CERIS MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING

Wednesday, February 06, 2002 9:00 - 11:30 A.M.

FRIDAY, APRIL 05, 2002 

2:00 - 4:00 P.M.

 

FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2002  

2:00 - 4:00 P.M.

At the main CERIS (Toronto) office, 246 Bloor St. W., 5th Floor, Rm. 548

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CERIS PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL (PAC) MEETING

Upcoming PAC meeting is being rescheduled, further information will be sent to members.

At the main CERIS (Toronto) office, 246 Bloor St. W., 5th Floor, Rm. 548

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CERIS STAFF AND INTERNS

 

OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES FACING NEWCOMER YOUTH AT RISK IN ONTARIO

Guest Speakers: Mustafa Koc, Lawrence Lam, Anver Saloojee and Myer Siemiatycki

 

TUESDAY , FEBRUARY 05, 2002 B 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 PM

at the CERIS offices: 246 Bloor St. West, 5th Floor, Room 548

(St. George Station by Bedford St. Exit)

 

For further information, please contact Kelliebeth Hand, CERIS intern at:

(416) 736-5223 or <ceris@yorku.ca>

 

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SETTLEMENT, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNITIES

Grace Feuerverger: Settlement and Educational Issues in a Jewish-Palestinian Village in Israel: A Reflective Inquiry into Peaceful Coexistence

Alister Cumming: Identifying People's Goals for Settlement and Literacy

 

WEDNESDAY MARCH 06, 2002 B 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.

at the CERIS offices: 246 Bloor St. West, 5th Floor, Room 548

(St. George Station by Bedford St. Exit)

Presentation will be followed by discussion. All are welcome to participate. Refreshments will be available.

For topics and presenters visit the CERIS web site: http://ceris.metropolis.net

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CENTRE FOR REFUGEE STUDIES SEMINAR

"The Ethics of International Intervention" by Professors Howard Adelman (CRS Founding Director) and Peter Penz (CRS Director)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2002, 12:30 - 2:00 P.M.

Room 305, York Lanes, York University

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IS THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION OF IMMIGRANTS GETTING BETTER?

Presented by: Dr. Bobby Siu and Dr. Edward B. Harvey

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2002, 3:00 - 4:30 P.M.

Location: Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Room 307, Toronto

Admission is free. Seats are limited. The new RSVP is Wed. Feb. 06 to Cristina Aquino at 416-921-1800, ext 239 or caquino.tor@accestrain.com. Sponsored by: (A.C.C.E.S.) Accessible Community Counselling and Employment Services.

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BRAIN DRAIN OR CIRCULATION?

Don J. DeVoretz

Director of the Centre for Research on Immigration and Integration in the Metropolis

Professor of Economics, Simon Fraser University

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 08, 2002, 2:00 - 4:00 P.M.

CERIS - 246 Bloor Street West, 5th Floor, Room 548 - University of Toronto

Reception and refreshments to follow.

All are welcome to attend both lecture and reception.

Sponsored by the Robert F. Harney Professorship and Program in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies: www.utoronto.ca/ethnicstudies; ethnic.studies@utoronto.ca

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PANEL ON REFUGEES AND MENTAL HEALTH

University of Toronto International Health Program Plenary Forum

Refugee Health: International and Canadian Perspectives

FEBRUARY 14, 2002, 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.

Medical Sciences Building, McLennan Auditorium

1 King's College Circle, University of Toronto

International Mental Health Issues of Refugees: Ezat Mossalanejad , Canadian Center for the Victims of Torture

Mental Health Issues of Refugees in Canada: Dr. Morton Beiser, CERIS

Health Conditions of Refugees: A representative from Medicins Sans Fronteres

Canadian Laws Against Refugees: TBA

Program: 4.30 pm- NGO Poster presentations

5.30 pm- Speaker Event

7.30 pm- Discussions and Dinner

For further information please contact Abi Sriharan, UTIHP Co-Director 2001-2002 <asriharan@hotmail.com>

 

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UPCOMING GTA FORUM SESSIONS

 

MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF URBAN HEALTH IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Speakers: Jim Armstrong, Wellesley Central Health Corp.; Scott Dudgeon, Toronto District Health Council; David McKeown, Medical Officer of Health, Peel Region

Commentator: Frances Lankin, President, United Way of Greater Toronto

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2002

 

MAKING THE GTA MORE SUSTAINABLE: SOCIAL CHALLENGES

Speakers: Maureen Adams, United Way of Greater Toronto; Others TBA

Moderator/Commentator: Bob Murdie, York University

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2002*

*N.B. Scheduled on Wednesday because of approaching long weekend

 

