In the COCo tradition, February is the busiest month on the calendar. This year is no exception. We’re just about bursting at the seams with new and ongoing projects, events and our upcoming AGM, and we want to be doing it all with you. Check out the community postings section below for some of what we’re up to this month. Why not join the fun?
COCo Note
C’est en Franglais! Bridging the linguistic divides
par Sabrina, Tara, Helen, Laila…et l’équipe COCo
Février est un mois bien spécial pour nous au COCo. En effet, il annonce la venue de notre Forum ‘C’est en Franglais’, un événement qui a pour but d’aider les organismes communautaires à tirer avantage des dualités linguistiques dans leurs communautés. (Le 9 mars prochain de 10h à 16h au 3680 Jeanne-Mance au café du MAI (1er étage).
Depuis le mois d’août dernier, nous avons eu la chance (et le bonheur) de nous entretenir avec plusieurs d’entre vous sur la question de la langue. Vous vous souvenez peut-être de ce message envoyé l’été dernier….
‘Comme base du dialogue, le langage est plus qu’un outil de communication – c’est quelque chose qu’on utilise pour s’exprimer. En fait, le langage doit avoir un rôle plus complexe – comme un outil d’interprétation de notre société. Il est donc important de considérer le lien du langage avec notre vécu historique et avec les structures du pouvoir et agenda sociaux prédominants.’ 1) Est-ce que le langage est une forme de pouvoir? Si oui, comment? 2) Dans le cadre de votre travail en tant qu’organisation communautaire, quels sont les aspects des divisions linguistiques que vous trouvez particulièrement difficiles dans vos interactions avec ceux avec qui vous travaillez? 3) Quelles sont les solutions qui facilitent votre travail dans des langues autres que votre langue maternelle?
En l’espace de quelques mois nous avons collecté plusieurs témoignages et informations qui nous ont permis d’élaborer une journée d’ateliers et d’échanges. Nous allons y parler de nos histoires, identités culturelles, dynamiques de pouvoir ainsi que des législations qui ont influées les principes-guides et les valeurs au sein de nos organisations. En utilisant ces éléments comme point de départ, nous espérons créer des références communes pour le travail que nous effectuerons ensemble.
Nous pensons également partager avec vous plusieurs priorités et stratégies élaborées par des groupes variés : promotion de la vie associative, embauche & équité et maintien d’environnements sains pour les personnes de tous les horizons linguistiques.
Nous espérons que ces quelques lignes auront su vous donner “l’eau à la bouche” et l’envie de vous joindre à nous le 9 Mars prochain!
***Merci de confirmer votre présence à
taras@coco-net.org d’ici le 1er Mars 2012. Un buffet vous sera offert à l’heure du lunch (merci de nous communiquer vos préférences/allergies) et un service de gardiennage est également possible sur demande avant le 1er mars 2012.
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February 2012 is a special month for us at COCo. This month we will be dedicating a lot of our energy toward organizing a day-long forum in March entitled C’est en franglais; a forum helping organizations make the most of linguistic duality in their communities (March 9th, 10:00-16:00 at 3680 rue Jeanne-Mance, 1st floor, at the MAI Café).
Since last August, we have had the chance to connect with many of you about your relationship to and experiences with language. As a matter a fact you might remember this message we sent out last summer…
“As a building block to dialogue, language is more than just a communication tool: something we use only to express ourselves. As the cornerstone of our understanding of the world, language needs to be considered as having a deeper purpose and it is important to recognize its connection to a historical backdrop and power structures. 1) Is language a form of power? How so? 2) Over the course of your community organizing, what are the aspects of bridging the linguistic gap that have felt especially frustrating or challenging for you or the people you work with? 3) What are some solutions you’ve come up with in your work that have made it easier for you to work in languages that aren’t your first?”
Building from these ideas, we have collected several ‘témoignages’ and data which helped us design the upcoming day of workshops and discussion. We’ll be discussing our histories, cultural identities, power structures, as well as the legislation that shape our groups’ guiding principles and values. Using these elements as a point of departure, we’ll be attempting to develop a common language for our work together.
We’ll also be sharing priorities and strategies used by various types of groups with respect to membership promotion, hiring equity and building and maintaining safe work spaces across multiple languages. How about sharing your stories? Give us a shout, drop us a line, and come out to the event on March 9th!
***Thanks for confirming your presence to
taras@coco-net.org before the 1st of March 2012. A delicious buffet will be served for lunch (thanks for communicating your preferences/allergies) and a baby-sitting service can also be arranged on demand before the 1st of March 2012.
