Settlement workers need to have knowledge about information and referral (I&R) in order to understand newcomers' needs and connect them with appropriate services.
It is not enough, and it took too long. These are two inevitable responses to government funding announcements by people advocating for change, especially for equity-deserving groups.
To those who misunderstand the need for critical race theory, learning about and understanding the legacy of racism in Canada and the world is critical to our collective future.
Christopher Cheung September 1, 2022 TheTyee.ca
[Editor’s note: Under the White Gaze originally ran as an exclusive Tyee email newsletter last fall. We’re republishing the full series of those essays on our site this month. This essay, the eighth in the series, was originally titled ‘Attack of the Shutdown Commands.’]
Look, I didn’t set out to write about whiteness.
We’re testing out audio versions of our work. Tell us what you think!
Agreat upheaval is coming. Climate-driven movement of people is adding to a massive migration already under way to the world’s cities. The number of migrants has doubled globally over the past decade, and the issue of what to do about rapidly increasing populations of displaced people will only become greater and more urgent. To survive climate breakdown will require a planned and deliberate migration of a kind humanity has never before undertaken.
The 'Be Yourself, See Yourself' Data Equity Pilot 2.0 is a project to allow social sector agencies in the Greater Toronto Area to get free capacity building training and practice on how to collect social identity data with an equity lens.
The self-directed course will run between September 12, 2022 - October 24, 2022. This self-directed two-part course series is developed to help front-line workers better understand and respond to sexual violence in immigrant and refugee communities.
Welcoming Week is an annual opportunity to recognize and celebrate the people, places and values that help everyone feel welcome and that they belong in their local community, no matter where they come from.
Author: Celeste Pedri-Spade, Associate Professor & Queen’s National Scholar in Indigenous Studies, Queen’s University, Ontario
The course is intended for managers and service providers to more effectively serve LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual) immigrants, refugees, and newcomers. This three (3) week training is supplementary to Creating Positive Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Newcomers Level 1. It provides tactical & practical tools to address LGBTQIA+ newcomer issues and reviews organizational change strategies.