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CERIS MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING Friday September 29, 2000, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Friday December 01, 2000, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. At the main CERIS (Toronto) office, 246 Bloor Street West, 5th Floor, Room 548 CERIS PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL (PAC) MEETING Friday September 22, 2000, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. At the main CERIS (Toronto) office, 246 Bloor Street West, 5th Floor, Room 548	UPCOMING CERIS TORONTO SEMINARS Wednesday October 11, 2000, 5:00-7:00 pm Wednesday November 08, 2000, 5:00-7:00 pm Wednesday December 06, 2000, 5:00-7:00 pm Speakers and topics to be announced. CERIS YORK SEMINARS Seminars start again next fall. Stay tuned for the upcoming issues of Monthly Bulletin! Visit the York CERIS WebSite: www.yorku.ca/research/ceris/index.htm

UPCOMING SESSION OF THE GTA FORUM

The Forum will not meet in July or August. The first monthly meetings to begin in September. Information about time and place will be sent out later in the summer.

"BREAKING GROUND" -- THE HOGG’S HOLLOW MEMORIAL

Tour and Event Schedule:

MAY 29 - JULY 28, 2000 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Simcoe Place -- 200 Front St. West

AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2000 Columbus Centre

901 Lawrence Ave. West (Lawrence & Dufferin)

SEPTEMBER 5 - October 3, 2000 Oakwood Village Library and Arts Centre

341 Oakwood (Oakwood & Vaughan)

For further information contact COSTI, tel. (416)658-1600

The Seventeenth International Social Philosophy Conference will be on "Communication, Conflict, and Reconciliation" to be held at the University of Waterloo, JULY 20-23, 2000.

The conference will be co-hosted by the Communication Studies Program (Wilfrid Laurier University) and the Philosophy Department (University of Waterloo). For further information, contact Jan Narveson, Department of Philosophy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1; e-mail: <jnarveson@watarts.uwaterloo.ca> or e-mail <Jim Wong at jwong@wlu.ca>

A conference on "Citizenship, Conscience and Political Education" sponsored by the Conference for the Study of Political Thought will be held in the Palais des Congres, Quebec City, JULY 29-31, 2000. For further information, contact Prof. James Moore, Concordia University, email: <moore@netrover.com>

or visit the CSPT website: http://www.cspt.tulane.edu

There will be a conference on "Accommodating Diversity: Learning From the Indian and Canadian Experiences", University of Waterloo, AUGUST 8-10, 2000. It will bring together Canadian and Indian scholars with the aim of collaborative and interdisciplinary scholarship, to establish linkages between Canadian and Indian scholars, and to facilitate mutual learning. For more information, contact James Walker, Professor, Department of History, International Exchange Coordinator, Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1; tel: 519-888-4567 ext. 3706; fax: 519-746-2658; e-mail: <jwalker@watarts.uwaterloo.ca>

There will be a major international conference on "Nation-States, Multination- States & Supernational Organizations", to be held in Montreal, OCTOBER 3-6, 2000.

The conference, sponsored by the Jacques Cartier Center in Lyon, is part of its series of trans-Atlantic collaboration. The conference will focus on the question of what is the most appropriate model of political institutions for the next millennium, with special emphasis on different aspects of the nation-state, the multination-state, and supranational institutional structures. This interdisciplinary and international forum will address both theoretical aspects of the question as well as case studies. The conceptual issues to be

considered will include the definition of the nation, the typology of minorities, collective rights, federalism, and the definition of the multinational states. The conference will be bilingual and there will be simultaneous interpretation. For more information contact Michel Seymour, Department de philosophie, Universite de Montreal, CP 6128, Succ. Centre- ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7; tel: (514) 343-5933; fax: (514) 343-7899; e- mail: <multination2000@email.com>. For general information, registration and the list of speakers, visit the conference website:

http://brise.ere.umontreal.ca/~lepagef/multination2000

The annual Conference of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada will be on "Canadian Citizenship in the New Millenium", Montreal

Twenty years from now, where will we be as a society?

A Conference on Citizenship

· Civic participation and belonging

· Civic Education

· Immigration and cultural diversity

On OCTOBER 20 & 21, the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada will welcome people who think coherently and productively about the issues of citizenship.

We seek a full cross-section of Canada and we seek the informed, articulate outsider who can tell us more about ourselves. We will address questions big and small, from whether citizenship is even relevant in our shrinking, transnational world, to how we could make

neighbourhoods more welcoming to all Canadians – old and new.

The conference will feature a wide variety of workshops and plenary sessions which include brief presentations by educators, government representatives, students and others who deal with the complicated issues of citizenship on a daily basis. Invited speakers include Gwynne Dyer, Pierre Marc Johnson, Mark Kingwell, and Michael Ignatieff. Topics on the preliminary program include:

For more information, including the program and registration, please contact: Citizenship 2020 Conference, The McGill Institute for the Study of Canada

3463 Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1W7

Tel: (514) 398-2658 or 398-2605 Fax: (514) 398-7336

<ldarroch@leacock.lan.mcgill.ca< or <nzenga@leacock.lan.mcgill.ca>

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE

Vancouver, NOVEMBER 13-17, 2000

Planning for the Fifth International Metropolis Conference is well advanced. The Conference Organization Team expects to have a Preliminary Programme available by early summer. Regular information updates will be posted on the International Metropolis website at www.international.metropolis.net

era21 end racism! activism for the 21st century

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada NOVEMBER 17-20, 2000

The 20th century has seen ample evidence of the destructiveness of racism. As we approach the 21st Century and the International Year for Mobilization against Racism and Racial Discrimination., not only is racism pervasive in Canadian life, but it is dynamic, adaptable and changeable, fitting the contours of contemporary social practices and dominant norms so that it is often invisible to those who reproduce it. The current

challenge is both to counter the deleterious and egregious effects of hate-motivated racism and racist crimes, and also to offset the more subtle effects of racism as they

occur in ordinary practices and social discourses. This challenge will be met in a major international conference that will bring together community groups, NGOs, academics,

policy makers and practitioners, to re-think concepts, practices and strategies for eliminating racism in the new millennium. era21 is a 3-day working forum designed to

sharpen the tools for anti-racism practice in the 21st century. Please check the web site for further information as it becomes available: http://www.era21.net

era21 is a 3-day working forum designed to sharpen the tools for anti-racism practice in the 21st century.

