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1. COCO: COCo’s 10th Birthday Party and AGM March 31st
2. COCO: COCo is seeking translation volunteers!
3. EVENT: Making Theatre Work for Change, Quebec Drama Federation
4. EVENT: 13th Annual Entrepreneurship Conference: Made in Montreal
5. EVENT: Sexual Assault Awareness Week, SACOMSS
6. EVENT: Billards Tournament to benefit local women's shelter
7. EVENT: The Geek Out!
8. EVENT: Imagine a Story: Conference for writers/illustators of works for children
9. EVENT: Conference: How families can work hand in hand with the hospital
10. EVENT: Workshop: On the Move
11. EVENT: World March of Women
12. EVENT: International Women's Day: Back to Basics gathering
13. EVENT: Demonstration: International Women's Day for a Global Militant Women's Movement in the 21st Century
14. EVENT: l’Université féministe d’été 2010
15. EVENT: Workshop: Holistic Treatments and Healthy Foods
16. EVENT: Benefit Performance in support of the Lea Roback Foundation
17. WORKSHOP: Cours sur le budget personnel pour les travailleurs autonomes, ACEF
18. WORKSHOP: Dealing with debts workshop, ACEF
19. WORKSHOP: AMI-Quebec's free March events
20. NEW RESOURCE: BCRC's Online Community Directory
21. JOB OFFER: Administrative Assistant, QHFSA
22. JOB OFFER: Kitchen Coordinator, MUCS
23. JOB OFFER: Office Coordinator, Black Theatre Workshop
24. JOB OFFER: Animateur/trice en horticulture et sécurité alimentaire, Club Populaire des Consommateurs de Pointe-Saint-Charles
25. JOB OFFER: Executive Director, Townshipper's Association
26. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Montreal Sexual Assault Centre is looking for volunteers and is offering free services
27. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Canada Without Poverty is looking for a Board Member
28. OTHER: Compagnie F: Entrepreneurship pour femmes
29. OTHER: Certificate Programs at the Centre of Human Relations and Community Studies
30. OTHER: Scam going around to non-profit groups
1. COCO: COCo’s 10th Birthday Party and AGM March 31st
You are invited to COCo's 10th Birthday Party and Annual General Meeting March 31st 5:30 - 8:30 at the MAI Building 3680 Jeanne-Mance. Come network and catch up with other community groups. Cast your vote to elect the 2010 COCo Board of Directors. Join us for dinner and a giant Birthday Cake! Find out who will receive our 2nd Walking the Talk Award. Come celebrate 10 years of great COCo community work! We hope to see you all there! It would be great if you could RSVP to confirm your presence by emailing spencerm@coco-net.org or by calling (514) 849-5599.
2. COCO: COCo is seeking translation volunteers!
COCo is seeking volunteer translators to help with whisper translation from English to French at our Annual General Meeting and 10th Birthday Party on March 31st. We are also hoping to develop a volunteer translation team to help with future events and document translation. If you are able to do English to French translation and you are interested in helping COCo become more accessible in French then please contact us at (514) 849-5599 or email info@coco-net.org
3. EVENT: Making Theatre Work for Change, Quebec Drama Federation
For: Educators, Community Workers, Social Workers, Therapists, Actors, Students, Activists and Active Citizens. Learn how theatre of the oppressed techniques can be used to facilitate conflicts in your community, educate in classrooms and community centres, create public awareness around social issues and even support the creation of public policy and laws. This course is experiential in nature and case studies will be discussed. No Experience Necessary. Experience Welcome. Location and time: 5337 St. Laurent Blvd on Saturday March 6th (9-5pm) and Sunday March 7th (9-5pm). QDF Members $160 – Non Members $180. For further details contact Jessica Bleuer at jessica.bleuer@gmail.com or 438 322 1144 or to register contact: 514.875.8698, workshop@quebecdrama.org.
4. EVENT: 13th Annual Entrepreneurship Conference: Made in Montreal
YES Montreal presents the 13th Annual Entrepreneurship Conference: Made in Montreal, which takes place Saturday, April 17, 2010 (8AM-5PM) at the Centre Mont-Royal, 2200 Mansfield in Montreal. This year's conference features a keynote address by Inder Bedi, Founder and Creative Director of Matt & Nat, informative workshops on starting, growing and financing your business, interactive 1-on-1 consultations with seasoned experts from various fields, a motivational panel discussion with successful Montreal entrepreneurs, networking opportunities, an exhibition of local organizations, breakfast, lunch and a networking cocktail. Registration is underway. For more information or to register call 514-878-9788 or go to www.yesmontreal.ca.
