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, and its working committees.
The deadline for information to be included in the next Monthly Bulletin is June 26th, 2008.
v Public Announcements/Job Opportunities/Calls for Proposals
v CERIS Working Paper and Policy Matters Series
v New Documents in the CERIS Resource Centre & Online
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UPCOMING MEETINGS AT CERIS:
Friday, June 20, 2008
Management Committee meeting
9:30 – 11:00pm (Room
730)
Governance Board
meeting 11:00 – 1:00pm
(Room 702)
CERIS Open
House 1:00
– 3:00pm (Room 548)
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CHAIR OF THE CERIS DATA COMMITTEE: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Deadline: June 6, 2008
CERIS is seeking nominations for the position of Chair of the CERIS Data
Committee.
The dissemination of statistical information about immigrants for
research and teaching purposes is an important aspect of CERIS’ 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 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’ datasets. The Data Chair also represents CERIS at National Data Committee meetings normally held in conjunction with the annual National Metropolis Conference.
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. Wherever possible, the CERIS Governance Board endeavours to rotate the position of Data Committee Chair among the three partner universities. In this current call for nominations, applicants from York University are particularly welcome.
Nominations for the position from CERIS affiliates and/or self-nominations are encouraged. Please send a brief letter expressing interest and relevant experience together with a current Curriculum Vitae c/o Colleen Burke, CERIS Coordinator at colleen.burke@utoronto.ca. The deadline for receipt is June 6th, 2008.
For more information on the Data Committee and the role of
the Data Chair, please see the CERIS Policy Document at:
http://ceris.metropolis.net/CERIS%20Policies/DataCommittee.pdf
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CERIS DOMAIN LEADER TO BE FIRST CHAIR IN WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH AT YORK UNIVERSITY
Dr. Nazilla Khanlou, CERIS' outgoing Domain Leader for
Health and Well-being, will be commencing a new position at York University as
the first holder of Ontario Women's Health Council Chair in Women's Mental
Health Research, in the Faculty of Health and a tenured Associate Professor in
its School of Nursing.
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JOB POSTING
Centre Coordinator and Communications Officer
Atlantic Metropolis Centre, Halifax
Deadline to Apply: June 20, 2008
The Atlantic Metropolis Centre is a consortium of academic researchers,
government representatives, and non-governmental organizations dedicated to
pursuing policy-relevant research related to immigration, population migrations,
and cultural diversity. It pursues research agendas distinctive to the Atlantic
Region, as well as research programs addressing the national policy priorities
of the National Metropolis Project. Working under the supervision of the
Directors, the Coordinator and Communications Officer will oversee the
day-to-day operation of the Atlantic Metropolis Centre.
For details, visit:
http://www.ceris.metropolis.net/generalinfo/info_content/joboppgeneral.htm
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2008 CERIS GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE
Papers from conference presenters are now available online.
To view papers, visit:
http://ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/GradStudentConference/index.htm
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THE 11TH NATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE
Frontiers of Canadian Migration
March 19-22 2009
Calgary, Alberta
Hyatt Regency Calgary & Telus Convention Centre
Over a century ago, immigrants to the Prairies realized their dream of making a home in the great frontier. By continuing to attract people from around the world, Canada is realizing a national dream of being an equitable, diverse and innovative society.
There are now new frontiers to explore and new challenges to overcome. Migrants are arriving from non-traditional source countries, representing a vast range of linguistic, ethnic and religious diversity. The strong economy in Canada in general and in the Prairies in particular has brought an increasing number of temporary foreign workers. Smaller communities - including rural and francophone minority communities - are now experiencing unprecedented growth through immigration.
The new trends in migration call for renewed thinking about local, regional and national policies for immigration and integration. The 11th National Metropolis Conference, March 19-22, 2009 in Calgary—a city poised to become one of Canada’s major immigrant-receiving cities—will bring together researchers, policy-makers and community practitioners to explore the frontiers of research and practice in six policy priority areas: 1) Citizenship and Social, Cultural and Civic Integration; 2) Economic and Labour Market Integration; 3) Family, Children and Youth; 4) Housing and Neighbourhoods; 5) Policing, Security and Justice; and 6) Welcoming Communities: The Role of the Host Communities in Attracting, Integrating and Retaining Newcomers and Minorities.
