CERIS MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING

 

Friday NOVEMBER 15, 2002  –         

2:00 - 4:00 P.M.

At the main CERIS (Toronto) office, 246 Bloor St. W., 5th Floor, Room 548

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CERIS PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL (PAC) MEETING

 

Friday DECEMBER 6, 2002  

1:00 - 3:00 P.M.

 

At the main CERIS (Toronto) office, 246 Bloor St. W., 5th Floor, Rm. 548

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NEWS FROM CERIS STAFF

 

Welcome, Yuliya Prodaniuk!

 

Yuliya Prodaniuk is a CIDA intern who has assumed Public Relations and Communications Coordinator responsibilities at CERIS from November to April 2003. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University in Mass Communications and French and speaks four languages.

 

Given that CIDA’s goal for young Canadian professionals is to gain experience in International Development and related fields of studies, the major focus of Yuliya’s work will be on organizing the CERIS seminars on sending countries and on designing materials related to our correspondence and research dissemination.

 

A tentative date for the first seminar in the series Yuliya is designing has been set for January 22, 2003. It will focus on Contemporary Immigration from Ukraine to Canada, Ukraine being not only one of the historical sending countries but also a current source of Canadian immigrants. More details on this and other seminars organized by Yuliya will be provided closer to the date on our website and through email announcements.

 

Please join us in welcoming Yuliya to CERIS. If you wish to contact her in any matter relating to communications or the organization of seminars, please contact her directly at 416-946-3110, or by email: y.prodaniuk@utoronto.ca.

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CERIS Data Workshop

CERIS Seminars will resume in January 2003.  Included in the roster for the Winter term will be a series that focuses on individual sending countries:  what are the “push” factors that contribute to emigration, and what are the implications thereof for public policy and practice related to successful settlement in Canada?  This series will be organized by CBIE intern Yuliya Prodaniuk.

 

  http://ceris.metropolis.net

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Greater Toronto Area Forum

Council Structure in the City of Toronto: Four Visions for Better Governance

 

A Panel Discussion

Following two rancorous terms of municipal government in the amalgamated City of Toronto, what have we learned about governing this city?  The players may dictate the outcomes, but how does the structure further or hinder democratic processes?  Good decision-making?  Join our panelists as they explore the inner workings of the City of Toronto Council and present new visions for effective municipal governance.

 

Date:  Tuesday, November 19, 2002

Time:  4:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Place:  City of Toronto Archives Auditorium, 255 Spadina Rd. (One block north of Dupont subway station; parking on site.)

 

Convenor/Moderator:

Jennifer Keesmaat, Urban Planner, Urban Strategies Inc. 

 

Panelists:

John Lorinc, publisher, writer, and city politics columnist for Toronto Life

Joe Mihevc, City of Toronto Councillor, Ward 21 (St. Paul’s)

Beth Moore Milroy, Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University 

Paul Sutherland, City of Toronto Councillor, Ward 33 (Don Valley East)

 

For more information, contact:

Frances Frisken, GTA Forum Coordinator, Phone: 416-480-2313; e-mail:  ffrisken@yorku.ca

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Request for Proposals

 

Citizenship and Immigration Canada is announcing a contractual opportunity for the analysis of low income and welfare dependency among Canada’s immigrants.

 

As all Canadian residents are responsible for the social costs arising from immigration and because any increase in these social costs will affect the public’s tolerance of immigrants and immigration policies, low income and welfare dependence analysis has been identified as a high priority research area. CIC is committed to furthering its understanding of the situation and needs of all immigrants in Canada.

 

The estimated value of the award is between $25,001 and $50,000 and it will run from the date of award till March 31, 2003.

 

For more information please refer to MERX’s website <www.merx.bmo.com> or contact contracting authorities directly.

