The International Journalist Network and the Newcomer Advocacy Committee are please to organize this Round Table to share experiences and ideas around effective communication tools for community work.
The panel includes well known internationally trained journalists that combine their journalistic expertise with initiatives in community work. Our panelists are:
Gilberto Rogel. Community strategies in communication.
Fredy Velez. Written press and community work
Fabian Merlo. Advantages of the use of radio in community work.
Oswaldo Mesquita. Experiences in community TV.
Ciro Alquichire. The use of Internet in community work.
Moderated by Anna Jover. A Spaniard journalist relocated to Toronto, administrator of the community chorus “Common Thread” and member of the International Journalist Network.
Where: MNLCT. 2737 Keele St. Unit # 9.
When: July 12, 2011
Time: 6:00 pm
This session will be conducted in Spanish
For more information please see our promotion in Spanish.
If you are between 13-21 years old and new to Canada this summer camp may interest you.
If you want to make new friends, explore your talents and express yourself, this 5 days summer camp is a good way to get to know more about corporal expression and theater; boosting your confidence and helping you to overcome fears and shyness. After a week full of activities and fun, you will have a new perspective about art and theater.
If you want to take this experience a step further, a new theater group will gather every week starting in September 2011. There are possibilities to work in the production of a piece that combines theater with dance and movement, and make public performances. The time invested in rehearsals can count as community hours for high school.
Where: 2737 Keele St. Unit 9. (Keele St. & Wilson Ave.) North York, ON M3M 2E9
When: 5 days. from August 22, 2011 (Monday) – August 29, 2011 (Friday).
Time: 11:00 am to 3:30 pm (Lunch and TTC tokens are included)
To register call (647) 776-2057 or e -mail to northyork@mnlct.org
For more details see our flyer >>
Relax and find your balance with our weekly yoga classes.
Yoga is a millenary Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline that combines breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures known as asanas to achieve relaxation, detoxify and strengthen the body and increase focus and energy.
Explore the benefits of yoga in your mind and body by joining our group.
We gather each Tuesday morning, starting on Tuesday July 5 to August 30, 2011 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Location: 2600 Birchmount Rd. Scarborough, ON, M1T 2M5
Drop-ins are welcomed.
Childcare available.
If you are thinking about starting a new business in Canada, this free 3 days seminar can help you adventure into a new path… entrepreneurs require passion, ideas, knowledge and motivation.
The intent of this seminar is to provide basic training and share experiences in business entrepreneurship issues, gain knowlege about current legislation in Ontario and translate your ideas into a marketable business plan.
Tuesday August 15, 2011
9:00 am – 1:30 pm
Understanding the business environment within the GTA.
Wednesday August 16, 2011
9:00 am – 1:30 pm
Developing a business plan and marketing for success.
Thursday August 26, 2011
9:00 am – 1:30 pm
Budgeting and financial management
Facilitated by Eduardo Garay in English with interpretation in Mandarin.
See here >> for more details
Are you planning to launch your job searching this summer? We can offer the tools you need to land into a new job.
Join us for this free series of workshops specially focused on job search techniques, from Tuesday July 26 to Friday July 29, 2011. Each day we will cover a different aspect of the job search, to make you feel confident and prepared to enter into the labour market. For more details, consult here >>
Tuesday July 26, 2011
1:00 – 3:30 pm
Labour market information and career goal setting: Explore your options and design your very own career map.
Wednesday July 27, 2011
1:00 – 3:30 pm
Resume and cover letter: How to build a powerful portray of your abilities, strengths and experience.
Thursday July 28, 2011
1:00 – 3:30 pm
Interview and following up: There is no second chance to make a good first impression, prepare yourself for the interview.
Friday July 29, 2011
1:00 – 3:30 pm
Workplace culture and stress management: How to navigate from the hiring process to a successful career.
The Mennonite New Life Centre is currently recruiting internationally trained journalists to contribute to the fall issue of our New Voices magazine. In the Fall 2011 issue, we wish to explore a people’s agenda for Ontario, in the context of the October provincial election. For more information, please see our invitation to writers.
This is an excellent opportunity for internationally trained journalists/writers interested in social and political issues, who would like to see their work published in Canada. Applicants should submit:
• Two samples of your written work in English (published/unpublished);
• A copy of your resume outlining your journalistic and/or writing background;
• A statement of interest that describes:
1) why you are interested in writing for New Voices and
2) which of the four key issues you would be most interested in writing about and why, together with one policy proposal to government in relation to this issue.
Please send documents by Wednesday, July 20, 2011 to Gabriela Martinez
If you have any questions please send an email to Gabriela Martinez or call us at: 647-776-2057 ext. 303.
To read past editions of New Voices, please visit: www.mnlct.org/nvoices
If you need to prepare for your Canadian Citizenship Test, of if you want to learn more about Canada, join our Citizenship Fall Program starting this September 12, 2011.
This is a program of 7 weeks (every Monday from 2:40 am to 3:40 pm) in which we will cover the following topics:
- Canadian Geography and Economics
- Canadian History
- Canadian Culture and Values
- Canadian Political System and Government
Each week a new topic will be covered, in a format that combines presentations and group activities.
The workshops are facilitated in English by Saul Olmos and Jessika Liao.
To register contact Ping Lu at (416) 291-3248 or e-mail Jessika Liao
Second career is for recently laid-off unemployed workers. This long-term skills training is the most appropriate intervention to transition into high-skill, in demand occupations.
This workshop will cover these topics:
- Introduction of Second Career
- Financial aid available
- Elegibility and suitability assessment
- Frenquently Asked Questions
Speaker: Ivy Zhang
This workshop will be facilitated in Mandarin.
Follow the link for information in Mandarin about our Second Career Workshop
To register contact Ping Lu at (416) 291-3248 or e-mail Ivy Zhang
The Mennonite New Life Centre is pleased to be one of the 120 charities beneficiaries of the Youth in Philanthropy Initiative Grant 2011, and initiative sponsored by the Toskan Casale Foundation.
A group of students from the Brebeuf College in Scarborough nominated the Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto after studying the social needs of their community. They selected the centre based among other factors in our mission and impact on the community.
Finally, the students prepared a 10 minutes presentation of the Mennonite New Life Centre after visits to our organization where they had the opportunity to know firsthand about our programs and listened to our participants and staff. A big thank you on behalf of the Mennonite New Life Centre of Toronto!!
The Mennonite New Life Centre invites you to celebrate in anticipation the arrival of summer with this Gourmet BBQ event!!!
Join us this Sunday June 5, 2011 from 12:00 pm -2:00 pm at 1774 Queen St East, Toronto, ON M4L 1G7 (Queen St / Kingston Rd).
This event is made possible thanks to our sponsors:
Westmount Condominiums. 2737 Keele St. Toronto, ON
Affiliated Equipment. 185 Eastern Ave. Toronto, ON
Absolute Tent and Event Services. 185 Eastern Ave. Toronto, ON
Camdesa Aliments and Foods. 751 Bowes Rd. Toronto, ON-