Recognizing the growing interconnectedness of the local with the national and the global, the conference is a good opportunity for participants to develop a better understanding of immigration and diversity in the Prairies—and how this will build a better future for Canada.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
We invite organizers to propose 90 or 180-minute workshops (two consecutive sessions) in the formats below: (Please note that because the total number of workshops will be limited, organizers must justify 180-minute proposals. Organizers are encouraged to limit their sessions to 90 minutes.)
1. PRESENTATION WORKSHOP – workshops involving formal presentations followed by question-and-answer sessions on specific topics related to diversity, immigration and settlement.
2. TRAINING WORKSHOP – workshops that introduce specific programs, datasets or educational tools to those who work in the diversity, immigration and settlement fields.
3. ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP – informal discussions, with no formal presentations, organized to explore or debate major issues and controversies related to diversity, immigration and/or settlement. Individuals may also submit abstracts for the following formats:
4. POSTER PRESENTATIONS of research or innovative practices related to diversity, immigration and/or settlement.5. Individual Paper Presentations - involving formal presentation of a paper followed by question-and-answer session. Individual papers will be grouped into appropriate workshops.
Proposals will be accepted on-line until the deadline of October 1, 2008. See the Prairie Metropolis Centre website for submission details (http://pmc.metropolis.net).
For more information, please contact the Prairie Metropolis
Centre at
prairiemetropolis@ualberta.ca
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13th INTERNATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE
Mobility, Integration and Development in a Globalised World
27-31 October 2008, Bonn, Germany
The International Metropolis conference is the largest annual event on migration and diversity. This year’s conference is expected to attract more than 900 researchers, policy-makers and non-governmental organizations.
In addition to the workshop programme, the conference will feature a number of exciting plenary sessions, a range of informative study tours, and an opportunity to experience German hospitality and culture.
For details, visit:
www.metropolis2008.org
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Seminars for the Fall 2008 semester will be announced at a later date.
For previous seminar presentation materials, please visit the CERIS website at: www.ceris.metropolis.net
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INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH SURVEY
Toronto Community-Based Research Network (TCBRN)
The Toronto Community-Based Research Network (TCBRN) invites you to take part in an important project designed to find out about the kinds of research activities that Toronto community-based organizations participate in.
TCBRN is conducting an Environmental Scan of research and training/ education activities among community organizations working within the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (LHIN). In particular, the project will highlight Community-Based Research (CBR) activities - those which equitably involve community members as research partners. The scan includes two parts: (1) a general survey of community-based organizations and (2) in-depth case studies of selected participatory research projects.
The survey can be completed on-line or in writing and may take between 30 and 45 minutes to complete. We ask that each organization completes only one survey. To view and complete the survey on-line or order a written version, please copy and paste this address into your browser: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=MWJAG00bRAR90z_2b3z3w5Dg_3d_3d
We strongly encourage you to fill out the survey even if you are currently not engaged in research or CBR. Please email us and let us know if you are not participating and why. This information is important as it will help us to ensure that this survey is relevant, inclusive and accessible to all organizations.
If you require further information about the project in general, please contact Ritu Chokshi at (416) 972-1010 ext. 225 or ritu.tcbrn@gmail.com.
Your participation in this project would be greatly valued!
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CALL FOR PRESENTERS
BUILDING EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIPS SYMPOSIUM 2008
Reducing Health Disparities through Collaborative Action between Diverse
Communities, Mental Health & Addictions Service Providers and Policy Makers
November 5, 6 and 7, 2008
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
250 College St. Toronto, Canada
Submission Deadline: Friday, June 6, 2008
Symposium Themes:
• How do we initiate, build and sustain equitable partnerships?
• Why do we need equitable partnerships?
