure Canada to begin work on a project addressing the infrastructure
needs of the increasingly diverse and rapidly intensifying suburb of York
region. We look forward to continuing to work with Drs. Siemiatycki and Lo on
various CERIS projects and activities.
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CERIS GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD
CERIS invites applications from graduate students at both the Masters and Doctoral levels of study, for a Graduate Student Research Award to support research related to immigration and settlement. Awards up to $500.00 will be made to support significant research projects on immigration and settlement issues that involve a Greater Toronto Area and/or other Ontario community focus. Applications from all fields and disciplines of study are welcome.
Applicants must be registered graduate students at an Ontario University. The award may be used to support research undertaken to fulfill graduate program requirements (e.g. Research Paper, dissertation) or to research a paper for Conference presentation or journal submission. The research tasks which this award supports must be completed by 15 March 2007.
Applications will be reviewed by a committee consisting of Domain Leaders, CERIS Director(s), and members of the CERIS Management Committee and evaluated by employing the following criteria: research significance, research methodology, policy relevance of research, and academic record. Eligible expenses include: travel (fieldwork, archival research) to conduct research, translation, focus groups, transcription, editing, quantitative data analysis, photocopying, data acquisition. Conference travel costs and general living expenses are not eligible for award funding.
How/When to Apply:
Applications should be sent to: Dr. Usha George, Director, CERIS, 246 Bloor Street West (7th Floor), Toronto Ontario, M5S 1V4. Applications must arrive no later than 4pm, Monday, May 1st, 2006. Successful applicants will be notified by the beginning of June. Awards will be granted from June 15 2006 to March 15 2007.
PLEASE SEE THE CERIS WEBSITE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION AND
THE APPLICATION FORM.
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NOMINATIONS FOR DATA COMMITTEE CHAIR
CERIS is seeking nominations for the position of Data Committee Chair.
Deadline: May 1st, 2006.
The dissemination of statistical information about immigrants for research and teaching purposes is an important aspect of CERIS’s mandate. The Data Committee is integral to this work and its responsibilities include evaluating and approving access to CERIS datasets in accord with license agreements and promoting the dissemination and use of CERIS datasets.
The Data Committee Chair is an academic from University of Toronto, Ryerson University and York University appointed for a two-year term with possible renewal for one more term. The Data Committee Chair is responsible for ensuring that the committee: responds to enquiries about relevant data; facilitates linkages among community researchers and appropriate academic partners regarding CERIS data analysis; evaluates and approves data requests in a timely manner; and promotes the dissemination and use of CERIS’s datasets.
Nominations from CERIS affiliates and self-nominations will be welcomed. Please send a brief paragraph expressing interest and a CV to Colleen Burke, CERIS Coordinator. Deadline: May 1st, 2006.
For more information on the Data Committee, please see the
CERIS Policy Document at:
http://ceris.metropolis.net/CERIS%20Policies/DataCommittee.pdf
| ***** CERIS SEMINARS ***** |
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Date: Friday, April 7, 2006
Title: The 'Housing Situations' of Immigrants
and Refugees in a Border City
Speakers:
Dr. Uzo Anucha, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of
Windsor
Colleen Mitchell, BSW, RSW,
Community-based researcher and project consultant, and acting Program Director
of the Glengarry project
Description:
This seminar will present findings from a
community-university research partnership that focused on the 'housing
situations' of immigrants and refugees in Windsor-Essex County, an area that
Census Canada Data (2001) names as the second fastest growing community in
Ontario after Toronto (this population growth is mainly due to immigration not
birth). Windsor-Essex also has Canada’s fourth largest proportion of
foreign-born population after Toronto, Vancouver and Hamilton. Drawing from
analysis of 2001 Census data and in-depth interviews, the research project
explored the interconnectedness of adequate and affordable housing, neighborhood
and community in the settlement and well-being of new immigrants and refugees.
The implications of the findings for an effective community response that
delineates policies and practices that better meet the housing needs of
newcomers will be discussed
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Date: Friday, April 21, 2006
Title: Post-migration changes in gender relations in the Ethiopian community
in Toronto – Phase II
Speakers:
Dr. Ilene Hyman, Research Scientist & Assistant Professor, Centre for
Research in Women's Health, University of Toronto
Hiwot Teffera, MA, Research Assistant, Centre for Research in Women’s Health,
Toronto
Girma Mekonnen, MD, Research Assistant, Centre for Research in Women’s Health,
Toronto
Description: The main objective of this community-based study was to
understand risk factors associated with marital conflict and intimate partner
violence (IPV) in newcomer immigrant communities. Many studies suggest that
post-migration changes in gender relations affect the power dynamics between men
and women, and increase the risk of marital conflict and IPV. Findings suggested
that although sources of conflict were similar for Phase I and II study
participants, there were clear differences in the strategies used to resolve
conflict. Problems in communication emerged as a central issue for the majority
of separated/divorced study participants. Recommendations to improve marital
stability and prevent marital conflict and IPV in the Ethiopian community will
be discussed.