For further information contact: Professor Audrey Kobayashi, era21 co-chair

Department of Geography Fax: 604 822 6150 University of British Columbia

e-mail: <cabbies@post.queensu.ca> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z2

TORONTO HAKKA CONFERENCE

York University, East Asian Studies Program, announces a conference scheduled for DECEMBER 28-30, 2000, on "Hakka Heritage and Culture." The Hakka are a Chinese subethnic group which migrated from northern China and now populate southern provinces, especially Guangdong and Fujian province, and notably Taiwan. Hakkas see themselves as the leading edge of the Chinese diaspora. Those now living in Canada sojourned for a generation or more in the Caribbean, India, Mauritius, Hong Kong and other territories. Proposals for papers and presentations can be sent to Prof. Gordon Anderson <ganderso@yorku.ca>, or Dr. Keith Lowe <hakka@home.com>.

You can visit the conference web site at http://members.home.net/hakka

or contact telephone numbers:

Gordon Anderson: 416-736-2100 Ext 77101 Keith Lowe: 416-325-2142

***** CALLS FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS ***************************

OASIS RFP’S

The Ontario Administration of Settlement and Integration Services (OASIS) is an office of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, which provides funding to various organizations across Ontario to deliver settlement programs and services. OASIS from time to time funds research or evaluation in order to assist in determining new program needs or to make changes in current programming.
Eligible Applicants:

Eligible applicants include non-profit groups, non-governmental organizations, community groups, educational institutions, private individuals and businesses.
Areas for Research:

Within the next few weeks, OASIS will be issuing calls related to the following issues:

1. Needs of seniors

2. Secondary Migration of Government Assisted Refugees

3. Newcomer Youth

4. Demographic/Funding Study

5. Needs of Immigrant Parents

6. Services for newcomers in rural areas and small towns

7. Newcomer needs for services
Needs of Seniors:

During consultations held in the summer of 1998, newcomers and community agencies identified the importance and urgency of having programmes that focused on the needs of immigrant seniors. The call for proposals will likely seek information on the following:

* Information on existing services and models of service delivery to seniors

* What services immigrant elderly currently access

* Whether older immigrants who arrive in Canada encounter special. difficulties within the settlement process and experience particular needs and/or barriers that differ from other immigrant age groups

* The relevance of existing practices and services to the needs of older immigrants

* Best practices for supporting the integration of newcomer seniors from diverse cultural and racial backgrounds into Canadian society
Secondary Migration of Government-Assisted Refugees:

Every year Canada selects refugees and brings them to Canada under a program called the Refugee Assistance Program. These refugees are destined to a number of communities across Canada where services have been put in place for them. However, a very high number soon leave their community of original destination, often for communities in Ontario. In effect, they resettle twice within a short time of arrival in Canada, rather then once. This research would be aimed at determining what causes them to move from their original destination so that, in future, better decisions could be made about selecting an appropriate initial destination.
Newcomer Youth :

Recently OASIS funded a number of proposals that looked at the needs of newcomer youth. However, this research concentrated on youth in the school system.. The research did not look at the needs of newcomer youth who have dropped out of the educational system, who have never gone to school in Canada, who may be at risk or who, in order to help support themselves and their families, have gone to work immediately in jobs that hold little future for them.
Demographic/Funding Study:

This study is to analyze the current settlement patterns of immigrants to Ontario in relation to programs and services funded by OASIS. The study will also analyze and compare the national allocation funding model that is used to distribute funding on a province-by-province basis, to the current framework used by OASIS to fund and organize settlement programs and services.
Needs of Immigrant Parents:

The purpose of this project is to examine issues of newcomer parents in regard to child-rearing. The intent will be to examine how families access information on Canadian legal and cultural expectations around child upbringing, what issues they encounter when their practices conflict with Canadian laws and customs, and what support they require through the process.
Services for Newcomers in Rural Areas and Small Towns:

The focus of this study will be to identify existing settlement services and programs available in rural communities across Ontario, barriers to accessing services and recommendations of strategies or alternative service delivery methods that might address the needs of newcomers in rural areas and small towns.
Newcomer Needs for Services:

This study would use focus groups and interviews to determine what services newcomers identify as most needed and most beneficial to their settlement process.

Applicants with questions about the application process may contact Elisete Bettencourt AFTER JULY 4, 2000 at (416) 954-2999 or by email at <Elisete.Bettencourt@3923rop.cion.cic.x400.gc.ca>

Please note that if these areas of study are not of immediate interest, but if you wish to be placed on a mailing list to be notified of future calls for proposals in your area of interest, please fax your full mailing address and e-mail address, along with an indication of the area of interest to the OASIS Program Manager at 416-973-9027. (June 21, 2000)

REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FROM THE MAYTREE FOUNDATION

The Maytree Foundation's Refugee and Immigrant Program has issued two new requests for proposals:

*Organizational Effectiveness Grants

*Strengthening Employment Services for Immigrants and Refugees in Toronto

For further details look under "What's New" at <www.maytree.com>

LAIDLAW FOUNDATION YOUTH ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM

The Laidlaw Foundation has issued the Application Procedures and Guidelines for its Youth Engagement Program. Applications are accepted throughout the year. Applicants should contact Violeta Ilkiw <vilkiw@laidlawfdn.org> for detailed programme information and prior to submitting proposals.

