THE KOSOVO PANEL DISCUSSION
A public meeting for Science for Peace on Kosovo on THURSDAY, MAY 4 at 3:30 p.m.
at the International Student Centre on 33 St. George Street.
Speakers are: Marcus Gee of The Globe and Mail, Robert Austin a historian at CREES, and
Mandy Bonisteel, Women’s Study Coordinator at George Brown, who runs programs for
women in Kosovo. Everyone is welcome.
NEW REFUGEE RIGHTS DAY - THURSDAY MAY 4, 2000
12 noon- 4:30 p.m.
Metro Hall, Rotunda, 55 John St., Toronto (St. Andrew’s Subway)
Ceremonies and Keynote Address -- 12 noon
Hear the Mayor’s Proclamation
See Awards Presented
Listen to Keynote Address by Francisco Rico, President Canadian Council for Refugees
Afternoon Film and Workshop -- 2:00 p.m.
Film about refugees interdiction: "In Search of the African Queen"
Old Problems and Bill C31 - New Federal Legislation
To reserve display table for your agency call Claire at 588-1612.
UPCOMING SESSION OF THE GTA FORUM
THURSDAY MAY 11, 2000 Time: 4:00 p.m.
City of Toronto Archives, 255 Spadina Road, Toronto
The GTA Portrait Project: Assembling the Big Picture
Tony Coombes, The Neptis Foundation
Further information about the GTA Forum or Forum events, consult the website:
http://www.yorku.ca/org/gtaforum/ Tel 416 480-2313 Email <gtainfo@yorku.ca>
The Institute for Social Research (ISR) at York University has started its Spring
Seminar Series on Social Research Methods. Topics include:
Focus Groups for Social Research (MAY 08 morning and afternoon)
Interpreting Qualitative Data (MAY 10 morning and afternoon)
Introduction to Questionnaire Design (MAY 15 morning and afternoon)
Introduction to Survey Data Analysis (MAY 17 morning and afternoon)
Data Analysis Using SAS for Windows (MAY 2, 9, 16, 23)
Introduction to SPSS for Windows (MAY 4, 11, 18, 25)
The Institute is also offering a Summer Programme in Data Analysis from JUNE 05
to 17, 2000.
For further information call Ms. Anita Valencia at 416-736-5061 or visit their
website at
<www.isr.yorku.ca>
The Chinese Canadian National Council is presenting a forum
"Globalization and Human Trafficking"
SUNDAY MAY 14 -- 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
at OISE, 252 Bloor St. West, 2nd floor Room 2214
Explore the root causes and implications of human trafficking and the exploitation of
illegal migrants. FREE. For more information, please contact 416 977-9871.
University of Toronto Faculty of Social Work Alumni Association
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Working for Social Change: An Interfaith Perspective
WEDNESDAY MAY 24, 2000 6:00 -8:00 p.m.
at 246 Bloor St. West Room 548
Presentation at 6:00 p.m., Business Meeting at 8:00 p.m.
Guest Speakers:
Rachelle Wilner, B’Nai Brith Child Poverty Campaign
Dave Phrimmer, Interfaith Social Assistance Reform Committee
Wahide Valiante, MSW, Canadian Islamic Congress
Harry Kits, Citizens for Public Justice
All welcome! Hors d’oeuvres and Refreshments Provided.
For more information, please contact Sharon English at 416 978-6394
The Maytree Foundation co-sponsors a forum entitled: "Brain Drain, Brain
Gain."
* How has the ebb and flow of people in and out of the country impacted on our
values and institutions? * How well are we doing in using the skills and talents that
people bring with them?
The Maytree Foundation is the co-sponsor of this St. Lawrence Forum, to be held:
THURSDAY MAY 25, 2000 7:30 -9:30 p.m.
The Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E., Toronto
Speakers:
* Michael Adams, Environics
* H.E. Victor Johnson, High Commissioner for Barbados
* Scott Murray, Statistics Canada
* Uzma Shakir, Council of Agencies Serving South Asians
* Sherri Torjman, Vice-President of the Caledon Institute (Moderator)
Admission is free. Presented in partnership by the St. Lawrence Centre Forum & The
Maytree Foundation.
TORONTO LITE 2000 -- An evening of comedy and music in support of the Community
Social Planning Council of Toronto.
SUNDAY MAY 28, 2000 at 8:00 p.m.
at Second City MainStage Theatre, 56 Blue Jays Way
NEW this year Pre-show dinner and party $15 pp
Tickets: Dinner and Show $35 Show only $20. For ticket reservations 351-0095 x241.