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Unless otherwise announced all CERIS Seminars are held at
246 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Room 548, (St. George Subway Station, Bedford
Street Exit).
Please RSVP:
ceris.reception@utoronto.ca or call
(416) 946-3110
For previous seminar presentation materials, please visit
the CERIS website at:
www.ceris.metropolis.net
| **** PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS**** |
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JOB OPPORTUNITY
Public Education Manager
Multicultural Council of Windsor – Essex County
Term: May 2006 – April 2008, Full-time
Application Deadline: April 10, 2006
Purpose of the position:
The Public Education Manager will design and implement a Diversity /
Anti-racism public education and community awareness program in Windsor – Essex
County. The ultimate goal of this program is to reduce racism and to increase
the community’s knowledge of cultural diversity and cultural competence through
various strategies such as the establishment of a speaker’s bureau, development
and delivery of training sessions, public awareness campaign.
The successful applicant will possess the following
technical competencies / knowledge / experience:
-Undergraduate University Degree (Social Sciences, communications or
education preferred
-Minimum 3 years experience in the development and implementation of cultural
diversity and anti-racism public education strategies
-Experience with community development and creating partnerships
-Experience in the development and delivery of a public education program /
strategy
-Knowledge of adult learning principles and instructional systems design
-Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint & Excel
Functional skills:
Communication (written & verbal), project management, planning & organizing,
training & facilitation, presentation, consulting, public relations, marketing,
research, program evaluation, volunteer management.
Submit resumes and three references by Monday, April 10
to:
Hiring Committee
c/o Multicultural Council of Windsor – Essex County
245 Janette Avenue
Windsor, ON N9A 4Z2
FAX: (519) 255-1435
An equal opportunity employer
This project is funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation
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JOB OPPORTUNITY
RESEARCH ASSISTANT - REFUGEE ISSUES
Application Deadline: Thursday, April 13, 2006
Objective:
To gather, arrange, analyze and prepare background information on issues
pertaining to refugees and immigrants for the Welcome the Stranger: Becoming
Neighbours initiative.
Qualifications:
Training, background or demonstrated interest in immigrant and refugee
issues
Excellent research, analytic and investigative skills (academic, journalistic,
or other)
Excellent spoken and written English and ability to communicate in public and by
phone
Excellent computer proficiency in Microsoft Office, with strong design ability
in Word an asset.
(Note: Preference will be given to applicants who have completed a bachelor’s
degree and intend returning to full time studies in the next academic year.)
Conditions:
Up to 15 weeks, starting approximately May 15th, ending date to be mutually
agreed upon but no later than August 28, 2006 $11.50/hour @ 37.5 hours per week
work
Location: CPJ offices (College and Spadina) downtown Toronto under supervision
of a senior program staff member
Application:
Send your resume and a cover letter describing your interest and
qualifications for the position to
jobs@cpj.ca.
Start date: approximately May 15, 2006
For more information, please visit the Citizens for Public
Justice website:
www.cpj.org
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JOB OPPORTUNITY
Research Assistant Position
Part-time (approximately 60-70 hours in total)
Hourly Rate: $25.00/hour
Closing Date: 15 April, 2006 by 5pm.
Position Description: The purpose of this study is to learn from parents who have recently immigrated to Canada, about what factors influence their children’s lifestyle practices (e.g., eating habits, level of physical activity, feelings about themselves such as self-esteem, body image). The participants will be members of the Chinese Mandarin Community.
Job Description: Recruitment of participants; Review of Focus Group questions; Facilitation of Focus Group sessions and participation in debriefing sessions; Transcription of data and assistance with data analysis
QUALIFICATIONS
Formal Education: A bachelor’s degree (preferably in public health or social
sciences) or equivalent qualifications and experience.
Experience: Previous experience working on qualitative research, participant
recruitment, facility focus group, data management, and qualitative data
analysis.
Skills: Fluency in both oral and written English; Fluency in both oral and
written Mandarin; A thorough understanding of the Mainland Chinese community;
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; Willingness to work flexible
hours (including some evening or week-end work).
Other: Good organizational and interpersonal skills are prerequisites.
Demonstrated initiative. Good judgment. Attention to detail.
Please forward your resume to:
Manuela Ferrari
Community Health Systems Resource Group
The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Av., Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8
Fax: (416) 813-6011 Email:
manuela.ferrari@utoronto.ca
Website:
www.aboutkidshealth.ca
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CALL FOR PAPERS
TALKING ACROSS BORDERS: NEW DIALOGUES IN FORCED MIGRATION
STUDIES
The 10th conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced
Migration
Centre for Refugee Studies, York University
Toronto, June 18th-22nd 2006
The NEW DEADLINE for submissions is 15 APRIL 2006 (the old deadline of 15 JANUARY 2006 has been extended).
