Best Workplace Policies and Practices: Accommodating the Workplace Needs of Muslim Women Wearing Hijab
The information in this Media Kit can be used to encourage employers to accommodate the workplace needs of Muslim women wearing hijab - November 2004.
CERIS PAC Training Project "Knowledge for Action - Action for Knowledge"
This package is the product of the CERIS PAC Training Project "Knowledge for Action - Action for Knowledge". It is intended to be a resource training manual for community agencies serving immigrants and refugees.
Collaboration and Partnering
Collaboration is a process through which parties who see different aspects of a problem can explore constructively their differences and search for (and implement) solutions that go beyond their own limited vision of what is possible.
Fulfilling the Promise: Integrating Immigrant Skills into the Canadian Economy
This report focusses on practical solutions to the difficulties immigrants face in entering their specialized fields in Canada - April 2002.
Human Rights in Housing in Canada: An Advocate's Guide
The goal of this guide is to give housing workers and service providers the knowledge and tools to enable them to overcome the discriminatory barriers that preclude people from getting and keeping housing - May 2008.
Immigrant Settlement Counselling: A Training Guide - Part II - Module 8: Advocacy
This section provides activities to help participants understand what effective advcocacy is, their role in individual client advocacy, introducing social activism and institutional advocacy and the support and networks they need to become effective advocates for their clients.
Influencing Government
In order to start lobbying effectively, you need to have a clearly defined
issue, supported by some background information and personal stories. You also
need to have an appropriate, well-trained spokesperson for your cause.
Resources on Confidentiality for Self-Help/Mutual Aid Support Groups
This kit discusses confidentiality, including when you must break confidentiality in cases of abuse or self-harm.