 

Annie Chalifoux                                                            Sylvie Fournier

Contracting and Administration                                300 Slater, 3^rd floor

Citizenship and Immigration Canada                         Section A, JETN

300 Slater, 3^rd floor                                                       Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1                                            Tel: (613) 941-2102

Tel: (613) 941-5109                                                        Fax: (613) 954-9997   

Fax: (613) 954-9997

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A Workshop to Explore Transnational Linkages and Community Relationships

- York University -

 

The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) and York's Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) are planning a workshop to explore transnational linkages and community relationships among Asian, Latin American, Caribbean and Canadian-resident communities.  Tentative date for the workshop is March 7 and 8, 2003.

 

The workshop will bring together academic researchers with experience in Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and researchers working with relevant groups in Canada, as well as members of community groups and NGOs.  The size and extent of the workshop will depend on funding, and the format is still being planned. We are, however, committed to an approach which emphasizes commentary and discussion rather than paper presentations. We are currently contacting individuals and organizations to ask if they would be interested in participating in this workshop either as a presenter or commentator.

 

We have identified three major themes: (1) Transnational livelihood strategies and precarious labour markets; (2) Transnational Political Involvement and Self-Governance; and (3) Transnational Cultural Productions. 

 

If you think you might be able to participate in this workshop in any capacity, please contact: Sailaja Krishnamurti by email:  skrishna@yorku.ca

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Seminars Sponsored by the Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto.

 

Wednesday, November 13, 10 am-12 noon

“An Examination of Some Economic and Cultural Issues in Australian Aboriginal Health Policy: Some Messages for Canadians”

By Gavin Mooney (Director of SPHERe, Centre for International Health, Curtin University, Australia) and Edward Shane Houston (General Manager, Health Department of Western  Australia)

Registration: cphs.munk@utoronto.ca or (416) 946-8891

Room 208 North Building, MCIS   Light lunch to follow in 202N, 12-1pm.

Co-sponsored by the Lupina Foundation and the Comparative Program on Health and Society.

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Thursday, November 14, 4:00-6:00pm

“Internationalizing China: Domestic Interests and Global Linkages”

By David Zweig (Professor, Division of Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology),

Room 108 North Building, MCIS

Registration: asian.institute@utoronto.ca  or (416) 946-8997.

Co-sponsored by the Asian Institute, the Dr. David Chu Program in Asia Pacific Studies, and the Department of Political Science.

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Monday, November 18, 4:00-6:00 pm

“The 1932-33 Famine and Ukrainian National Sentiments"
Annual Ukrainian Famine Lecture

By Hiroaki Kuromiya (Department of History, University of Indiana)
Room 108 North Building, Munk Centre for International Studies, (1 Devonshire Place)

Co-sponsored by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (Toronto Office), the Ukrainian Congress Committee (Toronto Branch), and the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine, CREES, University of Toronto.

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Call for Artwork on the Theme of ‘Solidarity with Migrants and Refugees’

Premieres on International Day of Solidarity with Migrants, December 18, 2002

The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is seeking artwork for the International Migrant’s Day Art Show, a show presented in the Bay Area this December, and at selected national locations throughout the year.

The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, as part the December 18 International Campaign and Migrants’ Rights International work promoting the ratification of the U.N. Convention for the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of Their
Families, invites you to submit your artwork. While the broad theme of the show includes migrant, refugee and immigrant rights, global migration and impacts on communities, we also welcome works on other themes done by artists not living in their country of origin. The show will celebrate the contributions of migrants to their host and home countries throughout the world, as it also addresses some of the urgent issues affecting immigrants and immigrant communities in this country today.  Artistic submission should address the lives, struggles, and the power of immigrants and refugees in the United States.
 
To find more about this, please contact: National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) 310-8th St., Ste. 303 Oakland, CA 94607  510.465.1984 ,  510.465.1885 (fax)

Visit the website at:  www.nnirr.org

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***** CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS **********

 

Call for proposals for sessions at the 36th World Congress: Social Change in the Age of Globalization, held by the International Institute of Sociology

- Beijing, P.R. China, July 7-11,2003.

