EMCN's Annual General Meeting
You are invited
Annual General Meeting
Thursday, June 26, 2008
6:00 PM
10010-107 A Avenue
Everyone interested in the work of Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers is welcome to attend the annual general meeting. Only members of the society are entitled to vote. Membership application forms are available by contacting EMCN at 423-9697 or at www.emcn.ab.ca. Regular business of the meeting will include announcement of the Anne Falk Educational Scholarship recipients for 2008 and presentation of long-service recognition to staff. The meeting will be conducted in accordance with the bylaws of Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers.
More Information:
423-9522
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Moving
Hello everyone,
Due to circumstances beyond our control our move to 82 Street has been postponed to July 25. Further details will be provided next week.
Thank you,
Derrick Schmuhl
Coordinator, Human Resources & Administration
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News from the Professional Programs
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The Works Art & Design Festival
One of the immigrant artists who displayed at Global Gallery, Shumba Ash, is taking part in The Works Festival at Churchill Square.
Africa at Heart Sculpture Demonstration
Shumba Ash
Mon - Fri: 6 - 9 pm
Sat - Sun: 12 - 8 pm
Fri, June 27: 12 - 8 pm
Canada Day: 12 - 8 pm
Discover the Shona or Zimbabwean carving style and help sand the hard stone of these large sculptures that explore the social, political and economic issues of Africa and Canada.
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Bottled Water
Did you know that it takes 3 litres of water to manufacture one litre of bottled water? That 70,000,000 water bottles are dumped in landfills in North America alone?
Read about this and other important information at www.filterforgood.ca and take the pledge not to buy bottled water and make a positive difference for our environment.
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Room To Read: Meeting to Plan the Creation of an Edmonton Chapter
Wed. June 25, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Whitemud Crossing Library Theatre,
145 Whitemud Crossing Shopping Centre,
4211-106 St.
Room to Read is a nonprofit organization that partners with local communities throughout the developing world to establish schools, libraries and fund education for young girls.
Room to Read has chapters around the world which promote the organization and raise funds to support the projects of the organization.
John Wood, the Founder and CEO, was the keynote speaker at the Library Association of Alberta Conference in April. He mentioned a desire to see an Edmonton Chapter created.
We would like to invite you to this information meeting to discuss the formation of an Edmonton Chapter. At the meeting we will describe the mission of the organization, seek to identify people who would be interested in volunteering to plan the creation of a chapter or those interested in being kept informed regarding the development of the chapter or future activities of the chapter.
Please circulate this information to others you feel might be interested in participating.
If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to be involved in the chapter, or chapter creation, please let me know and I will add your name to our contact list.
For more information please contact me, or see the Room to Read website, www.roomtoread.org
Patricia Nelson,
Manager, Mill Woods Branch
Edmonton Public Library
601 Mill Woods Town Centre
2331-66 St.
Edmonton, AB. T6K 4B5
Ph: 780-496-7077 Fax: 780-496-1450
www.epl.ca
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Armchair Discussion – National Capital Region
Friday, June 27, 2008
9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (ET)
Reasonable Accommodation in Public Institutions: Is the Bouchard –Taylor Report a Realistic Option?
Speaker :
Marie McAndrew
Professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, at the University of Montreal
Founding Director of the Quebec Metropolis Centre
English Presentation
The Canada School of Public Service is pleased to welcome Marie McAndrew as a presenter in our partnership with Metropolis, an international network for comparative research and public policy development on migration, diversity, and immigrant integration in cities in Canada and around the world.
The work of the Bouchard -Taylor Commission and the events that led Quebec Premier Charest to establish it have touched off an important public debate in Canada on the relations between ethno-cultural communities in Canada and the Canadian mainstream. This is a deeply delicate subject that calls for not only sensitivity but, importantly, a deep concern for unbiased analysis and dispassionate action to ensure that Canada remains a harmonious society. Having carefully reviewed the events that led to the creation of the Quebec Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences and some of the criticism the process aroused, Professor Marie McAndrew will present a critical analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the Bouchard–Taylor Report, with regard to its normative positions and policy recommendations on the place of religious practices in the public sphere. Her analysis of the reactions to the Report from various sectors of Quebec and Canada will ground her assessment of the extent to which the Report will affect the public and political debate in the country and in the province.
Registration Deadline: June 26 2008 – 11:30 a.m. (ET)
For further information on the Metropolis Project: www.metropolis.net
To register:
I wish to attend this session in Ottawa
I wish to take part in this session via Webcast
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Alberta Children & Youth Services - The Art of Peace Challenge 2008
Details & entry forms at: www.familyviolence.gov.ab.ca or www.b-free.ca
Submission Deadline is August 1, 2008. Alberta Children & Youth Services has launched The Art of Peace Challenge to encourage youth ages 14 to 20, to create artwork that will motivate Albertans to reach out and help those impacted by family violence or bullying.