Big Picture
Aboriginal Language Revitalization: A critical part of our context
Language revitalization projects are underway in Aboriginal communities across Canada. One of these is the Yawenda project, a federally funded, million-dollar effort that aims to revive the use of the Huron-Wendat language on the Wendake reserve. It includes weekly courses, teacher training and the creation of instruction materials to help teach Huron-Wendat to preschoolers and elementary school students.
CRAC-Kebec talking about intersectionality and anti-oppression practices
CRAC-Kebec has some fantastic reflections-in-progress on anti-oppression, intersectionality and front-line struggles available online en francais ainsi qu’in English!
If you have a community posting that you would like to submit to the March e-Bulletin, please email us 100 words or fewer by February 23rd.
1. COCO: AGM, Board Member Call-Out, and Nominations for COCo’s Annual Walk the Talk Award!
2. COCO: Quebec’s English-Speaking Immigrants and Poverty: Sharing our analysis and building a research agenda.
3. COCO: Notre AGA, À la recherche de membres pour notre C.A, at un Appel aux candidatures pour notre prix ‘Walking the Social Justice Talk’!
4. COCO: COCO Legal Information Session: BOARD 101
5. COCO: FORUM : C’est en franglais! Bridging the Linguistic Divide – Au-delà des écarts linguistiques
6. COCO: COCo is looking for volunteers with translation skills – COCo est à la recherche de traducteurs volontaires!
7. COCO: COCo Evaluation Project
8. EVENT (Social Action): INVITATION À LA CONFÉRENCE WEB SOUTENIR L’ENGAGEMENT DES ARTISTES DANS LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE LEUR QUARTIER avec Marie-Anne Marchand
9. EVENT (Social Action): Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Women
10. EVENT (Other): The Week to End Poverty and Stop Conference
11. EVENT (Other): Conférence trans-parentalité/ Trans-parenting conference
12. EVENT (Other): Gender Training, Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
13. WORKSHOP: AMI-Quebec free events and tele-workshop
14. NEW RESOURCE: YES releases Winter/Spring 2012 Program Book
15. JOB OFFER: Conseiller(ère) – soutien aux communautés
16. JOB OFFER: Family peer support in the ER worker
17. JOB OFFER: Bilingual Administrative Assistant, Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada
18. JOB OFFER: Young Parents Program Coordinator, Head & Hands
19. JOB OFFER: Lead Coordinator Responsible to the Board of Directors, l’Abri en Ville
20. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Rock Camp for Girls Montreal – Seeking Camp coordinators to join our team!
21. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Project 10 Call Out for drop-in volunteers and board members
22. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Association of Collective Kitchens of Quebec
23. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: End Poverty Now looking for volunteers ASAP
24. SOCIAL ACTION: Blocage et manifestation d’appui avec la Coalition opposée à la tarification et à la privatisation des services publics
25. SOCIAL ACTION: The Women of Distinction Awards
26. SOCIAL ACTION: Focusing in on the Priorities for Quebec’s English-Speaking Community: Be Part of the Conversation!
27. SOCIAL ACTION: Participate in an autonomous infrastructures self-mapping project
1. COCO: AGM, Board Member Call-Out, and Nominations for COCo’s Annual Walk the Talk Award!
COCo’s AGM is coming up (end March). Your group is a member of COCo (with voting rights) if you participated in a COCo activity or used one of our services over the past 2 years. All community groups (members and non-members) are invited to a Meet & Mingle before the AGM begins. Every year, COCo works with hundreds of community groups across Quebec – this is your opportunity to meet each other and help direct COCo’s work!
More details soon…
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We’re looking for Board members!
Required:
Experience with non-profit organizations and the community sector;
Commitment to social justice and anti-oppression;
Ability to work within a collaborative team;
Passion, leadership and good humor!
Assets:
Finances & funding development experience;
HR & policy development experience;
Connected to Francophone, regional, provincial and/or national networks and to community sector outside of Montreal;
Experience in related sectors (education, health, rights, etc.) COCo welcomes nominations from individuals from traditionally disadvantaged groups. Please indicate if you would like to be considered as such.
To nominate yourself, someone else or for more info, contact Chris or phone (514.849.5599) by March 1st, 4pm.
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Do you know someone whose consistent and enthusiastic commitment to equality, democratic principles, human rights, anti-oppression and public engagement inspires your community?
Nominate them for our fourth Frances Ravensbergen Award for Walking the Social Justice Talk!
Email Lailawith:
1. Your full name, phone number, email address.
2. The nominee’s full name, phone number, email address.
3. What makes this person a good candidate for the Walk the Talk award?
Submit nominations by email, in French or English, by March 2, 5pm. More info, 514-849-5599.
