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WHAT’S UP
John Henderson Elementary School, Vancouver
You
are invited to attend our “Ready Set Learn” reading extravaganza on Friday, December 5 at 9:15a.m. in the school library. You and your preschooler are
invited to: * Meet our staff and visit our school. * Share stories with our
guest readers and receive a Ready-Set-Learn Package. RSVP to 604-713-4837
to reserve your spot. John
Henderson Elementary
School, 451 East 53rd Avenue, Vancouver.
Bright Nights in Stanley Park
Vancouver Park Board and
B.C. Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund: A million lights. Open to the
public from this weekend to January 3 (closed: December 25). www.burnfund.org or vancouverparks.ca.
Event info: 604-257-8531.
Sai
Lakshacharn
All are
invited to participate in Om Shri Sai Ram Lakshcharn-Japa Bhajan on Saturday, November 29 at 5.15 p.m. at Hindu
Cultural Society and Community Centre of B.C. (VHP), 3885 Albert Street, Burnaby.
Priti Bhojan will be
served after Aarti. For more information, contact Sureshbhai Desai at 604 523-9360, Rajubhai
Parekh at 604-327-8259, Rasikbhai Joshi at
604-597-1323 or Sharadbhai Pandit
at 604-299-5922.
Canada Urdu Association
Poetry
session in memory of the late Zahid Laeeq on Saturday, November 29 at 1:30 p.m. in Theatre
Room # G1205A at Kwantlen Polytechnic University at
72nd Avenue and 126th Street, Surrey. Local poets will participate. This is a
free event. Refreshments will be served. Contacts: Afzal
Malik at 604-518-4459, Shams Siddiqui
at 604-435-0308, Raminder Singh Kang at 604-729-0406
or CanUrdu@hotmail.com.
Mohammed’s
Multicultural Blood Drive
Sunday,
November 30 at 6830 King George
Highway between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Book your
appointment by contacting Yussef Mohammed at
604-584-3607. If you cannot donate on Sunday, contact Mohammed for another
date.
Forum
on Religion & Politics in Pakistan
SANSAD
is organizing an informal forum on “Religion and Politics in Pakistan: Under
the shadow of US-NATO war in Afghanistan” on Sunday, November 30 from noon to
3 p.m. at Meeting Room in 131 Regiment Square (Spectrum Complex), Vancouver.Speaker: Dr. Mohammad Waseem,
former fellow of St Anthony's College, Oxford, and currently a professor of
political science at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS),
Pakistan. For further information, contact Zahid Macdoom at 604-760-1290, Dr. Haider
Nizamani at 6054-228-0349, or cell 604-307-3744, or
Dr. Hari Sharma at 604-2972.
Punjabi
Speech Competition for Students
Sunday,
November 30, noon to 3 p.m. at Bombay Banquet Hall, 7475 - 135 Street, Surrey. Participating students will be divided into
three levels according to their language ability: * Beginners: Students who have just
started learning Punjabi. * Advanced: Those who have mastered
basic reading and writing skills. * Fluent: Those who are fluent in
Punjabi, regardless of whether they learned it in India,
Canada
or elsewhere. Participants must be 25 years or under and must be enrolled in
school (not necessarily learning Punjabi) in Canada. Beginners will know
the topic in advance (through their teachers) so they can prepare. Speech
time is two to three minutes. Advanced speakers will also know the topic
in advance (through their teachers) so they can prepare. Speech time is
three to four minutes. Fluent speakers will not know the topic in
advance. Speech time is three to four minutes. The students
who come 1st and 2nd in each
level will receive awards. All participating students will receive
certificates. Light refreshments. Songs and music. Anyone interested in
promoting and developing Punjabi language education among youth are welcome
to attend.
Surrey Neighbouring Faiths Program
A multifaith children’s program that introduces children
aged 4-6 and their families to the people and practices of a variety of faith
traditions in Surrey. The program empowers
parents to raise knowledgeable and caring children in our multicultural and multifaith community. The organizing meeting for the
spring session is scheduled for November 30. To participate or learn more, visit
www.snfp.ca or contact David Dalley at (604)
502-8661 or davidanderin@dalley.ca.
2nd Annual Victor Ghirra Toy
Drive
December 1-13, various
hours. Where: Riverside Hall, Vancity Insurance
& Church’s Chicken locations. Who: Ghirra
family, the Benevolent Brotherhood Society, Vancity
Insurance and Church’s Chicken. For more Information, contact: * The Ghirra family, Riverside Banquet Halls:
Bobby Ghirra,
604-244-7755, bobby@riversidepalace.com.