This is the first time that the conference will be held in North America and in addition to addressing a theme of global significance the conference will also provide the opportunity to make new connections in the region. The theme of dialogues encompasses a wide range of cross-border connections, links and exchanges that are essential to exploring, debating and understanding all aspects of forced migration.
This conference will bring together academics, NGOs, policy makers, government representatives, and forced migrants themselves from a wide array of disciplinary and geographic backgrounds. Leading figures in the field will provide keynote and plenary speeches; panels will explore the sub-themes and issues outlined in this Call for Papers. The conference is open to anyone with an interest in the field of forced migration, and is not restricted to IASFM members. Participants are strongly encouraged, but not required, to present research or informational papers based on their own work. Proposals for papers to be submitted may be made on the dedicated conference web site www.iasfm10.org where all details of the conference can be found. The conference will be structured around three broad sub-themes: Sub-Theme 1: North-South Dialogues; Sub-Theme 2: Dialogues between Actors; Sub-Theme 3: Dialogues Across Disciplines.
Please visit www.iasfm10.org
for submission process and registration details.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement Consultations concerning the
Development of Strategies for Settlement and Language Training
Deadline: April 21, 2006
The Ontario Region Settlement and Intergovernmental Affairs Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is accepting proposals to conduct consultations concerning the development of strategies for settlement and language training delivery in Ontario.
The URL is listed below:
http://www.integration-net.cic.gc.ca/inet/english/cfp-06-04.htm
http://www.integration-net.cic.gc.ca/inet/francais/cfp-06-04.htm
Proposal Inquiries:
Please submit questions by e-mail by April 13, 2006. All questions and answers
will be posted on www.settlement.org and sent to the applicants making the
inquiries.
Marilyn Ziedenberg
A/Manager Settlement and Intergovernmental Affairs
Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ontario Region
130 Adelaide Street West, Suite 1500
Toronto ON M5H 3P5
Tel: (416) 954-0853 Fax: (416) 973-9027
E-mail:
marilyn.ziedenberg@cic.gc.ca
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Refuge, Canada's Periodical on Refugees
Deadline: 30 April 2006
ISSUE ON URBAN REFUGEES
Guest Editors: Anita Fabos and Gaim Kibreab
Urban refugees exist in conflict with the archetype of the camp refugee. Their very existence raises important analytical issues concerning refugee agency of and the concept of durable solutions. Undoubtedly, their dissimilarity to camp refugees also poses serious technical and political issues for agencies seeking to offer them protection; it has been noted that protection is all too frequently overlooked, denied or inadequately provided to urban refugees. Fortunately, the situation of urban refugees is increasingly attracting the attention of both scholars and policy makers. Attention is beginning to be paid to the definitional and methodological issues posed by the study of urban refugees. In addition, important work is being done on the situation of various urban refugee populations and the interaction between these populations and other populations.
Refuge invites original articles, photography (black and white) and other forms of representation which focus on any aspect of urban refugees.
As always, Refuge is willing to consider submissions outside the scope of this particular theme which relate to forced migration and refugees.
Sharryn J. Aiken, Editor in Chief
c/o Centre for Refugee Studies
Suite 325, York Lanes
York University, 4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Email:
refuge@yorku.ca Web:
http://www.yorku.ca/crs/Refuge/refuge.htm
| **** PUBLIC EVENTS & CONFERENCES**** |
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LOCAL
DIVERSITY COMPETENCE FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
One-Day Training Workshops for Managers and Supervisors
April 18, 2006, 8:30am – 4:30pm
Sheraton Hamilton Hotel
116 King St. West, Hamilton
April 24, 2006, 8:30am – 4:30pm
Ontario Bar Association, Conference Centre
20 Toronto St. 2nd Floor, Toronto
What you will get from this workshop:
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A conceptual framework for achieving diversity competence at the
organizational level.
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Best practices for diversity competence in major areas of non-profit
organizations: governance; human resource management; service delivery;
community partnerships.
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A 21-step action plan to help you guide your organization towards
diversity competence.
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A template for monitoring your organization’s progress on diversity and
equity issues.
For more information contact:
Divuna: A Diversity Management Company
Phone: 1-866-434-8862 Email:
info@divuna.com
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Wellesley Central Upcoming Workshops
CBR106 - How to Develop Effective Client Satisfaction Tools
http://www.wellesleycentral.com/SeminarDetail.csp?edid=94
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 9:30AM - 12:30PM
Facilitator: Christine McKenzie
CBR310 - Presenting Real Solutions to Real Problems: How to
Write and Deliver a Policy Presentation
http://www.wellesleycentral.com/SeminarDetail.csp?edid=103
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:30AM - 4:30PM
Facilitator: Margot Lettner
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COMMUNITY BASED RESEARCH INFORMATION SESSION
The Centre for Urban Health Initiatives at the University of Toronto, and the Wellesley Central Health Corporation, are hosting an information session focused on enabling academics in their pursuit of community based research (CBR). Come to learn more about the merits of doing CBR, or to seek assistance with challenges you have faced. All are welcome.
