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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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Introducing: The Immigrant Men Advocacy Network ~{B.~}
; {; j3 Z5 w! l2 _Infoline: Leo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / Luis R. Garay @ 964-4497
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: t4 c0 w, Z0 \' C5 s( qDear 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. 0 ^- p) s# G. [% `
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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.
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; \; z5 n( d7 I) ]3 F1 Y/ h3 f' c" WDiversity & 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!7 _8 Z3 C E2 b6 ~2 y- H
) w# E( z4 F, n2 X8 r( S" @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!$ w! S% X2 N# U0 D2 }, H# `
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% W' z: Y/ ~: o; c' i2 P* r. M" C& CLeo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / e-mail: leocamposa@aol.com* {9 F% T- B( L# D/ Y
Luis R. Garay @ 964-4497 / e-mail: luisricardogaray@hotmail.com ( @$ b' u5 e# p2 V1 u6 v
. H5 B6 U4 j d& ^- 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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