* The Benevolent Brotherhood Society: Harvey Kooner,
604-671-4180, hkooner@shaw.ca. * Vancity Insurance: Tracy Patton, 604-707-4293, tracy_patton@vancity.com. *
Church’s Chicken Restaurants: Wade Blondheim,
604-251-6331.
Benefit
Art Auction: Amnesty International
30
artists have produced original artwork in support of Amnesty International
and the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Each
artwork illustrates or interprets an article from the Declaration, and all
works will be auctioned live on Tuesday, December 9 at the Canvas Lounge, 99 Powell Street,
Gastown. Tickets are $50
each and include appetizers, one beverage, live music, door prizes, and the
auction. Doors open at 7 pm. For more information call 604-294-5160 or e-mail
dwright@amnesty.ca. The artwork may be viewed at www.aipacific.org.
West End Multicultural Heritage Celebration
Sunday,
December 14, 3-5 p.m. Follow the
route of the B.C. Electric Cars to learn about the Blue Blood Alley, Robsonstrasse, the Mole Hill block, and see how settlers
in the 1800’s lived by touring Roedde House Museum.
Enjoy a multicultural buffet and listen to new local musicians Melissa
Endean, Sillken, Ranj
Singh and Marlin Ramazzini. Tour and Buffet:
adults $5, children ages 5-12 $2.50. Call Gordon Neighbourhood House
to reserve a spot before 4 p.m. on December 9 by calling 604-683-2554 or
visit us at 1019 Broughton
Street, Vancouver.
PICS
Project
Progressive
Intercultural Community Services Society plans on building a house for
abandoned wives and single parents who are having difficulties in finding
reasonable and affordable accommodation. In order to approach and convince
authorities that this type of service is needed in the community, we need to
hear from those would benefit from and need this type of service.
Any
woman who requires this facility is asked to please call us and register so
we can proceed. In order to register, call 604-596-7525 and speak to Parminder Rai. Your names will
be kept confidential and no information about you will be released without
your permission.
South Asian Family
Association
Youth Nights every Friday
from 7-8:30 p.m. at Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre, 7646 Prince Albert Street, Vancouver.
All children between the ages of 7-12 are welcome. For more information,
visit www.safa.ca.
PICS Toastmasters Club
A Toastmasters Club is a
speakers club where people learn and practice English communication &
leadership skills. Improve your English communication skills in a friendly
and supportive environment. Learn how to become more confident in meeting and
talking with people, with presenting yourself. Meeting every Thursday at 7:30
p.m. at Unit #109, 12414 - 82nd
Avenue office of PICS (Progressive Intercultural
Community Services Society). Drop in for a visit any Thursday. Come for one
month for free. For more information, call Barry Goodwin at PICS at
604-596-7525.
PICS Assisted Living, Surrey
PICS is recruiting
volunteers to assist seniors in various activities such as story telling,
sharing news and views, organizing indoor / indigenous games, gardening, book
reading, and any other creative activity useful to promote health and
wellness of the residents in compliance with the PICS and Fraser Health
policies. A good reference is required. Selected candidates will be trained
and scheduled appropriately. Interested people can contact Jay Bains, Program Coordinator, at 604-596-0052, ext. 108, or
through e-mail: jay.bains@pics.bc.ca.
Program for South Asian
Mothers of Young Children
Punjabi speaking women and
their children, age 0-5 are invited to join a group that offers support,
encouragement and information. The South Asian Family Empowerment program
meets every Friday morning at the North Delta Family Resource Centre, 11838-88th Avenue,
Delta. This program requires
registration and a maximum of 10 families can take part in it each year. The
children are in a separate area, which is set up like a preschool and are
given the opportunity to learn through play. Both English and Punjabi are
spoken during the groups, to start introducing the English language to
participants. The women learn about health and fitness, child and personal
development, and self care, as well as receiving education about the Canadian
school system and learning cross cultural competence and interactions. North
Delta Family Resource Centre is a program of the Boys and Girls Club
Community Services of Delta Richmond, which offers many services to the
communities of Delta, Richmond and Surrey. All programs are free. For more information,
call 604-591-9262, ext. 118, to speak to Dana.
