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ACTEW-L: Email Bulletin
(September 2004)
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The ACTEW-L Email Bulletin, an electronic newsletter supporting
the Women's Online Training
Community at http://www.actew.org.
Archived copies of the bulletin are also available at
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Compiled by Deanna Yerichuk
<< September 2004 >> Subscribers: 1,065
TOPICS:
1. ACTEW Update
2. Community News
3. Events
4. Resources
5. Tech Tip
6. Privacy Statement,
How to Subscribe / Unsubscribe
1. ACTEW
UPDATE
ACTEW ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING:
SEPTEMBER 24, 2004
Friday, September 24, 2003
9:30 a.m. -- 12:00 p.m.
YMCA
42 Charles Street East, 9th Floor Auditorium
Toronto
Our guest speaker will be Jamie Austin, a Policy Development
Officer with the City of Toronto's
Social Services Division. Jamie will be discussing the findings
of the recent Toronto Social
Services' (TSS) research: Social Assistance & Social
Exclusion, findings from TSS' 2003 survey
of single parents on Ontario Works.
PLEASE RSVP as soon as possible to carol@actew.org
or (416) 599-3590.
For more information, visit http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/events.shtml?x=6739
ACTEW IS MOVING!
Please be advised that the ACTEW office is moving! ACTEW
is moving into a lovely new space, co-located with the Toronto
Training Board, in the Robertson Building (recently
renovated by the same owner as the 401 Richmond building).
The Robertson Building is located on the east side of Spadina
Avenue, two small blocks north of Queen Street West.
As of Monday, September 27th, 2004, our new address will
be:
ACTEW
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 350
Toronto, ON M5T 2T7
All our other coordinates (phone, fax, email) remain the
same. Please note that the ACTEW office will be officially
closed Monday through Wednesday to facilitate our move,
and we should be up-and-running again by Thursday, September
30. ACTEW and TTB will be holding an Open House to welcome
our members in to the new location soon after the move --
watch for an upcoming notice.
ACTEW WELCOMES FLEMINGDON NEIGHBOURHOOD
SERVICES
We are pleased to welcome Flemingdon Neighbourhood Services
to ACTEW’s membership. Flemingdon Neighbourhood Services
provides a friendly, open, accessible and secure “home
away from home” where the people of Flemingdon Park
and the surrounding communities can have access to information,
assistance and advocacy. Learn more about Flemingdon Neighbourhood
Services at: http://www.fnservices.org.
ACTEW 2003-2004 ANNUAL REPORT
NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
ACTEW’s Annual Report for the 2003-2004 fiscal year
is now available to download from our web site. Go to: http://www.actew.org/about/reports.html
HRSDC CALL FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS
Calls for proposals from Human Resources and Skills Development
Canada have been released in newspapers for the past few
weeks. We encourage you to monitor newspapers each Tuesday
for the CFP applicable to your programs. You can monitor
the Call for Proposals at this link: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/on/cfp/cfp.shtml
WOMEN’S ALTERNATE PATHWAYS
INTO IT: NEW RESEARCH ASSISTANT
This four-year SSHRC-funded project explores the alternate
and informal learning pathways that women use to acquire
jobs in the IT sector. We are pleased to welcome Melanie
Knight as the new Research Assistant for the project. Melanie
is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology and
Equity Studies and collaborative program in Women’s
Studies and Gender Studies at the Ontario Institute for
Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.
A newsletter update of this research project is now available
to download from ACTEW’s web site at: http://www.actew.org/projects/current/womensit.html
or contact Melanie at melanie@actew.org
for more information.
2. COMMUNITY
NEWS
In Memory of Roni Chaleff of
Times Change Women’s EmploymentThe Board and Staff
of Times Change Women's Employment Services sadly
announces the passing of Roni Chaleff.
http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/news.shtml?x=7239
CCCBET Releases Leadership Tool-kit
for Community-Based Training Sector
The Canadian Coalition for Community-Based Employability
Training (CCCBET) has launched a toolkit of leadership best
practices for the community-based training sector.
http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/news.shtml?x=7601
aVocation: A New Training Program
in Durham
Avocation Customer Service Employment Training is an 8 week
skills training course that gives persons with barriers
to employment (job seekers with disabilities and persons
on social assistance) the tools they need to secure and
maintain employment. aVocation is now holding information
sessions for their Customer Service Employment Program.
http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/news.shtml?x=7520
3. EVENTS
Small Business Forum
On Wednesday September 22nd, 2004, 50 speakers, 80 exhibitors
and over 3500 entrepreneurs will gather at the Metro Toronto
Convention Centre for a small business trade show and conference
in Canada.
http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/events.shtml?x=4986
ALDER’s AGM and Open House
ALDER is having an Open House and AGM on Thursday, September
23 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm.
http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/events.shtml?x=6961
Not Just a Bag O’ Tricks:
Popular Education Workshop
Collaboration in Community Development presents this workshop
on Popular Education tools and techniques for community
organizing.
http://www.theconstellation.ca/actew/events.shtml?x=7316
4. RESOURCES
Note that ACTEW’s Resource Library is currently in
the process of being updated, and we are
therefore unable to offer resources for August. Watch for
our brand new resource library
to be launched in September!
5. TECH
RESOURCE: Webopedia
Webopedia is a great online encyclopedia of everything
to do with the Internet and technology. Simply type in the
word or the term and you’ll get a definition that
written in plain straight-forward language. This is a great
resource for anyone working on technical projects who might
not be “in the know” of all the technical jargon:
http://www.webopedia.com
7.
PRIVACY STATEMENT, HOW TO SUBSCRIBE / UNSUBSCRIBE
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this bulletin or for
more information on ACTEW please feel free to contact us
by email at
info@actew.org or visit
http://www.actew.org.
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