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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:
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; g* c/ {) h$ x4 j( [( Q8 Q4 rIntroducing: The Immigrant Men Advocacy Network ~{B.~}6 S8 L; \9 e" m
Infoline: Leo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / Luis R. Garay @ 964-4497 9 ?$ L: P% [5 Q# H$ g2 T9 n
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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. 3 j9 S9 A6 [9 ?* s8 _. q+ d* ~
1 Z0 z1 J6 [/ M# V+ K+ KLooking 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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- N+ m! s; o; e3 nDiversity & 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!4 ~+ ~) y# m" v- J3 I
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IMPORTANT: 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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For further information:
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) T+ d; b% g- n! x2 U" \/ oLeo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / e-mail: leocamposa@aol.com
4 O1 n4 H( |( M) j" C3 y Luis R. Garay @ 964-4497 / e-mail: luisricardogaray@hotmail.com 7 Y5 R$ f+ t$ `4 q
3 X3 H8 \0 T: r6 ?; M8 j4 L% C( hNote: 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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