5. EVENT: Sexual Assault Awareness Week, SACOMSS
The Sexual Assault Centre of McGill Students' Society (SACOMSS) is hosting Sexual Assault Awareness Week from March 22nd-28th, which will feature the annual Fire with Water art show and zine. Fire with Water is a group exhibition displaying responses and resistance to sexual violence and intersecting themes—including, but not limited to—sexuality, gender, race, class, and ability. The vernissage, taking place on March 22nd, will launch a week of speakers, workshops, and related events. All events will be held at Galerie OFF Interarts (5143 St. Laurent). To submit to the exhibition/zine, or for more information, e-mail sacomss.firewithwater@gmail.com .
6. EVENT: Billards Tournament to benefit local women's shelter
The Skratch in Brossard is sponsoring a Billards Tournament on March 13th for the benefit of the Pavillon Marguerite de Champlain (a local women's shelter). Registration begins at 10 am. The tournament runs from 11am-5pm. Afterwards, there will be a complete spaghetti supper all for the price of twenty dollars. This also includes one free hour of billards! Come and join us and support a cause that supports families in crisis. For tickets, please call (450) 656-1947.
7. EVENT: The Geek Out!
The Geek Out! is a fun, free celebration of the things that make us geeks. For an afternoon, you get to: play board games, watch sci-fi movies, do arts and crafts, eat snacks and laugh in the company of other geeks. The next Geek Out! is happening on Saturday March 20th at Burritoville, 2055-B Bishop Street, Montreal (between Sherbrooke and De Maisonneuve) and will go from 2pm onwards. For info visit www.geekmontreal.com
8. EVENT: Imagine a Story: Conference for writers/illustators of works for children
Conference for adults interested in writing/illustrating for kids. Yes Oui CANSCAIP hosts “Imagine a Story”, a one-day conference for emerging and established creators of works for children, on Saturday, May 29th from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Dawson College, 3040 Sherbrooke St. W., Room 4C1 (Amphitheater), Montreal. Featured speakers include Vermont author Tanya Lee Stone, Ontario author-editor Shelley Tanaka, and Quebec author-illustrator-filmmaker Janet Perlman and others. Visit www.yesouicanscaip.ca for for full details and registration information. Yes Oui CANSCAIP is the Quebec chapter of CANSCAIP (Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers).
9. EVENT: Conference: How families can work hand in hand with the hospital
Friends for Mental Health presents a free and bilingual conference: How Families Can Work Hand in Hand with the Hospital (in psychiatry). Featuring speaker Cathy Filadelfi, Head Nurse of Psychiatry (Lakeshore General Hospital) on Wednesday, March 17th 2010 at 7:00p.m (buffet 6:30 p.m.) at 750 Dawson Avenue, Dorval. For more information (514) 636-6885, asmfmh.org.
10. EVENT: Workshop: On the Move
On Thursday, March 11th from 6-9pm, the Dawson Teen Program will be hosting a free training/workshop on increasing opportunities for girls and young women (9-18yrs) to participate in sports and physical activity. We are working in partnership with CAAWS (Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity) to host this event. Practitioners, policy makers and volunteers involved in the sport, physical activity, health, education and social service sectors are invited to attend. It will take place at the Dawson Community Centre, 666 Woodland Ave, Verdun, Quebec. R.S.V.P. to: Lisa Olmstead, Teen & Young Adult Coordinator 514-767-9967. Registration deadline is March 4, 2010
11. EVENT: World March of Women
World March of Women will be launched March 7 in Montreal at 1 pm from Phillips Square (corner St Catherine and Union.) See www.ffq.qc.ca for details. Go to www.ffq.qc.ca/marchequebec/english/index.html for information and tools in English.
12. EVENT: International Women's Day: Back to Basics gathering
International Women's Day 2010. Women of diverse origins invites you to a gathering Back to the Basics. Sharing by groups from FDO-WDO network: our issues, challenges and victories (small and large); with cultural presentations and lunch. Join us on Saturday, March 6, 10 am to 5pm at CRAC, 6839 Drolet (between St. Zotique and Bélanger)
13. EVENT: Demonstration: International Women's Day for a Global Militant Women's Movement in the 21st Century
Celebrate the centennial of International Women's Day for a Global Militant Women's Movement in the 21st Century. Bring your banners and placards with the demands of your group! Monday, March 8 at 5:30 pm at Cabot Square, Ste-Catherine and Atwater.
