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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:9 a; V& R$ {( D, {- i
, w2 g/ V; l/ S' G- H& MIntroducing: The Immigrant Men Advocacy Network ~{B.~} o& G! Y. `* U) j/ S' a
Infoline: Leo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / Luis R. Garay @ 964-4497 . ^9 N2 Z6 q0 A
2 {( O+ Y1 y2 f b, I3 I3 o7 _1 DDear 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. 4 R1 b7 U; s+ z* l+ S
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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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/ X0 R7 L3 j$ R! Y q( l2 ODiversity & 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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7 r* j5 n% @3 z" M/ V+ M1 SIMPORTANT: 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!2 `0 v+ c$ ^5 ]+ C+ G& X. i' {
3 K5 R2 F! j0 m# N( TFor further information: . r! J$ }, `6 {* n% l# a: n
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Leo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / e-mail: leocamposa@aol.com
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9 F, N) N* o; j( z) 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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