RISE Awards 2008
http://www.emcn.ab.ca/RISE_Awards
Nominations for the 2008 RISE Awards are now open! Please let all of your contacts know (an e-mail and print version of the poster will be available for distribution on Monday). The nomination form can be found here: http://www.emcn.ab.ca/RISE_Awards/RISE_Nomination_08.pdf or printed copies are available at the main reception desk.
Please note: this year, EMCN will be providing support for people having difficulty completing the nomination form. A schedule will be sent around next week, showing the availability for walk-in assistance. If you would like to volunteer a few hours a week, please contact Katrina at kpaufler@emcn.ab.ca
Sponsors Needed
The RISE awards are coming up in May, and we are looking for sponsors for the event. I am asking all staff to please send me any names (companies, individuals) of potential sponsors so they can be contacted as soon as possible.
Please click here to see a list of the Sponsorship Opportunities: http://www.emcn.ab.ca/RISE_Awards/RISE_2008_Sponsorship_Opportunities.pdf
If you know of a company that might be willing to sponsor us for this event, please let me know the contact info, as well as a contact name and the title of the person at the company. There are many companies/individuals that have a relationship w/ EMCN already, and they may know a particular staff person. Please indicate whether or not I would be able to use your name when I make contact. If you do not wish to have your name associated with the appeal, please tell me and I will make sure it is not mentioned when the appeal for sponsorship is made. Also, if you prefer to make contact yourself, we can provide you with the sponsorship package.
If you have any questions/concerns regarding this request, please feel free to contact me. People will be more likely to give if they have plenty of advanced notice, so the sooner we can make contact the more likely we are to get financial support.
Thanks for your assistance!
Robyn
Congratulations!
Congratulations to staff who successfully completed the most recent module of AAISA's settlement practitioner training, Advocacy and Outreach:
Cecilia, Qing, Hazel, Wendy Chin, Yosief, Rowena, Toyin, Christine, Ariela, Lubna, Paul, Betty, Theresa and Sandy.
Dear Avaaz members,
Against all odds, Pakistan's democrats won the elections - let's tell Musharraf and his allies not to block the transition.
Good news from Pakistan -- opposition parties pledged to restore civilian democracy won the elections for which we campaigned.1 But outrageously, President Musharraf has hinted he may try to "get rid of" the new government if it challenges him. After imposing martial law last year and dismissing the judiciary to lock in his power, his survival in the presidency now rests on backing from Western powers like the US and the UK, along with Pakistan's army.
As the horse-trading begins, tensions are high -- and Musharraf has not yet convened Parliament. The Pakistani people have cast an undeniable vote for change and they must not be betrayed. Let's give them our own vote of global support with big advertisements in Pakistan's The News, a respected broadsheet read by politicians, ambassadors and generals alike, calling on all parties- the US and the UK in particular- to support not undermine the people's vote. We need to raise $10,632 for this -- so click here to view and endorse the ad, then please give a donation if you
can:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/pakistan_has_spoken/6.php
Already last year, over 83,000 of us called on the international community to condemn General Musharraf's crackdown and press for constitutional rule and free and fair elections. Avaaz campaigners delivered that message privately to high-level contacts in the US Congress and the British government, key supporters of the General who have since begun to shift. The election and polls suggest that 75% of the population want President Musharraf to go3 -- but the Bush administration and other elements are still propping him up.
This is a golden moment, in which Pakistan's voters have overcome widespread vote-rigging to set a course for civilian democracy. Now opposition leaders face the challenge of reinstating the free media and independent judiciary, undoing martial laws, and building the institutions and legitimacy that are essential for any lasting security in Pakistan.