14. EVENT: l’Université féministe d’été 2010
Pour sa huitième édition, l’Université féministe d’été vous invite, du 30 mai au 5 juin 2010 (Université Laval 2325, rue de l'Université Québec, Québec) à une semaine d’échanges avec des féministes oeuvrant pour l’égalité des sexes et le développement à l’échelle locale, régionale et/ou internationale, dans divers domaines, champs de spécialisation et disciplines. Ce sera l’occasion de préciser les concepts, les méthodes, les pratiques. De parlons-nous au juste? Quel sens donnent à développement durable les féministes qui s’intéressent particulièrement aux questions d’environnement, de milieux de vie, de qualité de vie? Sous la forme d’un colloque interdisciplinaire, l'Université féministe d'été est ouverte, sans préalable, à toute personne intéressée. Pour vous inscrire ou pour plus d'information: universite-feministe-ete@fss.ulaval.ca, 418) 656-2131 poste 8930 http://www.fss.ulaval.ca/universitefeministedete/.
15. EVENT: Workshop: Holistic Treatments and Healthy Foods
Come join us on Thursday March 25, 2010 for a workshop on Holistic Treatments and to find out what foods are specifically good for you. This is part of the South Shore Community Partners Network's Healthy Lifestyle Program. These free sessions are in English and are open to all. 10 am to 12 noon. Cynthia Coull Arena, 195 Empire (Off Churchill) Greenfield Park, (450)466-1325.
16. EVENT: Benefit Performance in support of the Lea Roback Foundation
You are invited to a very special theatre performace, with the exceptional participation of a group of prominent performers: Andrée Lachapelle, Emmanuel Bilodeau, Sophie Faucher, Marie-Claire Séguin and more. The Lea Roback Foundation, legatee of writer Hélène Pedneault, wants to show its gratitude to the woman who remained true to her vital and unshakeable feminist commitment beyond death through this ultimate gift. Tuesday, March 9 2010 -7:30 pm at the Lion d’Or 1676 Ontario St. East, Montréal. Admission: 35$. To buy tickets please use PayPal on the Lea Roback Foundation web site: http://www.fondationlearoback.org/home.htm
17. WORKSHOP: Cours sur le budget personnel pour les travailleurs autonomes, ACEF
Le 17 et 31 mars 2010 de 9h à 12h. Coût: 15 $. Objectifs du cours: faire les liens et les différences entre budget personnel et budget d’entreprise, évaluer et analyser l’impact et le risque du projet d’entreprise sur la gestion familiale, prévoir un fonds de roulement, développer une utilisation stratégique du crédit, comprendre les bases de la fiscalité et apprendre une méthode budgétaire (planification et suivi). Inscription en cours, places limitées: (514) 362-1771. ACEF Sud-Ouest de Montréal, 6734 boulevard Monk
18. WORKSHOP: Dealing with debts workshop, ACEF
You are in debt and you find it hard to cope? Get informed on some solutions by registering at ACEF’s free workshop Dealing with Debts on Tuesday March 16th at 6:30 PM 514) 362-1771. Registrations are open by March 1st. Welcome to all! Contact Person : France. ACEF du Sud-Ouest de Montréal, 6734 boul. Monk, Montréal.
19. WORKSHOP: AMI-Quebec's free March events
Support Groups for people living with mental illness, March 1, 8 and 15 at 7:30 pm. Roundtable Discussion: Financial assistance for people with disabilities March 22 at 7 pm,to register (514) 486-1448. Teleworkshop: Understanding a diagnosis: How it's decided, how it can change, March 24 at 7:00 pm, to register 1-866-396-2433. Tele-support group for caregivers of people with a mental illness March 17 at 7:00 pm. Participate by phone: register in advance at 1-866-396-2433. Recovery workshops for people who have a mental illness begin March 4 at 7:00pm and you must register at 514-486-1448. For more information 514-486-1448 or www.amiquebec.org.