• What elements and strategies are required to address the challenges of
building equitable partnerships?
In the mental health and addictions services system, creating an accessible, client and family-centred system depends on commitment and action to build equitable partnerships between and among diverse and marginalized communities and groups, grassroots organizations, mainstream agencies and funders. The BEP symposium will provide a forum for dialogue among groups that have a stake in the delivery of culturally competent mental health and addictions and related health care, resulting in not only greater understanding of but action on building equitable partnerships for health. This will be a dynamic symposium, with a key objective of collectively crafting recommendations around best practice and governance issues related to equitable partnerships.
To receive a Call for Presenters package and/or
Registration information, please contact:
Mary_Austin@camh.net
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies
International, national, and regional theory, research, and practice
Editor: Uma A. Segal, PhD
The Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies is an international peer-reviewed journal that serves as a forum for achieving linkages between multiple disciplines, nations, and cultures. The purpose and aim of the journal is to promote the consideration of issues related to, and resulting from, human migration as well as provide pertinent articles on immigration issues including policy analysis, individual and societal experience, cultural behavior, and cross cultural dialogue on theory, research and practice. The Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies is committed to the advancement of social, health, cultural, mental health, political, and economic and business theory, policy, and practice (and their interrelationships) within a global context.
For submission guidelines, visit:
http://www.haworthpress.com/store/product.asp?sku=J500
Manuscripts should be submitted electronically at
ijirs@umsl.edu.
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GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN WOMEN’S HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Deadline to apply: June 13, 2008
Award Value: $20,000
Funding period: September 8, 2008 to March 31, 2009
For more information, visit:
http://nnewh.org/fullstory.php?storyid=11
The National Network on Environments and Women’s Health (NNEWH) Graduate Fellowship in Women's Health and the Environment is designed to support a highly qualified graduate student in extending her/his research experience by engaging in women's health research and policy advice with the support of a vibrant group of scholars, and in the context of a busy year of activities and events hosted by NNEWH. The fellow will be involved in a variety of projects relating to environments and women’s health, the “consumption" of chemicals, and the growing concern around hormones and water quality.
Eligibility
The Graduate Fellowship in Women's Health and the Environment is open to
graduate students from all disciplines. Candidates must be registered at a
Canadian university and they should be studying issues at the intersection of
gender, the environment and health.
Evaluation criteria include:
- Relevance of the student’s area of research/study to NNEWH’s mandate;
- Demonstrated commitment to approaching environmental health issues from a
gender perspective;
- Academic excellence; and
- Commitment to community-based research and interdisciplinarity.
Application Process
Completed applications must be received by June 13, 2008. Application
packages must include:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- 2 reference letters in sealed envelopes
- Copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts
Submit your application in hard copy to:
Dr. Dayna Nadine Scott, Executive Director
National Network on Environments and Women's Health
5021 TEL Building, York University
4700 Keele Street, North York, ON M3J 1P3
Questions may be directed to Jyoti Phartiyal, Projects
Coordinator, at 416-736-2100 x20715.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline: June 20, 2008
Research Opportunities, Research Excellence for Decision Making
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
May 2008 Vol. 3, No. 6 & No. 7
1. The Drivers of Exclusion in Canada (RFP
#9850-07-0006)
The concept of “exclusion” emerged in the 1990’s and has spread to many
countries since as a response to challenges engendered by deep social and
economic transformations that have created new social risks. The idea that
important segments of the population have been ‘left behind’ and are possibly
living at the margins of society has been a cause of concern in different
countries and jurisdictions that have launched policies explicitly developed to
fight exclusion and promote inclusion. The concept of exclusion helps to examine
complexities of social issues by taking a multidimensional perspective. While
the complex nature of the exclusion process precludes a single explanatory
model, it is possible to identify common drivers of exclusion for certain
segments of the population or groups of individuals. The purpose of this project
is to conduct a literature review in order to identify and document the most
important drivers of social and economic exclusion in Canada. This research
project is expected to contribute to the development a framework that will
provide a better understanding of the factors that cause exclusion, and to
inform future policy development on inclusion.
