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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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- f0 N8 U `8 x. {5 }8 R2 Z( }Introducing: The Immigrant Men Advocacy Network ~{B.~}6 q+ D; @$ S1 ?* n. N& S
Infoline: Leo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / Luis R. Garay @ 964-4497 + N) t* d: W8 i- T
! t9 J, u' S r: m, _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. * b. z7 f6 P7 F0 o2 ]
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Looking 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. 2 U( {9 S$ z4 l' ~3 C5 l1 s
; N) ~" u6 v8 D7 |% LDiversity & 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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0 j+ h0 ^; p- D, i7 _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!$ Z/ y l4 g( V& w0 V
, e/ k9 K/ f9 B& }5 EFor further information:
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Leo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / e-mail: leocamposa@aol.com) o9 M, `2 K( x5 z! W0 d
Luis R. Garay @ 964-4497 / e-mail: luisricardogaray@hotmail.com
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/ `/ E) ~4 g7 ENote: 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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