NCCAR WORKING FOR YOU
Events/Meetings
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April 13, 2007
– NCCAR attended a reception held by the Canadian
Race Relations Foundation at the National Archive of Canada,
Representatives from different ethnic communities were present
in addition to Members of Parliament and several government
public servants. Dr. Ayman Al-Yassini, chairman of Race
Relations Foundation (former president of NCCAR) gave a speech
followed by the Hon. Mauril Belanger, M.P (Ottawa, Vanier). For
more information, visit
http://www.crr.ca/Load.do?section=179&subSection=184&type=2.
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April 17, 2007 – NCCAR President took part
in a roundtable discussion with Canadian experts, academics and
civil society organizations with Walter Kolbow, Member of the
German Bundestag, Vice Chairman of the SPD Parliamentary Group,
Berlin (Afghanistan - Middle East).
In the Media
IN
GOVERNMENT/PARLIAMENT
Government News
Releases
MINISTER OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS – HON. PETER MACKAY
No. 60 - April 21, 2007
CANADA CONCERNED OVER THE CONVICTION AND SENTENCING OF JOSEPH ATTAR
AND HIS ALLEGATIONS OF TORTURE IN EGYPT
MINISTER OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS – HON. PETER MACKAY
No. 56 - April 11, 2007
CANADA CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACKS IN ALGIERS
NDP WELCOMES NEW DARFUR
PEACE SUPPORT MISSION
Wed 18 Apr 2007
WINDOW OF HOPE FOR DARFUR: URGENT ACTION NEEDED
House of Commons
Proceedings
The 39th Parliament of Canada has
commenced its sessions for
Spring 2007.
Visit
www.parl.gc.ca
for all
the information you need to know about Parliament (House of Commons
and Senate of Canada) and find current information about Members of
Parliament (MPs). Below are some of the comments made during the
debates in the House of Commons (Hansards) which are of interest;
Click on the MP's name to see complete comment
EVENTS AND POSTINGS
Demonstration Against Israel Independence Day, April 24, 2007
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Montreal
Call to Demonstrate
against the Israel Independence Day in remembrance of the
Palestinian Nakba and the 5 million refugees throughout the world.
The protest begins at 11am at Philipps Square at The Bay store on
Ste-Catherine. For more information, please call 514-284-6642.
Marwan
Hassan at the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, April
25-29, 2007 - Montreal
Novelist Marwan
Hassan will appear at the 9th Blue Metropolis International Literary
Festival at the Delta Centre-Ville Hotel, 777 University Street
(Square-Victoria metro). For more information, please visit
http://bluemetropolis.org/Festival.
Food
Wars and Anti-Imperialism, April 26, 2007 -
Toronto
"Toast and
roast" fundraising supper is being introduced by Mustafa Koc,
Ryerson University; author of For Hunger-Proof Cities: Sustainable
Urban Food Systems. The fundraiser will begin at 630 at Maria's
Garden Restaurant, 673 Danforth Avenue (just east of Pape, at Pape
subway). Bring your short performances, speeches, toasts and roasts
(2-3 minutes). Tickets are $20 and two for $35. Refreshments
additional. Tickets available in advance or at the door. To reserve
tickets, RSVP at
papedanforth@gmail.com. Please
notify if you've got a toast, roast or a little gig to perform.
Proceeds will support Marxism 2007: A Festival of Resistance, May
10-13.
The
York-Noor Series 2006-2007 Alpharabius, April 28, 2007 –
Toronto
Alpharabius is an
ensemble dedicated to exploring the musical interactions of the rich
cultures of the Mediterranean. Performances of classical Arabic and
Western Medieval music will begin at 730pm at the Noor Cultural
Centre, 123 Wynford Drive (Don Valley Parkway and Eglinton).
Admission is $15 and $10 for students, sold at the door.
Mindstorms Nxt'reme, May 19-20, 2007 -
Toronto
The rapid technological
changes taking place in the world today has opened vast doors of
opportunities, especially for the younger generation. Tech Canada's
mandate is to develop a program that will introduce young people to
a rewarding life in the field of science and technology. The venue
will take place at South Asian Festival and the training centre is
at Maria Islamic School, 1160 Birchmount Road. All participants are
welcome and no prior experience required! Please refer to
www.techcanada.org for more info or
call 1-888-224-0969.
David
Rovics, April 26th, 2007 –
Vancouver
Jewish American
folksinger and songwriter David Rovics will be the guest of honor at
a reception hosted by The Palestine Community Centre, beginning at
7pm, located at 1874 Kingsway. David Rovics will be performing some
of his songs about Palestine and Iraq. Admission by donation.