CERIS is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Education Domain leader Dr. Mehrunnisa Ali, professor of Early Childhood Education at Ryerson Polytechnic University. Welcome Dr. Ali!

Our previous Education Domain leader Dr. Barbara Burnaby has moved to St. John's, Newfound and to take on the challenges as Dean of Education at Memorial University.

Congratulations Barbara and thanks for your many contributions as domain leader, especially to our working papers series and our recent conference.

METROPOLIS DATA

CERIS has received new Metropolis-license data sets including updates on the IMDB and LIDS donated by CIC and extensive custom tabulations of 1996 Census Data developed in consultation with the Data Committees of the four Canadian Metropolis research centres and donated by Statistics Canada. More details will be provided in our

upcoming newsletter and details on these data sets will be posted on the website sometime in the next few weeks.

See the CERIS section of www.chass.utoronto.ca/datalib

We are still in the process of planning training sessions to help researchers make the best possible use of these datasets. If you have suggestions about this, please contact the Chair of the Data Committee Dr. Valerie Preston <vpreston@yorku.ca>.

COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS ON POLICING

In late June in Toronto the Urban Alliance on Race Relations and the Queen Street Patients Council organized a conference on "Alternatives to the Use of Lethal Force by

Police." CERIS Justice and Law Domain Leader Dr. Scot Wortley was an active participant.

For further information contact, the conference organizers or Scot Wortley <wortley@chass.utoronto.ca>

PREPARATIONS FOR 2001 CENSUS

The 2001 Census questionnaire is now posted (in PDF format) on the Statistics Canada website <www.statcan.ca> in the Census section.

Note that the questionnaire contains two new questions of interest to immigration researchers:

*Q32 Place of birth of parents *Q48 language used at work

Note that the Visible minority question (Q19) and the Ethnic origin question (Q17) are both identically worded as the 1996 Census questionnaire. For the Ethnic origin question, the same amount (four) of write-in boxes are provided as well.

Thanks to Korina Besednik of Statistics Canada Toronto section for supplying this information.

Adrienne Chambon and Ted Richmond organized and participated in a panel session on "Defining and Measuring Settlement Services State of the Art and Current Debates" at the annual meeting of the Canadian Evaluation Society in Montreal in May 2000. Dr. Chambon is a professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto and Ted Richmond is Administrative Coordinator at CERIS. Other panellists included Robert Cazolla, Director of Social Services at COSTI, speaking on "The COSTI Experience and Perspective on Settlement Evaluation"; and André Bernier, Senior Evaluation Officer, Corporate Review, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, addressing "Evaluation of Settlement Programs and Public Accountability".

David Hulchanski, a professor in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Social Work, has been appointed Director of the Centre for Urban and Community Studies. The Centre was established in 1964 to facilitate, co-ordinate and disseminate multi-disciplinary research and policy analysis on urban dynamics and trends. A renewed CUCS, building on the strengths of the past, aims to contribute to an improved understanding of the significant social justice, poverty, environmental, governance, health, educational and community planning issues of our time. David Hulchanski was recently awarded a CERIS grant to expand the ‘Housing Experience of New Canadians’ research initiative (see: http://hnc.utoronto.ca) .

ACADEMIC CREDENTIAL ASSESSMENT SERVICES FOR ONTARIO

In March 2000, the Ontario government contracted with World Education Services (WES) to provide academic credential assessment services for Ontario. The new service will evaluate secondary and post-secondary diplomas and degrees from over 180 countries against Ontario standards.

WES is a not-for-profit organization with an international reputation for providing high quality assessments. Based in New York, WES will open an office in the Toronto area and recruit staff in Ontario.

The new service will open its doors October 1, 2000.

For more information, contact Catherine Laurier, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Access to Professions and Trades Unit, at (416) 326-6263.

Attention: New Board Members! "BOARD BASICS"

An introduction to the facts, fiduciary responsibilities and fun of being a Board Member.

That’s right, a CSPC-T consultant will come to your organization and present a "Board Basics" workshop and orientation for incoming and new Board Members.

Included in this 3 hour session will be practical guidelines and strategies as well as plenty of useful hand-outs to take away. This time-limited offer will be available on first come first served basis from June through October at a flat fee of $300 (regardless of the number of participants.)

To book your Board Basics workshop please call Karen Liberman at (416) 351-0095 ext. 238 or E-mail to <lkaren@cspc.toronto.on.ca>

REQUEST FOR OFFICE SPACE

The Toronto-based Horn of Africa Relief Society (HARS) is seeking the help of any organization that can offer office space to their organization.

HARS is a newly formed non-profit charitable organization working in the field of poverty relief. They currently operate from downtown Toronto. They are requesting an office space for a temporary period (6months - 1year). This will help them establish themselves. They need a single room or even a desk to help them carry out their activities anywhere in Toronto. They will greatly appreciate any help from any quarter.

For further information, please contact: Farid Omar, Executive Director

tel (416) 364-5083 e-mail: <farid.omar@utoronto.ca>

JOB VACANCY AT CCR

The Canadian Council for Refugees is looking for a Policy and Program Assistant. Application deadline is Friday, August 04, 2000. For further information consult the

website <www.web.net/~ccr/>

GROWING CULTURES OPENS MAY 6, 2000

Captivating photography exhibit explores the gardening traditions of diverse cultures in Toronto.

