MOSAIC mentor to newcomers: “Be open to change”
After finishing up an impressive 20-year career with the United Nations in 2011, Rosio Godomar moved to Canada. Trained as a nutritionist, Rosio worked with the UN’s emergency and humanitarian programs in eight countries throughout Africa, South and West Asia.
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Operation Not Forgotten
MOSAIC is working alongside Canada Caring to provide new opportunities and safety for refugees and asylum seekers indefinitely detained off the coast of Australia.
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PEER CAFES – Peer Creating Awareness to Facilitate Education and Support
An initiative that addresses the issue of sexual assault and its impact on international students.
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Call to Action for Employers to join us in implementing paid leave for workers dealing with domestic and/or sexual violence
Unpaid leave for people facing domestic and/or sexual violence is already in the BC Employment Standards Act, however our province lags behind others across Canada in making this a paid leave.
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Newcomer Employment Week builds networking skills
MOSAIC recently collaborated with the Tri-Cities Local Immigration Partnership and other immigrant serving organizations for this year’s Newcomer Employment Week.
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Canada is the Country Where Dreams Come True
Krishnaveni's choices were limited, and many of her aspirations were crushed, but she continued to believe strongly in women's empowerment and equality.
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Former Client Keeps Paying it Forward
A long-distance romance, and the need to find out if the relationship was the real deal, was a strong enough pull that Barbara quit her job, sold her possessions, and moved to Canada.
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Community Leaders with Refugee Background Share Stories of Welcome at Museum Without a Home, Victoria
MOSAIC is proud to have partnered with Oxfam Canada to present Museum Without a Home, Victoria. Held on November 15th, this event was part of an international, award-winning exhibition featuring real objects given to refugees in their new countries as symbols of friendship and solidarity.
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Equal Press holds media training workshop for women and gender-diverse experts
On September 27th, Equal Press hosted Shari Graydon of Informed Opinions for an exciting and intimate workshop on media engagement. The workshop was tailored specifically to women and gender-diverse experts in the fields of gender and gender-based violence (GBV) who want to increase their effectiveness in engaging with the media.
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