2. Addressing the multi-dimensional needs of people
facing exclusion: a review of innovative initiatives based on a whole person
approach (RFP #9850-07-0007)
Inherent in inclusion policies adopted in many jurisdictions in recent years
is the recognition that a person must overcome different kinds of barriers to
escape exclusion and may need different kinds of resources to reach inclusion.
Based on this broader understanding of the challenges experienced by people
facing exclusion, many innovative projects focusing on the needs of the whole
person and the whole-family have been implemented. The purpose of this research
contract is to conduct a critical review of such innovative projects. Using as
rigorous evaluation research as possible, this research will analyze and compare
innovative interventions implemented in Canada and in other OECD countries and
will determine the combination and amount of supports and services utilized
therein. Also to be studied are the mechanisms used to ensure an adequate
coordination and integration of supports and services such that the best
possible outcomes regarding the social and economic inclusion of individuals or
groups facing exclusion are achieved.
Closing Date: These RFPs will close on June 20th, 2008 @
14:00 (EST/EDT).
Contract Value: $30,000 including GST and Travel.
For a FULL Request for Proposals contact the Contracting
Authority:
Robert Hayman (robert.hayman@servicecanada.gc.ca)
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UNITED WAY- 2008 NEWCOMER GRANTS FUNDING
Deadline: June 23, 2008 at 12 noon
United Way Toronto (UWT) is pleased to once again offer grants through the Newcomer Grants program. As part of its commitment to helping newcomers settle and integrate, UWT has been offering a Newcomer Grants program since 1999 to provide funding supports to agencies serving newcomers and refugees.
The goals of the Newcomer Grants program include:
2008 Newcomer Grants Information packages are available online at: http://www.uwgt.org/agency/grantsPrograms.php
Request for Information (RFIs) due date: June 23, 2008 at
12 noon. RFIs will not be accepted by fax or e-mail. For questions about the
Newcomer Grants, please contact Fawzia Ratanshi at 416 -777-1444 ext. 685.
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CALL FOR PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS
5th Annual Diversity and Wellbeing Conference: The Diverse Faces of Mental
Health
November 20 & 21, 2008 ~ Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta
Deadline for submission: June 27, 2008
The Calgary Health Region, in partnership with the University of Calgary, Mount Royal College and community organizations is hosting the 5th Annual Diversity and Wellbeing Conference: The Diverse Faces of Mental Health. The purpose of the conference is to bring together health researchers, practitioners and policy makers with community members and organizations to: share successful approaches to addressing the mental health needs of diverse individuals, families and communities; facilitate opportunities for networking and connections among stakeholders; and create momentum for collective approaches that improve the mental health of diverse populations.
The theme of the conference for this year is Diversity and
Mental Health. We are requesting presentations that address one or more of the
following issues:
* What innovations are working in the provision of mental health services to
diverse populations?
* What are the mental health needs of diverse communities?
* What is the role of spirituality in mental health?
* What are the diversity implications of current health policies and practices?
* How can we involve the lived experience of diverse populations in our research
and decision making?
For the purposes of this conference, diversity is defined as all the ways we are unique and different from others including such aspects as ethnicity, religious beliefs, appearance, gender, sexual orientation, ability, age, family status and socio-economic circumstances.
Please contact
diversity.services@calgaryhealthregion.ca for a copy of
the application form.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Learning Democracy by Doing:
Alternative Practices in Citizenship Learning and Participatory Democracy
October 16-18, 2008
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
252 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Canada
An international conference organized by the Transformative Learning Centre (TLC), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto (OISE/UT)
This international conference will bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the theoretical and practical intersections between social action learning and participatory democracy, and their contribution to nurturing an enlightened and active citizenship.
