Congratulations!
Congratulations to Ali Mahdi for providing the Edmonton Journal with a great
tour of several Somali-owned businesses, published in the paper on August 9. It provides a good overview of some interesting and diverse businesses. How about taking some of us on the same tour one day Ali?
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Mobius Forum
Dates:
- Friday September 5/08
- Friday September 12/08
- Friday October 10/08
- Friday October 17/08
Place: New HQ
Room: First one in Room 2-8
Submitted by Steve Winkler
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Home Needed for Small Birds
I am looking for a good home for three small birds—one love bird and two budgies. The three of them have lived together several years and it would not be good to separate them. They live in a cage with a base of about 70 centimetres square and about 80 centimetres tall, that sits on a stand, for a total height of about 150 cm. The three of them talk a lot and are lovely to look at. They especially like to be in a window and watch the life of the world outside. They will probably live several more years at least so anyone interested should know they are prepared to make a commitment of a long enough time to them. If a good home is identified, I would bring them back to Edmonton on September 2 and deliver them.
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2008 Edmonton Homeless Count
The 2008 Edmonton Homeless Count is on October 22. We are currently looking for volunteers to participate. For more information, please email Wendy Myshak at or call (780)944-5697. To volunteer, please email count@homewardtrust.ca.
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The Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City
http://www.630ched.com/EventCalendar/Default/Details.aspx?ID=103032
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Stories of Those Who Live in Central Edmonton
At the Sprucewood Library (11555-95 Street) on August 21 beginning at 1:30 PM author (and former MCN volunteer) Linda Goyette is inviting people who live in Boyle Street, McCauley, 107 Avenue area, or the neighbourhoods around our new 82 Street location to a time to come and tell and hear stories of others who live in the same central areas of the city. Everyone is welcome.
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From "Our Voice" & ESPA - Dignity Village and a Update from Victoria's Needle Exchange
This is a follow up from the last video presentation done by our society. The first one was done in the fall of 2007. In this event we will hear about the the charter challenge launched by the city of Victoria and the homeless.
"Our Voice" Street News and Homeless Nation are proud to present the 2nd showing of the video
"Dignity Village"
on Tuesday 19, 2008
For all those who are concerned about the homeless in our communities please come and join our event at:
Downtown Edmonton Public Library
6th Floor, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq
Doors open at: 10:15AM
Video starts at:10:30am
Ends at: 1:00 pm
Questions and Answer period to follow
**Admission is FREE" ( Donations are always welcome)
Coffe, tea and light snacks will be provided
Please read and post for other community members and outreach workers who interested in getting ready for the winter coming up.
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Here is what is happening to BC Needle Exchange.
Kim Toombs sent a message to the members of Save the Needle Exchange! Support Harm
Reduction!.
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Subject: Times-Colonist Op-Ed recommending comprehensive harm reduction services for Victoria.
The following was printed today in the Times Colonist. Harm Reduction Victoria wants to encourage folks to write letters in response to/supporting this op-ed. The more that we are talking about it, the more likely we can get what this city needs by forcing both VIHA and the city to act now!
Op-Ed recommending comprehensive harm reduction services for Victoria.
Kim Toombs
Times Colonist
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
The loss of Victoria's fixed-site needle exchange on May 31 and the lack of progress in establishing a site for supervised drug consumption contravenes the evidence collected by numerous local studies and task groups and violates planning, promises and commitments made to the public.
Needle exchanges and supervised consumption sites have been shown to reduce the transmission of HIV and hepatitis C and increase opportunities for referral to health and social services.
Numerous studies have recommended an increase in harm-reduction services in Victoria, including the establishment of supervised consumption sites. These studies caution that a failure to provide harm-reduction services will worsen the existing public health crisis caused by drug use, as both individuals who inject drugs and the public are at increased risk of harm if no such services exist.