For more information, write to Forum Coordinator Frances Frisken, ffrisken@yorku.ca or call 416-480-2313 or visit web site: http://www.yorku.ca/gtaform

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The Centre for Research in French Canadian Culture (CRCCF) at the University of Ottawa will host a conference called "Linguistic Governance: Canada in Perspective." The goal of the conference is to bring together recent research on language policy in Canada, its relationship to multiculturalism, and to compare this with the European experience. The conference will take place MARCH 14-16 2002 at the University of Ottawa. To view the programme, or for other information on attending the conference, contact CRCCF, University of Ottawa, Pavilion Lamoureux, bureau 274 145, rue Jean-Jacques-Lussier, C.P. 450, succ. A, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5; email: crccf@uottawa.ca; website: www.uottawa.ca/academic/crccf/

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NEW PIONEERS AWARDS IN MARCH

Join us at the10th anniversary New Pioneers Awards gala on THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2002 at the Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto. Celebrate the achievements of six exceptional immigrants and refugees and their contributions to Canada.

Skills for Change is proud to have Citytv, The Toronto Star, Sing Tao Daily and EZ Rock 97.3 FM as the media sponsors for the 10th Annual New Pioneers Awards event. For more information: www.skillsforchange.org/npa

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TORONTO'S 4^TH ANNUAL COMMITMENT TO "DIVERSE-CITY" AWARDS.

Awarded each year at Culture Link's ALL OUR RELATIONS Dinner and Dance, MARCH 22, 2002. Further information contact CultureLink at 416-588-6288 or mkerr@culturelink.net

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25TH NATIONAL LEGAL CONFERENCE ON IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE POLICY, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Washington, D.C., MARCH 21-22, 2002

For more information please contact: Centre for Migration Studies

209 Flagg Place, Staten Island, NY 10304-1122 Phone: 718-351-8800

Fax: 718-667-4598 e-mail: cms@cmsny Web site: http://www.cmsny.org

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There will be a workshop on "Political Accommodation of Ethnonationally Diverse Societies" at the 2002 European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Joint Sessions, Turin, Italy, MARCH 22-27, 2002. The workshop will focus on normative and comparative theoretical frameworks in an integrated assessment of the constitutional politics of multination states. Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2001. For information contact Shane O'Neill, s.oneill@qub.ac.uk (or) Josep Costa: josep.costa@cpis.upf.es or visit the ECPR website:

http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/jointsessions/turin/list.htm#5

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The Women's Studies program at Washington University in St. Louis (Missouri) is organizing a conference on "Women and Citizenship"on 12-13, APRIL, 2002. Speakers include Iris Marion Young, Alison Jaggar, Martha Nussbaum, Susan Moller Okin and Joan Tronto. For more information, contact Kathy McCabe at kmccabe@artsci.wustl.edu, or visit the Women's Studies website at: http://ascc.artsci.wustl.edu/~women/ and click on "Women and Citizenship" conference.

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The African American Studies Department at Boston University is sponsoring

an international conference entitled "Blacks and Asians: Encounters Through Time and Space" on 12-14 APRIL 2002 The conference will explore the global relations between people of African and Asian decent. For more information, contact Chritine Loken-Kim, Program Administrator, African American Studies program, 138 Mountfort St., Brookline, MA 02446; tel: 617 358 1421; fax: 617 353 0455; email: lokenkim@bu.edu.

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THE 2002 GEORGIA MINI-CONFERENCE B "Immigration & America's Changing Ethnic Landscapes" B Athens, GA, APRIL 12-14, 2002

The call for abstracts and detailed information on registration and accommodations will be forthcoming in early fall. Please direct any questions to Kavita Pandit (pandit@uga.edu), Steve Holloway (holloway@uga.edu) or Rob Yarbrough (ryarbrou@uga.edu). Dept. of Geography, University of Georgia, 204 GG Building, Athens, GA 30602-1502; Ph: 706 542-4109 Fax: 706 542-2388

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Journal of the First Annual African Canadian Genealogical and Historical Conference, MAY 4, 2002, Durham, Ontario, Canada. This Conference, will explore the rich history of Ontario's Underground Railroad and the historical and genealogical impact of those black pioneers that made their way to Freedom in the Queen'=s Bush (now Grey County) in the period of 1820 to 1865. Topic: Does formal Ontario History properly reflect the African Canadian Experience in Ontario? Contact person: Greta Kennedy, Liaison, Special Projects, Grey County greta@bmts.com Tel: 519-369-3119 Fax: 519-369-5882