A new exhibition celebrating the cultural diversity of Toronto's gardens and gardeners opens in the Royal Ontario Museum's (ROM) Heritage Gallery of Canada's Peoples on May 6, 2000. Growing Cultures is a fascinating exploration through 41 colour and black and white photographs, by Vincenzo Pietropaolo, of gardens as an expression of culture. The exhibit is presented by the Multicultural History Society of Ontario (MHSO) in partnership with the ROM, and runs until January 2002.

Growing Cultures is the culmination of five years of research and documentation by researcher Dr. Gerda R. Wekerle, professor of Environmental Studies at York University, and photographer Vincenzo Pietropaolo. The exhibit demonstrates how immigrants can enhance the life of a city by reshaping neighbourhoods, introducing new

cuisine and expanding the potential for urban gardens. The featured gardens are planned and maintained in the Greater Toronto Area by immigrant gardeners from 18 different countries, some of whom are recent immigrants to Canada, and others who have made Canada their home for several decades.

The photographs in Growing Cultures are arranged into five thematic areas: Home Harvest: From Garden to Table highlights gardeners who try to recreate natural features of their homeland in the challenging Canadian climate; Taking Root: Transplanted Cultures takes a look at how immigrants pass on their cultural traditions by growing plants used in cooking and herbal medicine; Cultivating Neighbouhoods: Community Gardens examines how gardening brings neighbourhoods together; Fields of Play: Alternative Gardens presents an imaginative way of looking at fun non-traditional gardens, with toys and recycled materials; and A Feast for the Eyes: A Labour of Love is dedicated to the traditional floral and English country cottage gardens.

The exhibit is equipped with audio stations that allow some of the featured gardeners to share their gardening stories and traditions with visitors. A selection of related gardening implements are also on display, as well as heritage seeds of diverse origins saved by gardeners to ensure continuity of the plants and vegetables necessary to.

For additional information please call (416) 586-5797.

For more media information, interviews, or visuals, contact:

Lisa Lipkin, (416)586-5565; e-mail <lisal@rom.on.ca>

Francisco Alvarez, (416)586-5558; e-mail <falvarez@rom.on.ca>

POSSIBILITIES PROJECT E-ZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Possibilities Project is Toronto's e-zine for employment, education and training information, produced by Community Information Toronto, with funding by Human

Resources Development Canada. Check out: http://www.possibilitiesproject.com

JUNE ISSUE:

* Employment Resources for Newcomers: Services to help foreign-trained professionals establish themselves in the Canadian workforce. * Targeted Wage Subsidies: Provides information on eligibility and delivery of this HRDC-funded program. * Volunteering: Rewarding and challenging opportunities in Toronto.

JULY ISSUE:

* GED an avenue for high school equivalency. * Buy into retail sales -- great careers in store. * Toronto parents -- find support with local programs

If there is an employment, education or training related article that you would like to see in the e-zine, call Susan Stone at (416) 392-4565, or send your comments to

<poss@web.ca>

ACTEW: NEWS ON THE NET

The following information comes from The ACTEW-L Email Bulletin, a monthly electronic newsletter supporting the Women's Training Community in Ontario and across the World Wide Web at http://www.actew.web.ca (you can get an email subscription on this website).

WORKING CONDITIONS

Falling Behind: The State of Working Canada 2000 - (April 19 release) By Andrew Jackson and David Robinson with Bob Baldwin and Cindy Wiggins Falling Behind is the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference on the state of working conditions and living standards available in Canada. This is the first of what will be an annual publication. It charts major trends in the economic and social wellbeing of Canadians: the labour market, the social wage: the role of unions, inequality and poverty, taxes, international comparisons etc. It is a valuable reference tool for progressive researchers, policy-makers academics, media commentators and activists.

Copies of Falling Behind can be obtained as of from the CCPA for $19.95 each (price includes shipping within North America, handling and GST #124146473RT). It can be purchased (after April 19) directly from the CCPA web site:

http://www.policyalternatives.ca

POVERTY

A Report Card on Women and Poverty - Report by economist Monica Townson prepared for the CCPA described on Straightgoods.com. Almost 19% of adult women are now poor - the highest rate of women's poverty in two decades. In fact, there has been virtually no improvement in women's poverty since the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada issued its report some 30 years ago.

http://www.straightgoods.com/item276.asp

Overcoming Human Poverty - UNDP Poverty Report 2000 [PowerPoint] A new global strategy against poverty needs to be mounted - with more resources, a sharper focus and a stronger commitment. Based on commitments made at the 1995 World Summit for Social Development, developing countries are being encouraged to launch full-scale campaigns against poverty. Yet despite having set ambitious global targets for poverty reduction, donor countries are cutting back on aid and failing to focus what remains on poverty.

http://www.undp.org/povertyreport/

The straight goods on the Ontario budget from the Alternative Budget Working Group, a coalition of citizens, faith, social justice, and labour groups. The group has successfully exposed the government's claims and proposed well- researched alternatives for three years.

http://www.straightgoods.com/item339.asp

Too many women still poor -By Judy Rebick Remember the feminization of poverty? Long ago in the 1980s before the attention of nation's elites turned almost exclusively to the ups and downs of the stock market and the ins and outs of the leadership of a party whose name no-one can remember, there was considerable concern about the high rate of poverty among women. Judy Rebick shares her concern in this article written for CBC's viewpoint. For the full text of this article see:

http://cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/columns/rebick/rebick000427.html

Does Diversity Make a Difference? Research on Diversity in College Classroom

This new monograph from the American Council on Education (ACE) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) comprises three studies of college teachers' and students' attitudes toward and experiences with racial and ethnic diversity. It concludes that "campus diversity represents an educational benefit for all students-minority and white alike-that cannot be duplicated in a racially and ethnically homogeneous academic setting."

http://www.acenet.edu/hena/issues/2000/05_29_00/diversity.html

ACCESS DIMINISHED: A REPORT ON WOMEN'S TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES IN ONTARIO

In 1997, ACTEW received a grant from the Status of Women Canada to examine the impact of the Federal and Provincial policy changes on women's training and employment services in Ontario. The result of our research is this report, published in June 2000.

