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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:' L% a/ p. \6 ^5 Z! \
0 ^6 P' l2 i1 f u! i _4 oIntroducing: The Immigrant Men Advocacy Network ~{B.~}
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2 M# b" Y& K+ IDear 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. - R0 q, c( D! e4 A* B0 i( a
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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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/ V5 G$ }$ t; r/ n; A+ f) |5 _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!5 w' r( F3 B& Z% s( @. i6 R
$ B( E- D6 t3 x( n2 Z7 HIMPORTANT: 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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8 \' C$ [: N& v; v2 X# VFor further information: * ]5 w. H( m0 B- h7 E( d
! A: z! F2 d8 W; h3 v3 uLeo Campos A. @ 995-6819 / e-mail: leocamposa@aol.com# w1 Y( E: i0 P' A1 t6 p: {! M
Luis R. Garay @ 964-4497 / e-mail: luisricardogaray@hotmail.com ) g7 L! E$ t. N# D- d; M/ m; \
( w6 T( C$ K; lNote: 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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