E-mail: kfoster@greycounty.on.ca

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Congress of Social Sciences and Humanities

Toronto, Canada MAY 25- JUNE 1, 2002

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The Centro per l'Europa centro orientale e balcanica, in association with the Association for the Study of Nationalities, is organizing a special convention on"Nationalism, Identity and Regional Cooperation: Compatibilities and Incompatibilities" at the Forli campus of the University of Bolonga (Italy) on 4-9 JUNE, 2002. It will be the biggest international scholarly convention on the European continent for experts on nationalism, identity and regional cooperation in Central Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the former Soviet Union. For more information, check out the conference website at: www.eurobalk.net, or contact the organizers by email at: prgchair@spbo.unibo.it

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The Laboratory of Anthropology at the Democritus University of Thrace and the International Democritus Foundation are presenting their 4^th International Symposium on Ethnic Identities JULY 6-9, 2002. The symposium will approach ethnic identity by investigating the causes, effects, and national as well as international implications of post-Cold war security issues related to cultural, religious and national identity. For more

information, contact Efi Styliara, International Democritus Foundation, PO Box 234, GR-67100, Xanthi, Greece; Tel.: 0030 5410 28333; email: museum@he.duth.gr. The Laboratory of Anthropology has a web site at: http://platon.ee.duth.gr/~xirot/labor/

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Association for Canadian Studies

Montreal, Canada JUNE 8-10, 2002 http://www.acs.-aec.ca

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There will be an international conference on "Ethnicity and Nationalism in Divided Societies: Conflict and Accommodation" in Tel Aviv and Haifa, Israel on 10-12, JUNE, 2002. The conference is co-organized by Sammy Smooha and Mottie Tamarkin, and speakers will include Rogers Brubaker, Donald Horowitz and George Schopflin. The main focus of the conference will be on former Communist countries and the Middle East. For more information contact the organizers at ssmooha@univ.haifa.ac.il or

mottie@post.tau.ac.il

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International Society for Equity in Health, Second International Conference, JUNE 14-16, 2002, Toronto, Canada. The Conference theme is Equity: Research in the Service of Policy and Advocacy for Health and Health Services. The International Society for Equity in Health (ISEqH) welcomes those interested in equity in health and health services to share expertise and experience through an international cross-disciplinary forum. Contact: Monica Riutort, ISEqH Secretariate-mail: Phone: 416 978 3763 Fax: 416 978 3912 or visit web site: http://www.iseqh.org

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The Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington is organizing a conference on "Diversity and Citizenship in Multicultural Nation States", to be held at the Rockefeller Foundation's Study and Conference Center in Bellagio, Italy on 17-21 JUNE, 2002. The conference will include social scientists and educational researchers from 11 countries, to explore how different countries deal with issues of unity and diversity in their citizenship education. For more information, contact the conference organizer, Prof. James Banks, Director, Center for Multicultural Education, University of Washington, at jbanks@u.washington.edu, or visit the Center's website at:

http://depts.washington.edu/centerme/home.htm

 

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***** METROPOLIS CONFERENCES *********

 

SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL METROPOLIS CONFERENCE

The Seventh International Metropolis Conference will take place in Oslo, Norway SEPTEMBER 9-13, 2002, with the theme of "Togetherness in Difference: Citizenship and Belonging", with sub-themes on "Globalization and the Politics of Migration", "Empowerment and the Effectiveness of Citizenship", "Urban Textures", and "Gender in Migration". The Metropolis conferences have established themselves as an important international forum for discussion amongst government decision-makers, researchers, and NGOs on policies for managing migration and diversity in cities. For more information, including how to submit workshop proposals (by Feb. 15th), check the conference website at: http://international.metropolis.net

Or contact the conference organizers by email at: oslo2002@metropolis.net

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***** CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS **********

 

SPECIAL ISSUE

Health of Immigrant Populations

Guest Editors: Dr. Anne Neufeld and Dr. Margaret J. Harrison

 

We invite manuscripts that address the theme of health of immigrant populations. The scope of this theme is broad including psychosocial, cultural, environmental, or biological factors that directly or indirectly influence: health, illness, health care, health care services and health or social policy. Manuscripts may focus on research methods, theory, or research findings and should follow WJNR manuscript specifications.

Submission Deadline: March 31, 2002. Send manuscripts or letters of inquiry to:

Western Journal of Nursing Research, 3rd Floor Clinical Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA T6G 2G3

peggy.pilgrim@ualberta.ca (or) contact anne.neufeld@ualberta.ca

 

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MAYTREE FOUNDATION ACCESS PROGRAM: SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CONVENTION REFUGEES.

