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Table of Contents
PLEASE NOTE: Events listed below may get postponed or possibly cancelled. Please always check with the events directly for updated information. Thank you.
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1) Legal Intern Summer Employment at PEIHRC
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The following message is sent on behalf of Brenda Picard.
The PEI Human Rights Commission has received Canada Summer Jobs funding for a Legal Internship providing a law school student with summer employment. We are seeking an applicant for a 10-15 week position between May 17 and August 27, 2021. I have attached the job posting and I would ask you and your staff to circulate or post this opportunity as soon as possible. Please note the application deadline is May 7, 2021.
(Note from PEI Status of Women: Documents cannot be attached to our E-News. Please get in touch with PEIHRC for a copy of the job posting - contact@peihumanrights.ca)
The position is in Charlottetown, PEI and applicants must meet the definition of youth (15-30), as set out by the Canada Summer Jobs criteria.
The HRC is an equal opportunity employer and would encourage applications from youth (law students or recent graduates) who self identify as being part of an underrepresented group or as having additional barriers from entering the labour market such as new immigrant, indigenous, visible minority, youth with disabilities and LGBTQ2SI+ youth.
Applicants should send a resume and cover letter to Sara Watson at contact@peihumanrights.ca and may choose whether to self identify as indicated above.
Thank you for your assistance.
Brenda Picard, Q.C.
(Source email notice)
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2) Monthly Interfaith Devotional
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Greetings,
“At a time when humanity, chastened by the exposure of its vulnerability seems more conscious of the need for collaboration to address global challenges, yet, lingering habits of contest, self-interest, prejudice and closed-mindedness continue to hinder the movement towards unity, despite growing numbers in society who are showing in words and deeds how they, too , yearn for greater acceptance of humanity’s inherent oneness, we are in dire need to pray that the family of nations may succeed in putting aside its differences in the interests of the common good.”
You are invited to join our monthly virtual interfaith devotional, scheduled to occur on the first Friday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Prince Edward Island/Halifax-(AST/GMT-4) for the duration of approximately one hour.
We are hoping for this space to be an opportunity to unite, enjoy the tranquility and reflect on inspiring themes and common threads that tie us all together. Although we cannot be physically present with one another, the power of prayer can unite, heal, and bring our spirits together.
Our monthly interfaith devotional features a certain topic every month, accompanied by virtual live music, audio-visual pieces, and selections of writings from various faiths, philosophers, authors, leaders and indigenous cultures, from all over the world.
Below is the date & the details for the Upcoming Monthly Virtual Interfaith Devotional for May 07th, 2021, on the theme: "Ode to Giving”
Date: Friday, May 7th, 2021
7 pm (PEI & Halifax time- Atlantic Canada)
6 p.m. Toronto, Ontario/ Canada
3 p.m. BC, Canada
3 p.m. Las Vegas, Los Angeles,& California/ USA
5 p.m. Dallas, TX/ USA
2 a.m. Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, SA, Iraq
3 a.m. UAE
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89990811038?pwd=QlNKUmc1dnF6RmVwY1VpM3d1Z3RPUT09
Meeting ID: 899 9081 1038
Passcode: 1844
For local time zones in other regions:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20201106T230000&p1=753&p2=127&p3=70&p4=123&p5=776&p6=250&p7=1089&p8=136&p9=137
Looking forward to your participation
Peace & Blessings
Farahnaz Rezaei
Member of the Baha'i Community of Prince Edward Island
(Source email)
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3) CCPA Annual Conference
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We're Going Virtual!
May 13-15, 2021
https://www.ccpa-accp.ca/general-continuing-education/ccpa-annual-conference/
"Helping Each Other in the Face of Adversity"
Our conference aims to:
- Develop the field of counselling in Canada
- Facilitate the professional development of people working in the field
- Promote the exchange of theories and research in counselling
- Encourage the exchange of ideas and information among delegates, as well as between delegates and the CCPA Board of Directors
Over 70 different titles are used by professionals who provide counselling and psychotherapy across the country. We provide an opportunity for them to participate in an event that is tailored to their needs and gathers an otherwise diverse & dispersed group of people together once a year.
