Again my apologies for so much information - There has been quite a break since the last full snippet. Part 2 isn't quite as full though - many of the time deadlines have already passed.
Call for Nominations United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Canada
President
UNIFEM Canada is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to fill the voluntary position of President and Chair of the National Board of Directors. Now in its 11th year, the Canadian National Committee for UNIFEM is a federally registered charity that raises awareness of the needs of the world's poorest women and
supports UNIFEM's work world-wide through fund-raising activities. It is headquartered in Ottawa, with an active chapter in Winnipeg. With an already successful current year, we look forward to continued growth as the national organization enters its 2nd decade.
You may also consider having your name stand as a member of the Board of Directors and as an officer (Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary).
Here is your opportunity to:
· Demonstrate your leadership capabilities · Bring your vision and ideas to a new level with UNIFEM Canada · Make a real difference in women's issues · Be part of the national decision-making process · Enjoy the company of dynamic, interesting women and men committed to gender equality and international
development
Goals:
Ensure accountability and the organization's success in carrying out the mission
Provide leadership to the organization in expediting its goals
Provide vision and direction for the organization and to develop organizational strategy
Job Objectives and Responsibilities:
1. Support UNIFEM Canada's mission and goals in three key areas: education, advocacy and fund raising.
2. Demonstrate commitment and ability to positively represent UNIFEM at stakeholder meetings, presentations and conferences
3. Be knowledgeable about UNIFEM and gender issues
4. Provide leadership to the Board of Directors by facilitating and participating in monthly meetings, strategic planning sessions, and resoluton of issues affecting the organization generally
5. Assist in the financial and resource development of the organization
6. Participate in long-range planning, budgeting and creative thinking for the future
For further information on UNIFEM and UNIFEM Canada see www.unifem.org; and www.unac.org/unifem
Please submit your letter of interest and resume to:
Fred Farag, UNIFEM Canada Co-President and Chair of the Selection Committee at fredfarag@sympatico.ca
Forum Info November 2006
On September 25th, 2006 the Federal Government announced new spending cuts worth $1 billion. Some six weeks later, organizations are now getting a truer measure of the impact of this decision. The cutbacks have affected programs such as the Court Challenges Program, the Law Commission of Canada, Status of Women
Canada, Adult Learning and Literacy Programs, Youth Employment Programs, the Museum Assistance Program, First Nations Programs, and the Canadian Volunteerism Initiative. It is estimated that about $200 million of the $1 billion in cutbacks will directly or indirectly impact volunteer organizations in Canada.
For the full release please refer to the following link:
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/media/nr-cp/2006/0925_e.asp
The Voluntary Sector Forum, while undergoing a transition to a different and more inclusive structure, is now collecting factual information on the impact of these cutbacks so that it can assess what they mean to the sector as a whole.
To begin this collection process we have put together a series of questions available through our website. If your organization or your particular sector has been affected, it would be very much appreciated if you could take a few minutes to fill out the survey.
For more information and for a copy of the survey please view our newsletter at: http://www.vsf-fsbc.ca/eng/newsletters/2006/foruminfo_nov06.cfm
We thank you for your time and attention to this matter. If you have any questions please contact us.
The Voluntary Sector Forum
1705-130 Albert St.
Ottawa, ON K1P 5G4 Tel.: (613) 238-7555 x 227 or 1-800-821-8814 Fax: (613) 238-9300
Please forward this e-mail to other organizations!
CCPA launches new Growing Gap project
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives launched its new Growing Gap project yesterday.
Over the next year, the CCPA will release a series of reports drawing on experts from every corner of the country - experts who will examine every facet of income inequality in Canada.
CCPA Research Associate Armine Yalnizyan, who broke the story of Canada's growing gap in 1998, joins CCPA Research Associate Hugh Mackenzie and project Director Trish Hennessy as part of the Growing Gap project team based in Toronto.
This month, the team releases findings from a national poll conducted by Environics Research for the CCPA.
Canadians have a burgeoning sense that the nation's gap between rich and poor is growing. In the coming months, our broader team of experts across Canada will open the vault on the 'what' and 'why' of the growing gap.
Our experts will examine how big the gap is. They will look at how Canadian families are faring. They will examine the changing nature of Canada's middle class. They will focus on growing wealth. They will consider who is gaining most from Canada's economic prosperity - and who is being left behind.