Date: Tuesday, April 18th,
2006, 9:30 - 11:00AM
Place: Wellesley Central Health Corporation, 45 Charles St. E. Suite 101
Toronto, ON M4Y 1S2 Phone: 416-972-1010
RSVP: No later than April 10th, 2006 to Galen Trull: cuhi.admin@utoronto.ca or 416-978-7223
Breakfast will be served.
For more information: Galen
Trull, Centre Coordinator, Centre for Urban Health Initiatives
www.cuhi.utoronto.ca
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Public Meeting:
Update on the Ornstein Report
Tuesday April 25, 2006, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto, 2 Sussex Avenue (St. George subway)
Poverty in Toronto is highly racialized, and the economic gap between members of European and non-European ethno-racial groups has been increasing over the last 30 years, a new study reveals.
All 20 of the poorest ethno-racial groups in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) are non-European, according to the study, Ethno-Racial Groups in Toronto, 1971-2001: A Demographic and Social Profile, released by the Institute for Social Research at York University. The report is based primarily on Statistics Canada's 2001 census, and compares those results with censuses of 1996, 1991, 1986, 1981, and 1971.
Join us on April 25 as The Laidlaw Foundation presents a public meeting where Michael Ornstein (Institute for Social Research, York University) will present his latest research, followed by commentaries from Rick Eagan (St. Christopher House and the MISSWA project), Debbie Douglas (Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants) and Amanuel Melles (United Way of Greater Toronto).
For Further Information contact:
Kim McBrien, Adminstrative Assistant, Laidlaw Foundation (416) 964-3614 x305
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DIVERSITY IN MIGRATION: GRADUATE STUDENT
CONFERENCE
April 27th and 28th, 2006
Centre for Refugee & Migration Studies,
York University (Keele Campus), Room 305, York Lanes Bldg, Toronto, ON
This year’s theme, Diversity in Migration, reflects the wide range of issues, approaches, and realities emerging in the study of human displacement today. In a spirit of open- ness we take diversity to include diversity of theory, of methodology, of ideology – as well as the diversity of human culture and history. Similarly, the term ‘migration’ reflects not only the movements of refugees & migrants, but also movement of culture, ideas, and historical or political economic forces.
Graduate students (Masters/PhD) from all disciplines are invited to present papers at this conference. Final drafts of conference papers will be reviewed and professionally evaluated (with feedback) by editorial staff at CRS’ internationally published journal, Refuge; one paper will be selected for publication in an upcoming edition. See below for suggested topics, which are offered as guidelines, not as constraints.
Suggested Themes/Topics: Forced or voluntary migration; Cultural and religious plurality; Internal displacement; Nationalism; Diaspora, exile; Crusades and racial profiling; Immigration/refugee law or policy; Ethnicity, identity, cultural politics; Transnationalism; Rhetoric and realities of diversity; Race/class/gender issues; Challenges of religious diversity.
Submission Guidelines:
1. Abstracts should not exceed 250 words.
2. Panel suggestions are also welcome
3. All submissions should include a personal biographic profile of no more than
100 words.
4. Presentations will be 20 minutes each.
ABSTRACTS MAY BE SUBMITTED by Monday, April 10th,
2006 to CRS Student Caucus at:
crs_caus@yorku.ca
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CENTRE FOR URBAN HEALTH INITIATIVES (CUHI)
Spotlight on Urban Health Research Seminar Series:
"HIV vulnerability among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, and 2-Spirit youth who migrate to Toronto: A community-based research project"
Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2005
Time: 1:10 - 2:10pm
Location: Rm. 255 University College, University of Toronto, 15 King's College
Circle, Toronto, ON
Presented by:
*Robb Travers, PhD Candidate (Department of Public Health Sciences, University
of Toronto; Co-Principal Investigator, Youth Migration Project) *Andrea Ridgley,
MSW Project Coordinator, Youth Migration Project
Summary
This community-based research project brought together university-based
researchers who have experience with/commitment to community work and
representatives of community-based organizations who are interested in
research. Toronto is a magnet for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
transsexual (LGBT) and 2-Spirit people. As such, it draws youth from smaller
communities and cities, and from other countries who are searching for community
and who may lack social, emotional, personal, financial and health supports.
Funded by Health Canada's Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research Fund and Wellesley
Central Health Corporation, the Youth Migration Project emerged out of
increasing community concern for these youth and sought to understand their
vulnerability to HIV. This presentation will highlight the social determinants
of HIV vulnerability for migrant LGBT and 2-Spirited youth, and the implications
for service delivery and prevention programming.