The
Annual National Convention of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination
Committee (ADC), June 8-10, 2007 -
Washington, DC
The event will take place
at the Omni Shoreham Hotel located at 2500 Calvert Street NW,
Washington, DC 20008. Register early for this year's convention,
"Toward a More Perfect Union" before May 1 for $295. The total price
includes access to all events with five meals included. The student
rate is $195, with a valid student id and be registered full time to
qualify for the student rate. For more information or to purchase
tickets, please visit
www.adc.org.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Your
Homeland needs you, Short Term Consultancy
The New Revamped TOKTEN
Palestinian Program (
www.toktenpalestine.org. Before any
development initiatives can be launched on the ground we need to
know: 1) The
capacity of our DISPORA 2) The
most urgent professional needs in the West Bank and Gaza. The TOKTEN
(Transfer of Knowledge through Expatriate Nationals) Palestinian
Program is currently implementing a wide needs-assessment for
professional expertise in the occupied Palestinian territory. It is
up to the Palestinian Expatriate experts to contribute to the
building of the "Palestine Roster of Expatriates Professionals". You
are kindly requested to submit your information through the
following Three minute application
http://www.toktenpalestine.org/toktenapplication.aspx.
By doing so, you will be contributing to the enrichment of the
roster for Diaspora professionals, ultimately in support of the
Palestinian people. For more information, please contact
amer.kamal@undp.org or visit
www.toktenpalestine.org.
Carasauga 2007 Volunteers Needed
The Nile Association is
currently looking for volunteers to help with Carasauga this year,
which will be held on the weekend of May 25, 26, and 27. Volunteers
should be available and willing to work at least a 4 hour shift on
one or more of these days. Please contact
info@nileclub.org if interested.
Egyptian Director Searching for children of Arab Descent for
Documentary
The documentary will
consist of 26 episodes for a program entitled "Atfal al Mahjar"
(children of migration), produced by Hot Spot Films for the Jazeera
Children's channel. Each episode is a documentary about an Arab
child who lives in (born or moved to) a country other than his/her
own mother land. To appear in this program you should be 9 to15
years old, of Arab descent (at least one parent has to be Arab). For
more information, please contact Eman ElNaggar at
enaggar@hotmail.com.
Try-Outs for Singing, Music and Acting
The MOSAIC Arabic
Folklore Ensemble is currently looking for and recruiting young
talented people for many upcoming festivals, performances, shows and
productions. Try-Outs will be held to give those interested an
opportunity to showcase their talents. For more information, please
click
here.
The
Walls of Nablus, Interview on the Voice of Palestine
Voice of Palestine
broadcasts weekly on Vancouver Cooperative Radio (CFRO) 102.7 FM,
Vancouver, Canada. The show broadcasts for one hour every Tuesday
night from 8 to 9 pm (PST). Voice of Palestine is run collectively,
is completely independent, and committed to bringing the often
muffled and neglected voice of the Palestinian people to the
Canadian public. People outside of Vancouver can listen to the show
live on the internet at
http://www.coopradio.org/listen/
Wednesday morning from 6am-7am (Palestine time). All shows from the
previous month will be posted on the website
www.voiceofpalestine.ca at
the beginning of each month.
Call
for Arab Artists
Canadian Arab
Organization of Culture and Art (CAOCA) will be holding its first
festival on September 1, 2007. Among the various categories to be
demonstrated are music, folklore dance, visual arts as well as the
art of calligraphy. All Arab Artists residing in Canada are
cordially urged to join CAOCA, by simply sending their CVs and a
recent picture to
caocaforever@yahoo.ca.
Art
Work by Ibrahim Shalaby
The Palestine Community
Centre has acquired some pieces of artwork from Dr. Ibrahim Shalaby,
a Toronto based Palestinian-Canadian artist. All can visit this
website to view some of his work and to purchase a piece at
http://www.palestinecommunitycentre.com/i.shalaby.htm.
Trip
to Palestine
Palestine House is
organizing an Educational two week trip to Palestine. Departure Date
from Toronto is May 21, 2007 returning June 3, 2007. The cost of the
trip is $ 1980.00 which includes 1-Round Trip Ticket, From Toronto
to Palestine, group accommodation and food local transportation
(group) and health insurance. For more information and to register,
please call Palestine House at 905-270-3622, or e-mail
info@Palestinehouse.com.