We believe public concerns about Canada's growing gap have been lying below the political radar screen for far too long.
Visit www.GrowingGap.ca now, visit often. And tell your friends.
Have you thought about being your own boss? Do you have a business idea you have been thinking about?
Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc., offering a no-cost Self Employment Program for Aboriginal Women (SEPAW). SEPAW was created by women, for women and will operate in the spirit and principles of learning, sharing and appreciation for the ongoing evolution to creating business.
If you are an Aboriginal woman, over 18, live in or near Winnipeg, please join us for one of these information sessions:
Wednesday January 10, 2007 Wednesday January 17, 2007 Wednesday January 24, 2007
All information sessions are 1:15 - 3:00p.m. SEPAW applications for training will be available at the information sessions.
To reserve please call Sharon McIlraith at 953-5820.
Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. is mandated to provide a range of culturally based education, training and employment, leadership and community development, and healing and wellness programs and services that are rooted in the restoration and reclamation of cultures. Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. is a registered, non-profit; community
based Aboriginal human services organization. Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. is governed by a council inclusive of First Nation and Métis peoples in Winnipeg.
Gisele Saurette Roch sends us this notice:
1st Canadian National Transcultural Health Conference "Advancing Knowledge, Strategy and Connectedness in Healthcare Across Cultures" May 10 and 11 2007 Centre Mont Royal, Montreal.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Deadline: February 1st 2007 Poster presentations are invited at this meeting on topics that are of interest to health care planners, physicians and clinicians.* Students in the health field are encouraged to apply. We especially seek submissions that address one of three broad themes identified
by the conference committee:
1.
Exchange of knowledge and development of Strategy: Identifying innovative tools or procedures that dismantle multiple barriers in diversity policy, teaching, practice or research
2.
Good practices and innovations in "Crossing Cultural Health Barriers": Outlining effective methods that cross cultural boundaries with adaptability to reach a diverse clientele and contribute to integration of participants into the healthcare system.
3.
Creative therapeutic interventions: Engaging participants in collaborative creative activities that identify ethnocultural healthcare issues and solutions, demonstrating how these initiatives create lucid links between people to improve individual and collective health.
*Including all allied health professionals
see more at www.NTHC2007.ca
Provincial Council of Women of Manitoba to hold next meeting on Mental Health
An opportunity to hear a Panel speak on a recently released Discussion Paper on Mental Health
7:00 – 9:30 pm Thursday, January 25th, 2007
Balmoral Hall Schooll
630 Westminster Avenue, Winnipeg
Parking in Balmoral Hall School car park
All are welcome to join us to at our first meeting of the new year – Open to the public; Accessible meeting space. Questions: pcwm@mts.net
The Discussion Paper is available at the PCWM web site: http://www.mts.net/~pcwm/
Please join us -
The Winnipeg Chapter of UNIFEM will hold their next meeting Tuesday, January 30th at 7:00 pm at the University Women’s Club, 54 West Gate. All are welcome!
Program to include a report on the World Urban Forum, held in Vancouver this summer. Gisele Saurette-Roch, Becky Thiessen, and Jennifer deGroot will share their experiences with us. The Forum recognized the ongoing investment and resource contribution of grassroots women to the sustainability of cities and
communities.
“Grassroots Women at the Heart of their Community”
Come also and hear more about our plans for the 4th annual Local to Global event to be held March 1st - Local to Global 2007: Women Building Peace, with Dr. Margaret Fulton. Questions: unifem@mts.net
The North End Women's Centre (NEWC) is pleased to offer Under the surface*Let our journey begin - our inaugural fundraising calendar featuring the views and voices of Winnipeg women living in poverty.
The calendar builds on the work of the Poverty: Our Voices, Our Views Photo Voice project. Six women were provided with a camera and some basic lessons and asked to document their experience.
For more information on the project and to access the sales sheet, please visit www.pwhce.ca
That's it for now - stay well, and stay connected. Till the next time,
In Peace and Friendship
Mary
UNIFEM, Winnipeg Chapter
UNIFEM is the United Nations Development Fund for Women
marys@ca.inter.net
At the end of the day, our only security,the only peaceful world that we can give to our children,is one that is based on an international
community.....interlinked and interwoven through peace and hope.
-Noeleen Heyzer
Execcutive Director
UNIFEM