In 2002, a Vancouver Island Health Authority study estimated 1,500 to 2,000 people use injection drugs in Victoria. The researchers cautioned that "there is a lack of services for drug users" and recommended expanded hours for the fixed-site needle exchange, the development of mobile needle exchanges, and planning and development of a safe-injection facility. The report explicitly warned against replacing a fixed-site needle exchange with mobile services, stating that "both a fixed site harm reduction service and a mobile component are needed" as each type of service reaches different groups of people who inject drugs.
The federal government's I-Track studies found that compared to other Canadian cities Victoria had the highest proportion of individuals reporting that the street was the most common place for them to inject (with 68 per cent injecting in a public place in the last six months). Victoria also had the highest prevalence rate of hepatitis C (79.3 per cent, compared to 54.3 per cent in Toronto). The I-Track report concluded that "results indicate strong support for both a safe injection site and a crack pipe distribution program."
In the wake of these reports, multiple public planning documents have committed to harm-reduction services in Victoria. In 2003, the City of Victoria, VIHA, and the Victoria Police Department's Downtown Health Initiative Action Plan included "an investigation of the feasibility and effectiveness of a supervised safe injection site in our community." Two years later, their Fitting the Pieces Together report proposed a "comprehensive continuum of harm reduction services," including "24/7 access to needle exchange services and supplies," the "pilot distribution of free crack pipes," and the "business case and research proposal for supervised consumption environments."
In 2006 VIHA's strategic plan, Closing the Gap, again promised to ensure comprehensive needle-exchange services were available.
In 2007, Victoria Mayor Alan Lowe created the Mayor's Task Force on Breaking the Cycle of Mental Illness, Addictions and Homeless. The task force recommended "strengthen(ing) harm reduction services to help mitigate public health and public order issues." The task force determined "there is a need for small, properly staffed, supervised consumption sites to reduce the spread of disease, provide a stable point of contact for referrals and reduce the public disorder associated with public injection of drugs on our sidewalks."
The subsequent feasibility study, Supervised Drug Consumption Options in the City of Victoria, commissioned by the City of Victoria and VIHA in 2007, recommended that "the City of Victoria, the Vancouver Island Health Authority and other local key stakeholders and partners undertake the necessary steps to move forward on the planning and implementing of a Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) initiative in Victoria with the main objective of improving the health and safety of drug users, as well as that of the community at large."
In spite of the evidence and commitments, there appears to be no progress to establish safe-consumption sites. Instead, we have regressed with fewer harm-reduction services available regardless of the city and VIHA's own studies, which have called for more services.
People in our community cannot access the services proven to reduce the risk of communicable disease. There is no evidence that could justify the current situation in Victoria that replaces the fixed-site needle exchange with mobile services and provides no safe-consumption facilities.
The potential for a public health crisis is evident. There is an immediate need in Victoria to follow through with plans for supervised consumption sites, a need that is amplified by the removal of the fixed-site needle exchange service. It is the responsibility of the city, VIHA and others such as the police to act on their own evidence and their promises and do the right thing for our community.
Kim Toombs works with SOLID, the Society of Living Intravenous Drug Users.
Rose
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Poverty and Ontario
The number of people living in poverty in Ontario remains deep and persistent – and the Ontario government has responded with a promise to develop and implement a poverty reduction strategy. The Wellesley Institute, a founding member of the 25-in-5 Poverty Reduction Network, welcomes the provincial commitment and has provided the Ontario government with specific recommendations in three major areas:
- Poverty reduction and health equity;
- Poverty reduction and affordable housing; and,
- Poverty reduction and the third (non-profit) sector.
Other useful links:
25-in-5 Poverty Reduction Network
Poverty Watch Ontario
Ontario government's poverty site
Throughout the Wellesley Institute's web site you'll find plenty of research and policy, with practical and effective recommendations on poverty-related issues. Type in key words in our on-line search engine. Here are three items of special interest:
Health equity now
A working paper from a group of community-based service providers, policy analysts, researchers and advocates active in health equity in Ontario brought together by the Wellesley Institute as part of our community roundtables on health equity.
We can't afford to do business this way
A graphic review of how the shift from long-term core funding in the early 1990s to short-term targeted and program funding has placed an enormous administrative burden on the non-profit sector.