The Maytree Foundation Access Program facilities access to post secondary education by convention refugees who are not landed. The purpose of the program is:

- To provide access to post-secondary education for Convention refugee youth

- To give high performing young women and men, who would otherwise not have access, an opportunity to participate in a community college or university program of their choice

- To facilitate the landing process for participating students and their families; and

- To promote social responsibility through volunteer service

 

The program is open only to Convention refugee youth (ages 19-27) who:

-have not yet attained permanent resident status

-are willing to work on the process of landing with a refugee counselor

-wish to attend an accredited community college or university in Toronto

 

The value of the awards varies. Tuition, books and transportation are covered.

Deadline: March 29, 2002. Guidelines and application forms are available from http://www.maytree.com or contact Violeta Li at tel: 416-944-2627, fax: 416-944-8915 or vli@maytree.com

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ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY FELLOWSHIPS

Applications are invited from persons with a deep interest in ethics in leadership working in any public policy area (government, public service, academia, policing etc.) for a three to four month Fellowship in Public Policy for the year 2002 - 2003 sponsored by the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership. The successful applicant will spend the fellowship period working fulltime on a project related to the theme of Ethics in Leadership in government, politics, public service, policing or a similar area.

For more details see: http://www.chumirethicsfoundation.ca/govprint.html

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NEW VOLUNTEER AT CERIS

Khalid Ali is a new volunteer at CERIS, helping us with maintenance of the Resource Centre and Virtual Library. Khalid has a background in policy research as well as public administration. Welcome Khalid!

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THE ANTI-TERRORISM ACT - BILL C-36 BACKGROUND, OVERVIEW, RECENT CHANGES AND REMAINING CONCERNS

The Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) has prepared a short document outlining some of the key issues of concern to social justice groups, Canadian Bar Association and Canadian Civil Liberties Association about Bill C-36. Also considered are changes to the Bill and outstanding concerns.

Download your copy of the paper at http://www.ocasi.org

For more information contact Bassel Martin at 416-322-4950 est. 237 or bmartin@ocasi.org

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SOCIOLOGICAL REFLEXIONS

Provoked by the contingency of life and inspired by the diversity within we attempt to reflect what we have experienced through the social, to understand and convey it to others.

 

The social encompasses all that we know in practice, through institutions and structures, and by social forces, propelling our agencies in every shifting direction. Bestowed with the privilege and the means to write and authorize, realising that we write for someone other than ourselves, we must consistently be reflexive in the act of that conveyance.

 

The fourth annual Sociological Conference, occurring on the 15th and 16th of March 2002, is requesting that academics from all human disciplines come forward and partake in the imaginative construction of this wonderland.

 

Reflecting upon the multiple locations you have held and engaging the varying fields occupied or traversed, we ask that you surmise it in an abstract (250 words) and submit by the thirty-first day of the first month in the year 2002.

Virtual evidence and verifications, regarding this event, can be found at:

www.yorku.ca/soci/gradconference or direct your inquiries to Erica Stillo at ericas@yorku.ca

 

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CHANGES AT CENTRE FOR URBAN AND COMMUNITY STUDIES

The Centre for Urban and Community Studies is pleased to announce that three UofT researchers will now have research office space in the Centre. They are:

-- Angela M. Blake, an Assistant Professor in the area of urban, cultural, and racial/ethnic history, in the Department of History, Scarborough College, UofT.

-- Amrita G. Daniere, Associate Professor, Geography and Planning

-- Sylvia Novac, researcher and consultant in gender, housing and homelessness issues; and sessional instructor, Faculty of Social Work, UofT.

 

The Centre is also pursuing a number of projects relating to homelessness and has established a homelessness research team.

 

For further information contact: J. David Hulchanski, PhD, MCIP,

Director, Centre for Urban and Community Studies

Tel 416 978-4093; Fax 416 978-7162 david.hulchanski@utoronto.ca

http://www.hnc.utoronto.ca

http://www.housingagain.web.net

 

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NEWS FROM AMID

At the close of our first full year of activities the Academy for Migration Studies in Denmark (AMID) would like to send to all our collaborators and friends around the world our best wishes for the New Year.

 

Our home page now offers audio and video from the AMID Opening Conference 'Multicultural Citizenship and Integration of Ethnic Minorities'. Please go to:

http://www.humsamf.auc.dk/amid/openingconf_post.html

 

In the new year selected papers from the Opening Conference and other papers will become available in pdf-format on our home page and will also be published in print in our AMID Working Paper Series. The first conference paper is published: Tomas Hammar: 'The Ugly Duckling and the Academy', AMID Working Paper Series 2/2001. Hard copies are available for DKK 25.00 each. Please contact us at weier@humsamf.auc.dk, tel.: +45 9635 9133.

