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Author: FCJ Refugee Centre
New Canada Recovery Benefits: Who can Apply and What to Expect Nov 12
During this session you can learn about the Canada Recovery Benefits and how it works.
Facilitators from Canada Revenue Agency will provide an overview on The Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit, Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit, Canada Recovery Benefit, how to apply and how to get the benefits.
This will be an excellent opportunity to answer your questions about the CRSB
Date: November 12, 2020
Time: from 10:30 to 11:30 am
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4391604883255049228
Webinar | Getting Ready for your Refugee Hearing
‘The End of Immigration’: online documentary screening
Learn more about the migrant workers mistreatment in Canada and what we can do together as a society to right the wrong.
Day of the Dead: honoring the lives of migrants that have passed away in Canada and around the world
Day of the Dead Celebration for #StatusforAll
Celebración del Día de Muertos por #Estatusparatodos
1 de noviembre | November 1st
5pm – 8pm
Dufferin Grove Park
Más información / More information with: Marcus & Luis (marcus.padilha@fcjrefugeecentre.org & Lmata@fcjrefugeecentre.org
Inviting:
Anti-Human Trafficking Migrant Workers Program of FCJ Refugee Centre, Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, and Migrant Rights Network:
Join us between 5pm and 8pm on Sunday, November 1st at Dufferin Grove Park to honour the lives of migrants that have passed away in Canada and around the world as a result of COVID-19 and unjust immigration laws.
We will gather to remember and celebrate migrants, refugees, workers, students, and undocumented people that feed, clean, build, care for kids sick and elderly, that are essential to our communities but excluded from status and rights, particularly those that have passed away. We will be there united in our call for full and permanent immigration status.
Day of the Dead is a very important celebration in the latinx community – dating back to Indigenous traditions centuries old. Latinx members of Migrant Workers Alliance for Change will build an altar to commemorate the lives of the departed, where we wait for their annual visit with their favourite food, music, art, flowers and community.
Everyone is invited to join us on November 1st. Please bring any offerings to remember migrants that lost their lives Canada and for your loved ones.
This is a COVID-19 safe event. We will be physically distant. Wear a mask.
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Celebración del Día de Muertos por #Statusparatodos
Acompáñenos entre las 5:00 p.m. y las 8:00 p.m. El domingo 1 de noviembre en Dufferin Grove Park para honrar las vidas de los migrantes que han fallecido en Canadá y en todo el mundo como resultado del COVID-19 y leyes de inmigración injustas.
Nos reuniremos para recordar y celebrar a los migrantes, refugiados, trabajadores, estudiantes y personas indocumentadas que alimentan, limpian, construyen, cuidan a niños enfermos y ancianos, que son esenciales para nuestras comunidades pero excluidos de estatus y derechos, particularmente aquellos que han fallecido lejos de su tierra. Estaremos allí unidos en nuestro llamado a un estatus migratorio completo y permanente para todos.
El Día de Muertos es una celebración muy importante en la comunidad latinx, que se remonta a las tradiciones Indígenas con siglos de antigüedad. Los miembros latinxs de la Alianza de Trabajadores Migrantes por un Cambio construirán un altar para conmemorar las vidas de los difuntos, donde esperamos su visita anual con comunidad comida, música, arte y flores favoritas.
Todos están invitados a unirse a nosotros el 1 de noviembre. Por favor traiga cualquier ofrenda para recordar a los migrantes que perdieron la vida en Canadá y para sus seres queridos.
Este es un evento seguro de COVID-19. Mantendremos sana distancia. Use su máscara.
Regístrate en el programa Uprooted U
Nos alegra comunicar que ya hemos lanzado nuestro nuevo programa Uprooted U, los viernes a las 2:00 pm.
El programa es para jóvenes que se graduaron de la escuela secundaria y que, debido a su situación precaria, no pueden dar los siguientes pasos para obtener una licenciatura o un programa universitario, y se sienten un poco perdidos o tal vez buscan otras vías para la participación e inclusión académica.
Este semestre (octubre – diciembre de 2020), el programa corre a cargo de Tyler Correia y Jessica Kohut, dos candidatos a doctorado de la Universidad de York, y se llevará a cabo todos los viernes en línea, a través de Zoom, de 2:00pm a 3:00 pm.
Una vez que recibamos el formulario de solicitud, te enviaremos el esquema del curso (programa de estudios) y el enlace de Zoom para que puedas unirte a la siguiente clase.