Session on Social Movements and Collective Action in the Era of Globalization.
Chairs:  Helena Flam, University of Leipzig, Germany,
flam@sozio.uni-leipzig.de and Benjamin Tejerina, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain, cjptemob@lg.ehu.es

So far it has been assumed that transnational social movements [TSMs] constitute a new civic society which promotes human rights, environmental protection,  3rd World interests, etc. at
a global level.  It is often also taken for granted that TSMs are democratic. Cases of unproblematic and successful cooperation with national movements are emphasized.

 

In this session we would like to see original contributions investigating:

a)      the internal structure of TSMs

b)      differences in the logic of local, national and transnational movement organizing and the efforts made to make them add up

c)      factors accounting for local/national resistance to transnational social movements.  Well-researched statements about gaps in the burgeoning research on social movements and collective action in the era of globalization are also welcome.

 

Session on Women in Social Movements.
Chair: Tova Benski, The College of Management, Israel, tbenski@colman.ac.il

This session will focus on the participation of women in social movements in both mixed gender and single gender women's movements. We would like the session to include original work
that has not been published before and we welcome proposals on various aspects of women's participation in social movements, collective action, and protest acts. We hope to represent as
many regions of the world as possible within one session.

Please send an abstract of about 250 words, preferably as a Word attachment, and include name(s), institutional affiliations and contact details of the author(s), to the appropriate session
chair(s). Please specify what kind of facilities you will need for your presentation (projector, power point, etc.).

 

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30 November 2002.
For further information on the congress registration and accommodation, see: http://www.iis2003beijing.com.cn/ 

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FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

 

The Centre for U.S.- Mexican Studies, http://www.usmex.ucsd.edu
2003-04 Visiting Research Fellowships

The Center invites applications for visiting research fellowships at the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels.  Researchers of any nationality are eligible. Awards support the write-up stage of research on any aspect of contemporary Mexico (except literature and the arts), Mexican history, and U.S.-Mexican relations.  Comparative studies with a substantial Mexico component are encouraged.  Special consideration will be given to research examining:

• Judicial reform, public security, and the rule of law in Mexico;

• Environmental policy and the challenges of promoting sustainable development in the Mexico-U.S. border region and throughout greater Mexico;

• Economic, political, and social dimensions of Mexico’s economic transformation;
• Political transition and the challenges of democratic governance in Mexico;

• Mexican migration to the United States.  

 

Former Visiting Fellows are eligible to apply again after five years. Deadline for receipt of applications:  January 15, 2003.  
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Summer Seminar in U.S. Studies, June 22  August 1, 2003

The Summer Seminar in U.S. Studies is designed for Latin American scholars and non-academic professionals who want to understand, teach, and do research on the United States. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the Seminar immerses participants in U.S. political and economic history, the contemporary economy, the U.S. Constitution and judiciary, the Congress, the presidency, federalism, state and local government, political parties and elections, the mass media, environmental issues, the politics of culture and religion, race and ethnicity, immigration policymaking, foreign policymaking, and U.S. relations with Latin America and Asia.  The Seminar devotes special attention to competing theoretical approaches to the study of the
United States. Applicants must be citizens of a Latin American or Caribbean country. Deadline for receipt of applications:  March 1, 2003.
Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, http://www.usmex.ucsd.edu
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The Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, http://www.ccis-ucsd.org

2003-04 Visiting Research Fellowships

CCIS invites applications for Visiting Research Fellowships at the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels. The fellowships are to support advanced research and writing on any aspect of international migration and refugee flows, in any of the social sciences, history, law, and
comparative literature. The fellowships are residential and cannot be used to support fieldwork or other primary data collection. Scholars whose work deals with Mexican migration to the United States can apply jointly to CCIS and the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies. Comparative
research placing the U.S. immigration experience in broader perspective is especially encouraged. Deadline for receipt of applications:  January 15, 2003.  

 

Application materials for all of the above programs can be downloaded from the Centers’ web pages. For additional information, please contact:  Tel:  (858) 534-4503, Fax:  (858) 534-6447

 

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