Blueprint to End Homelessness
A detailed blueprint, and background framework document, that sets out a practical and effective strategy to end homelessness in Toronto.
Three key elements in an Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy Health equity, affordable housing and a healthy third sector
Housing, homelessness and Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy
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Room to Read - Helping the World, One Child At a Time
In the book Baby Fish Goes to School, Baby Fish is unable to go to school until his animal friends scoop him into a fish bowl and take him there. This children's book was written and illustrated by two fifteen and seventeen-year-old Sri Lankan girls. They write from experience and know what it means to long for an education and books to read. Room to Read published Baby Fish Goes to School and distributed it to libraries and schools for the children of Sri Lanka. The Baby Fish story is a metaphor for its publisher, Room to Read, www.roomtoread,org, a non-profit organization working to establish libraries, create local language children's literature, construct schools and provide education for girls in developing countries.
Room to Read was established in 2000 by John Wood, a former Microsoft executive who visited Nepal and discovered that the only books in a village school were backpacker discards. While the first projects were in Nepal it has since expanded to Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, Laos, South Africa and Zambia. It plans to expand to additional countries in the coming years. Room to Read believes that "World Change Starts with Educated Children" and that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty. They strive to provide children access to education, one child at a time, one school at a time, and one village at a time.
Since 2000 Room to Read has improved the lives of more than 1.7 million children by:
- constructing 442 schools
- establishing 5160 libraries
- publishing 226 local language children's books
- donating 2.2 million English language books
- funding 4000 scholarships for girls
- providing 155 computer labs
A group of local volunteers are setting up an Edmonton Chapter of Room to Read to raise funds for this effective and successful organization. There are now more than 20 chapters around the world including Canadian groups in Vancouver, Toronto and just recently in Calgary.
Would you like to help Room to Read improve the lives of children in developing countries - providing them with schools to learn in and books to read? We invite you to volunteer with the local chapter to raise funds and tell friends, and others about the work of this incredible organization.
For more information about Room To Read and the Edmonton Chapter, call Pat Nelson, 4780-481-6308, or email: roomtoreadedm@yahoo.ca
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Georgia Ceasefire
Inside the country in what looks not far short of full-scale invasion, and tens of thousands of civilians are in danger, with many becoming refugees overnight. Diplomats are scrambling to find a solution, and the European Union has proposed a ceasefireand withdrawal of all forces to their previous positions. China has also called for an "Olympic Truce", an ancient tradition that asks all countries to cease hostilities during the Olympic Games.
A humbled Georgia has agreed to the ceasefire, now French and Finnish foreign ministers are bringing the proposal to Moscow. In the next 48 hours, a massive global public outcry would show Russian and Georgian leaders that the world wants a ceasefire, and continuing the invasion would seriously damage Russia's international reputation. Click below to sign our emergency petition and then forward this email to your friends and family. We'll publicize the petition in the media and deliver it to the UN Security Council and Russian government:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/georgia_ceasefire_now
Russia and Georgia have a long history of tensions, but the recent hostilities were sparked over a small region called South Ossetia, which is seeking separation from Georgia. For years South Ossetia has had de facto autonomy, but after clashes between Ossete militia and Georgian troops, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili ordered the army to occupy the small province. The Russian army immediately responded by driving the Georgian army out, bombing targets, attacking towns and taking control of large swathes of territory deep within Georgia.
History teaches us that small wars easily spark larger ones. Saakashvili has applied to join NATO, angering Russian Prime Minister Putin, who may be using the invasion to forcibly remove the Georgian leader from power. If Russia tries to remove a democratically elected President by force, the conflict could escalate dangerously, as Georgia is a close ally of the United States. The Georgian and South Ossetian people could become victims of a great global contest for power in the oil rich region.
Wars get more vicious and harder to end the longer they last. The best time to stop this one is right now -- let's act now, and help make a ceasefire the first step in a peaceful, negotiated solution to the root causes of conflict in this troubled region.