Copies of the report will soon be available on the website http://www.actew.web.ca

or hard copies can be ordered by email <actew@web.ca>

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To subscribe to the ACTEW-L Bulletin, please go to our web site and sign up right off the front page at http://www.actew.web.ca

This mailing list is also archived, so please visit our web site to view previous ACTEW-L email bulletins at

http://www.web.ca/%7Eactew/actew-l/maillist.html

WORKING GROUP ON WARRING COMMUNITIES

Science for Peace has formed a Working Group on Warring Communities for the purpose of undertaking conflict resolution between selected individuals now living in

Canada who have immigrated from societies that have been at war.

Work has been underway for several months now focusing on immigrants and refugees from Sri Lanka, and from the former Yugoslavia.

For further information contact: Metta Spencer (phone) 416-789-2294

<mspencer@web.net>; Joan Montgomerie <jmontgo@sympatico.ca>

NNIRR is pleased to announce the release of our report prepared in conjunction with the New York Beijing+5 conference, "Hands that Shape the World: Report on the Conditions of Immigrant Women in the U.S. Five Years after the Beijing Conference."

June 1 2000 Press Statement: New York, NY

Conditions for immigrant women in the U.S. have seriously deteriorated in the five years since the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. As the United Nations General Assembly meets to assess progress for women's rights, we have come to New York to demand that our rights, and the rights of migrant women in other countries, be upheld with direct commitments by the United Nations and its members.

"Hands that Shape the World," proposes that the U.S. government repeal legislation that leaves immigrant women vulnerable to labour abuses by private employers, and should provide generous avenues for legalization of undocumented immigrants. We also ask that the U.S. end human rights violations by government officials and agencies, protect family unity, and address the needs of immigrant women in poverty.

For more information or to order copies of the report for $10 plus shipping, please contact NNIRR at the address and numbers below.

National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR)

310-8th St., Ste. 307, Oakland, CA 94607

Phone: 510.465.1984 Fax: 510.465.1885

E-mail: nnirr@nnirr.org Visit us at www.nnirr.org

NEWLY PUBLISHED

Burnaby, Barbara, Carl James, and Sheri Regier. 2000. The Role of Education in Integrating Diversity in the Greater Toronto Area. CERIS Working Paper Series. #11-2000. {985}

Kilbride, Kenise Murphy. 2000. A Review of the Literature on the Human, Social, and Cultural Capital of Immigrant Children and Their Families with Implications for Teacher Education. CERIS Working Paper Series. #13-2000. {985}

Lo, Lucia, Valerie Preston, Shuguang Wang, Katherine Reil, Edward Harvey, and Bobby Siu. 2000. CERIS Working Paper Series. #15-2000. {985}

Qadeer, Mohammad. 2000. The Base of Chinese and South Asian Merchants’ Entrepreneurship and Ethnic Enclaves, Toronto, Canada. CERIS Working Paper Series. #9-1999. {985}

Murdie, Robert and Carlos Teixeira. 2000. Toward a Comfortable Neighbourhood and Appropriate Housing: Immigrant Experience in Toronto. CERIS Working Paper Series. #10-2000. {985}

Troper, Harold. 2000. History of Immigration since the Second World War: From Toronto "The Good" to Toronto "The World in a City". CERIS Working Paper Series. #12-2000. {985}

CERIS Working Papers can be ordered for $5.00 each. For further information and a list of previously-published Working Papers contact the CERIS office.

INTERNET RESOURCES

Housing New Canadians is a research partnership focused on housing access and discrimination in the Toronto area, where about forty percent of all newcomers to Canada settle.

The research projects examine:

* the nature of the housing search process used by immigrants and refugees,

* the quality, adequacy and cost of the housing they obtain,

* the degree to which their housing needs are being met, and

* the nature and extent of any housing-related discrimination.

The aim is to improve policies, programs and practices.

Housing New Canadians research Working Group -- WEBSITE

http://www.hnc.utoronto.ca/

NEW WEB-SITE: REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PARTNERS

A new web site Refugeee Resettlement Partners has bee developed by Citicizenship and Immgration (CIC). This web site is geared to those who are involved with the processing and resettlement of refugees destined for Canada.

This web site contains:

* Reference material used by both government and nongovernmental organizations

* Refugee processing information * Links to other refugee related sites * Events and activities * Frequently Asked Questions and * Committee lists and contact information.

CIC is also planning to offer training opportunities through web-based learning.

The web site can be found on the internet at http://www.cic.gc.ca/ref-protection

CMS Library on the World Wide Web: A Popular Resource for Educators and Students

The Centre for Migration Studies Library catalog can now be accessed through the INTERNET at http://cmsny.library.net (omit the "www" in address) or at http://2208.132.204.125. In the first few months of operation, the library website registered over 6000 user sessions.

From school libraries, public libraries, and home workstations, users can search the CMS Library Catalog electronically for relevant books, periodicals, dissertations, biographies, bibliographies, and photographs.

The Library’s holdings include 26,600 volumes, 202 periodicals, 550 dissertations, 223 newsletters, 68 ethnic newspapers, 86 VHC recordings, 2000 conference papers, 3,100 journal article reprints, and 285 reels of catalogued microfilms from archival and ethnic press collections. The library’s core collection is enhanced by a substantial collection of materials referred to as "grey literature" because they are difficult to locate and unavailable through commercial channels. These materials represent the cutting edge of scholarship and current information in the field and include working papers, occasional papers, pre-published materials, annual reports and the like. CMS Library holds approximately 8,000 grey literature titles representing a unique group of resources for the study of international migration, refugees, and ethnic groups.