Contact:
Galen Trull, Research Assistant
Centre for Urban Health Initiatives
Phone: (416) 978-7223 Email:
galen.trull@utoronto.ca
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COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DIVERSITY – International Meeting
Toronto, May 4-7, 2006
A first international meeting of community social planning leaders and practitioners from throughout the United States and Canada.
Program Highlights
Increasingly, diversity is a key issue for communities everywhere. This
conference will explore:
- diversity in promising partnerships for community planning and action
- diversity in emerging social and health issues, and in approaches to
addressing them
- diversity in the arenas in which councils are working for social justice
- cultural and ethnic diversity, successful perspectives and practices
- similarities and differences between Canada and the United States in community
social and health planning viewpoints and practices
For more information, please e-mail --
conference@communityplanning.org
Or visit website:
http://www.communityplanning.org
Co-Sponsors: National Association of Planning Councils (NAPC) - United
States; Social Planning Network of Ontario (SPNO) - Canada
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Arts-Based Approaches to Community-Based Research
Date: Tuesday, May 9th, 2006
Time:
9:30 - 12:30am
Location: The Primrose Best Western Hotel / 111 Carlton Street/
Toronto / (corner of Jarvis and Calrton)
Fee:
$15.00CDN
Artistic approaches to research such as drawing, photography, video, theatre and story telling have been used as data collection, analysis and dissemination strategies. The goal of the symposium will be to highlight the interaction between CBR and the arts and provide participants with practical opportunities to learn about and workshop different artistic/research formats.
For more information and to sign up, go to:
http://www.wellesleycentral.com/SeminarDetail.csp?edid=99
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The Alternative for Her Community Centre in partnership
with "The Muslimah Alliance" presents:
WORKING WITH MUSLIM WOMEN & THEIR FAMILIES:
A Skill Building Forum for Health Care & Social Service Providers
When: Wednesday, May 10, 2006, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Where: Ryerson University, Student Campus Centre, 55 Gould Street, Room
SCC 115
Registration deadline: April 28, 2006 You can register online or via bank
deposit/cheque.
If you work with Muslim women (and/or girls) and families, your work
or research concerns them or you plan it to, this conference is for you. Gain a
better understanding of the issues and challenges faced by Muslim women and
their families. The conference will explore culturally sensitive ways that work
to empower and support clients/patients, in order to improve the quality of
care.
Topics: Marriage, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Muslim Parents & Children, Caring
for Muslim Patients, Muslim Diversity, Challenges Faced by Muslim women in
Canadian society and much more.
For more information and to register, please visit:
http://www.bande.whsites.net/mwc/.
You may also reach us at: tafhcc@yahoo.com
The Alternative For Her Community Centre is a non-profit organization that
serves diverse women and girls. The Muslimah Alliance is a non-profit coalition
of Sunni and Shia Canadian Muslim organizations and individuals.
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THE SUMMER COURSE ON REFUGEE ISSUES – YORK
UNIVERSITY
June 10 – 18, 2006
Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Toronto
The Summer Course on Refugee Issues is an internationally acclaimed 8-day training for academic and field-based practitioners working in the area of forced migration. The course involves a rigorous schedule of lectures, panels and discussions, and a simulation exercise. The course draws from academic and field-based experts for its faculty and, reflecting the mission of York University’s Centre for Refugee Studies, serves as a hub for researchers, students, service providers and policy makers to share information and ideas.
Course Fee: $950
Sponsored applicants may be eligible for the $850 fee past March 31 if proof of
sponsorship is provided before this date. Fee includes course and all course
materials. Food and accommodation are not included. A limited number of tuition
subsidies are available.
For further information and application
materials, visit:
www.yorku.ca/crs
Contact: Irene Tumwebaze, Summer Course
Coordinator
Centre for Refugee Studies, York University
Suite 315, York Lanes, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario MJ3 1P3
Phone: 416-736-5423
Email:
summer@yorku.ca
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CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR REFUGEES
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REFUGEE RIGHTS
17-19 June 2006, York University, Toronto ON
Conference details and registration forms online at:
www.web.ca/ccr/inconf
The conference will bring together representatives of NGOs committed to refugee protection from around the world, including the Global South, and examine the state of refugee protection and the role being played by NGOs. The goal is to leave the conference with strategies to ensure that NGOs work together more effectively across borders to protect the rights of refugees. Non-NGOs that support the work of NGOs are also welcome to attend.
Workshops will be held on the following topics:
Combatting negative public opinion and promoting positive attitudes towards
immigrants and refugees; Detention of asylum seekers; Economic and social rights
of refugees; Family reunification; Forced return; Gender violence and refugees;
Haiti; Integration of resettled refugees; Interdiction and access to protection;
Internally displaced persons; Local integration; Mental health, torture and
cultural diversity; Palestinian refugees; People without status;
Professionalization of settlement; Refugee children; Refugee determination
issues; Refugee youth; Resettlement; Security agenda and refugees; Survivors of
torture; Statelessness; Theology of migration; Trafficking in persons; Voluntary
repatriation; Warehousing; Welcoming communities.
