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Arts Program

• This is Me – A Youth Art Project
• REACH! performing programs bursaries available!
• ICA invites you to A Christmas Carol event
• Paulina Grainger receives BC Multiculturalism Award
• Perspectives on Faith & Identity: A Film Screening & Dialogue
• Upcoming Programs at ICA
• Yes, MAM! 11 Student Short Films Exploring Masculinity & Misogyny
• Applied Theatre For Community Building: A Workshop
• You’re Invited: Student Film Screening – Exploring Masculinity And Misogyny
• Your Community Food Map: Interact With It!

Childcare

• Tips and tricks for a fun and safe Halloween!
• An interview with Scott Smith on the importance of music and having fun

Community Events

• Responding to the Refugee Crisis
• World Refugee Day – Forced to Flee Simulation
• Pathways to Prosperity and ICA – Victoria Workshop on International Students as Future Permanent Residents
• Over $5000 raised by ICA’s Ride for Refuge teams!
• Join the discussion on human rights in BC
• Lots to celebrate at this year’s Annual General Meeting!
• Dust off your bikes and clean up your walking shoes for Ride for Refuge!
• “It’s time to lead (on refugees). Again. Always.”
• At UVic: Symposium on migration and xenophobia – August 24/25
• Do YOU speak translate? Upcoming training available

Community Integration

• We Speak Translate Project and Training Evaluation October 2018
• The We Speak Translate project is gaining international recognition
• ICA Infographics
• Free Dental Screening and Cleaning for Resettled Refugee Children (5-18 years)
• Media Release: The Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA) and South Island Division of Family Practice (SIDFP) collaborating to connect Government Assisted Refugees to Family Physicians in the CRD
• We Speak Translate across Canada
• The ICA We Speak Translate project is VITAL to Victoria
• The ICA garden put to bed for the winter

Community Partnership Network

• Community Partnership Network: Challenging and Exploring our Biases
• Police and Muslim community members score goals to build community!
• Greater Victoria Local Immigration Partnership: Action plan for moving forward to better welcome newcomers
• Newcomer Profile: Ruth Mojeed
• CPN Member Profile: UVic Faculty of Social Sciences Supporting Diversity Through Community-Engaged Learning
• Sharing Newcomer Stories and Resources: CPN and UVic Community Map
• Newcomer Profile: Penelope Gallegos
• CPN Member Profile: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
• CPN Members’ Meeting April 12: Training on Google Translate and Other Tech Tools
• Do you speak translate? ICA and Google Translate successfully launch We Speak Translate pilot project

Employment Services

• ICA Helps New Immigrants with Employment
• ICA & GT Hiring Solutions 2017 WorkBC Job Fair – A Great Success!
• Newcomer Profile: Penelope Gallegos
• 12 participants successfully complete Refugee Training and Employment Program
• Upcoming Programs at ICA
• “People still need help – and we need to help.” ICA’s Resettlement Assistance Program Housing Coordinator, Bo Min Kang, seeks permanent housing for Syrian refugees
• A warm welcome to Pedro Oliveira, ICA`s newest Employment Case Manager
• Self-Employment Programs At ICA
• “I Now Have a Job And a Place to Call Home.”
• News From ICA’s Employment Services

Fundraising

• Canada and the Global Refugee Crisis : An Evening with UNHCR Canada
• Dust off your bikes and clean up your walking shoes for Ride for Refuge!
• ICA invites you to A Christmas Carol event
• Ride for Refuge and ride to make a difference!
• Give-A-Toonie Campaign For The Canadian Council For Refugees
• “We Can Make Life Better For A Few Individuals, And Change Their Worlds.”
• ICA “Mo-Bros” Help To Raise Awareness About Prostate Cancer!
• 229% Over Our Goal, Because of You!
• 42 Riders And Counting For ICA’s Ride For Refuge
• Ride For Refuge Is Back!