NOW ONLINE:

CSBSC's (Center for the Study of Balkan Societies and Cultures, University of Graz) two volumes on Civil Society issues in the Transition countries of Southeast Europe:

* Vol. 1: "How to Construct Civil Societies? Education, Human Rights and Media in Southeast Europe: A Critical Guide," ed. by Ulf Brunnbauer, Hannes Grandits, Siegfried

Gruber, Karl Kaser, Robert Pichler, and Christian Promitzer

http://www-gewi.kfunigraz.ac.at/csbsc/guide/index.html

* Vol. 2: "Education and Media in Southeast Europe: Country Reports," ed. by Ulf Brunnbauer, Hannes Grandits, Siegfried Gruber, Karl Kaser, Robert Pichler, and Christian Promitzer

http://www-gewi.kfunigraz.ac.at/csbsc/country_reports/index.htm

The Council of Europe has a new web site on minorities. This site provides information on the work of the Directorate General of Human Rights on the protection of national minorities. The information in the site is organized in three categories: (1) The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, (2) Intergovernmental Activities on minorities, (3) the Joint Programme of the European Commission and Council of Europe on National minorities. The website is available at:

http://www.humanrights.coe.int/minorities/index.htm

CANADIAN-EUROPEAN INITIATIVE "MIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL LIVES"

We are pleased to announce the University of Bremen Migration Research Centre’s new website "Migration and Multicultural Lives," which was launched in connection with the Bremen conference "Recasting European and Canadian History: National Consciousness, Migration, Multicultural Lives" in May.

The University of Bremen Migration Research Centre (WE Migrationsforschung) maintains this web site to enhance public access to information about migration and related issues. It is based on a Canadian-European initiative promoting the availability of information on these issues. The website links migration-related academic institutions, scholarly and legal resources and thus provides an international exchange forum for academic and non-academic institutions and NGOs. Links are organised geographically and by keywords. We hope that our website will speed up the process of finding information.

To give a better overview, there is a description button next to each link via which one can view a short presentation of the respective organisation.

Make sure to check out this indispensable new website on migration issues at

http://www.migration.uni-bremen.de

If you have any questions about this project, please do not hesitate to contact Annika Lieby at <lieby@uni-bremen.de>

Sincerely, Dirk Hoerder

THE NETHERLANDS

The Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES) of the University of Amsterdam has put together a bibliography from recently published international scientific literature on Immigrant and Ethnic Entrepreneurship in advanced economies. This bibliography -- already over 1100 entries -- is now unlocked to the public, so that everyone can now profit from this current knowledge. The bibliograpy will be completed and updated on a regular basis. The URL is http://www.emporium.nl

NEW ZEALAND

The New Zealand Immigration Service has a substantial website (www.immigration.govt.nz) with a wide variety of on-line research projects.

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Ethno-Racial Inequality in the City of Toronto: An Analysis of the 1996 Census

Prepared by Michael Ornstein, Director of the Institute for Social Research York University -- for the Access and Equity Unit Strategic and Corporate Policy Division, Chief Administrator’s Office -- in co-operation with Public Health Services Social Development of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Department and the Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement.

Project Steering Committee for the Study on Ethno Racial Inequality -- 1996 Census

City of Toronto, Department of Community and Neighbourhood Services:

Wendy Kwong, Public Health Services

Dianne Patychuck, Public Health Services

Harvey Low, Social Development

Alan Meisner, Social Development

Chief Administrator’s Office

Tim Rees, Access and Equity Unit (Project Leader)

Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, Interim Manager, Access and Equity Unit

Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement (CERIS)

Ted Richmond

United Way of Greater Toronto

Dianne Hill

For further information or copies of the report contact:

Access and Equity Unit, Strategic and Corporate Policy Division, Chief Administrator’s Office, 6th Floor -- 55 John Street, Toronto, ON M5V 3C6

Tel/Multilingual Line (416) 338-0338 TTY (416) 338-0089 Fax (416) 397-0888

e-mail: <accessandequity@city.toronto.on.ca>

www.city.toronto.on.ca/accessandequity

NEW PUBLICATIONS FROM MAYTREE

The Maytree Foundation, in co-operation with the Caledon Institute of Social Policy, has two new publications.

"The New Immigration Act: More Questions than Answers" is a commentary on Bill C-31, the proposed Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The paper provides a very accessible analysis of the proposed legislation, looking at both the positive and negative measures contained within the Bill.

"Economic Migrants or Refugees? Trends in Global Migration" provides contains the proceedings of the forum on this topic organized by The Maytree Foundation in Toronto in January, 2000.

Caledon publications are available from Renouf publishing. For further information contact The Caledon Institute of Social Policy <caledon@caledoninst.org> or The Maytree Foundation website at <www.maytree.com>

SETTLEMENT SERVICE STANDARDS

Canadian Council for Refugees has just published the document "Canadian National Settlement Service Standards Framework."

This text can be downloaded from the website <www.web.net/~ccr/>

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION AND INTEGRATION

The first issue of JIMI has now been published. It contains research articles from Irene Bloemraad, Dirk Hoerder, Harvey Krahn, Tracey Derwing, Marlene Mulder, Lori Wilkinson, Abdolmohammad Kazemipur and Shiva Halli. Policy papers have also been submitted by Gerard Moreau, Frank Sharry and Tim Owen. For more information please contact Humera Ibrahim at <jimi@ualberta.ca>.