2. COCO: Quebec’s English-Speaking Immigrants and Poverty: Sharing our analysis and building a research agenda.
On Monday Feb 13th there will be a meeting to share knowledge about English-speaking immigrants and poverty and to identify needs for community-based action research on this issue. If you are active in a community organization that works in this area and if you would like more information or to participate, please contact Frances Ravensbergen.
The event is organized by COCo, QUESCREN (Quebec English-Speaking Communities Research Network) and Concordia School of Extended Learning.
3. COCO: Notre AGA, À la recherche de membres pour notre C.A, at un Appel aux candidatures pour notre prix ‘Walking the Social Justice Talk’!
Notre AGA arrive (vers la fin-mars). Votre groupe est membre du COCo (avec des droits de vote) si vous avez participé à un de nos événements ou utilisé un de nos services durant les 2 dernières années. Nous invitons tous les groupes communautaires (membres ou pas) à partager un repas lors du « 5 à 7 » qui se déroulera juste avant l’AGA.
Le COCo travaille avec des centaines de groupes communautaires partout au Québec – c’est l’occasion pour vous de se connaître, de réseauter et de jouer un rôle dans la direction de notre travail.
D’autres détails suivront…
****À la recherche de membres pour notre C.A.! Essentielles: Expérience avec des organismes SBL et le secteur communautaire; Engagement envers la justice sociale et les principes d’anti-oppression; Capacité à travailler en équipe dans une structure collaborative; Passion, ‘leadership’ et bon humour!
Atouts: Expérience liée aux finances et développement et à la gestion de ressources humaines et le développement de politiques; Connections aux réseaux francophones, régionaux, provinciaux et/ou nationaux et aux secteurs communautaires à l’extérieur de Montréal; Expérience dans des secteurs connexes comme l’éducation, la santé, les droits, etc.
Le COCo encourage des nominations de personnes faisant partie des groupes traditionnellement défavorisés. Veuillez indiquer si vous voulez être considéré comme tel. Contactez Chrisou téléphonez (514.849.5599) avant le 1er mars.
***Appel aux candidatures pour notre prix ‘Walking the Social Justice Talk’! Connaissez-vous quelqu’un qui vous ébahi par ses contributions fréquentes à la justice sociale dans votre communauté? Envoyez vos candidatures par écrit, en français ou en anglais, à Laila: avant le 5 mars:1) Votre nom et coordonées 2)Le nom et les coordonées de la personne que vous nominez 3) Pourquoi est-ce un(e) bon(ne) canditat(e) à cette bourse?
4. COCO: COCO Legal Information Session: BOARD 101
Come join us on February 20, 2012, from 1-4pm, at 3680 Jeanne Mance to discuss board basics such as board members’ roles and responsibilities, board composition, board liability and conflicts of interest.This legal information session is for community organizations’ staff, board members and volunteers who want to learn more about board basics, or want to develop tools to train future board members.
This workshop will be delivered in English, by a bilingual facilitator. Participants will be encouraged to speak the language of their choice in discussions. If you are interested in attending this free event, please register by emailing taras@coco-net.org with your name, role, and organization as well as any special needs we might be able to accommodate, by February 17, 2012.
5. COCO: FORUM : C’est en franglais! Bridging the Linguistic Divide – Au-delà des écarts linguistiques
March 9th, from 10am-4pm, COCo is hosting a one-day forum for community groups aware of, and impacted by, linguistic divides in their work and/or community engagements. We will be presenting our C’est en Franglais info-sheets and hope you can join us! Please rsvp taras@coco-net.org if you would like to attend. More information on the event will be available in the next few weeks.
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Le 9 mars, de 10:00 à 16:00, COCo organise une journée de forum pour les organismes et regroupements communautaires sensibles aux questions d’écarts linguistiques dans le cadre de leur travail et/ou engagements. Nous allons vous présenter de nouveaux outils et espérons que vous serez des nôtres pour partager vos persepectives et trouver des réponses à vos préoccupations! Merci de nous confirmer votre présence à taras@coco-net.org. Plus d’information vous sera communiquée bientôt.
6. COCO: COCo is looking for volunteers with translation skills – COCo est à la recherche de traducteurs volontaires!
COCo is looking for volunteers with translation skills (English to French OR French to English) to help out with some translation work in the near future. If you have a few hours to volunteer on a monthly or annual basis contact Françoise Magne, the COCo translation coordinator, at francoisem@coco-net.org. We look forward hearing from you!
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COCo est à la recherche de traducteurs volontaires (de l’anglais au français OU du français à l’anglais) pour nous donner un petit coup de pouce dans la traduction de certains documents. Si vous disposez de quelques heures par mois pour ce type de travail contactez Françoise Magne, coordonatrice de la traduction, à francoisem@coco-net.org. Au plaisir d’avoir de vos nouvelles!