This event will feature live & recorded sessions being presented throughout the month of May, with a full schedule from the 13th to the 15th. We hope you will join us for our jam-packed PD event!
Registration: https://pheedloop.com/ccpaaccp2021/site/home/
(Source email notice/Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association website)
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4) Child-Focused Family Mediation
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#DidYouKnow The Family Law Centre, with the Department of Justice and Public Safety, offers free child-focused family mediation. Child-Focused Family Mediation helps parents make an agreement about parenting time and decision-making responsibility. Contact the Family Law Centre about this service at 902-368-6928.
Learn more in our new handbook: ‘How to Go to Family Court Without a Lawyer’. Download the handbook from our website at www.legalinfopei.ca. For a free print copy, email your name and mailing address to info@legalinfopei.ca.
This handbook was made possible through the generous support of the
Law Foundation of Prince Edward Island.
(Source Community Legal Information Facebook Post)
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5) Trafficking in Persons in Canada, 2019 | La traite des personnes au Canada, 2019
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Trafficking in persons in Canada, 2019
May 4, 2021
(La version français suit)
Today in The Daily published by Statistics Canada the report “Trafficking in Persons in Canada, 2019” was released. This article profiles human trafficking incidents that came to the attention of Canadian police in 2019. This report was commissioned and funded by Public Safety Canada.
Improving data collection on the scope and scale of human trafficking in Canada is an integral part of Canada’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking, which is a whole-of-government approach that will:
- empower victims and survivors to regain self-confidence and control over their lives;
- prevent more of these crimes from taking place;
- better protect those who are most vulnerable to trafficking;
- prosecute human traffickers for their heinous crimes; and
- embrace partnerships with provinces and territories and other organizations to maximize our impact.
Visit Public Safety Canada’s website to learn more about the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking.
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La traite des personnes au Canada, 2019
4 mai 2021
Dans Le Quotidien d’aujourdhui publié par Statistique Canada le rapport intitulé « La traite des personnes au Canada, 2019» a été diffusé. Le présent rapport brosse un profil des affaires de traite de personnes qui ont été portées à l’attention des services de police canadiens dans 2019. Le rapport a été commandée et financée par Sécurité publique Canada.
Améliorer la collecte de données sur la portée et l’ampleur de la traite des personnes au Canada fait partie intégrante de la nouvelle Stratégie nationale de lutte contre la traite des personnes du Canada, qui est une approche pangouvernementale qui :
- donner aux victimes et aux survivants les moyens de reprendre confiance en eux et de contrôler leur vie;
- empêcher qu’un plus grand nombre de ces crimes ne se produisent;
- mieux protéger les personnes les plus vulnérables à la traite des personnes;
- poursuivre les trafiquants de personnes pour leurs crimes haineux;
- Établir des partenariats avec les provinces, les territoires et d’autres organisations afin de maximiser notre impact.
Visitez le site Web de Sécurité publique Canada pour en apprendre davantage sur la Stratégie nationale de lutte contre la traite de personnes.
(Source email notice)
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6) Taking Enrollment Now!
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What is the Let’s Get to Work project?
Let’s Get to Work will give individuals who have an Intellectual disability and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder the opportunity for skills development to ensure they have a competitive edge for successful employment on Prince Edward Island.
- A customized, supported, short-term training program that trains participants with an intellectual disability or Autism Spectrum disorder for jobs at local businesses.
- An opportunity to build key skills needed for in-demand jobs.
- Participants learn from existing employees on site
- All participants are provided a training allowance for the full duration of the program as well as a weekly transportation stipend.
- Funding for external supports is available for participants if needed.
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How it works
The Let’s Get to Work team works directly with local employment agencies supporting jobs seekers to:
- Share the training opportunity
- Identify potential participants
- Enroll participants in training
- Identify and implement supports such as job coaching that may be beneficial during the training
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Participants will be provided:
- A training toolkit outlining the full training schedule
- A training allowance (based on minimum wage)
- A weekly transportation stipend of $100/week
- External supports such as job coaching who can provide guidance and support throughout the training
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Project details
Specifics are being finalized with our partners King's Playhouse in Georgetown, and the Farm Centre Legacy Garden in Charlottetown. Sessions will be starting the second week of May.