The Third Annual Community Research Network Conference "Common Problems,
Uncommon Resources: Exploring the Social and Economic Challenges to Community-Based
Research"
What: Community Research Network (CRN) Annual Conference
When: JUNE 16-18TH, 2000
Where: Atlanta, Georgia (USA) on the campus of Morehouse College
Who: Community activists and organizers, scholars, funders, students, experienced
practitioners of community-based research, and anyone interested in community-based
research.
Registration is currently underway. To get registration and/or scholarship materials-
*go to the conference website: http://www.Loka.org/conf_2000.htm
This year___'²s conference will focus on the new opportunities and challenges to
conducting community-based research. In recent years, community-based research has
achieved a new level of legitimacy and has become an important element in government
and private research.
However, with this growth, new challenges have surfaced. Community- based research can
be especially valuable to disadvantaged or marginalized communities, yet it is often
difficult to secure funding and resources to conduct such research projects. The Third
Annual CRN Conference will address these barriers and develop strategies for overcoming
them. Conference workshops, discussions, and strategizing sessions will focus on four
tracks of interest:
*Communication, Trust & Ethics *Race, Class, Gender & Cultural Challenges
*Skill building & ___'³How-to___'²s___'´ *Building Capacity & Sustainability
Any questions? call us at +1-413-559-5860 or email us at <Loka@Loka.org>
The Canadian Cultural Research Network (CCRN) is hosting a colloquium on "Diversity
and Culture: Beyond the Rhetoric" at the University of Alberta on MAY
28-29, 2000. For more information, contact Donna Cardinal; tel: 780-434-2635; fax:
780-434-3078; e-mail: <cardinal@web.net> or visit the Congress web site:
http://www.hssfc.ca/cong/CongressInfoEng.html
CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR REFUGEES
WEDNESDAY MAY 31, 2000 9-5p.m. Media training session
An opportunity for all those interested in improving their media skills and networking
with others committed to effective communication through the media on refugee and
immigration issues.
For more information, please contact Gitanjali at (514) 277- 7223
<ccrmedia@web.net>
CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR REFUGEES
SPRING CONSULTATION -- Vancouver JUNE 1-3, 2000
Global Migration: Bridging Practice, Policy and Research
Learning from the past, planning for the future
CONFERENCE SITE: University of British Columbia, Woodward IRC Building, 2194 Health
Sciences Mall, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z3 (Right next to Vancouver Hospital-UBC site)
For further information: Canadian Council for Refugees, 6839 Drolet, #302,
Montreal, Qc, H2S 2T1 Tel. (514) 277-7223 Fax (514) 277-1447
email: <ccr2@web.net> website: www.web.net/~ccr/
PLANNERS NETWORK CONFERENCE 2000
"Insurgent Planning, Globalization and Local Democracy."
JUNE 22-25, 2000 -- Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Canada.
WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
The Planners Network Conference 2000 will explore the theme of Insurgent Planning,
Globalization and Local Democracy, as well as the sub-themes: Environmental Politics,
Communities of Resistance, Privatization of Planning, Community Economic Development,
Rights to the City, Contested Open Spaces.
For more information: e-mail: <pnetwork@yorku.ca> tel. (416) 736-2100 x22612 or
write to: Barbara Rahder, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
Conference Schedule:
THURSDAY JUNE 22
Registration; Keynote Speaker- Gerda Wekerle; Workshops and Community Tours; Reception
and Opening Panel at City Hall: "Comparative views on planning and local democracy in
Canada, Mexico, and USA".
FRIDAY JUNE 23
Workshops; Community Tours; Dinner and Panel on: "Food security and communities of
Resistance."
SATURDAY JUNE 24
Workshops; Tours and Workshops on Toronto Island; Barbecue Dinner; Dancing and
Fireworks on Wards Island.
SUNDAY JUNE 25 Closing Breakfast.
Confirmed Speakers and Participating Organizations:
Alejandro Rofman, Barry Pinski, Gerda Wekerle, Jacqueline Leavitt, Kanishka
Goonewardena, Peter Marcuse, Roger Keil, Roxana Ng, Tom Angotti, All-A-Board Youth
Ventures, Bread not Circuses, Field to Table, Rooftops, & Women Plan Toronto.
Sponsors: York University, Ryerson Polytechnic University, University of Toronto, City
of Toronto Department of Planning and Development.
Conference Registration: To register, call: (416) 736-2100 x22696
or visit www.plannersnetwork.org/
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>
FIFTH INTERNATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE
VANCOUVER, NOVEMBER 13-17, 2000
The themes of the conference are:
*Investing in the Future: The Changing Face of Youth *Managing Gateways and Managing
Change *Building Social, Cultural and Economic Capital: The Case for Migration *Creating
Opportunity: Growth, Access and Equity
The call for workshop proposals and the conference announcement can be found on the
International Metropolis web site 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
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