Refugee Participation
The CCR is committed to promoting refugee participation. Refugees who have
arrived in Canada within the last five years and who are without an organization
that could pay their registration fee can register free of charge. Refugee
participants must fill in a registration form, marking in REFUGEE PARTICIPANT,
and send it to the CCR office by Friday, 2 June 2006.
Youth Participation
Who says that we’re too young to make a difference? If you are under 26,
join us in Toronto for the CCR Youth Caucus. Make youth voices heard on issues
of refugee rights! Meet people from across Canada who are fighting for the
rights of refugees and immigrants. Take CCR campaigns into your community, your
way. Registration rates for youth participants are available on the conference
website. For more details on the Youth Caucus, please contact Colleen French at
ccr4@web.ca
Accommmodation
There are three options for accommodation available to Conference
participants: Dormitory rooms at Vanier residence at York University. Hotel
rooms have been set aside for participants at specially negotiated rates.
Billets are available, but are limited in number.
You can also register for the conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM), taking place immediately after the CCR, at the same location, 18 - 22 June 2006. More information can be found at www.iasfm10.org
Contact us at: CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR REFUGEES
6839 Drolet, #302, Montréal, QC, H2S 2T1
Tel. (514) 277-7223, Fax (514) 277-1447
Email: ccr@web.ca; website:
www.web.ca/ccr
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TALKING ACROSS BORDERS: NEW DIALOGUES IN FORCED
MIGRATION STUDIES
The 10th conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced
Migration
Centre for Refugee Studies, York University
Toronto, June 18th-22nd 2006
IASFM 10 marks the first time that IASFM has held its biennial conference in North America and the first time it has held its conference in the Global North since its original series of meetings in Oxford.
In addition to attracting the members of the IASFM, the
organizers of IASFM 10 are actively collaborating with local governmental, NGO
and other organizations in order to increase the depth and diversity of the
conference. We are expecting upwards of 500 participants from the scholarly,
governmental, and NGO communities.
Registration:
Conference fees will increase for registration on or after 15 April 2006.
Payment must be received before that date in order to qualify for reduced fees.
Those individuals participating in the CCR semi-annual consultation and its
concurrent International Conference on Refugee Rights are eligible for a reduced
registration rate.
Please visit www.iasfm10.org for
details.
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The 1st
Canadian Community-Based Research
Skill-Building Institute for Partnership Teams
July 27-30, 2006 Barrie, ON
Applications are available and due on May 5, 2006.
To facilitate meaningful learning, the institute will be limited in size to a maximum of 30 participants. Participants will apply as teams of at least one community partner and one institutional partner. At least one partner must be based in Canada. Teams sponsored to participate will be both committed to the goals of the institute and representative of the diversity of disciplines and institutions/ organizations involved in community-institutional partnerships for prevention research in Canada. Successful teams will be fully funded for the duration of their stay at the institute.
For Information and Applications:
Please visit
www.wellesleycentral.com/cbrinstitute.csp
If you have any questions, please email tripler@welleseleycentral.com
or call 416-972-1010.
For more information on the training curriculum and the Community-Institutional
Partnerships for Prevention Research Group:
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/researchprojects.html#ExaminingCommunityPartnerships
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NATIONAL
WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES, 2006 FOUNDATION WORKSHOPS AND CERTIFICATION
Practical Skills in International Credential Evaluation
Date: September 21-22, 2006 Location: Dalhousie University, Student
Union Bldg, 6136 University Ave, Rm. 303, Halifax NS
Date: October 24-25, 2006 Location: Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Ontario, 69 Bloor St. East, Toronto ON
Register Online at:
http://www.wes.org/ca/academic/workshops.asp
World Education Services and Educational Testing Service
Canada joint application:
* Certify their English ability by taking the Test of English for
International Communication (TOEIC). Examinees will receive a Certificate plus a
Score Description that they can include on their résumé to demonstrate their
English proficiency.
* Convert their educational credentials from any country in the world into
Canadian equivalents. WES describes each certificate, diploma or degree that
they have earned and states its academic equivalency in Canada.
Canadian employers have stated that English ability and credential equivalency are two critical factors in hiring immigrants. Our joint application makes it easy for skilled and professional immigrants to improve their chances of securing employment in their field in Canada! For example, internationally trained nurses or physiotherapists can use their TOEIC results to meet requirements for professional associations in Canada. The College of Nurses of Ontario, and the Alberta Association of Registered Nurses, among others, recognize and accept the TOEIC test.
WES is the provincially mandated evaluation service of the Government of Ontario and a member of the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada.
