Webinar #2: Risks of Economic Abuse Among Older Immigrant Women
Older immigrant women face unique challenges and risk factors of economic abuse due to the intersections of immigration and age.
Date:
February 21, 2023 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Events
Below are Settlement Sector events happening in Ontario.
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Webinar #1: Intersections Between Employment and Safety Among Racialized Women in Toronto
Canada’s labour market is gendered, racialized and consistently unequal. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is closely connected to women's economic security, including their income, employment, and housing.
Date:
February 7, 2023 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Bring down the Barriers: Addressing the Challenges of LGBTQIA+ Newcomers
The Positive Spaces Initiative is excited to host Aleks Selim Dughman Manzur (they/them), Co-Executive Director: Programming & Advocacy at Rainbow Refugee Society and Lisa Duplessis (she/her), Director, Community Access and Engagement at the 519 Community Centre for a one-hour webinar. Aleks and Lisa will discuss the specific settlement barriers faced by LGBTQIA+ refugees, im/migrants and newcomers, and how to address them. There will be a Q&A period at the end of their presentation.
Date:
February 14, 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Mental Health Promotion Knowledge Exchange
This one-day virtual event will be an opportunity to share lessons learned from implementing the OCASI Mental Health Promotion Integrated Service Model and to collaborate with key stakeholders across primary care, mental health, and the settlement sectors on how to build a trauma and violence informed workplace that prioritizes client and staff mental health.
Date:
February 8, 2023 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Strengthening High-Quality, Inclusive & Innovative Hybrid Service Delivery
Let's talk about your resources, experiences, and insights. I'll provide some useful information, good ideas, promising practices, and resources from across the country that you can immediately use in your service delivery work with Newcomers.
Date:
February 7, 2023 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Webinar Series : Anti-Black Racism in Public Health
Anti-Black racism is a specific form of racism, rooted in the colonial history and practice of enslavement, that continues to impact the lives of Black people, regardless of whether they have a specific lineage to the enslaved in Canada, or if they are recent comers to Canada.
Date:
February 1, 2023 - 1:00pm to March 29, 2023 - 2:30pm
E-learning Training on: Supporting LGBTQIA+ Newcomers through Positive Spaces
OCASI - Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants cordially is pleased to announce our Self-Directed E-learning Training on: Supporting LGBTQIA+ Newcomers through Positive Spaces.