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Anti-Violence Work with Women with Precarious Immigration Status: Trusted Resources and Advice
Posted on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 10:55 AM
Did you know that refugee and im/migrant women with precarious immigration status are much more vulnerable to interpersonal and structural violence?
Trusted resources and advice to support you in addressing and preventing gender-based violence:
N4 Webinar
Challenges & Priorities for Anti-Violence Work with Women with Precarious Immigration Status
Host: Leah Woolner - Bilingual Coordinator, National Women’s Network, OCASI - Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, Toronto,...
WHO: WHO releases 2 publications to promote people-centred health services for refugees and migrants
Posted on Monday, November 29, 2021 01:39 PM
WHO has issued a multi-country review, “Mapping health systems' responsiveness to refugee and migrant health needs”, and “Common health needs of refugees and migrants: a literature review” to support countries and territories worldwide in building health system capacity and resilience to provide quality people-centred health services for all, including for refugees and migrants.
Happy Hanukkah from the N4 Team
Posted on Monday, November 29, 2021 01:28 PM
The N4 team would like to wish all those celebrating a happy Hanukkah! Hanukkah is the eight-day Festival of Lights, celebrated by Jewish communities around the world. May this holiday bring our Jewish community members light, joy, and peace!
Refugee 613: Closing Information Gaps During COVID-19
Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2021 10:51 AM
When the COVID-19 pandemic started in Canada, it hit refugees, immigrants, and racialized populations really hard. Many racialized communities, including immigrant and refugee communities, became hot spots for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death. As infection rates grew, newcomer populations made it clear to community leaders and service providers that they did not have enough information about the COVID-19 pandemic, as most of the information about the pandemic was either not produced...
Together Project: Vaccine Access Project (Video)
Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2021 10:30 AM
Learn how a team of Together Project volunteers empowered newcomers from the Crossroads Clinic, Women’s College Hospital’s refugee health clinic, to overcome language and technology barriers to access COVID-19 vaccines through the Vaccine Access Project.
INFO N4 Newsletter: November 2021
Posted on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 01:57 PM
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Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues: Immigration and Integration
N4-SPU Program: Empowering professionals and organizations across Canada
Speakers: Renette Amirault-Laing,...
Upcoming Webinar: What Is Normal, What Is Disability?
Posted on Monday, November 22, 2021 11:23 AM
Can your beliefs and attitudes affect how you perceive disability and persons with disabilities?
Over the last decades, disabled activists and theorists have challenged the unquestioned standards of normality implicit in our social arrangements. Critical disability studies is a relatively new discipline; it is closely related to activism and the quest for social justice. This webinar will examine the various models of disability and explore how our thinking about disability and persons with disabilities...
IWK Health: Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues: Immigration and Integration - The N4 Program
Posted on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 02:36 PM
Speakers: Renette Laing, Laura Callaghan, Chantal Walsh
The speakers discuss the N4 Network, highlight examples of how the Newcomer Navigation lens has applied to the different department roles within IWK, and illustrate resources...
IRMHP/CAMH: Physical and mental health of Yazidi refugees and implications for practice (webinar)
Posted on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 02:24 PM
Date and time: Tuesday, November 23, 2021, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Cost: Free of charge
In 2016, the Government of Canada resettled more than 1,000 Yazidi refugees in various cities across Canada. The resettlement was in response to the 2014 massacre carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as Daesh, to systematically eradicate the Yazidi population in Northern Iraq. The experience of persecution and genocide has left many Yazidis with mental and physical trauma. It is important...
A Panel on the Parentification of Newcomer Children and Youth: Trusted Resources and Advice
Posted on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 01:56 PM
Did you know that some newcomer children and youth often experience taking on tasks that are not typical for their age?
Trusted resources and advice to support you in understanding, recognizing, and preventing the parentification of newcomer children and youth:
N4 Webinar
Growing up too soon? A Panel Discussion on the Parentification of Newcomer Children and Youth
Panelists:
- Dr. Tanya Lentz, Registered Psychologist, Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre
- Rama Musharbash-Kovacsi,...
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