York University offers a graduate diploma program in Refugee and Migration Studies. Coordinated by the Refugee Studies program at York, the program allows students in a graduate program at York to specialize in migration and refugee studies. The program encourages students to consider how they can best serve both the Canadian and international communities in this area of public and humanitarian policy.
The Centre for Refugee Studies at York University is “engaged in research on refugee issues which inform public discussion, policy development and practice for international, governmental, advocacy and service organizations. The Centre also supports teaching in refugee and migration studies”.
For more information, see the Centre for Refugee Studies page at York U.
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Graduate program in refugee and migration studies at York University
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Call for presentations: Diversity and well-being conference, Calgary
The Calgary Health Region has issued a call for presentations for its 5th annual Diversity and Wellbeing Conference. This year’s theme is The Diverse Faces of Mental Health and will be held Nov 20-21/08 at Mount Royal College in Calgary Alberta.
The conference brings together health researchers, practitioners, policy makers and community members/organizations to share best practices in addressing the mental health needs of individuals, families and communities. The conference is an ideal place to raise issues of immigrant/refugee children and families and acknowledge/address the conditions under which they emigrate to Canada.
Topics welcome include:- innovations in mental health services to populations
- mental health needs of diverse communities
- the role of spirituality in mental health
- the implications of current health policies and practices in diverse communities
- incorporating the lived experiences of diverse populations in research and decision making.
Deadline for submission is June 27th 2008.
Contact diversity.services@calgaryhealthregion.ca for a copy of the application form.
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Notice: Planning meeting for Ontario Early Childhood Working Group members
Ontario Early Childhood Working Group Planning Meeting
Friday May 16th, 2008
Ryerson University
School of Early Childhood Education
Room KHW 371 (Kerr Hall West)
3pm-6pm
RSVP to Roma Chumak-Horbatsch.
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Diaspora and immigration: Fieldwork course in San Diego & Tijuana
In the summer of 2008, a special fieldwork course in immigration will be conducted by Edward M. Olivos, Department of Teacher Education, University of Oregon. The focus of the course (open to non-US citizens and non-Education majors) is how the US has responded to immigration and developed its immigration policy. Students of the course will travel between the US and Mexico. Of special interest to the Early Childhood Working Group, as part of the course, students will visit and meet with immigrant families in the US and in Mexico.
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Call for papers: Migration, policy and society
Statistics Canada Research Data Centre (RDC) has issued a call for proposals for their 6th annual conference, Oct 17-18/08 to be held in Ottawa. The theme this year is international and internal migration. The conference will be hosted by the Carleton Ottawa Outaouais Local (COOL) at the University of Ottawa.
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OCASI's 30th anniversary
The Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) is planning several events to celebrate their 30th anniversary.
Some of the events include: A gala dinner on June 26th in Toronto, the Amina Malko Award and the OCASI Award of Excellence (nominations close April 25th), and SWB+08 – Settlement Without Borders 2008 – a symposium “revisioning settlement in Ontario”, June 25-26/08.
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War, immigration and trauma: Sick Kids Hospital conference
The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto is hosting a two-day conference May 16-17/08 on the theme of War, Immigration and Trauma. Features speakers are:
Dr. Cecile Rousseau, Head, Transcultural Child Psychiatry Clinic, Montreal Children’s Hospital, on “Trauma as a Transformation Process” and Olara A. Otunnu, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, on “Protecting our Children from the Scourge of War”.
Also featured will be 3 expert panels:
• Child Development: Interactions with Armed Conflict and Migration
• Therapeutic Interventions: Talking with Children, Talking with Parents
• Moving to the Next Level: Implications for Policy & Practice.
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Meeting the needs of English language learners: Ryerson University event, Toronto
On May 16/08, Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners will be held in Toronto. The event is presented by Ryerson University Centre for Children, Youth and Families, the School of Early Childhood Education and the MA Program in Early Childhood Studies, the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario, the Macaulay Child Development Centre and the City of Toronto, Children’s Services.
The event will be held at Ryerson University, 55 Gould Street, Student Campus Centre, Room SCC115. Introductory remarks by Judith K. Bernhard, Director, MA in Early Childhood Studies, Ryerson University, Brenda Patterson, General Manager, Toronto Children’s Services and Eduarda Sousa, Executive Director, Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario.
Panel Members are:- Heather Anderson-Ross, Early Literacy Specialist, Macaulay Child Development Centre
- Rachel Langford, Director, School of Early Childhood Education, Ryerson University
- Dianne Riehl, Program Coordinator, Early Years, Toronto District School Board
- Roma Chumak-Horbatsch – Professor, Ryerson University.
For more info, see the notice on the right-hand side of the Ryerson webpage here or download the event flyer: ryersonevent.
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DM press conference on changes to IRPA
The Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration will hold a press conference today and address the issues related to the proposed changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, as outlined in Bill C-50. See the notice.
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George Brown College Summer Institute: Preparing professionals to lead change in the early years
The annual summer institute, held by George Brown College and the Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development is scheduled this year for June 4/08 and will be held in Toronto. At each summer institute, George Brown College honours an individual for their contribution to the early childhood field. This year, the Summer Institute honours Aster Fessahaie, a 2002 recipient of the Skills for Change New Pioneers Award. See the George Brown College website for more info, or view the PDF georgebrown.