Are you a Centraide-funded community organization based out of Montreal who is interested in critically evaluating its work? Are you interested in reflecting on notions of change in your that would potentially allow you to expand on service-provision and move towards a deeper level of social impact and mobilizing? Do you want to think about the qualitative nature of your work? If so, get in touch! COCo is collaborating on a long-term pilot evaluation project in partnership with the Centre de Formation Populaire and we’re looking for participating groups for 2012-2013. Evaluation occurs during monthly sessions spread over the course of six months to a year and is grounded in principles of critical reflection and analysis. For more information, contact Sabrina at sabrinam@coco-net.org before March 31st.
8. EVENT (Social Action): INVITATION À LA CONFÉRENCE WEB SOUTENIR L’ENGAGEMENT DES ARTISTES DANS LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE LEUR QUARTIER avec Marie-Anne Marchand
INVITATION À LA CONFÉRENCE WEB
SOUTENIR L’ENGAGEMENT DES ARTISTES DANS LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE LEUR QUARTIER
avec Marie-Anne Marchan
Agente de développement secteur créatif à la CDEC Centre-Sud / Plateau Mont-Royal, Marie-Anne Marchand a reçu le mandat, depuis 2007, de faire de la culture un des principaux axes de développement économique et social de ces quartiers montréalais.
Artiste en arts visuels, elle a occupé, pendant six ans, un atelier dans une ancienne usine textile avant de prendre part activement à la lutte contre sa conversion en complexe résidentiel. Marie-Anne accompagne désormais, au sein de la CDEC (Corporation de développement économique communautaire), des projets de consolidation des ateliers d’artistes, de mutualisation des ressources en soutien à la création et de regroupement d’intérêt. Elle nous présentera quelques-unes de ces initiatives qui encouragent les créateurs à participer activement au développement de leur environnement. Son mot d’ordre : offrir une parole citoyenne aux artistes et une conscience culturelle aux citoyens.
Cette conférence s’inscrit dans le dossier VILLES ET QUARTIERS du portail web sur la médiation culturelle qui comprend également des vidéos, des articles et des références : mediationculturelle.culturepourtous.ca
ÉVÉNEMENT OUVERT À TOUS
TARIF : 15 $ (artistes et travailleurs culturels indépendants)
20 $ (organismes et municipalités)
Inscrivez-vous avant le lundi 30 janvier en envoyant vos coordonnées par courriel à projets@culturepourtous.ca et votre paiement par la poste à Culture pour tous. Les informations de connexion nécessaires pour participer à la conférence vous seront ensuite communiquées.
Accessible en ligne, cette conférence vous permettra d’échanger en direct avec le médiateur et les autres participants. Pour y prendre part, vous avez besoin d’une connexion Internet haute vitesse et d’un ordinateur avec une version récente de Flash, capable d’afficher les vidéos.
VISITEZ NOTRE PORTAIL WEB SUR LA MÉDIATION CULTURELLE
Les pratiques de médiation culturelle interpellent les artistes comme les autres acteurs sociaux, du milieu de l’éducation, des affaires, des municipalités, etc. Le portail web de Culture pour tous aborde ces pratiques sous divers angles, des problématiques d’inclusion sociale ou interculturelle au développement des villes et des territoires.
Culture pour tous
4750, avenue Henri-Julien, bureau 50, Montréal (Québec) H2T 2C8
514 864-7918 / 1 866 734-4441 / Télécopieur : 514 873-2724
projets@culturepourtous.ca
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9. EVENT (Social Action): Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Women
*Please forward widely*
Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women invites you and yours to attend, spread the word about, and participate in this year’s Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Women
Tuesday February 14th, 5:30pm at Cabot Square (St.Catherine and Atwater).
The first women’s memorial march was held in 1991 in response to the murder of a Coast Salish woman on Powell Street in Vancouver. Her name is not spoken today out of respect for the wishes of her family. Out of this sense of hopelessness and anger came an annual march on Valentine’s Day to express compassion, community, and caring for all women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Unceded Coast Salish Territories.
Twenty one years later, the women’s memorial march continues to honour the lives of missing and murdered women.
This year, Montreal holds it’s 3rd Annual Memorial March.
Guests & Speakers will include:
Michèle Audette, President of Québec Native Women (QNW); Anna-Aude Caouette, STELLA; Karine Myrgianie Jean-François, Girls Action Foundation; South Asian Women’s Community Centre; Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal; Bridget Tolley, Sisters in Spirit; Tiohtiake Drum
Moe Clark.