ICA Team Announcements

• Bringing Leaders Together for a Stronger Community
• Welcome to ICA, Megan and Robin
• Welcoming Nabeela Ramji as ICA’s newest Settlement Youth Worker
• Celebrating new staff and new positions at ICA!
• ICA Youth Team Update!
• Welcome to ICA’s 2 Newest Staff: Ekta Kudale and Anwer Al-Edhari
• ICA Welcomes 3 New Practicum Students!
• ICA’s LINC program to start up in September with a new approach
• Welcome to ICA, Kate!
• ICA Congratulates the 2016 Diversity Scholarship Recipients!

Language Program

• Responding to COVID-19 – ICA’s English Language Classes Go Online
• Back to School: ICA’s LINC program starts a new school year
• ICA’s LINC program to start up in September with a new approach
• Upcoming Programs at ICA
• Survey Says…..Results From ICA’s Language Program

Local Immigration Partnership

• Are You a Newcomer Who Wants to Help Shape Victoria’s Future?
• Community dialogue brings together stakeholders: ICA LIP update
• Greater Victoria Local Immigration Partnership (GVLIP) launches new logo and Community Challenge Paper
• Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) Launches Regional Report: Our First 18 Months
• Members of the Immigrant Advisory Table are Selected!
• Are You A Business, Or Program And Service Provider?
• Calling All Immigrants In Victoria – Help Make Our Community Better
• 30 Newcomers Inform Here! Magazine

Refugee Sponsorship

• New Fund Covers Costs for Canadians Sponsoring Refugees

Refugees

• Canada and the Global Refugee Crisis : An Evening with UNHCR Canada
• New Fund Covers Costs for Canadians Sponsoring Refugees
• Responding to the Refugee Crisis
• The We Speak Translate project is gaining international recognition
• ICA Infographics
• Free Dental Screening and Cleaning for Resettled Refugee Children (5-18 years)
• Media Release: The Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria (ICA) and South Island Division of Family Practice (SIDFP) collaborating to connect Government Assisted Refugees to Family Physicians in the CRD
• Germany in search of legal pathways for refugee admissions
• Dust off your bikes and clean up your walking shoes for Ride for Refuge!
• “It’s time to lead (on refugees). Again. Always.”

Seniors Programs

• Upcoming Programs at ICA
• Elder Knowledge “A Barrel Of Laughs”

Uncategorised

• Care Packages Nurture Community Ties During COVID-19
• Statement from ICA About Black Lives Matter
• Responding to COVID-19 – ICA’s English Language Classes Go Online
• ICA Diversity Scholarship Announcement
• Newcomer Profile: Taiwo Afolabi
• CPN Member Profile: Victoria Multifaith Society Engaging Faith Communities to Promote Understanding and Inclusion
• Getting Kids Talking: A New SWIS Program
• You Can Help Defeat Racism & Hate Crimes
• Newcomer Profile: Mustafa Abousaleh
• CPN Member Profile

Volunteers

• Volunteer Profile: Karun Thanjavur
• Look who’s talking: volunteers building and bridging communities
• My Canada Includes Refugees
• ICA Volunteers Recognized at Celebration
• Volunteers Talking the Talk. What a Difference They Make!
• ICA Welcomes New and Returning Volunteers This Fall!
• This year’s summer camp? ACE!’d it!
• ICA Looking for Arabic Speaking Volunteers!
• ICA Recognizes Volunteers

What's New

• BLACK LIVES MATTER: LOCAL CHAMPIONS
• Fight For Systemic Change: Dr. Moussa Magassa Local Champion
• Statement from ICA About Black Lives Matter
• ICA Diversity Scholarship Announcement
• My Time as an Intern at ICA
• ICA’s Youth and Family Services Team Responds to COVID-19
• ICA Helps New Immigrants with Employment
• Bringing Leaders Together for a Stronger Community
• You Can Help Defeat Racism & Hate Crimes
• Volunteer Profile: Karun Thanjavur

Youth Services

• Care Packages Nurture Community Ties During COVID-19
• My Time as an Intern at ICA
• ICA’s Youth and Family Services Team Responds to COVID-19
• ICA Youth Update: For the love of the forest
• New adventures in youth services
• Dust off your bikes and clean up your walking shoes for Ride for Refuge!
• 6 Ways to have a memorable summer in Victoria
• Summer smiles in the youth department
• Youth Program Update: Musica and the universal language of music
• Launching into our 2017 youth programs at ICA!