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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:2 \3 O/ S4 A4 ~! l
) |7 |5 U! a& yIntroducing: The Immigrant Men Advocacy Network ~{B.~}
3 m1 N5 [0 F* mInfoline: Leo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / Luis R. Garay @ 964-4497
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+ D0 y% W4 S. H2 C1 nDear 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. ; ]1 S# w+ x, w( c$ J5 g+ C9 _
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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. ( e, o+ |3 e% t
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Diversity & 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!& ?3 |5 e+ M4 q7 g- O2 o
6 E" ^* S* |! Z' s, wIMPORTANT: 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!( V, C/ R& s/ O8 B J! m
# M& y2 ?5 Q4 h# U( s4 {For further information:
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; }' o: _2 S/ N( qLeo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / e-mail: leocamposa@aol.com
, G& P# g8 @. S( } Luis R. Garay @ 964-4497 / e-mail: luisricardogaray@hotmail.com + {" R# H/ ^( K N) L0 p3 g
+ b* v% [0 Y/ i) j2 aNote: 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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