 

Of interest for international colleagues may be a new English language internet magazine called 'Northern Light News Magazine', published by Aalborg University. A recent issue brings articles on and links to AMID: http://www.auc.dk/northernlight

 

Ulf Hedetoft, Director of AMID

Helle Weiergang, Secretary and Jesper Poulsen, Administrative Coordinator

Academy for Migration Studies in Denmark (AMID), SPIRIT and SPIRIT-Europe, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 2, DK-9220 Aalborg East, Denmark

Tel: +45 9635 8438 Fax: +45 9815 1126 E-mail: jpoulsen@humsamf.auc.dk

http://www.humsamf.auc.dk/amid; http://www.humsamf.auc.dk/spirit

 

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JOB OPPORTUNITY - Full time position

Executive Director, Community Social Planning Council of Toronto

 

The Community Social Planning Council of Toronto is looking for an Executive Director that will provide strategic leadership for the organization. The successful candidate will be a person with a successful track record; leading an organization, implementing change, building a dynamic staff team, developing strategic partnerships and clearly articulating the direction of the organization.

Please submit a resume and covering letter outlining how you meet the above criteria to:

Executive Director Hiring Committee, Community Social Planning Council of Toronto

1001-2 Carlton St, Toronto M5B 1J3. The deadline for applications is Thursday February 28, 2002 at 4:00. Late applications will not be accepted. The CSPC-T is committed to employment.

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****** JUST PUBLISHED *************************

 

Workshop Report

IMMIGRANT WOMEN MAKING 'PLACE' IN CANADIAN CITIES: TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL NETWORKS

 

Held at: Joint Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement (CERIS)

Toronto, Ontario, Dec. 1 - 2, 2002

Transcribed by: Roxanne Richardson, York University

Edited by: Catherine Nolin, University of Northern British Columbia, November 2001

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THANKS TO GARAMOND PRESS

Thanks to Garamond Press for donating a copy "Exposing Privatization: Women and Health Care Reform in Canada" (Pat Armstrong, Carol Amaratunga, Jocelyne Bernier, Karen Grant, Ann Pederson, Kay Willson) to the CERIS Resource Centre.

For more information about Garamond Press visit: www.garamond.ca

 

IMMIGRATION ET DIVERSITE A L'ECOLE

The Director of the Montreal Metropolis centre Immigration et Metropoles has just launched a new book on Aimmigration and diversity in the school system, a comparitive perspective on the debates in Quebec@. The book can be ordered through the website:

www.pum.umontreal.ca

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INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW

Volume XXXV, Number 4, Winter 2001

Immigrants' Propensity to Self-Employment: Evidence from Canada

PETER S. LI

Immigrants and New Poverty: The Case of Canada

ABDOLMOHAMMAD KAZEMIPUR AND SHIVA S. HALLI

Return and Onwards Migration in Canada and Australia:

Evidence from Fixed Interval Data

K. BRUCE NEWBOLD AND MARTIN BELL

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Journal of Social Work Research, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2001

c 2001 Springer Publishing Company

FROM INTERPERSONAL LINKS TO WEBS OF RELATIONS: CREATING BEFRIENDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SURVIVORS OF TORTURE AND OF WAR

Adrienne S. Chambon, PhD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Susan Mc Grath, PhD, York University, Toronto, Ontario

Ben Zion Shapiro, PhD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Mulugeta Abai, BA, BEd

Teresa Dremetsikas, MD, Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture Toronto, Ontario

Suzanne Dudziak, PhD, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick

This article reports on the results of an exploratory participatory study conducted between the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT) and two academic social work faculties that documented the successful practices of the Volunteer Befriending Program at CCVT.

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SCHOOL PERFORMANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS IN CANADA, 1994-98

This report, examining school performance of children from immigrant families, was recently released by Statistics Canada. Authored by Christopher Worswick, the school performance of the children of immigrants in the Canadian school system is analyzed using data from the first three waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Yourh (NLSCY) from Statistics Canada. School performance is measured in terms of ability at reading, writing, math and overall aptitude. The teachers' and parents' assessments of the children's performances as well as the results of formal testing were employed. The author notes that the success of children from neither French nor English backgrounds is particularly impressive given the challenges that they likely face in adapting to a school system that operates in an unfamiliar language.

Cost:$5.00. To obtain a copy of this report contact chris.worswick@statcan.ca

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