Conference website: http://tlc.oise.utoronto.ca/tlc2008/info.html
Important Dates
- Deadline for submission of papers: July 31, 2008
- Deadline for early registration: July 31, 2008
For more information, please contact:
tlc2008@oise.utoronto.ca
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline: 31 August 2008
Generations in flux: international interdisciplinary
conference on ethnicity, integration and family ties
October 23-24, 2008
The House of the Estates (Säätytalo)/ the House of the Learned Societies (Tieteiden
talo), Helsinki, Finland
There is a growing, and interdisciplinary, interest in migration, integration, multiculturalism and transnationalism. However, relatively little attention has been paid to age, family and intergenerational aspects, although these issues are implicitly present in many migration and integration studies. Life span and age perspectives enable, for example, the examination of not only change and fracture, but also of continuity in the processes of migration, integration and identity formation. It is thus important to promote research in this area.
The Finnish Society for the Study of Ethnic Relations and International Migration (ETMU) and The Finnish Youth Research Society have joined their forces and announce an international interdisciplinary conference “Generations in Flux”. We invite researchers from different disciplines who address questions of age, life course, identity and migration. The conference offers an interdisciplinary forum for dialogue and exchange of diverse theoretical and empirical traditions. Our main objective is to discuss social and psychological processes, and forms of culture in generational encounters related to migration and new patterns of transmission of "the old to the new".
Researchers, research groups and students are invited and encouraged to submit paper abstracts to the sessions dealing with the above mentioned themes. In addition, some sessions more generally related to migration and ethnicity will be organized. All sessions are held in English.
The sessions are the following:
1) Conflict and cohesion in immigrant families and intergenerational
relationships
2) Immigrant children and youth: the second generation growing up
3) Intergenerational dynamics: between individualisation and
interconnectedness among diaspora groups in Scandinavia
4) Memory and belonging in diaspora communities
a. Diaspora
community, its memory through age and generations
b. Movement
and belonging: perceptions on self in an intergenerational context in diasporic
communities
5) Multiple membership and changing forms of citizenship in youth cultures
6) Religion in the world of diversity: perspectives to religious identity
and education
7) Health and caring in immigrant populations
8) Diversity management in global metropolis: border controls and
precarious labour?
9) Interdisciplinary approaches to the right to culture as a human right
10) Multicultural identity and language
11) Multiple identities: migrants, ethnicity, and membership
12) Organising foreignness
a. Governing
territories and populations
b. Immigrant
integration: between culture and politics
13) Research on multiculturalism, ethnic relations and racism: methodological
and ethical challenges
Participants wishing to present papers are invited to
submit an abstract of no more than 200 words. All abstracts must be submitted
online using the abstract submission form which can be found from the conference
website:
www.nuorisotutkimusseura.fi/sivu.php?artikkeli_id=719
Information about the acceptance of the paper will be sent to each participant by email in the beginning of September. The organisers reserve themselves the right to move papers between sessions.
More information about the conference, including fees and
registration, as well as about the submission of abstracts and session themes
are available at
www.nuorisotutkimusseura.fi
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CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION, CULTURE AND THE KNOWLEDGE
ECONOMY
Friday, June 6, 2008, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Bennett Lecture Hall with Reception to follow in the Rowell Room (Flavelle
House, 78 Queen's Park)
Faculty of Law University of Toronto
Chair for the session on “Panel #2: Immigration Policy and the Knowledge Economy” is Valerie Preston, CERIS Director, York University. The panel runs from 11:15am-12:45pm. Panelists: Michael Trebilcock (Law, University of Toronto), Competitive Immigration Policies in International Talent Markets; Les Oxley (Economics, University of Canterbury, New Zealand), Knowledge Workers and the Changing Pattern of Global Migration: Some Experience from New Zealand; Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics), Accelerating Decline in America's High-Skilled Workforce: Implications for Immigration Policy.
This event will be open to the public, and free of charge.
Further details and registration information will be posted when available.
Questions may be directed to the Centre for Innovation Law and Policy
at 416-978-3724 or
centre.ilp@utoronto.ca.