The Art of Living Breath
Workshop
Powerful breathing
techniques to decrease stress and increase focus. Life skills to maximize
your potential. Effective home practice to stay stress-free on a daily
basis. For further details or to register call: Rajan
or Shashi Monie at
604-595-6945, Bobbie at 604-594-7294, or Narender
at 604-591-3055.
Arya Samaj Society of B.C.
Invites you for Hawan, Pravachan and Satsangh every Sunday at 6884 Jubilee Avenue, Burnaby, from 10 a.m. to
12 p.m. All welcome. We also offer yoga & meditation and Bharat Natyam classes. For more information, call: Pundita Shobha Rae at
604-874-9856 for yoga and meditation classes, Shivani
Kaintuba at 604-587-3083 or Madhu
Varshney at 604-222-1444 for Bharat Natyam classes; Shanti Narayan at 604-583-6121 for Hindi and religious classes.
Mums-to-be Needed by UFV
If you’re a pregnant woman
who will be having her baby in a Fraser
Valley hospital between September
and April, you’re in high demand by nursing students from the University of
the Fraser Valley. Volunteer mums and their
partners are urgently needed to help educate nursing students while receiving
extra support during their pregnancy and labour. Women having their babies
between September and April at Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Surrey Memorial, or Langley
Memorial hospitals are eligible for this program. If you agree to
participate, the student nurse will meet you (and your partner if applicable)
for a “get to know you chat,” go with you on one visit to the doctor, go with
you to one prenatal class, give you and your partner support during all of
your labour and delivery, and visit you afterwards. For more information, or
to volunteer, call UFV’s Health Sciences Centre
toll-free at 1-888-504-7441, local 2817.
Stopping the Violence
Counselling
Stopping the Violence (STV)
Counselling Program for Women is a specialized and unique program providing
free and confidential individual and group counseling,
support and advocacy to women experiencing emotional, physical, sexual,
psychological, social and/or economic abuse. If you are experiencing
violence in your relationship, lonely and isolated, denied money, forced to
stay with the person who hurts you, worried that your children are being
exposed to violence and / or concerned about your sponsorship you need
help. If you sponsored your husband and he is abusing you, or has
abandoned you and as a result you are now in default of the sponsorship
undertaking – call and speak to the STV counsellor. If you need
information about the law and about your rights, information about custody,
access and guardianship, help in dealing with your relationship and counseling support – contact the STV counsellor at
604-254-9626. All services are free and confidential. Punjabi and
Hindi spoken. Call MOSAIC Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free Job Mentoring Service
Job Mentoring Service (JMS)
is an eight-week free program started by PICS for professional and skilled
immigrants where each client is paired with one mentor from the related field
to enable them to get exposure in their chosen fields. The clients learn
about the local businesses and industries, and develop a professional network
to get job leads and referrals to secure employment. The list of fields in
which PICS arranges mentors includes (but is not limited to): Accounting,
Architecture, Banking, Engineering, Financial Management / Financial
Investment, Information Technology, Journalism, Law, Medicine, Nursing,
Pharmacy, Radiology, Teaching, and Trades. For more information about the
program call Gurtej Gill at 604-596-7722, ext.112,
or visit the PICS office at #203,
12725 – 80th Avenue, Surrey.
Fraud Marriages
Are you now or have you
been or do you know someone who is a victim of marriage fraud or marriage of
convenience? Did you sponsor a "spouse" to come to Canada
only to be abandoned within a certain amount of time after they arrive?
Sometimes they leave immediately or they will live with their sponsor for a
few short months. They usually disappear once they receive their PR/SIN
cards. Feel free to email your story at victims@stopmarriagefraud.ca. For
more information visit our website at
www.stopmarriagefraud.ca.
S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Employment
Services in New Westminster at Royal City Centre for Professional and
Technical Individuals. Our program Pro-Tech Career Connect is free of cost
and will offer employment assistance to all professional and technical
workers looking for work. We are offering an innovative and flexible job
search service including an intensive two-week job finding club and a four-week
Career Café (Self-marketing Coaching). We designed the program to help
enhance client’s particular job search requirements and to meet their
assessed needs. The sessions may be taken full time or in modules from
the following list: Over coming barriers to employment; BC Labour Market
information; Professional resume and cover letter; Informational Interviews
and networking strategies. For more information or to join our next
information session, please contact our New
Westminster office at 604-524-2100.