With hope,
Ricken, Iain, Veronique, Graziela, Brett, Paul, Pascal, Milena and the whole Avaaz team
PS - here are some links for more information on this conflict, and a link to learn more about Avaaz campaigns:
For more information about Avaaz campaigns:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/report_back_2
For more background on the conflict in Georgia:
International Crisis Group: “War in Georgia” --
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=5623&l=1
BBC: “Georgia-Russia Conflict”
--http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/europe/2008/georgia_russia_conflict/default.stm
Financial Times: “Russia is forfeiting its world standing” --
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90c9bd3c-6805-11dd-8d3b-0000779fd18c.html
The European Union proposes a ceasefire:
Moscow Times: “Europe takes lead in bid to resolve conflict” --
http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/600/42/369718.htm
IHT: “ Europe taking a diplomatic approach to Caucasus conflict” --
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/11/europe/diplo.php
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Dalai Lama's Olympic Handshake
Dear friends,
The Dalai Lama's Olympic handshake is circling the world, headed for Beijing. Click below to see more and join the call for dialogue!
CLICK HERE TO SHAKE HANDS
As the Beijing Olympics begin, the world looks on with mixed emotions. It's a moment which should bring us closer together, and Chinese citizens deserve their excitement -- but the Chinese government still hasn't opened meaningful dialogue with the Dalai Lama, or changed its stance on Burma, Darfur and other pressing issues.
Even worse, extremists in China are promoting the view that Olympic activism like ours is anti-Chinese. We can't stay silent, but we also can't let our efforts be abused to divide people. So what can we do? The answer comes from the Dalai Lama himself, in an unambiguous gesture of Olympic spirit and friendship: a handshake.
It began in London, passed hand to hand by thousands of us -- now the handshake has gone online, and is criss-crossing the globe on its way to Beijing. All of us can join, Chinese and non-Chinese, and it comes with a promise: to hold ALL our governments accountable where they fall short, in Tibet, Iraq, Burma or beyond. We'll deliver our message in a bold media campaign in Hong Kong and around the world: Click below to see how the Olympic handshake started, sign up to join in, and watch it circle the globe --
http://www.avaaz.org/en/handshake
The worldwide outcry has produced a little progress, but much resistance from Chinese officials so far. If we are to see advances not setbacks after the Games, we need to show both that our voices will never fall silent, and that our challenge is a positive one.
We have one last chance to reclaim the spirit of the Olympics, with the message of friendship and dialogue we share with the Dalai Lama. The more people join the global handshake, the more powerful our message will be when it hits the Chinese and international media. So let's forward this email on, encouraging everyone to join in. "One World, One Dream" is an ideal that's bigger than the Olympics -- it's time for citizens around the world to take it back.
With hope and respect,
Paul, Ricken, Ben, Milena, Graziela, Iain, Pascal, Veronique and the whole Avaaz team
PS For a report on Avaaz's campaigning so far, see:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/report_back_2
In a representative survey of us from all over the world, 92% of respondents recommended we pursue this handshake instead of the often-suggested boycott -- there's a strong consensus that this is the way to get our message across right now.
For more about the Dalai Lama's support for the Olympics and positions on Tibet and China, see: http://www.dalailama.com/news.229.htm and: http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/05/chinese-student-interviewing-the-dalai-lama/
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Second Language Writer
Claim the English language as your own. Although it is not your first language, you have a command of English. This course invites you to move beyond being a tourist in the language towards an authenticity of expression. Readings, discussions, and writing exercises will focus on integrating the rhythm, texture and patterns of your first language with those of English.
Whether you are a published writer in a language other than English, a writer from the English diaspora, a writer in English who is also fluent in another language, a poet/storyteller who wishes to move from oral to written language, you are invited to extend your use of English from the merely picturesque to its deeper possibilities.
Please submit a double-spaced, one-to-two page sample of your writing, along with a cover letter introducing yourself.
