Cari,
I would like to suggest that you add Waterloo Region to your list of locations. We are only 1 hour (in traffic) west of Toronto. We are Canada's fourth largest settlement area for newcomers. This a very multicultural community with an unusual characteristic of low degrees of discrimination for aboriginal people, according to the aboriginal community.
The region has a population of 500,000, with three cities and four rural municipalities under one regional government in a rather compact area.
As an American who has lived and travelled through much of Canada in the last 30 years, including residence and work in Toronto and Montreal, I would say this community is even more successful in preventing discrimination than some on your list.
If you are interested, I will be happy to provide you with senior contact names in municipal government, service agencies that provide newcomer support, head offices of some religious communities and aboriginal support agencies.
Jackie
Jackie
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Jacquelyn Lochhaas Gerlach
Manager, Family Health
Region of Waterloo Public Health
Phone: (519) 883-2002 x5219
Fax: (519) 883-2241
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From: Cari Patterson [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 07/01/2006 06:58 AM
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Subject: Multiculturalism and Social Justice in Canada
Greetings from Nova Scotia,
I'm writing on behalf of my colleague Dr. Gary Craig, who is a professor of
Social Justice at Hull University in England, Head of the Centre for
Research in Social Inclusion and Social Justice, and President of the
International Association for Community Development. His main areas of
interest are 'race' and ethnicity, poverty and inequality, community
development and local governance.
Gary is currently conducting a research project on multiculturalism and
social justice. He has interviewed people from various parts of the world,
and has been very interested to note that in many places, people have a
perception that Canada's multiculturalism policies mean a higher level of
social justice for settler populations, indigenous peoples, and recent
immigrants/refugees than in some other parts of the world. He is interested
in exploring how multiculturalism is understood and how it actually works in
the Canadian context.
Gary is thinking of visiting Canada in October and would appreciate the
opportunity to speak with some key informants representing senior civil
servants, people working in race relations, community activists, and people
from different ethnic groups. His thinking is to visit Vancouver, Winnipeg,
Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Nunavut.
I'm writing to you for suggestions about who Gary should speak with, to find
out whether there are any relevant conferences or meetings occurring in
October where key informants will be gathered already (to reduce travel time
and expense), and/or to get suggestions about policy documents, articles,
and books he should review. Gary and I would both appreciate your input.
Please contact Gary directly - [log in to unmask]
Best regards and thanks in advance,
Cari Patterson
Cari Patterson, Director
Horizons Community Development Associates Inc.
P.O. Box 2404 Wolfville NS, B4P 2S3
Phone: (902) 582-7940 Fax: (902) 582-1423
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