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Apply to Become a Peer Champion on Domestic Violence

1/2/2018

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By Bianca Caputo, WomanACT Social Media Team
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The Immigrant and Refugee Communities Neighbours, Friends and Families (IRCNFF) Campaign
by OCASI, the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, announced that they are currently seeking applicants to be a Peer Champion Educator on domestic violence. 

Peer Champions are individuals passionate about taking action against domestic violence and would like to have a helping hand in making change for the better. In their role, Peer Champions hold two educational events in immigrant and refugee communities about domestic violence over the course of a year. This is a chance to get creative and develop your own event! To help, Peer Champions receive in-person training, resources and ongoing support from the campaign, as well as an honorarium for their efforts. 

OCASI is currently looking for 21 Peer Champions from different regions across Ontario who must be part of an immigrant or refugee community. 

If you are interested in applying for the Peer Champion position, please visit the IRCNFF's website. 
The deadline for applications is February 11, 2018 so do not miss your chance! 

Any questions regarding the application can be forwarded to the Campaign Coordinator Sidrah Ahmad via email, click here to send an email, or call 416-322-4950 extension 450. 
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Participants Needed For New Study

11/10/2017

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By Bianca Caputo, WomanACT Social Media Team
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Are you a service provider in the GTA working in a community-based mental health or settlement service? 

If so, you are eligible to participate in a study entitled Finding A Space For Me Outside The Stereotypes: Building Service Provider Capacity. This is a project in partnership between York University, School of Nursing and Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Centre.

The goal of this study is to bring service providers together to dialogue on promoting the mental health and wellbeing of racialized immigrant women. 
Where: 
Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre

When: 
November 15th from 12-2pm

If you are interested in participating in this study and would like more information, contact the research coordinator by email: Click here to send an email.
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The Migrant Mother's Project: Looking for Research Study Participants

8/31/2017

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By Bianca Caputo, WomanACT Social Media Team
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A new research project has been introduced by The Migrant Mother’s Project (MMP) and it is your chance to be apart of it!

The Migrant Mother’s Project (MMP) is based out of the University of Toronto and led by Rupaleem Bhuyan. The MMP explores how immigration policies produce gendered forms of inequality that intersect with violence against women, family separation and poverty.

MMP is launching a new study called ‘Sponsored Spouses Journeys: From There to Here’, which is part of their ongoing research on ‘How Conditional Settlement Impacts Immigrant Women’. The goal of this research study is to explore how conditional status shaped the lives of immigrants and their families, to hear experiences of conditionality from women and its intersection with forms of violence, and to identify strategies for social action to improve access to services and human rights for all immigrants to Canada.

MMP is looking for people to participate in their study who answer ‘yes’ to the following:

  • 18 years of age or older;
  • Originally came from a country in South Asia; India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives or Sri Lanka; and
  • Came to Canada as a sponsored spouse or partner with Conditional Permanent Reside OR you have been sponsored as a spouse or partner and are waiting for your application to be processed.
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If you answered ‘yes’ to the above, MMP invites you for a confidential and voluntary interview to share your settlement experiences and/or challenges. For those who choose to take part in individual and/or group interviews, honorariums, TTC tokens, and funds for child care will be provided.

If you are interested in participating in this research study or wish to learn more about it, contact The Migrant Mother’s Project at:

Phone:      416-946-5099
Email:       Click here to send an email
Website:   www.migrantmothersproject.com

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Rights for Non-Status Women's Network Survey

7/18/2016

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The City of Toronto Ombudsman is considering doing a formal investigation of whether the City of Toronto is living up to its responsibility to be a "sanctuary city". However, the Ombudsman's office first needs evidence about whether non-status persons are having trouble accessing City of Toronto services.

RNSWN is doing a survey to learn more about experiences with accessing City of Toronto Services. They will use the results of the survey as a basis for the feedback they give to the City of Toronto Ombudsman. The hope is that this survey and the resulting feedback will contribute to the improvement of access to City of Toronto services for people without status.

The survey is available by clicking on this link

The survey is confidential and should take about 5 minutes to complete. The deadline for responding to the survey is July 31, 2016 at 11:59 pm. Please feel free to share the survey with other community members or service providers who have experience with these issues. 

If you have any difficulties with the survey, contact RNSWN at rightsofnonstatuswomen@gmail.com.

Your participation is very much appreciated by RNSWN!
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