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你也许知道爱城有一个专门为移民妇女服务的机构叫Changing Together...,你知道爱城还有一个专门为移民男士服务的机构吗?他的全名叫Immigrant Men Advocacy Network,服务内容如下:4 U+ X$ `5 C4 u% [
& z% t4 u$ b j* s- T" G' _Introducing: The Immigrant Men Advocacy Network ~{B.~}
+ `) ~, g6 c2 l$ m9 ~Infoline: Leo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / Luis R. Garay @ 964-4497 0 {4 M/ b+ j6 A; {
8 r. D" r- ?5 V9 q1 }- D6 |Dear friend/colleague: Immigrant men & their families face many challenges. The intense demands of adjusting to a new society put tremendous stress on their lives. The issues are many, including: affordable housing, fair employment, income security, schooling, parenting, gender roles, recognition of foreign qualifications, cultural & legal awareness in Canada, spirituality, conflict. The Immigrant Men Advocacy Network is an attempt to address these challenges.
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8 {3 d# V: ^: C1 ^+ cLooking for a few good men 鈥?Grounded on adult transformative learning & community development principles, this initiative will actively engage both the coordinators/participants in defining the outcomes/benefits. Participants will play a key role in their own advocacy & leadership training and will actively monitor their learning process & action. The Immigrant Men Advocacy Network will provide the grounds for immigrant men to speak about their issues & contribute to solutions.
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Diversity & Inclusion: At the core of this effort is the hope that by becoming their own advocates, they will constructively impact on policymakers & engage in active-citizenship. We hope to develop a sense of community, inclusion and solidarity among immigrant men, beyond ethnicity - but as people first!
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% j. }0 o' W9 a8 I, {5 S" b3 z9 U% eIMPORTANT: Participation is free & open to all immigrant men. In addition, an honorarium per workshop is available to immigrant men enrolling in the leadership / advocacy training series. Please share this info. with immigrant men you may know and who may wish to participate. Many Thanks!
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0 g/ K: B! E" V8 [8 gFor further information:
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8 J: K+ z* @7 d8 x: o* T# ZLeo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / e-mail: leocamposa@aol.com; B3 R# n) n. R4 H5 m" s
Luis R. Garay @ 964-4497 / e-mail: luisricardogaray@hotmail.com
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6 T, _7 s' H2 L" I' F6 T7 t" d! v8 FNote: The Immigrant Men Advocacy Network is a collaborative project between the Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative (MHBC); The Community Networks Group ~{B.~} and Alberta Cross-Cultural Services (ACROSS). We gratefully acknowledge the kind/generous funding from ECALA (Edmonton Community Adult Learning Association). |
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