Para registrarse en Uprooted U, completa y envía el sighuiente formulariuo de solicitud:
Uprooted U program registration
We are very excited to launch our new Uprooted U program on Fridays at 2:00 pm.
The program is for youth who graduated from High School, and because of their precarious status are not able to do the next steps undergraduate degree or a college program and feeling a bit lost or maybe looking for some avenues for academic participation and inclusion.
This semester (October – December 2020), the program is being facilitated Tyler Correia and Jessica Kohut, two PHD Candidates from York University, and will be held every Friday online through ZOOM from 2:00-3:00 pm.
Once we receive the application form, we will send you the course outline (syllabus) and the ZOOM link so that you can join the next class.
In order to register for Uprooted U, please fill out the application form:
Access to Education and Fall Programs
ACCESS TO EDUCATION UPDATES
Join us and learn about our Access to Education program, the English classes and other unique opportunities for anyone who wants to learn something new:
- English and conversation classes
- Academic experience for youth: uprooted U
- Women’s Entrepreneurs initiatives
- Community Ceramic Art Class
- Meditation and Yoga online
- Food Distribution Program
- Cooking Class every other Thursday
Join our Uprooted U online
We are very excited to launching our new Uprooted U program on Fridays at 2:00 pm leading by Tyler Correia.
Classes are held online via Zoom, every Friday at 2 o’clock beginning this Friday October 16th, 2020!
For more information visit the FCJ Refugee Centre Website or contact fcjyn@fcjrefugeecentre.org
Tyler Correia is a PhD candidate completing his dissertation at York University’s Social and Political Thought program. His research focuses on the theoretical and philosophical advancements and implications of migration in cities, and how city-based actors respond.
Currently, he’s working through the idea of the ‘open city’ to characterize new city-based politics grounded on the unconditional welcome of migrants drawn in part from sanctuary activism and policy, as well as urban political struggles globally – the sans papier movement in France, solidarity cities, migrant rights networks the world over.
Tyler has taught classes in many settings. Beginning early, he led program activities for YMCA youth programs in his hometown, London Ontario.
As a teaching assistant at York, Tyler has taught a wide array of classes within the social sciences on topics as diverse as ethics; business and society; globalization/differential globalization and social exclusion in a global context; sociological methods, foundations and philosophy East and West; colonialism, race and gender; labour and economic structures; political philosophy, order, and the state.
At the elementary and high school levels, Tyler has taught accredited classes in English and literature (grade 10 university-prep), as well as public speaking and rhetoric (grade 8 after school elective).
Apply for your Work Permit Online Webinar on October 21st
The webinar provides an overview on how to fill out the work permit applications forms online, creating account tips, supporting documents, payments, etc.
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/746367594763576333
Navigating the Refugee Process and Refugee Hearing Orientation Webinar on November 10th
If you are a refugee claimant, this webinar can help you to learn about what is going to happen during your refugee hearing. The conversation will include what to expect at the hearing, key elements to take in consideration during your hearing, what happen after your hearing, etc.
For registration click here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1844863273817445133
Únete a nuestro programa virtual Uprooted U
Estamos encantados de informar del lanzamiento del programa Uprooted U, los viernes a las 2:00pm, dirigido por Tyler Correia.
Las clases se llevarán a cabo en línea, a través de Zoom, todos los viernes a las 2 en punto, empezando este viernes 16 de octubre de 2020.
Para más infiormación, visita nuestra web o escribe a fcjyn@fcjrefugeecentre.org
Tyler Correia es un candidato a doctorado que completa su disertación en el programa de Pensamiento Social y Político de la Universidad de York. Su investigación se centra en los avances teóricos y filosóficos y en las implicaciones de la migración en las ciudades, y cómo responden a ello los diferentes actores de la ciudad.
Actualmente, está trabajando en la idea de ‘ciudad abierta’ para caracterizar nuevas políticas centradas en ciudades que se basen en la bienvenida incondicional de los migrantes, extraídas en parte del activismo y la política de santuario, así como de las luchas políticas urbanas a nivel mundial: el movimiento de los ‘sin papeles’ en Francia , ciudades solidarias, redes de derechos de los migrantes en todo el mundo, etc.
Tyler ha impartido clases en muchos entornos, incluyendo la dirección de las actividades de los programas juveniles de la YMCA en su ciudad natal, London, Ontario.