3980wi1 8 Tue., Feb. 3 to Mar. 24, 7-9:30 pm
Jacqueline Dumas, instructor
Fee: $255 + $12.75 GST = $267.75
The Story That Brought Me Here
If you have arrived in Edmonton from another corner of Canada, or from another nation altogether, you are in good company. About half of the urban population came here from somewhere else. Bring your traveller's tale to this creative writing class, and explore your story in more depth. Learn how to strengthen your storytelling and sharpen your style in the writing form of your choice: memoir, fiction or poetry. Find out where to find markets for your work in western Canada as you take your place in the local arts and literary community. [Walk right in ... the door isn't locked!] Whether you are a recent newcomer to Edmonton, or someone who has lived here for a few years, you confront intriguing questions as a writer, and as a citizen. Do I belong here? Will this place ever feel like home? Will I stay? Add your story to this city's autobiography in a class that is also a big, wide welcome mat at Edmonton's front door.
3985fa1 6 Wed., Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, 6:30-8:30 pm
Linda Goyette, instructor
Fee: $255 + $12.75 GST = $267.75
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WELLNESS RETREAT FOR WOMEN
5:00 pm Friday, Sept. 26 to
1:00 pm Sunday, Sept. 28
At Star of the North Retreat Centre (Includes a private bedroom and meals)
Get away from the Stress of Everyday Life! Have Time for Yourself! Meet other women! Attend workshops! Be Pampered! Have Fun!
Cost: $10.00
Please Register by September 19, 2008
5pm, Friday, Sept. 26 to 1:00pm Sunday Sept. 28, 2008
Star of the North Retreat Centre
3A St. Vital Ave, St. Albert
459-5511
Where will I stay?
Star of the North is a place to relax and unwind from the stress of the everyday. You will have a private bedroom with a sink. Washrooms are down the hall. Pillows, sheets and towels are provided. All meals included.
What should I bring?
* Comfortable clothes
* Walking shoes
* Shampoo, soap, toothbrush, etc
* Alarm clock if you need one
What will I do at the retreat?
* There will be activities to help you relax and get to know other women.
* There will be workshops on Saturday (see the other side).
* You will have free time to spend by yourself or with other women.
* You will enjoy good meals that someone else cooks for you!
How will I get to the retreat?
* You can take the "Retreat" bus. Drivers will pick you up in Edmonton on Friday afternoon and take you back on Sunday. There will be two pick up spots:
4:00 pm 9624-108 Ave
In front of Sacred Heart School
4:30 pm: 11725 - 93 Street
In front of St. Faith's Anglican Church
You can also take a St. Albert bus (418-6060 St. Albert Transit info) from downtown Edmonton, or drive.
Star of the North (459-5511)
3A St. Vital Ave.
St. Albert, AB
How much will I have to pay?
The registration fee is $10.00 You can pay by cash or cheque. Check with the person that referred you if you need help to pay the fee.
If you for some reason cannot come & need to cancel your registration, please call us: 459-5511
THANK YOU!
Here are some examples of workshops you MAY be able to choose from:
* making cards
* yoga
* jewellery making
* mandalas
* manicures
* foot care
TIME AWAY FROM THE EVERYDAY
REGISTRATION FORM
Please register by Friday, September 17
Mail to:
Star of the North
Fax to: 458-8877
3A St. Vital Ave.
St. Albert, AB T8N 1K1
email: programs@starofthenorth.ca
Name: ____________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________
Postal Code: ______________ Phone Number: _______________
Name of group or organization that referred you: ___________________
Name of person to call in case of emergency during the retreat: _____________
Phone number:__________________
_____My $10. registration fee is enclosed. I am paying by cash___,
cheque___(Payable to Star of the North).___credit card #
________________________expiry_____
____ I will travel on my own
____ I want to take the Retreat bus. I want to be picked up at:
___4:00 pm 9624-108 Ave In front of Sacred Heart School
___ 4:30 pm: 11725 - 93 Street In front of St. Faith's Anglican Church
There will be meals and snacks during the retreat. Please tell us about any severe food allergies or diet needs you have.