The quarterly publication of the European Roma Rights Center (ERRC), Roma Rights, has a special issue on "Women's Rights" (Number 1/2000). The journal can be found on the ERRC website. Visit: http://errc.org/romarights/index.shtml

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There are two special issues of the International Journal on Minority and Group Rights in 1999: "Accommodating National Identity: New Approaches in International and

Domestic Law" (Vol. 6, No. ½), guest edited by Stephen Tierney; and a special issue examining the OSCE's "Oslo Recommendations" on the language rights of national

minorities (Vol. 6, No. 3, 1999), guest edited by John Packer, with contributions by Miklos Kontra, Donall O. Riagain, Miroslav Kusy, Fernand de Varennes, Asbjorn

Eide, Guillaume Siemiensky.

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The School Field: International Journal of Theory and Research in Education has another special issue on "Theorizing Citizenship Education", guest edited by Janez Justin and Mitja Sardoc (Volume X, Number 3/4, Autumn Winter 1999), with articles by David Kerr, Terry Haydn, Graham Haydon, Mitja Sardoc, Tom Cockburn, John Annette,

Eva Gamarnikow and Anthony Green, Pamela Odih and David Knights, Zdenko Kodelja, Igor Z. Zagar. More information can be found at the journal's website

http://www.schoolfield.com

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The spring 2000 issue of International Migration Review has a symposium on "Beyond the Melting Pot" (Vol. 34, No. 1), guest edited by Richards Alba, with contributions by

Alejandro Portes, Philip Kasinitz, Nancy Foner, Elijah Anderson, and Nathan Glazer.

APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS FOR IMMIGRANT YOUTH

The Ontario Association of Youth Employment Centres (OAYEC) is conducting a summer project on opportunities and barriers to apprenticeships for immigrant youth.

Youth access to apprenticeship opportunities has become key component of the province’s youth labour market strategy. It is the intention of this project to strategize around making apprenticeship more accessible to immigrant youth as well as generally improving awareness of programs available in Ontario.

This project is conducted as an interdisciplinary collaboration among two academic researchers June Yee and Carolyn Johns from Ryerson Polytechnic University and Sandra Tam from OAYEC. Funding support is from CERIS.

For more information contact: June Yee (416) 979-5000 xt. 6224,

Carolyn Johns (416) 979-5000 xt. 6146 or Sandra Tam (416) 323-9557 ext 13
***** NEW DOCUMENTS IN THE CERIS RESOURCE CENTRE ************

Housing

Sewell, John. 1999. "Redeveloping Public Housing Projects". Caledon Institute of Social Policy. 33 pp. {760}

Women issues

The Canadian Women’s Health Network. Spring 2000. Magazine. Volume 13, No. ½.. (Multiple Issues and articles). {600-2}

Kainer, Mary. 2000. Responding to Diversity - Phase II: A project to increase Willow’s capacity to meet the breast cancer information and support needs of women from diverse ethnic, cultural and linguistic communities. A project of Willow Breast Cancer Support & Resource Services. In partnership with the Hispanic Development Council. Funded by Health Canada, Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative. 21 pp. {600-2}

Kainer, Mary and Fatima Correia et al.1999. Responding to Diversity - Phase I: An exploratory research project on how best to meet the information and support needs of women from diverse ethno-cultural backgrounds experiencing breast cancer. A Research Project of Willow Breast Cancer Support & Resource Services. Funded by Health Canada, Government of Canada. 47 pp. {600-2}

Consulting and Audit Canada. 2000. "Trafficking in Women Inventory of Information Needs and Available Information". Prepared for Strategic Policy, Planning and Research (CIC). January 2000. 23 pp. {600-2}

Kaketsis, Stacey. 2000. "The Perspectives of Greek Immigrant Women On Citizenship and Citizenship Education Of Their Children in Canada". Paper Presented at the Fourth National Metropolis Conference. March 22-25, 2000. 8 pp. {600-2}

Youth

Tonks, Randal G. and Anand C. Paranjpe. "Identity, Youth and Immigration: Narratives of Acculturation and Adjustment". Research Paper Presented at the Fourth National Metropolis Conference in March 2000. British Columbia. Simon Fraser University. 28 pp. {570}

Khanna, Mala. 1999. Hate/Bias Motivated acts Perpetrated By and Against Youth: A Research Overview. Paper prepared for Citizens’ Participation and Multiculturalism, Department of Canadian Heritage. {570}

Mata, Fernando and John Valentine.1999. Selected Ethnic Profiles of Canada’s Young Age Cohorts. Department of Canadian Heritage. {570}

Poskanzer, Alisa. 2000. Ethiopoan Exodus: A Practice Journal. Gefen Publishing House Ltd. {570}

Senior

Mata, Fernando and John Valentine. 1999. Selected Ethnic Profiles of Canada’s Senior Age Cohorts. Department of Canadian Heritage. {580}

Immigrant /Ethno-racial Services (Needs Assessment/Strategic Planning)

George, Usha, Ka Tat Tsang, Guida Man and Wei Wei Da. 2000. Needs Assessment of Mandarin-Speaking Newcomers. A Project of South East Asian Services Centre, funded by the Ontario Administration of Settlement and Immigration Services, Citizenship and Immigration Canada. {320-4}

The Canadian Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA Canada). 1998. "Consultation on Additional Settlement Dollars: A Summary Report". A public consultation for Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Settlement Directorate - Ontario Region. 27 pp. {320-3}

Law and Justice

Wortley, Scot. 1996. "Justice for all? Race and perceptions of bias in the Ontario criminal justice system - A Toronto survey." Canadian Journal of Criminology. 439-467 pp. {250-1}

Wortley, Scot. (N.d.) "Under Suspicion: Race and Criminal Justice Surveillance in Canada". Canada: Centre of Criminology. The University of Toronto. 46 pp. {250-1}

