Volunteer Appreciation Day
Hello everyone,
I am happy to inform you all that the EMCN annual Volunteer Appreciation Day is finally being organized for 2007. It will take place on December 13, 2007 and I am very happy to invite you all for this very special day of your appreciation. The event is being organized in conjunction with the Variety Show, a ceremony to mark the end of the Fall ESL/LINC classes.
The annual Volunteer Appreciation Day is a special opportunity for all of us at EMCN to recognize and appreciate the important contribution our volunteers make to the work and services of the organization.
Where: Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, 10010 – 107A Avenue, room # 202 (upstairs)
When: Thursday December 13, 2007.
Doors open: 9:00 - 9:30 AM
Variety Show and Volunteer Appreciation program: 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Phillip Deng
Volunteer Services Officer, EMCN
#101, 10010 - 107A Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5H 4H8
780 423 9516
Portfolio Presentation
Greetings All,
This coming Friday December 14th, 07. We (Toyin and Hazel) are having our PLA students' present their portfolios that they have been building for the past ten weeks. Our graduates are; Yosief Ukubalidet ,Helen Ruich, Arshad Mahmood, Helen Lewis, Ninfa Castellanos, and Remy Lastiwka.
Potluck starts at 11:30 a.m and presentations are from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Please come out and support our new PLA graduates as they share their portfolios with you. They are amazing!!
Location: Millwoods Welcome Centre for Newcomers
335 Tower II, Millbourne Market Mall
38 Avenue and Mill Woods Road
Telephone: 462-6924
Please reply to confirm your attendance. Thank you
Hazel Benson
Nativity Display
You are invited to the annual Nativity display with over 400 nativity scenes from all over the world on Dec 20, 6-9pm, Dec 21, 6-9pm and Dec 22, 3-9pm at West End Christian Reformed Church on the NE corner of 149 st and 100 Ave. There are games and activities for children, refreshments and free parking to Candy Cane Lane. For more information call 454-8151 or check the website @ www.westendcrc.ca
SACE Winter 2008 Programs
http://www.sace.ab.ca/
Details: Pamela at (780) 423-4102 / E: info@sace.ab.ca
The Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton is looking for participants for two counselling groups for Winter 2008. The group sessions help the participants deal with feelings and effects resulting from their sexual assault/abuse and promote self healing in a safe & confidential environment with other survivors.
> Women's Sexual Assault Survivor Support (SASS)
Begins January 22, 2008 / Run on Tuesday from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
> Women's Adults Molested as Children (AMAC)
Begins February 06, 2008 / Run on Wednesday; time TBA
SASS/AMAC 1 groups complement other forms of counselling that a survivor is undertaking, or can be used as a stepping stone in their healing process. An intake appointment will be scheduled in early January to ensure individuals are aware of group process, ready to join, able to successfully complete the group.
Alberta Works – Policy Manual Updates
Changes to Alberta Works Policy Manual to Reflect Mobius Terminology
Quebec Alberta Exchange Program
Housing Not War
Hello all,
In this season of 'Peace' it is encouraging to see the overwhelming support for TDRC's Housing Not War campaign. In the last two weeks hundreds of individuals have signed the declaration including Naomi Klein, Avi Lewis, Linda McQuaig, Mendelson Joe, Sarah Polley, Jack Layton, Shirley Douglas, Eric Peterson, Gordon Pinset and more...... Organizations that have signed the declaration include: Toronto and York Region Labour Council, the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, Front D'Action Populaire en Reamenagement Urbain (FRAPRU, Canadian Muslim Union, Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses, the Canadian Autoworkers, and more.....
Have you signed yet? We now have the domaine name www.housingnotwar.ca
Check it out!
Artist Karl Beveridge has assisted us with logo design and volunteers from the Telecommunications Workers Union are assisting with translation of the declaration into French. A video for Youtube is currently in production. Numerous nursing student groups have decided to actively take on this campaign as part of their community development and health promotion projects at Ryerson and other universities.
We have hired Andrew Mindszenthy on a part-time basis as our outreach coordinator and he will work closely with Beric German.
To reach Andrew: housingnotwar@gmail.com
Cathy Crowe
Peace.
I invite you to sign the Housing Not War declaration.
Click on: www.housingnotwar.ca
Contract opportunity for teachers with a passion for multicultural / equity education
Invitation to review support resources for the Culture and Community strand of the Social Studies Curriculum
- Are you a teacher of social studies in grades 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 or currently in a graduate program with a focus on teacher education?
- Would you say you are an “out of the box” thinker who is concerned about social justice and equity?
- Do you like to hunt down resources to support prescribed texts so that your students have a more critical view from a variety of perspectives?
This is an excellent opportunity to get paid for something you are probably already doing while contributing to the professional development and resource choices of other Alberta teachers. The bibliographies will be compiled into catalogue and online formats and linked to school district and Alberta Education resource websites. We then distribute catalogues during the course of our work with schools.
For more information call:
Dr. Marie Gervais
Educational Coordinator
Northern Alberta Alliance on Race Relations (NAARR)
780-425-4644
mgervais@naarr.org
www.naarr.org
The Northern Alberta Alliance on Race Relations (NAARR), established in 1993, is dedicated to eliminating racism and fostering social justice and intercultural competence in the business, education and social service sectors. Our track record demonstrates a strong commitment to capacity building through strategically planned experiential learning. Clients are provided with strategies to expand their intercultural competency knowledge and skills in the classroom, workplace and public spaces.
Millwoods Family Resource Centre – Winter 2008 Programs
Social Justice Institute: In the Belly of the Beast: Christian Reflections on Living in the Alberta Energy Economy
Hunger Count 2007
Newsletter - Training Provider/Employment, Immigration and Industry Advisory Committee
Youth Engagement Consultants
Alberta Community and Co-Operative Association News and Views, December 2007