We hope to see you there!
Please contact us for more information and promotional material.
10. EVENT (Other): The Week to End Poverty and Stop Conference
March 12 – 17, 2012
Giving students the opportunity to connect and contribute to alleviating poverty locally and globally. Through informative seminars, dynamic workshops and a motivational conference, students are called to action to show the world how to make a difference! The winning My Poverty Plan will be implemented as a cooperative movement by endpovertynow and the Week to End Poverty / Stop Conference participants. Contact Nadia Demko for more information: nadia@endpovertynow.ca
endpovertynow is a non-profit registered charity dedicated to the alleviation of poverty globally and locally.
Quoi : Une conférence en anglais et en francais sur la trans-parentalité
Quand : Mardi le 13 mars à 19h
Où : UQAM, Pavillon Athanase-David (1430 rue Saint-Denis), Salle D-R200
Autre : Reservations à l’avance sont necessaire (info@familleshomoparentales.org)
Les conférenciers-ières:
Marie-Eve Baron siège au conseil d’administration de Fierté Montréal depuis maintenant un an. Elle croit particulièrement en la participation des femmes et des personnes trans-identifiées aux activités de Fierté Montréal mais aussi aux activités de toute la communauté LGBT. Elle a siégé pendant plus de 2 ans au conseil d’administration de l’ATQ (l’association des transsexuels du Québec). Elle est non seulement impliquée dans son milieu, mais elle occupe également un poste d’ingénieure au sein de Vidéotron et poursuit ses études de maîtrise à l’université de Sherbrooke. Marie-Ève s’investie non-seulement pour la communauté mais aussi pour ses deux filles de 5 et 6 ans, sans oublier Claire, l’amour de sa vie, avec laquelle elle désir agrandir la famille de nouveau.
J Wallace is an educator, activist, and writer based in Ontario. His work focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, transsexual,2-spirited, intersexed, queer and questioning (LGBTT2IQQ) individuals, their communities and related issues – with a particular focus on children and youth. j developed and facilitated the Trans-Masculine People Considering Pregnancy course at the LGBTQ Parenting Network in Toronto and co-developed and facilitates their Queer and Trans Family Plannings Course. Currenly j works full-time for the Halton District School Board addressing equity issues around sexual orientation and gender identity. j’s family includes a 16 year old who refers to him as her other parent”, an almost two year old who calls him Abba, and his partner. j will speak about parenting options for trans people.
Tynan Jarret is McGill’s LGBTTQ Advisor and a transgender dad. At McGill, he is responsible for providing training and information to different units and departments that want to ensure they are acting in a non-discriminatory manner. At home, he has half-time custody of his wonderful eight year old daughter. He will speak about his personal experiences trying to raise a safe, proud and liberated child, a child who is grounded in a queer and trans community but who lives day-to-day in the straight, cis world.
Françoise Susset est une psychologue clinicienne qui travaille à Montréal. Elle termine présentement son doctorat en psychologie à l’Université de Sherbrooke. Françoise est une figure connue des communautés trans au Québec. Elle préside actuellement le comité d’administration du Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health. Elle discutera des recherches abordant le bien-être des enfants issus de familles qui incluent au moins un parent trans.
12. EVENT (Other): Gender Training, Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
Held at: University of Ottawa , Ottawa , Canada
July 16-20, 2012
The new Gender Training Workshop seeks to provide workshop participants with a solid understanding & skills in core concepts, gender analysis frameworks and gender strategies that can improve the effectiveness of your organization’s programmes and projects in working with women and men, boys and girls. The workshop will move you beyond the theory to apply in practical and useful ways gender analysis and gender sensitive strategies to your organization and its programmes to achieve greater social justice. You will learn how to develop interventions based on a differential needs, priorities and issues so that your intervention reinforces positive change for both women and men, boys and girls rather than reinforce inequalities. This workshop also involves field work in the Ottawa area.
***Special Guest Facilitator, Michael Kaufman will lead a one day workshop on Engaging Men to Promote Gender Equality, Transform Gender Relations, and Rethink What it Means to be a Man in the Context of Equality. Choice of the 5 day workshop or special one day workshop with Michael Kaufman. This workshop is a joint collaboration between Gender Equality Inc. and Mosaic.