For TOEIC-WES Brochure, please visit website: http://www.wes.org/ca/PDF/faxbackorderform_ETS_WES.pdf
World Education Services (WES), 45 Charles Street East,
Suite 700 Toronto, ON M4Y1S2
http://www.wes.org/ca
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INTERNATIONAL
IMMIGRATION FUTURES, Metropolis Inter-Conference
May 18-19, 2006
Monash Centre, Prato, Italy
Immigration Futures will bring together some of the top academics, policy-makers and internationally-renowned migration thinkers to discuss future migration flows, competition for skilled labour, and the policies that countries might adopt to meet labour demands and demographic realities. Key themes include:
* The pattern of skilled migration flows
* Comparative approaches to the selection of skilled migrants
* The strategic advantages of permanent migration versus temporary programs
* The ethics of 'cherry-picking': out-migration and its impact on source
countries Circular Migration
To view the conference program or to register, please visit: http://www.monash.edu.au/cmo/immigrationfutures/index.html .
Immigration Futures is a Metropolis Inter-Conference event
that has been organized in collaboration with the Monash Institute for the Study
of Global Movements and the Australian Multicultural Foundation.
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THE 11th
BIENNIAL JERUSALEM CONFERENCE IN CANADIAN STUDIES
Jerusalem, July 2-6, 2006
The Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and The Israel Association for Canadian Studies
The 11th biennial conference of the Israel Association for Canadian Studies and the Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies will take place on the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from Sunday, July 2nd until Thursday, July 6th, 2006. The conference will focus on the theme of Conflict Management and Resolution in its many facets: on the level of individuals, groups, cities and countries, in the spheres of environment, law, and politics, or through its representation within the arts.
All inquiries should be addressed to the conference secretariat.
Conference Chairperson and
Chair of IACS Academic Committee:
Prof. Arie Shachar, The Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies,The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905 Israel, E-mail:
msariesh@mscc.huji.ac.il
Conference Coordinators:
Mrs. Liron Gur and Mrs. Alta Dayan
Fax: 972-2-582-6267 Tel: 972-2-588-1344 Email:
mscanada@mscc.huji.ac.il
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ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL
METROPOLIS CONFERENCE
October 2-6, 2006, Lisboa, Portugal
Paths and Crossroads:
Moving People, Changing Places
The organizers welcome all
contributions that deal with issues such as:
- Co-development, decentralized cooperation and immigration
- Media and communication technologies
- Reshaping places: cultural and socio-economic changes
- Come and go: temporary migration, shuttle migration and people on the move
- Trafficking and illegal migration
- Redefining security and borders
- Transnationalism, diasporas and multiple belonging
- Integration and interaction in the Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) world
- Cosmopolitanism and the new symbolic economy of cities
- “Platform places” as migration interfaces
Submissions of proposals for workshops can be made to an adjudicated review process. A panel of experts will evaluate each workshop proposal on criteria such as quality, best fit with conference theme, overall programme structure and representation of different viewpoints. The panel will look to balance representation of world regions and gender.
Please submit workshop
proposals via email to:
metropolis2006@ceg.ul.pt
For more information, visit the conference
website at:
http://www.ceg.ul.pt/metropolis2006
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Joseph Springer, Terry Roswell, and Janet Lum. Pathways to Homelessness Among
Caribbean Youth Aged 15-25 in Toronto. CERIS Working Paper Series, No. 44,
February 2006.
Vappu Tyyska. Teen Perspectives on Family Relations in the Toronto Tamil Community. CERIS Working Paper Series, No. 45, March 2006.
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. 25
Gender, Immigration and Labour Market Integration: Where We Are and What We
Still Need to Know
By Evangelia Tastsoglou and Valerie Preston
Summary: On the basis of a review of the current literature examining how gender influences immigrants’ links to employment and an equity-based reconceptualization of economic integration, we make three basic recommendations: (1) Future research must consider economic and labour market integration not just as outcomes, but as processes by which differential categories of immigrants obtain appropriate and remunerative employment. (2) It should take account of the subjective and objective dimensions of integration with particular attention to the links between home and work for immigrant workers. (3) In order to achieve these goals, new means of assessing economic and in particular labour market integration, more comparative research, and more qualitative and longitudinal research are needed.
Previously published Policy Matters can be downloaded from the CERIS website at: www.ceris.metropolis.net .
For an in-depth version of
this paper see: Evangelia Tastsoglou and Valerie Preston, Gender, Immigration
and Labour Market Integration: Where We Are and What We Still Need to Know,
published by Atlantis: A Women’s Studies Journal/Revue
d’études sur les femmes, Vol. 30, No. 1,
2005, pp.46-59.
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For a list of new documents in the CERIS Resource Centre, please go
to:
http://ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/NewdocList/newdoc list.htm
For further information, contact Rong Wu at 416-946-8825 or
ceris.resourcecentre@utoronto.ca
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AMID WORKING PAPER SERIES 52/2006
Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen: "Filtering Out the Risky Migrant - Migration
control, risk theory and the EU".
