Anti-human trafficking roundtables: Oct 28-29

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The Roundtables series carried out over several months to facilitate the dialogue between multi-sector stakeholders to address the issue of human trafficking in the City of Toronto. The series will begin with an extended roundtable conference that will bring together multi-sector stakeholders to initiate dialogue and begin to develop protocols and promising practices to offer services and protection tailored to the needs of trafficked persons. The initial roundtable will be followed by two subsequent meetings, to work through longer-term goals, new developments and unforeseen challenges.

 Objectives

  • Establish and foster relations between multi-sector stakeholders;
  • Develop model for response and collect promising practices in delivering services and protection to trafficked persons corresponding to the particularities of Toronto area;
  • Initiate policy development on city and provincial level.

 Roundtable One

Day one
Series of panel presentations by multi-sector stakeholders who dedicate their work to counter human trafficking followed by a discussion.

Day two
Working group discussions to initiate a dialogue on policy development and set the stage for the following meetings to work through longer-term goals, new developments and unforeseen challenges.

SPACES ARE LIMITED! Register by sending email at tchtn@fcjrefugeecentre.org with your name indicating if attending both days.
If attending only one day please SPECIFY WHICH DAY (for catering purposes).

Payment method:
CREDIT CARD go to Eventbrite ($10+$1.59 on line fee): https://antitraffickingroundtableone.eventbrite.com
CASH or CHECK pay at the door

Lunch will be provided
(Subsidies are available for people who cannot pay the registration fee.)

For more information contact:
Varka Kalaydzhieva at 416-469-9754,ext.222 or varka@fcjrefugeecentre.org

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Canada: Still a Land of Opportunity?

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The Agenda with Steve Paikin, TVO

For many immigrants to Canada, our country offered new hope and a new life. Does that still hold true for new Canadians? As part of the Dude, Where’s My Future? series, The Agenda examines if Canada is still a land of opportunity for immigrants.

We want to congratulate Treisy Rivera for her amazing participation in this interview broadcasted through The Agenda with Steve Paikin. To see the interview click here.

The FCJ Youth Network presents: PechaKucha 20×20 Night

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Join us for an evening to express our gratitude and celebrate our experiences at the recent Youth Action Gathering in Edmonton, Alberta… Each of us will share how our participation in this event has initiated change in our own lives, as well as those around us. You will see 8 unique and creative presentations that will show you the difference your support has made!

PLACE:  603 Markham Street
DATE:  Thursday September 5th, 6:00 to 8:30 pm
This event is free with food and drinks for sale!

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A legal information training for ESL teachers and settlement workers in schools across Ontario.

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The workshops can cover the following issues identified by ESL students:

  1.  Right to work: how to obtaining a work permit, labour regulations, etc
  2. Housing: landlord/tenant, homestay, etc.
  3. Immigration: renewing visas, regularizing, sponsorship, etc.
  4. Health:  access to health, payment, IFHP/OHIP, etc.
  5. Volunteering: finding volunteer work, police checks, etc.
  6. Criminal law (Canadian law, fighting tickets, petty crimes, etc.
  7. Violence (experiences of abuse, child welfare, access to family law, etc.
  8. Discrimination (information for LGBTQ, fighting racism, discrimination, etc.

 We can go to your location or  you can join the trainings we provide at our office.

For more information please contact: Carolina Teves

E-mail: cteves@fcjrefugeecentre.org
Telephone: 416469 9754 ext 26
www.fcjrefugeecentre.org

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Migrant Workers in Ontario: A report card to evaluate protection for migrant workers

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Ontario members of the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) and CAW – Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy @ Ryerson University invite you to the launch of  Migrant Workers in Ontario (and Canada)

Registration click here
WHERE:     Ryerson Student Centre (Oakham House)
Layton Room (2nd floor)
RYERSON UNIVERSITY
63 Gould Street Toronto
(Yonge and Dundas)

WHEN:       THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013
10:00 AM-12:00 NOON

Featuring: Loly Rico (President, Canadian Council for Refugees), Catherine Manuel (Caregivers Action Centre), Chris Sorio (Migrante Canada) and representatives from other migrant justice groups.

 

Please RSVP to amy@ocasi.org or epanlaqui@thorncliffe.org

 

The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) issued in May 2013 a series of report cards, summarizing the approaches of the provincial and federal governments in protecting the rights of migrant workers in the “low-skilled” streams of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Ontario has a lot of work to do particularly in the following areas: (1) extend the Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act to all migrant workers; (2) implement a registration system for employers and recruiters to better detect exploitation; (3) proactive enforcement of employment standards; (4) provide pathways to permanent residence for all migrant workers in collaboration with the federal government.

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Workshops for mental health professionals and support workers

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Offering Mental Health Support to Victims/Survivors of Human Trafficking: (The workshops will be available at the FCJ Refugee Centre, or we can come to your organization if there is interest.)
WORKSHOPS
For mental health professionals and support workers.
Join us to engage in an in-depth dialogue about multifaceted mental health support for survivors of human trafficking.
You can book a training at your location or either you can join us any of the following dates:
(Please confirm the day you will be able to attend)

Dates:      June 25, July 10, July 17, and July 23
Time:        From 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Place:      208 Oakwood Ave. ON. M6E 2V4   

WORKSHOP BENEFITS:
√Access to crucial training material
√Access to specialized information on mental health models
√Tools to provide better services to people who have been trafficked

For more information please contact:

Tanya Aberman  tanya.aberman@fcjrefugeecentre.org or Carolina Teves  cteves@fcjrefugeecentre.org
Phone:  416-469 -9754

Offering Mental Health Support to Victims June and July
Offering Mental Health Support to Victims June and July

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