Como profesor asistente en York, Tyler ha impartido una amplia gama de clases dentro de las ciencias sociales, sobre temas tan diversos como la ética; empresa y sociedad; globalización / globalización diferencial y exclusión social en un contexto global; métodos sociológicos, fundamentos y filosofía en Oriente y Occidente; colonialismo, raza y género; estructuras laborales y económicas; filosofía política, orden y estado, etc.
En los niveles de escuela primaria y secundaria, Tyler ha impartido clases acreditadas de inglés y literatura (grado 10 de preparación universitaria), así como de oratoria y retórica (grado 8 post escolar opcional).
Are you having challenges finding house?
Our upcoming webinar, “Housing Needs for Immigrants,” will focus on one of the main challenges for newcomers, housing.
Join us and find useful information related to this issue. Through this informative session you can learn about:
- Types of Housing
- Sharing a Budget
- Where and How to search
- Viewing the apartment
- Rental applications
- Signing the rental contract
- Moving supports
- Your rights and responsibilities
- Resources
You can also check the following document for more information:
Learn about the new programs for this fall
We are getting ready for the fall! Read our Summer Newsletter and learn about the upcoming programs: cooking class, informative sessions, English Class, etc.
Video: How to read food date labels and packaging
In this video session we provide information about:
- Difference between expiration date and best-before date
- Food safety once a food has passed the best-before date
- Recognize the amount of food that is unnecessarily wasted in Canada and feel equipped to reduce waste at home.
- Know the difference between the various date label terms
- Understand when food is safe, or not safe to eat.
Going back to school during COVID-19: Guidance for parents and kids
Many parents are worried about sending their kids back to school. During this session the FCJ Primary Care Clinic will walk you through some of the safety measures for kids, providing tips for the new school year. We talk about new routines, the use of mask, physical distancing, social bubble, school transportation, etc
Guía para el regreso a la escuela durante la pandemia de COVID-19
A muchas familias les preocupa que sus hijos vuelvan a la escuela. Durante esta sesión, la Clínica de Atención Primaria del FCJ lo guiará a través de algunas de las medidas de seguridad para los niños y brindará consejos para el nuevo año escolar. Hablaremos de nuevas rutinas, uso de máscara, distanciamiento físico, burbuja social, transporte escolar, etc.
Bridging Program for Students With Precarious Immigration Status
The FCJ Refugee Centre has been partnering with the Pro Bono Students Osgoode Chapter since 2011. Since September 2018, a group of students from the CARL U of T Chapter joined our efforts to support us as well. For this coming year, in September 2020 the Pro Bono U of T Chapter will be part of our program.
The Uprooted Peoples Protection Program provides information for refugee claimants and non-status people, including conducting research on country conditions and other immigration and refugee issues, assistance with filling out legal forms, conducting in-person sessions for people looking for immigration information.
Students focus their work in assisting clients to complete their Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations applications for Permanent Residence. Another unique aspect of this program is the provision of information specifically to people who have had their refugee claim denied, but are unable to return to their country.
This comprehensive team works to support them in any and all ways possible with their refugee appeal.
The Bestie Book: Summer Edition
Bestie Book Summer 2020
We know that the last couple of months have been anyhing but ordinary. But if there’s one thing we want you to know, it’s that we’re still here. Our door is still open. Home is still here. And you can count on us.
We feel so privileged to have been able to move our weekly meetings to online formats, so that we can still see your beautiful faces every week! We’re loving watching movies together, and we’ll find new ways of safely being together in person as soon as we possibly can.
We’re coming in to the beautiful summer months, and we’re all enjoying the beautiful warm weather and sunny days. And even though our usual summer activities will have to be shuffled around a little bit, we’re going to make sure we have lots of fun, enjoy the sunshine, and spend as much of the beautiful summer months together as we can.
So that’s why we’re sending this to you. Something small to chronicle this time, and to share memories. And something you can have in your home to remind you that we’re here, waiting until we can sit around the kitchen table together again. Around that table, we are a community, and we are a family. Until then, wherever your kitchen tables are; spread out across Toronto and all borders; wherever you are, those kitchen tables belong to all of us.
To read the book click here.
With all our love,
Natasha, Cutu, Tee-Jay & Natalie
FCJ Youth Network
Working with Youth during COVID-19: Opportunities for Youth
During this webinar we will talk about the impact of the COVID 19 in young people. The FCJ youth network members will share their stories and also will talk about the initiatives/activities that they implemented during the last period.
Join us and find out how to get involve in more virtual events that will help you to survive the pandemic.
Webinar is scheduled on Thursday August 27 at 10:30 am
Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8877227493786003984