For more information visit:
http://www.innovationlaw.org/events/calendar/knowledge.htm
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SUMMER COURSE ON REFUGEE ISSUES
York University, Toronto
June 7 – 15, 2008
The Summer Course on Refugee Issues is an internationally acclaimed eight-day course for academic and field-based practitioners working in the area of forced migration. The course provides an interdisciplinary, interactive and experiential approach to the study of forced migration. Through attending lectures and related small group sessions, course participants develop a deepened understanding of the political, economic, social and cultural contexts of forced migration, and the major state and non-state institutions involved in refugee protection and advocacy. The Summer Course is unique in that its program includes simulated refugee hearings held at the Immigration and Refugee Board, Toronto. In this intensive exercise, course participants are assigned roles to carry out mock refugee hearings closely modeled on the framework of the Canadian refugee determination system.
The preliminary list of topics for the 2008 Summer Course
is:
Root causes of forced migration; Refugee status and definition; the global
refugee regime; international human rights; humanitarian assistance; refugee
resettlement; gender and forced migration; Canadian refugee determination
(including simulation); security and interdiction; Internally Displaced Persons;
protracted refugee situations; the future of forced migration.
All participants who complete the full course receive a York University Centre for Refugee Studies Summer Course Certificate.
The Summer Course is designed for government officials, non-government organization personnel, university faculty, and graduate students. The requirement is that applicants have either some academic or practical background in forced migration. If the background is strictly academic, a first degree is required. (Undergraduate students may apply to the course if they are completing their degree prior to the course start date.) Applicants must have English proficiency.
Course Fee: After March 30: $1100 (Canadian).
Applicants must submit a complete Summer Course Application form along with a resume or CV, a letter of reference from a supervisor or other administrative superior, and a short autobiographical sketch outlining their academic and practical background with respect to refugee issues as well as a short statement of particular interests in this field.
Forms and Information may be accessed from:
http://www.yorku.ca/crs/summer.htm
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CARFMS INAUGURAL CONFERENCE
Refugees and the Insecure Nation: Managing Forced Migration in Canada
York University, Toronto
June 15 – 18, 2008
The Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Toronto will host the inaugural conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) June 15th - 18th, 2008. The conference will bring together researchers, academics, graduate students, NGOs and government representatives from across Canada to promote exchange and discussion on various aspects of forced migration including the field of study itself. One of the deepest ironies of contemporary regimes of migration control is that programs developed to promote national and international security have produced negative impacts on the security of migrants themselves. The conference will examine the measures that have been taken in the name of national security and the negative consequences these have had for refugees. These consequences are diverse and will be examined along three themes: refugees and rights in Canada, Canadian settlement and integration: experiences and policy-making and the international impact of Canadian refugee policy.
This conference is open to all who are interested. We have made every attempt to make this conference as accessible as possible for independent researchers, NGOs and practitioners. Register now for the early bird rate!
For more information, to view the abstracts and to register online, please visit http://carfms08.yorku.ca/
Conference Registration Fees
Late Regular (After May 10, 2008) $250 CAD
Regular Day Rate $80 CAD
Student, Postdoctoral Fellow, Low Income Researcher $50 CAD
Day Rate for Student, Postdoctoral Fellow, Low Income Researcher $25 CAD
Late Registration (After May 10, 2008) - NGO $120 CAD
Day Rate - NGO $40 CAD
The Conference organizers are pleased to acknowledge the
financial support provided by the following:
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada Centre for Refugee Studies at York University
Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts, York University
Office of the Vice President, Academic, York University
Office of the Dean, Faculty of Education, York University
Office of the Vice President, Research and Innovation, York University
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HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL POLICY SYMPOSIUM
September 26 & 27, 2008, University of Toronto – Health Sciences Building
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Demetrios Papademetrious, Co-founder and President of the Migration Policy
Institute
Registration begins March 1, 2008.
For details and to register, visit: http://www.hhrmsymposium.nursing.utoronto.ca/
Presented by The Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
and The Faculty of Medicine at The University of Toronto, In Collaboration with
The Ontario Ministry of Health & Long Term Care
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HOLD THE DATE!