Multilingual Case
Management
Is one of Immigrant
Services Society’s employment counselling programs that is funded by the
federal government, and has served the employment needs of Vancouver and the
Lower Mainland for over 10 years. They provide one-on-one
employment counselling in English, French, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish,
Korean, Vietnamese, Punjabi, Hindi and Farsi at no cost to clients. For more
information about program, call 604-684-2504.
Services for Permanent
Residents
Permanent Residents
(Immigrants) are invited to attend this seminar. Following information will
be provided: services, programs, and resources available to newcomers,
objects of settlement, adaptation, and integration services, how and where to
access these services in the community, and much more. For your convenience,
this seminar is offered on rotating schedule. Contact us to ask for the
upcoming sessions or if you have any other question or would like more
information. Fee: None. Language: English /Hindi/ Punjabi. Venue:
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Fraser Service Centre, 5834 Fraser Street, Vancouver.
Phone: 604-324-8300, Ext. 106. Email: southasian.fraser@success.bc.ca
Rape Relief Shelter
Vancouver Rape Relief and
Women's Shelter: Women are needed for the volunteer training program. Support
your local 24-hour rape crisis line and shelter for battered women. Join us
to stop rape and end woman abuse. Volunteer training is free. Booking
interviews now: 604-872-8212. Website: www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca.
Women Against Violence Against
Women
And Rape Crisis Center
strives to end violence in women's lives. WAVAW offers: 24-hour Crisis Line and referrals, Outreach
and Public Education, One to One and Group Counselling, Accompaniments to
hospital, police and courts, Crime Victim Assistance (Sexual Assault),
Comprehensive Training for crisis line peer support volunteers, Aboriginal
Outreach & Counselling. WAVAW has multicultural staff
that are able to offer outreach to Ethno-Cultural Communities &
Front Line Service Providers. WAVAW is able to provide workshops, speeches
and information tables with cultural sensitivity to raise awareness and
educate the public on abuse against immigrant / refuge and visible minority
women. All services are free, confidential and private. WAVAW Crisis Line -
24 hours, 7 days a week: (604) 255 - 6228. Free long distance:
877-392-7583.
Family Support Volunteer
Listing
The Canadian Red Cross
Family Support Program is recruiting compassionate and reliable volunteers
who can commit four hours a week for 18 months to offer emotional support to
families of children with chronic or life threatening diseases at BC
Children’s Hospital. Second language an asset. Training provided. For
more information contact: Ginny Wong at 604-709-6618 or ginny.wong@redcross.ca
Canadian Blood Services
Consider volunteering at
your local blood donor clinic. We have rewarding opportunities for outgoing,
enthusiastic people who would like to give some of their time to help save
lives. Volunteers are needed for our Surrey
clinic on Thursdays and Fridays - three-hour shifts. Contact Volunteer
Resources at 604-707-3513 or e-mail us at volunteer.bc@bloodservices.ca.
Girls' Program
The City of Surrey, Parks, Recreation, and Culture Department in
partnership with the School District and The
League of Ordinary People are implementing a new program targeted at girls
ages 12-17. The program offers numerous new social and recreational
opportunities as part of the "It's A Girl Thing" program. The free
program takes place at Princess
Margaret Senior
Secondary School every
Friday from 4-7 p.m. For more information, contact Pam Reddy at
604-501-5536.
PICS: Computer Courses
PICS is offering basic & advanced computer courses at
its Head Office in Surrey. Call PICS at
604-596-7722, or visit their office at Unit #109, 12414-82 Avenue, Surrey, to find out more and to register for these
courses.
Service Canada:
Multi-Language Extension Services
Government of Canada
Programs in Punjabi: Employment Insurance, Old Age Security, Canada Pension
Plan, Social Insurance Applications, Passport Applications and any other
government service inquiries. Tuesdays - Surrey Delta Immigrant Services
Society, 1170-7330-137 Street, Surrey, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays - Sunset
Community Centre, 404 East 51st Avenue, Vancouver, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays -
Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS), 109-12414 82nd Avenue,
Surrey, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information or appointments, call
604-526-4511, extension 240.
Surrey Women's Centre
Offers free and confidential
services for women, children and families whose lives have been impacted by
violence. Services include a support line, counselling, court accompaniment,
clothing exchange, lending library, community kitchen, family law clinic and
resource centre. Our services are available in English & Punjabi. For
more information, contact us at 604-583-1295 or visit our website at:
www.surreywomencentre.ca.
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