Wortley, Scot and Gail Kellough. 1998. "The ‘Probable’ Offender: Police and Crown Discretion and the Over-Representation of Black People in the Ontario Criminal Justice System". Paper presented at the International Conference on Criminology and Criminal Justice in the Caribbean. Barbados, October 1998. 28 pp.{250-1}

Health Care

Rudiak, Dana. 2000. "Newcomer Orientation to the Health System: A Resource Manual for Settlement Workers, Service Providers, and Community Volunteers". A Pilot Project funded by CIC. Toronto, March 2000 (copies available in various languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese). {730}

Immigration/Newcomers to Canada

George, Usha and Esme Fuller-Thomson. Winter 1999. "To stay or not to stay: Characteristics associated with newcomers planning to stay in Canada". Vis-a-Vis. Citizenship and Immigration Canada. pp. 46-48. {320-4}

Palmer, Douglas L. 1999. "Canadian Attitudes and Perceptions Regarding Immigration: Relations With Regional Per Capita Immigration and Other Contextual Factors". Executive Summary Prepared for Strategic Policy, Planning and Research (CIC). August 1999. 10 pp. {320-4}

Palmer, Douglas L. 1998. "Attitudes Toward Immigration in Vancouver". Prepared for Strategic Policy, Planning and Research (CIC). August 1998. 9 pp. {140}

Smith, Charles C. 2000. "Addressing Racism and Equity in Canada Today: The Challenge of Our Time". Paper Presented at the Fourth National Metropolis Conference. March 22-25, 2000. 41 pp. {160}

Children

Johal, Kamal K. 2000. "Oral History: Perceptions of Sikh Immigrants Regarding Canadian Schools - A Summary". Paper Presented at the Fourth National Metropolis Conference. March 22-25, 2000. 10 pp. {560}

Mental Health Issues

Rousseau, Cecile, Sylvie Moreau, Aline Drapeau, et Cecile Marotte. 1997. "Politique d’immigration et sante mentale: Impact des separations familiales prolongees sur la sante mental des refugies". Rapport presente au Conseil Quebecois de la Recherche Sociale. Janvier 1997. 172 pp. {740-2}
Metropolis Project

"Political Participation Across Immigrant and Ethnoracial Communities: Comparing World Cities". 1998. Various Papers Presented at the Third International Metropolis Conference. Zichron Yaacov, Israel. November 30 - December 3, 1998. 37 pp. {00-3}

Vancouver Centre of Excellence (RIIM). 1999. "Immigration with an International Comparative Perspective: Proceedings of the Third National Metropolis Conference". Zichron Yaacov, Israel. November 30 - December 3, 1998. 34 pp. {00-3}

Cultural profile

"Croatia in the Heart of Europe: Mediterranean and Central European Cultural Landscapes of Croatia". Zagreb: Croatian Paneuropean Union, 1996. {520-4}

Newsletters

Various issues from Centre for Refugee Studies, Skills for Change, OCASI, Institute for Social Research (ISR) and Community Social Planning Council of Toronto (CSPC-T). {940}

Peace Magazine. 2000. Defense Research and Education Centre. Various Volumes and Issues. {950}

Perception Magazine. 2000. Canadian Council on Social Development. Volume 23, No.4. March 2000. {950}

CEHIP Newletter. 2000. A News Synopsis from the Central East Health Information Partnership (CEHIP). Volume 5, Issue 1. Ontario, Canada. {940}

Employment/Labour

Centre for International Statistics at Canadian Council on Social Development. 1998. "The Changing Labour Market Prospects of Refugees in Canada". Prepared for Strategic Policy, Planning and Research (CIC). March 1998. 52 pp. {770-2}

Citizenship and Political Participation - Canada

Gagon, France and Michel Page. 1999. "Conceptual Framework For An Analysis Of Citizenship In The Liberal Democracies - Volume I: Conceptual Framework and Analysis". Prepared for Multiculturalism Directorate, Citizen Participation Directorate and Strategic Research and Analysis Directorate, Department of Canadian Heritage. May 1999. {130}

Multiculturalism, Race Relations (Government Policy) - Canada

Canadian Heritage. 1999. Annual Report on the Operation of the Canadian Multicuturalism Act 1998-1999. 40 pp. {140}

Population/Demography

Goldberg, Michelle. 1999. "The Fact Are In!" Overview of Material Presented at the Shaping the Future: Qualification Recognition in the 21^st Century Conference. October 13, 1999. 5 pp. {810}

CERIS RESOURCE CENTRE AND WEBSITE

The CERIS Resource Centre is now open from Monday to Friday during regular office hours. We have also produced a simple guide to searching and using our unique collection, which includes a large number of unpublished community needs assessments related to settlement and equity issues, as well as documents produced by CERIS researchers and the Metropolis project affiliates. Publications can be reviewed on site or photocopied at cost.
DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The development of our Resource Centre and WebSite VL 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! Volunteers are also needed for organizing and cataloguing documents and providing access to the Resource Centre.

The Resource Centre is located at the Toronto office, 246 Bloor St. West, 5th Floor (northwest corner of Bloor and Bedford). Contact information tel. 416 946-8825.

For further information contact:

The Toronto CERIS office: Tel. 416 946-3110 Fax 416 971-3094

The York CERIS office: Tel. 416 736-5223 Fax 416 736-5752 Email <ceris.yorku.ca>

Visit the CERIS WebSite: http://ceris.metropolis.net

Visit the York CERIS WebSite: http://www.yorku.ca/research/ceris/index.htm

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

If you want to add an event to this listing, please forward the complete information to Sue Ann at the CERIS office by fax or email at <ceris.office@utoronto.ca>

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

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