Toward Culturally Responsive Disability Services: An International Conference
October 6-7, 2008
Venue: The Conference Center Niagara Falls, 101 Old Falls
Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14303
Conference Hotel: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 300 Third Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14303
Center for International Rehabilitation Research
Information & Exchange (CIRRIE)
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Sciences
Sector
Ethno-Racial People with Disabilities Coalition of Ontario (ERDCO), “Promoting
Awareness of Culture & Disability”
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
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SIXTH ANNUAL RDC CONFERENCE
Comings and Goings: Migration, Policy and Society
October 17 and 18, 2008
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Statistics Canada Research Data Centre (RDC) Program invites researchers from any disciplinary field to present their findings at its sixth annual conference on October 17-18. The theme of the conference is migration, both international and internal. The Carleton Ottawa Outaouais Local (COOL) RDC will host the conference at the University of Ottawa. Barry Chiswick of the University of Illinois-Chicago and Monica Boyd of the University of Toronto will each give a keynote address on current issues relating to immigration. Quantitative research that addresses a wide array of questions relating to migration is particularly welcomed.
For more details, please see
http://www.coolrdc-cldrcoo.ca or
contact
coolrdc@uottawa.ca.
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9th WORLD CONGRESS OF METROPOLIS
October 22-25, 2008
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia
In October 2008, Sydney will host this important international forum – the 9th World Congress of Metropolis. Metropolis is an organisation based in Barcelona which represents 100 of the world’s cities with populations greater than 1 million people. The NSW Government, as the member for Sydney, is the host of the Congress next year. The Metropolis Congress theme reflects the special location of Sydney as the gateway to Asia. The overall theme ‘Connecting Cities’ reinforces the city’s gateway location and the increasing interest of tourists, global businesses and civic leaders in visiting Sydney.
Registration is now open!
For more information and to register, please visit:
www.metropoliscongress2008.com
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3rd ON NEW SHORES CONFERENCE 2008
International Forum on Issues of Immigrant and Refugee Children, Youth, and
Families
University of Guelph, Ontario
November 6 – 7, 2008
The goal of the conference is to bring together various stakeholders (academia, community, and governmental sectors) to collectively examine and discuss the various issues and challenges that immigrant and refugee families face. Researchers from various disciplines (e.g., psychology, sociology, social work, education) are welcomed. Community service providers and governmental agencies are welcomed to present work on research, effective programs, social issues, and challenges.
Currently, the leading scholars who will be presenting their work include: Judith Bernhard, Robert Bradley, Marc Bornstein, Ruth Chao, Christi Cervantes, Xinyin Chen, Scott Coltrane, Lisa Crockett, David Este, Jo Anne Farver, Uwe Gielen, Donald Hernandez, Carol Huntsinger, Deborah Johnson, Leon Kuczynski, Tom Luster, Luis Moll, Robert Moreno, Ross Parke, James Rodriguez, Carola Suarez-Orozco, Deanne Peréz-Granados, Catherine Tamis-LeMonda, Hiro Yoshikawa ….and more! National organizations include Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs (FRP Canada), Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance (CISSA-ACSEI).
For more information, visit:
http://www.family.uoguelph.ca/page.cfm?id=456
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WORKING PAPERS
Michael Doucet and Rebecca Hii. Bibliography on
Immigration and Settlement in the Toronto Area, Third Edition. CERIS Working
Paper Series No. 65, April 2008.
This Working Paper is only available electronically on the CERIS website. To
download visit:
http://www.ceris.metropolis.net/Virtual%20Library/WKPP%20List/WKPP2008/CWP65.pdf
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://www.ceris.metropolis.net/research-policy/wkpp_list.htm
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POLICY MATTERS
Duncan MacLellan. Diversity and Immigrant Needs: Examining Toronto Through a Place-Based Approach. CERIS Policy Matters No. 32, March 2008.
John Shields and Bryan Evans. Knowledge Mobilization / Transfer, Research Partnerships, and Policymaking: Some Conceptual and Practical Considerations. CERIS Policy Matters No. 33, April 2008.