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation with 2 day Community Practicum
Held at: University of Ottawa , Ottawa , Canada
July 23-28, 2012
There is increasing evidence showing that evaluation practices that are participatory and inclusive as possible lead to recommendations that have a better probability of being implemented and adopted. Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) involves a different approach to project monitoring and evaluation by involving local people, project stakeholders, and development agencies deciding together about how to measure results and what actions should follow once this information has been collected and analyzed. This popular and intensive six-day experiential workshop is practically focused with daily excursions into the community and a three-day community assignment with a community based organization. Topics covered at the workshop include Origins of PM&E, Skills and Attributes of a PM&E facilitator, Learning PM&E tools, Designing a monitoring and evaluation framework, Quantitative and Qualitative Indicators, Using Mixed-methods, How to triangulate your findings, Building Action Plans and much more. A three day community practicum with an Ottawa non-profit organization will enable you to actually practice the tools learned in the workshop in a real life setting.
All workshops organized by Mosaic are sensitive to issues of gender, ethnicity, race, and class and how these can influence outcomes as well as, how we see the world if they are absent from our assumptions, direct participation, our analysis and conclusions.
Discounts available for groups of three or more workshop participants from the same organization.
Can’t attend the workshops? Contact us to custom design a workshop to suit the specific needs of your organization.
13. WORKSHOP: AMI-Quebec free events and tele-workshop
February 6, 13 and 20 at 7:30 PM * Free: Support Groups for people living with mental illness: caregivers, family, friends, and people with a mental illness (Depression, Bipolar, Hoarding, OCD, Schizophrenia, anxiety). Location: 4333 Cote Ste Catherine Road (Corner Legare or Metro Cote Ste Catherine).
Our next tele-workshop, “Suicide: dos and don’ts that could save a life” takes place February 22, 2012 at 7pm.
If you have any questions, please contact our office by calling 514-486-1448, or 1-877-303-0264 (outside the Montreal area).
14. NEW RESOURCE: YES releases Winter/Spring 2012 Program Book
As one of the largest English-language non-profit employment organizations in Montreal, YES offers FREE services and resources to job seekers aged 16 to 35, as well as artists and entrepreneurs of all ages. Get all the information about YES services, workshops, and events by downloading the Winter / Spring 2012 Program Book. Also, stay tuned for the 15th Annual Entrepreneurship Conference taking place on April 28, 2012 and the 12th Annual Business Skills for Creative Souls Artists’ Conference and YES Art Expo on June 4, 2012. For updates and to view/download the Winter/Spring 2012 Program Book, visit www.yesmontreal.ca.
15. JOB OFFER: Conseiller(ère) – soutien aux communautés
COMMUNAGIR (anciennement le Projet IMPACT) est une organisation en plein essor qui oeuvre dans le domaine du développement des communautés au Québec. Son approche originale axée surl’«empowerment » vise notamment à outiller les communautés par des activités de développement de compétences, l’accompagnement individuel ou de regroupement, la référence, le réseautage et l’expérimentation.
Pour consolider notre équipe, nous recherchons un conseiller(ère) – soutien aux communautés passionné(e)s et compétent(e)s, ayant envie de s’impliquer activement auprès des acteurs locaux et régionaux et dans le développement de notre jeune et dynamique organisation. Cliquez ici pour plus d’information.
16. JOB OFFER: Family peer support in the ER worker
(Full-time) Family Peer Support in the ER is a joint pilot project between AMI-Quebec and the Douglas Mental Health Institute. The objective of the project is to provide support to families accompanying a loved one in crisis to the ER at the Douglas.
The Family Peer Support Worker (FPSW), is an individual who has experience caring for a loved one with mental illness.
Fluent in English and French, the successful candidate will: develop guidelines for interventions; implement the FPS as a pilot project; participate in the ongoing evaluation of the project; provide periodical reports; be prepared to work two evenings a week.
Send your C.V, along with references, to Ella Amir at AMI-Quebec Fax 514-486-6157, or email info@amiquebec.org.
17. JOB OFFER: Bilingual Administrative Assistant, Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada
Contractual, ending on June 28th, 2013 (possibility of extension).
The salary (based on experience) and work schedule to be determined. The office is located in Anjou.
Responsibilities: take part in the organization of a major event, attend meetings, assist in fundraising activities as well as in the creation of promotional tools for the organization; perform various administrative tasks (Word processing and editing), general accounting tasks, bookkeeping, payroll and any other duties related to the position as they will be assigned by the Executive Director.
Requirements: Academic background related and a minimum of 5 years of work experience; strong communication and writing skills in ENGLISH and functional French; knowledge of charity organizations, their operation and specific financial obligations; versatility, autonomy and discretion are essential assets.
18. JOB OFFER: Young Parents Program Coordinator, Head & Hands
Looking for an amazing, fulfilling job in the social sector! Head&Hands is hiring a Young Parents Program Coordinator! Deadline to apply is February 9th at 11AM. Click here for details. Good luck!!