Pakistan needs the international community to pledge greater help for this democratic effort, not to bully and meddle. So let's send a ringing global message to the leaders, generals and ambassadors now politicking in Islamabad, and make sure they don't bungle the transition that citizens of Pakistan, and of the world, demand. View the ad and give it your support at this link:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/pakistan_has_spoken/6.php
With hope and determination,
Paul, Pascal, Galit, Esra'a, Ricken, Ben, Iain and the whole Avaaz team
Sources:
1. Opposition victory in the elections over pro-Musharraf parties:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087 sid=aLbEG4ZyRAZs refer=home
Musharraf's radical extremist allies also defeated:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7255642.stm
2) Musharraf hinted to the Wall Street Journal that he may not go quietly
- "The clash would be if the prime minister and president would be trying to get rid of each other" (he retains martial law powers to dismiss prime minister and parliament):
http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/21/top4.htm
Demands to convene Parliament:
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5igw0xruZ7DAMq5QCsTxr3NpFMoug
3) Last polls before the election, showing at least 75% want Musharraf to
go:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL48294.htm
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ABOUT AVAAZ
Avaaz.org is an independent, not-for-profit global campaigning organization that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people inform global decision-making. (Avaaz means "voice" in many languages.) Avaaz receives no money from governments or corporations, and is staffed by a global team based in London, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Paris, Washington DC, and Geneva.
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Challenges and Opportunities for an Aging Workforce
WLN SEMINAR March 19 Mature Workers
The Work and Learning Network Seminar Series
Greetings to all,
Please put the following on your calendar:
Title: Challenges and Opportunities for an Aging Workforce
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Time: 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Location: Education North Room 7-152
The topic of the aging workforce is increasingly in the news. Aging populations in the developed world mean an aging workforce and the need to be prepared for new challenges and opportunities in the workforce. Some of the main topics in this field include the changing definition of retirement, new ideas around workplace diversity and innovation, and the need for changes in policies so that individuals who want to stay in the workforce have that choice, while those needing earlier retirement still have that option available to them. This seminar will respond to the question of how government, employers and labour organizations can best prepare to meet the needs of aging workers in order to maximize social and economic growth.
Join the following panellists for their perspective on the mature worker.
- Mildred Klassen, Senior Policy Analyst, Labour Force Development Branch, Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry,
- Adele Beaudry, Home Depot Human Resource Manager
- Third speaker - TBA
You will find the discussion paper on the Mature Workers in Alberta & British Columbia: Understanding the Issues and Opportunities at http://employment.alberta.ca/documents/RRM/PC_mature_workers.pdf
Women's Studies 2008 Annual Lecture
Madame Justice Sheila Greckol Alberta Court of Queen's Bench
"Religious Fundamentalism and Liberalism: The Challenge for Multicultural Canada"
Friday, March 14, 4 p.m. Business 2-5. A reception will follow in Tory 14-28.
All warmly welcome.
SHEILA GRECKOL: Justice Greckol was admitted to the bar in the province of Alberta in 1976 and for about twenty five years, practised in the areas of labour law and human rights, including cases advancing Charter of Rights claims. As a result of Ms. Greckol’s advocacy in human rights cases, she was honoured for her exemplary demonstration of human rights principles in 1991 when she received the Suzanne Mah Memorial Award. In 1998 she was recognized by the YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the professions category and the Bertha Wilson Touchstone Award from the Canadian Bar Association which is presented to women "who make a significant contribution to the nation in the area of equality in the legal profession or legal community”. In 1999, Ms. Greckol and the other members of the legal team which took the case for gay and lesbian rights to the Supreme Court, were recognized by the Suzanne Mah Memorial Award and the Edmonton Social Planning Council Award. In addition, Ms. Greckol has been a sessional lecturer in labour law at the University of Alberta and has presented papers on labour and human rights issues at numerous for a including the Cambridge Lectures in in England in July 1993. In 2001, she was appointed to the Court of Queen’s Bench in Edmonton, where she presides over criminal, civil and family law cases.
Communicating Through Conflict Workshop
Services to Help You Start Your Own Business in Canada
Sixth Annual Refugee Benefit Banquet
Community Arts Programming Schedule