Please tell us about any health concerns that you want us to know about, for example:
____can't do stairs,
____ need help with medication
____other (please describe)
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Women and Relationships Program
* Information to understand patterns of unhealthy relationships
* Understanding of how patterns of unhealthy behaviour influence the work environment, friendships, family relationships, and our behaviour in the larger society
* Discussion and information on how to recognize these patterns and influence various systems and break the pattern of dysfunctional relationships
For more information:
The Women and Relationships Program is a City of Edmonton service offered twice per year. It is a 12 week program, free of charge and free child care. Interview required.
The next program is offered:
18 September - 4 December 2008
For more information, please call: 496-5917
WOMEN & RELATIONSHIPS
INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY & SOCIETY
Program Facilitators
Veena Khatri: 496 - 5948
Pat Moffat : 496 - 5917
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Becoming Aware of Abuse Dynamics
* Week 1: Defining abuse & dysfunctional patterns in various relationships & systems in society
* Week 2: Understanding power and control as a societal issue - review of historical context
* Week 3: Patterns of abuse in society today including various systems, cultures & institutions
Separating Abuse from Healthy Relationships
* Week 4: Rescue triangle, red flags, different types of relationships, characteristics of healthy relationships
* Week 5: Breaking dysfunctional behaviour patterns in all relationships. Review of anger and grief.
Re-Aligning Personal Space from Individual to Society
* Week 6: Building the self, who am I, Relationship Map?
* Week 7: Boundaries in societal context.
Review of Systemic Abuse and the Action Steps to Influence the Systems
* Week 8: Guest speaker.....Safe and Healthy Workplace
* Week 9: Guest Speaker....Human Rights in the Workplace
* Week 10: Guest Speaker. Abuse, Health and Prevention
* Week 11: Action Plan for Healthy Relationships.
* Week 12: Evaluation
Participant Comments:
- "what I liked best is that it was mostly educational"
- "everything to do with emotional control; for the first time in my life I now know what emotional abuse is"
- "I am not alone - this is a major societal problem, it is huge and needs to be addressed"
- "information well laid out, easy to understand, moved well week to week, and easy to focus on and retain"
- "I have choices and I must be accountable for the choices I make"
- "learning that I have been abused, and that it is not okay; it is also not okay that I abuse others"
- "it has given me the knowledge to make the right decisions for me"
- "I am trying to understand that the traditional roles were valid for my mother and grandmother but not for me"
- "More understanding about different abuse"
- Interactions & relationships "have been better, easier, deeper and more fulfilling and I look forward to having more"
- "I have to take what I learned, apply it and move forward toward a more satisfying life"
- "not only for how others use the tactics, but how I myself have been controlling toward others, more importantly, why I felt the need to be controlling"
- "Definitely I am more aware of the impact the media has on women especially teen girls"
- ".. has helped me to value and appreciate women and all that have to juggle on an ongoing basis within ourselves, at home, at work and within larger society in which we live"
- "I have been able to handle some pretty big hurdles"
- "This has helped me to work my work relationships and realize that I need to make changes"
- "I feel more 'whole' as a person, maybe more at peace with who I am, taking more time to think about situations and how to handle them"
- "very informative and helpful"
- "Excellent"
- "It has helped tremendously, more bearable at work. I am not being taken advantage of anymore."
Education Program
Relationships can be complicated whether it be casual acquaintances, intimate partnerships, family members, colleagues, friends, or any other relationships within society. When trying to understand the behaviour, feelings of confusion and a sense of being stuck may occur.
If you have experienced:
- * Intimidation, threats, putdowns, silent treatment in day to day relationships.
- * Isolation, on-going criticism, and harassment at work.
- * Being used and manipulated in friendships.
- * Feeling stuck, judged, undervalued, and unheard as a customer receiving any services in day to day living and in society.
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Clarification and Implementation of the Draft Acceptable Attendance Policy Issued June 17, 2008
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Corn Festival
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Emerging Complexities of Arranged Marriages in South Asian Cultures
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Immigrant Women's Student Award
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Taking Stock New Perspectives on Parenting
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Urban Health Seminar Series