19. JOB OFFER: Lead Coordinator Responsible to the Board of Directors, l’Abri en Ville
L’Abri en Ville is a non-profit organization that provides housing and community to people with mental illness. Each of its ten apartments has three residents who are supported by a team of volunteers as well as a professional (coordinator) employed by L’Abri . This full-time position involves providing leadership and support to two other coordinators, working with residents and volunteers, with partners in the psychiatric network, as well as managing the office. Experience in fundraising is key.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Support and supervision of staff
Ensuring the smooth functioning of the office; Preparation of budget and financial reports in collaboration with the treasurer; Coordinating fundraising efforts and grant applications; Coordination of special projects, e.g. camp and volunteer training; Ensuring a good working relationship with the mental health network; Ensuring the support of residents and volunteers; Performing a coordinator’s function for designated apartments.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor of Social Work, or a university degree in a related field; Management experience is an asset; Proven ability to work collaboratively; Strong interpersonal and networking skills; Proficiency in computer technology; Bilingual in French and English, oral and written; Experience in the field of mental health is an asset.
TO APPLY, SEND CV AND COVER LETTER TO: info@labrienville.org
OR BY POST TO: Personnel Committee, L’Abri en Ville, 2100 Marlowe Ave., Montreal, Que., H4A 3L5
For more details please contact Marianne Metrakos at 514 932 2199
Deadline for applications is March 2, 2012 and interviews will be held the week of March 12.
20. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Rock Camp for Girls Montreal – Seeking Camp coordinators to join our team!
Coordinators at Rock Camp for Girls Montreal are responsible for the coordination and execution of all aspects of camp. Supported by the Board of Directors, they work as a team year-round to organize and implement the programming and logistical aspects of the summer camp, as well as community and/or fundraising events through out the year.
Work as part of a team with other Coordinators to plan and execute a yearly summer camp for girls, young women, and trans-identified youth in Montreal. Rock Camp for Girls Montreal welcomes individuals who identify as female, trans and gender non-conforming to apply for such leadership positions at the camp. To see the full posting, click here.
Please send a CV and Letter of Intent to:
info@girlsrockmontreal.org with “Camp Coordinator Position” in the subject line
Deadline to apply is Sunday January 27th at midnight. Interviews will take place on February 4th and 5th. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
More info: info@girlsrockmontreal.org
21. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Project 10 Call Out for drop-in volunteers and board members
Want to involve yourself in an amazing, thriving LGBTQ community? Do you believe in empowerment and non-judgement as fundamentals of supporting youth and young adults? Then join P10 volunteer crew!
Two positions open : drop-in volunteer and board member! We encourage all applications, and in particular, we welcome youth (18-25) and people from marginalized communities. All candidates who meet our requirements will have an opportunity to meet with our drop-in coordinator, but we will prioritize gender non-conforming/trans people, people of color, people identifying as women, those who identify as working class, people with disabilities, and those without an academic background.
Drop-in volunteers: French/English bilingualism; anti-racist and gender sensitive approach; interest in learning about and applying a harm reduction, non-judgmental approach to volunteering; interest in facilitating workshops and activities; people who think queer/ trans youth and their allies are awesome!
Drop-in volunteers MUST be available to attend trainings on Thursday afternoons in February and March (5 weeks). Volunteers are asked to be available to staff at least one drop-in a month (on Thursday night, 5:45 pm to 10pm)
Board members: 3-5 hours a week for Board duties and meetings; some financial literacy, experience with organizational, policy development and strategic planning, but any skill is welcome; willing to occasionally support Project 10 on other levels, such as volunteering at events and camps; enthusiasm for fundraising.
Send us your resume and a cover letter letting us know why you would like to be involved with Project 10 and how you think you can contribute: questions@p10.qc.ca Deadline: February 12. Interviews: February 15-16 at 17h. Info: 514 989-0001; questions@p10.qc.ca; www.p10.qc.ca
22. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Association of Collective Kitchens of Quebec
What is a collective kitchen?
A collective kitchen is a small group of people who pool their time, money and abilities
in order to make healthy, delicious, cost-efficient meals together that they then take
home to their families. The meals are organized according to a 4-step process: planning,
shopping, cooking and evaluation.
Together, the participants choose the recipes, make their grocery list and go shopping.
Then, in a fun and relaxed atmosphere, they prepare their dishes as a group, seasoning
each of them with pride before taking them home.
Who can join a collective kitchen?
Collective kitchens are for everybody – children, teenagers, men, women, and seniors
– no matter what their financial situation. They are for anyone who is interested in
healthy eating, in enjoying a better quality of life, and in ways to get involved in their
community, whether on their own or as part of a group.