Is there a Young Artist in your midst? Individuals & groups of youth ages 14 to 20 are encouraged to submit works of art in any of the following forms: Dance; Film/Video; Literacy/Writing; Music; Theatre; Multidisciplinary Art.
Finalists in each category could receive $200 to $1,000 in awards + the opportunity to have their artwork showcased at an event during Family Violence Prevention Month in November 2008. Selected works will be also showcased in a number of settings throughout the year.
As one element of the creative process, participating youth will be required to interview someone working in the field of family violence or bullying in order to gain an understanding of these complex issues. Assistance can be provided to help youth connect to someone in this field.
Many of you interact with youth on a regular basis either professionally or on a volunteer basis. Some of you are parents who may have kids who would like to participate in this exciting challenge. Please help spread the word by sending this email to other parents, mentors, youth care professionals and youth you know. Many thanks!
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Press Release – June 9, 2008: A Roomful of Missing Women
The Prostitution Awareness and Action Foundation of Edmonton (PAAFE), Edmonton Arts Council, Edmonton Community Foundation, and THE WORKS are pleased to present a stunning, multi-faceted and moving exhibition, A Roomful of Missing Women, created by artist Betty Kovacic, June 20 – July 2, 2008.
Bear witness to the lives of missing and murdered women from the world of survival sex. Kovacic's exhibition incorporates 50 portraits of women who disappeared from Vancouver's eastside and 50 shrouded life-size dolls. Each figure wears a banner inscribed with a lost hope, such as "As a child, I dreamed of freedom..." Written in different languages, these acknowledge that poverty and survival sex are global issues.
A Roomful of Missing Women will be displayed in the Edmonton room
(downstairs) of Stanley Milner Library across from Sir Winston Churchill Square. Exhibition hours are: Mon–Fri: 10 am–8 pm, Sat: 10
am–6 pm, and Sun: 1–5 pm. Closed Canada Day.
PAAFE will host a number of events to honor the many women who have been lost in the Edmonton area and to encourage public participation in addressing our local tragedy.
* A "peace room" adjacent to the Edmonton room in the library will be staffed by PAAFE volunteers during the exhibition. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn more about the missing and murdered women of Edmonton as well as existing services.
The artist, Betty Kovacic, will be on site during select times June 26-30 to meet with visitors. Materials will be available for visitors to record their own reactions through images or words. There will also be opportunity to participate in a unique video project.
* Expressions of loss and hope from local survivors, family, friends, and volunteers will be on display with the exhibition.
* An evening panel discussion, Confronting Exploitation of Vulnerable Women through Policing, Art, and Media, will be held on site Thurs, June 26 from 7 to 9 pm.
* An evening reception for Betty Kovacic will be held on site Fri, June 27 from 7-9 pm.
A Roomful of Missing Women portrays the poignancy of life and challenges the greater social conscience to take notice and become conscious enough to take action of behalf of women who are missing, murdered, and marginalized. The artist has dedicated her exhibition to "the missing women of Downtown Eastside Vancouver and to all women of all times and all places who have been or will be lost through violence."
PAAFE is committed to working through partnerships to create and pursue strategies that reduce the harm caused by sexual exploitation.
Our vision is a community where there is hope, respect and transformation.
For information, please call 471-6137 or go to www.paafe.org.
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Picnic In the Park: A Celebration of Edmonton Raga Mala's 25th Anniversary
Saturday June 28, noon at Borden Park
Festival of Dance invites you to enjoy an afternoon of music, dance, and food on June 28. Beginning at noon, Borden Park will come alive with the sights and sounds of classical Indian dance in celebration of Edmonton Raga-Mala Music Society's 25th Anniversary.
This afternoon event will feature performances by a local group of senior Kathak and Bharatanatyam dancers, as well as a performance by highlighted Toronto-based artist Vaze Bageshree.
Find dance and music in a beautiful park while enjoying refreshing beverages and delicious Indian snacks. There is no fee to attend; festival donations accepted on site.
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University of Alberta Faculty of Extension: Immigrant Women’s Student Award
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Building a Community Development Tool Kit 2008 – 09
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HIV Edmonton 2008 AGM Keynote Speaker – Ryan Peck, LLP: Criminalization of People Living with HIV/AIDS
EMCN Weekly Newsletter - June 24, 2008
