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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:; O) \$ z2 T3 }0 v$ c
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Introducing: The Immigrant Men Advocacy Network ~{B.~}
0 V2 B. }: A) D" n' ]3 [, U2 kInfoline: Leo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / Luis R. Garay @ 964-4497 2 r# Z0 l& B' o6 N
. `) M( `: G8 U9 xDear 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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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. 1 _! U& d# y8 q! u% r3 |% f$ `, l L
. e2 u. C' X+ VDiversity & 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!" ~$ ?% F, ?, u1 p8 y
3 `+ Z* D( c$ V& bIMPORTANT: 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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' \+ v% ^, a: ^; L6 m- e6 k. f+ G- ?Leo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / e-mail: leocamposa@aol.com4 m$ m7 I' B) r
Luis R. Garay @ 964-4497 / e-mail: luisricardogaray@hotmail.com 0 J! d8 ~- g6 ?4 M3 H
) ? h' n0 ]- j) F1 WNote: 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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