You can obtain information by contacting:
REGROUPEMENT DES CUISINES COLLECTIVES DU QUÉBEC
(Association of Collective Kitchens of Québec)
23. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: End Poverty Now looking for volunteers ASAP
End Poverty Now is organizing its annual S.T.O.P (Students Take On Poverty) conference about poverty alleviation in the world for the week of March 12, 2011. We are looking for volunteers in different fields to help organize this event, namely:
End Poverty Now also needs to fill out many meaningful and experience-rich positions like committee members, summer camp coordinator, communication officer, and more. Please check our website endpovertynow.ca or email us at apply@endpovertynow.ca for more information.
24. SOCIAL ACTION: Blocage et manifestation d’appui avec la Coalition opposée à la tarification et à la privatisation des services publics
Nos richesses = leurs profits … Ça suffit!
Blocage et manifestation d’appui avec la Coalition opposée à la tarification et à la privatisation des services publics, blocage du centre de commerce mondial où se situent, entre autres, le Ministère des finances et le Conseil du trésor.
Le 16/02 on bloque le Centre de commerce mondial
Parce que c’est en réduisant les écarts de richesses qu’on aura une société plus juste!
Manifestation d’appui à 8h00 (10h00 pour les gens arrivant de l’extérieur de Montréal)
Un site Internet uniquement dédié à cette campagne a été réalisé : www.le1602onbloque.com
Le budget d’austérité 2010-2011 a imposé un virage drastique dans les politiques sociales au Québec, en abandonnant un modèle de relative solidarité sociale pour y préférer un modèle reposant sur la responsabilité individuelle. En effet, le recours accru à la taxation, à la privatisation et à la tarification des services publics a pour effet de diminuer l’accessibilité à ces services pourtant essentiels, tout en appauvrissant la classe moyenne et les personnes déjà en situation de pauvreté. Au même moment, les scandales de corruption et de collusion font les manchettes et les banques, les PDG et les grandes entreprises, principaux responsables de la crise économique, font des profits faramineux.
Cette action qui aura lieu à quelques jours du dépôt du budget porte les trois revendications prioritaires de la Coalition, soit :
– Le retrait de la hausse annoncée des frais de scolarité
– Le retrait de la taxe santé de 200$ par personne par année
– Le retrait de la hausse annoncée des tarifs d’électricité
25. SOCIAL ACTION: The Women of Distinction Awards
The Women of Distinction Awards contest was first organized by the Montreal
Women’s Y Foundation in 1994. It has two main objectives:
* To pay tribute to exceptional women who, through their efforts and
actions, have contributed positively towards advancing the role and place of
women in today’s society.
* To raise funds to ensure the continuation of the Montreal Women’s Y’s many
diverse programs.
Do you know an exceptional woman that deserves public recognition? The
Women’s Y Foundation invites you to present your candidate for consideration
as a Woman of Distinction.
The Women of Distinction Awards are presented to women who are represented
in eleven categories:
– Arts and Culture
– Business and Professions
– Communications
– Community service and social development
– Education
– Entrepreneurship
– Health and the environment
– Science and technology
– Sports and Wellness
– Young Woman of Distinction (18 to 30 years)
– Woman of outstanding achievement. The selection criteria for the Women of Distinction are influence, impact,
achievement and actions.
The nomination period ends on Friday, March 9, 2012. Laureates will be
honoured at the Women of Distinction Awards Benefit evening, which be held
on Monday, September 24, 2012 at the Centre Sheraton Montreal.
For any further information you can contact the Foundation by telephone at
(514) 866-9944 .
26. SOCIAL ACTION: Focusing in on the Priorities for Quebec’s English-Speaking Community: Be Part of the Conversation!
The Quebec Community Groups Network has undertaken a priority-setting process for the English-speaking community of Quebec. Nineteen community consultations took place this past fall to hear the community’s needs and priorities for the future.
We have reached the second phase of this process where a series of focus groups will be asked to validate the data collected during the consultations. Participants in focus groups will play a critical role in helping establish the English-speaking community’s top priorities for the next five to 15 years.
27. SOCIAL ACTION: Participate in an autonomous infrastructures self-mapping project
Artivistic, a collective interested in the interPlay between art, knowledge and activism (http://artivistic.org), is inviting Montreal-based groups, organizations, collectives and collaboratives to be part of a modest self-mapping project, as part of a larger investigation into autonomous infrastructures. By answering questions of their choice which will be translated into one or several cartographies, this will enable groups to visualize the local landscape of desires when it comes to working as part of a group, situate themselves within that, as well as better support each other. http://tinyurl.com/7ua3jlu
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