If you or or someone you know is interested in this project, reach out to Nat to find out more and how to enroll!
Nat: 902-394-7555 | nat@peiacl.org
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(Source email e-news)
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The next time you're at the Voluntary Resource Council (VRC), you are invited to add to the grief/gratitude tree!
This project is led by Hannah Gehrels, a member of the VRC. It's been a tough year and we are all grieving and experiencing loss both collectively and individually. We invite you to honour this grief as well as the healing and possibility that emerges when we put our attention on what we are grateful for. You can write on the tags found in the Tiny Library and attach to the string on the tree. Don't forget to sanitize!
(Source VRC E-News/Facebook)
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8) PEIBWA Activities/News
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9) PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre seeking Board of Director Members
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The PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre (PEIRSAC) is searching for community members from all across PEI to join our volunteer Board of Directors. If you are interested please forward your resume and cover letter to admin@peirsac.org.
PEIRSAC’s mission is to support survivors of sexual assault and abuse in their healing and to ensure that all people living in PEI are safe from sexual violence. In achieving this mission we work collaboratively with, and in ways that empower, individuals and organizations. In particular we are seeking out expertise in accounting and non-profit finances, human resources, health care and the legal system as it pertains to sexualized violence.
(Source May 2021 PAC E-Bulletin)
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10) 11th Annual Spring Shred-A-Thon
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Event by Century 21 Colonial Realty
111 St Peters Rd, Charlottetown, PE C1A 5P1, Canada
Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 9 AM UTC-03 – 11 AM UTC-03
Price: Free · Duration: 2 hr
Public · Anyone on or off Facebook
After a year's hiatus, we invite you back to join us for our 11th annual secure shredding event to help you with your Spring cleaning!
We can accumulate a lot of confidential/sensitive documents in a year, but how do we safely get rid of it?
We can help you with our 11th Annual Shred-A-Thon!
Saturday, May 29 9:00 - 11:00 at the CENTURY 21 Colonial Realty parking lot at 111 St Peters Road in Charlottetown.
This is a FREE event that is open to the public. This year we will be offering safe shredding as a DRIVE THRU event.
Safely destroy the following personal documents and more
(sorry, we can't accept business documents for this event):
Contracts
Sensitive personal data
Telephone Numbers
Tax reports
Classified documents
Estimates
Bank statements
Legal documents
Invoices
Medical records
We are teaming up with our friends at Green Isle Environmental and Centum Mortgage Partners to help you to dispose of your personal information.
Best of all, this service will be offered at no cost to you! Simply drive up with your documents and watch them get sent to the secure shredder for destruction.
Safe - Secure - Peace of Mind. We will have lots of friendly people on hand to help and will be collecting donations for Make-A-Wish - PEI Chapter. Goldie the bear might even make his Spring appearance!
So, please join us on Saturday, May 29th - it will be a great community event to help you with your Spring cleaning!
(Source Facebook event)
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11) COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Walkthrough
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Wondering what happens when you get to a public health #PEICOVID19 vaccination clinic? Here's a walk-through video where you can see the full process.
👉 Find out who is eligible to book a vaccine appointment right now: princeedwardisland.ca/getthevaccine
👉 Get info on whose turn is coming up next: princeedwardisland.ca/vaccinerollout
#VaccinatePEI
(Source PEI Government YouTube video page)
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12) PEI Status of Women Teleworking Re: COVID-19 Response
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To contribute to PEI's collective effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, and in light of our caregiving responsibilities, staff of the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women will be tele-working as much as possible. This may affect when and how we are able to respond to requests. Thank you for your patience.
Afin de contribuer à l'effort collectif des insulaires de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard pour ralentir la propagation de COVID-19, et tenant compte de nos responsabilités pour aider les enfants et les aîné(e)s de nos familles, le personnel du Conseil consultatif sur la situation de la femme de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard fera du télétravail autant que possible. Cela peut affecter quand et comment nous sommes en mesure de répondre aux demandes. Merci de votre patience.
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PLEASE NOTE: Some of the events listed below may be postponed or possibly cancelled. Please always check with events directly for updated information.
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