Previously published Policy
Matters can be downloaded from the CERIS website at:
www.ceris.metropolis.net.
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Man, Guida. 2007. Racilization of Gender, Work and Transnational Migration: The Experience of Chinese Immigrant Women in Canada. In Sean P. Hier and B. Singh Bolaria (eds). Race and Racism in 21st-Century Canada: Continuity, Complexity, and Change. {270} (Not available electronically)
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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
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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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CBC NEWS AT SIX TORONTO SERIES ON IMMIGRANT HEALTH
To watch, visit:
http://www.cbc.ca/toronto/features/healthy-immigrant/media.html
Description:
Mary Ito explores the "Healthy Immigrant Effect," and why immigrants are often healthier than the average Canadian when they move here... only to see their health deteriorate 5 years later. (runs 4:03min)
Diabetes part 1: Certain neighbourhoods in the city have unusually high rates of diabetes. In this story, we find out what the relationship is between immigration, income and this chronic disease. (runs 4:23 min)
Diabetes part 2: Diabetes is becoming a huge problem in certain parts of the GTA. What can we do in terms of treatment and prevention so we have healthier individuals and healthier neighbourhoods? (runs 4:07 min)
Mental Health: Stigma against mental illness exists in the general population, but it's particularly strong in Asian communities. Why, and how should we approach immigrants who have mental health issues? (runs 4:30 min)
Future Health: How can we address the factors that
negatively affect new immigrants' health such as employment, isolation,
language, diet, etc.? We look at a unique program that trains new immigrants to
help others in the same situation. (runs 4:00 min)
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THE BRIDGE ~ MAY 2008
The Bridge is an information bulletin broadcast and published, every six weeks, by the Metropolis Project Secretariat. The e-bulletin will include recent activity in each of the six research priority areas and will also contain information on events and publications.
Available at:
http://canada.metropolis.net/thebridge/thebridge_e_vol1_5.pdf
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REPORT ON THE IMPACT AND BENEFITS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
To download the report, visit:
http://wellesleyinstitute.com/files/weareneighbours.pdf
The Wellesley Institute is pleased to provide you with our latest report, We Are Neighbours: The Impact of Supportive Housing on Community, Social, Economic and Attitude Changes. This report, both funded and supported by the staff of the Wellesley Institute, is a Community University Research Project developed by The Dream Team and the University of Toronto as part of the Wellesley Institute’s work on informing and challenging policies that impact housing, social exclusion, and other social and economic inequalities as key determinants of health disparities within the perspective of health equity.
Supportive housing is a proven component of the range of services that can help people facing health challenges to continue to live in the community. But it has occasionally faced local opposition; “We Are Neighbours: The Impact of Supportive Housing on Community, Social, Economic and Attitude Changes” explores the relationship between supportive housing and the surrounding neighbourhood, and the inevitable issues of community safety, cohesion and property values. The Dream Team tested the value and impact of supportive housing through a community-based research process that brought together supportive housing residents, housing providers and their neighbours. Their findings show:
This report offers an invaluable community-based view of the impact of
supportive housing on the surrounding neighbourhood, with key finding and
recommendations.
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RESOURCES FROM SETTLEMENT.ORG
Rent Increases Above the Rental Guideline
This brochure from the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) has information about
when a landlord can raise your rent above the guideline amount.
http://settlement.org/sys/link_redirect.asp?link=http://www.ltb.gov.on.ca/en/Key_Information/157435.html
Community Resource: 211 Phone Service in Peel Region
People in Peel Region (including Brampton, Caledonia and Mississauga) can
call 211 from any phone to get information about community services in Peel.
http://settlement.org/sys/whatshappen_detail.asp?anno_id=2007180
New Resource: Child-Friendly Neighbourhoods
This article has information about how to choose a healthy neighbourhood for
children. It is from About Kids Health, part of the Hospital for Sick Children.
http://settlement.org/sys/link_redirect.asp?doc_id=1004596
Please visit www.settlement.org for more information and helpful resources.
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