Please find all AMID Working Papers at:
http://www.amid.dk/pub/index.html -
you can also find the paper in an integration database made by Ministry of
Refugee, Immigration and Integration Affairs at:
http://www.integrationsdatabasen.dk/index.jsp
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CANADIAN SOCIAL TRENDS, SPRING 2006
Statistics Canada announces the release of the Spring 2006 issue of
"Canadian Social Trends."
The feature article "Parents with adult children living at home," compares parents whose adult children are still at home with those whose adult children do not live with them anymore. It then examines whether or not co-residence is associated with significant negative outcomes, particularly in terms of conflicts within couples. It also contrasts parents whose adult children never left the house and those whose children returned to the nest after living independently for a time.
To view the complete article for free: http://www.statcan.ca/english/studies/11-008/feature/stspecial.pdf
To Order:
http://www.statcan.ca/english/ads/11-008-XIE/more.htm
Call toll free: 1 800 267-6677
Email: order@statcan.ca
Visit the Statistics Canada Web site at:
http://www.statcan.ca/
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CCR
CHRONICLE VOL.1
Introducing the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) Chronicle - a monthly digest
keeping you in the loop on refugee and immigrant rights advocacy in Canada.
It’s easy to sign up. Just send an email with ‘subscribe Chronicle’ in the
subject line to ccr4@web.ca or follow the link on the CCR website, ‘What’s New?’
page:
http://www.web.net/ccr/whatsnew.htm
(CCRlistserve subscribers will receive the CCR Chronicle automatically)
Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) Chronicle Vol. 1, Issue 1, April 3 2006
CONTENTS:
a) Launch of the Manifesto on Family Reunification on Refugee Rights Day,
April 4th!
b) The CCR criticizes Canada’s Treatment of Non-citizens
c) Safe Third Country agreement
d) Petition deadline extended to end of April: ‘Lives on Hold: Nationals of
Moratoria Countries Living in Limbo’
e) Day of Action - May 9, 2006: For moratoria nationals with lives on hold
f) International Conference on Refugee Rights 17-19 June 2006, Toronto, ON
g) Call to endorse the People’s Commission on Immigration Security Measures
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NEW MOVES
Video for Newcomer Secondary School Students
It is available at no charge from the settlement worker in your school.
New Moves features fourteen students talking about their adjustment to school in Canada and what helped them be successful. The students speak about the differences in behaviour expectations, teaching methods, and in communicating with teachers and other students. Their voices are complemented by the comments of school administrators and dynamic images of life in Canadian schools.
The video is available in DVD format in English, French, Tamil and Somali. In February 2006, it will be also be available in Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Mandarin, Farsi, Gujarati, Hindi, Tagalog, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish and Urdu.
The New Moves Users’ Guide provides activities for
students, school staff and parents. The Users’ Guide can be downloaded from:
www.settlement.org/site/ed/guide/videos
To get a copy of New Moves, speak to the settlement worker
in your school. For more information, go to
www.settlement.org/site/ed/guide/videos
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**What's New at Settlement.Org**
Language and Literacy has been moved under *Education*, which is where many of our site users were looking for it anyway! Find information about ESL, Translation/Interpretation and Literacy in the Education section. The Education section continues to have excellent resources about credential evaluation, colleges/universities, enrolling your children in elementary or secondary school and adult education resources.
*Services for Specific Groups* has moved into a new section called 'Close to Home' (more on that below).
*Close to Home* Information, help and news important to you, about you, where you live, in your language. Close to Home is a new section, pulling together a number of existing Settlement.Org sections and making one place for you to find information that is important to you, in your community, in your family, in your life. Visit this section to find:
*Celebrate* Celebrating newcomers to Ontario, this new
section has fun exercises to learn English, quizzes and games, linkes to
magazines and websites specifically for, about and by newcomers and a section to
learn about and celebrate the cultures that call Canada home and make Canada
unique.
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** How can I get an Ontario driver's licence? **
Important - New Rules for Exchanging Foreign Licences. As
of January 10, 2006 the Ministry of Transportation Ontario has revised their
policy regarding crediting driving experience. The document requirements for
newcomers in Ontario are quite demanding.
http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000121
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** What settlement services are available in my community? **
Immigrant-serving Agencies provide settlement services
designed to help newcomers to Canada adjust to their new life. Settlement
services are often free, offered in languages other than English and French, and
always confidential.
http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000108
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Please visit www.settlement.org for more information and helpful resources.
DONATIONS NEEDED
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: Phone
416-946-3110 Fax 416-971-3094
The York CERIS office: Phone 416-736-5223 Fax 416-736-5752 Email
ceris@yorku.ca
Visit the CERIS Website:
http://ceris.metropolis.net
Visit the York CERIS Website:
http://www.yorku.ca/ceris
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If you would like to add an event to the listings in the Bulletin, please forward the complete information to Kim Dalgleish at the Toronto CERIS office by fax 416-971-3094 or email: ceris.reception@utoronto.ca
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