Glyn
R. Berry Memorial Scholarship
Along with his lifetime
of achievements, Glyn Berry graduated with a PhD (Political Science)
from Dalhousie University in 1981. At the end of his nearly 30 years
of distinguished service to Canada, he was Political Director for
the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar. On January 15, 2006,
he was tragically killed in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan.In
Glyn's honour, our Department has partnered with Dalhousie
University to establish the Glyn R. Berry Memorial Scholarship in
International Policy Studies. This full graduate scholarship will be
awarded annually to a PhD candidate in Political Science who
specializes in Canadian foreign policy, defence and security policy,
development assistance policy, or another area addressing Canada's
role in international affairs. It was our pleasure to accompany the
Minister, who represented DFAIT at the Dalhousie ceremony launching
the scholarship on April 2, 2007. The Berry family greatly
appreciated the opportunity to attend. The Professional Association
of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) was also represented, and PAFSO
has made a very substantial contribution to the scholarship funding.
A story about the event is on the Dalhousie website at
http://www.dal.ca/news/2007/04/02/Berry.html
Arab Canadian Theatre (ACT) (A branch of Arab Canadian University
Graduate Association)
Are looking for Actors
and Actresses over 18 years old for their first Arabic Play in
Ottawa. If you are or you know someone interested, please contact
Mr. Rafic Ashkar raficashkar@yahoo.ca 613.523.2267
or Mr. Antoine Ghanem
antoine.ghanem@sympatico.ca 613.742.1038.
For more information please visit
http://www.acuga.com
JOB AND VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
UNDP MENA Division Project Manager,
Institutional Capacity Building Programme (Baghdad, Iraq)
The UN
has been providing the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq with
governance and technical support since its creation. As a result of
the 2006 assessment of the status of permanent Independent Electoral
Commission of Iraq conducted by the Electoral Assistance Department
(EAD), the UNDP-Iraq and its partner agencies are planning a 12
months programme to build and develop the institutional and HR
capacity of the HIECI. In this same period it is anticipated that
the Iraqi Government will announce the second phase of electoral
commitments as stipulated by the Constitution. The training and
development of the HIECI will shift towards the execution of the
elections and resume the programme after the election is concluded.
Responsibilities:
Under the general supervision of the Team Leader Governance and
Civil Society Baghdad (based in Amman), the Capacity Building
Manager will design and implement along with a team of experts and
stakeholders an institutional capacity-building programme for the
HIECI in full coordination with other UN agencies and the EADT based
in Baghdad and Amman. The Project Manager will work closely and with
the EAD to provide advice, and plan activities, ensure full
implementation of programme, hire staff and consultants as needed
and specified in the project document. As well the Manager will
ensure the proper planning, coordination and execution of upcoming
election-related capacity building activities and events in
2007-2008 if and when asked. The Project Manager will build a team
of international and national experts, coordinates with
stakeholders, ensures implementation of planned activities, and
consults with stakeholders.
Qualifications:
Over 7 years experience working in areas of
good governance and management. Bachelors degree in one of the
following disciplines: Political Science, International Relations,
Law, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Public Policy, or a
related field, plus a minimum of five years of functionally-related
professional electoral experience; Comparative experience in
election systems and administration, with specific experience in
electoral training and in the design of capacity-building programmes
(specific experience with designing and implementing BRIDGE training
Courses would be an asset); Familiarity with election-related
legislation and international standards in the election field; Prior
experience in Iraq is an asset; English fluency, both written and
spoken; Working knowledge of Arabic is an asset.
Successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following
attributes:
Strong communication (spoken and written)
skills and ability to articulate ideas in a clear and concise
manner; Ability to work in hardship conditions; Cultural and
political sensitivity; Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
Finance/Admin Officer
International Medical Corps
Location: Iraq
Last Date: April 30, 2007
http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_34525.shtml
Program Officer
International Medical Corps
Location: Iraq
Last Date: April 30, 2007
http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_34523.shtml
Water
& Sanitation Engineer
International Medical Corps
Location: Lebanon
Last Date: April 30, 2007
http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_34527.shtml
National Surveillance Program Manager
Action Against Hunger
Location: South Sudan
Last Date: May 5, 2007
http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_34849.shtml
Program Coordinator with Medical Background
International Medical Corps
Location: South Sudan
Last Date: April 30, 2007
http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_34529.shtml
Program Manager
Mercy Corps
Location: Somalia
Last Date: May 4, 2007
http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_34507.shtml
Chief
of Party-Egypt Human Rights
NCSC International
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Last Date: May 3, 2007
http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_34640.shtml
Science
Content Specialist
Academy for Educational Development
Location: Doha, Qatar
Last Date: April 27, 2007
http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_34463.shtml