20. NEW RESOURCE: BCRC's Online Community Directory
BCRC is currently working on a project that we feel will be a great benefit to many: An Online Community Directory. Similar listings already exist, but in essence, this community directory will be a much larger listing of people (from all backgrounds), community organizations, businesses, and other institutions that promote the vitality of the Black communities in the Montreal metropolitan area. This directory will allow Montreal's Black communities to access its many resources. Think of it as our Resource guide, but bigger, better and easier to access. We hope to help people contribute to improving the community. Further, we want to encourage our youth to emulate success around them and inspire them to achieve as others have done. What we're looking for are individuals, business, and/or organizations that are assets and contribute to the vitality of the Black community. If you refer or provide contact information, this it would be greatly appreciated. If you only have a name and number, that's fine as well. Please do contact us by email at database@bcrcmontreal.com, and we will be more than happy to provide you with our questionnaire for our Asset Database project.
21. JOB OFFER: Administrative Assistant, QHFSA
Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QHFSA) is seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant to handle clerical duties as well as updating the database. Requirements include schooling in business technologies. Experience in non-profit community organizations an asset. Starts March 2010. Reference the position above, and send your cover letter and CV to Carol Meindl by email: carolmeindl@qfhsa.org . The yearly salary for this position is $20,000 based on an expected 20-hour work week with a few evening/weekend work required.
22. JOB OFFER: Kitchen Coordinator, MUCS
MUCS is looking for a kitchen coordinator. The MUCS Project runs a community kitchen that is home to a number of different food security, community building and social economy initiatives including a Community Restaurant night, Family Night and popular education workshops about food preparation and conservation. The deadline for applications is March 18, 2010. Please consult www.mucs.ca for more information.
23. JOB OFFER: Office Coordinator, Black Theatre Workshop
Black Theatre Workshop is seeking an Office Coordinator to handle its website archives project as well as sales of a Mainstage play, a TYA School Tour and other fundraising events. Experience in non-profit arts organizations, public relations, and/or communications an asset. Salary for this position is set at $11/hour, based on an expected 35-hour work week with a few evening/weekend work required. Contract to begin March 8th, 2010 and run until September 5th, 2010. Applicants must be eligible for Emploi Québec Subsidiaries.
Please submit a letter and resume to the General Manager, Black Theatre Workshop by fax: (514) 932-6311 or by email: gm@blacktheatreworkshop.ca. All applicants are thanked for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
24. JOB OFFER: Animateur/trice en horticulture et sécurité alimentaire, Club Populaire des Consommateurs de Pointe-Saint-Charles
Poste d’animateur-animatrice en horticulture et sécurité alimentaire. Responsabilités: animer des jardins collectifs, des cuisines collectives et autres activités liées au mandat de sécurité alimentaire de l’organisme dans le respect des orientations du Club Populaire des Consommateurs. Conditions d’emploi: 30h/ sem. à $14/h, entrée en fonction: 22 mars 2010, durée de l’emploi: possibilité de poste permanent. Les personnes intéressées sont priées de faire parvenir leur curriculum vitae et une lettre de présentation avant 17h, le lundi 8 mars 2010 à l’attention du comité de sélection:animateur/trice en nutrition et horticulture, cpc@qc.aira.com
25. JOB OFFER: Executive Director, Townshipper's Association
Townshippers’ Association’s executive director is the chief executive officer and has primary responsibility for carrying out the strategic plan and policies established by the board of directors. The executive director’s role encompasses three areas of responsibility: management, research and development, and external relations. The candidate must possess a university degree or equivalent, 3 years experience in the community sector, knowledge of the Eastern Townships English-speaking community, and have excellent communications skills in English and French. for full details, go to www.topportunity.ca. Deadline: March 5, 12 noon. To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV (in English) to: Michael van Lierop, President- Townshippers’ Association, at president@townshippers.qc.ca or fax 819-566-0271.
26. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Montreal Sexual Assault Centre is looking for volunteers and is offering free services
Since 1980, the Montreal Sexual Assault Centre, a non-profit organization, provides free, bilingual and adapted services to victims and survivors of sexual assault, incest and sexual abuse, as well as to their close ones. Amongst its services, the Centre offers a confidential and anonymous crisis line, in operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Individuals of all ages can receive support, information or references from passionate volunteers trained on an ongoing basis, in order to ensure the best possible service.
The importance of the line is significant since, on average, nearly 280 calls are received monthly. Through its active listening service, the Montreal Sexual Assault Centre helps victims break the silence and thus better survive sexual violence.
To benefit from this aid, please dial 514-934-4504. To volunteer please contact Mylène Gauthier, 514 934-0505 ext. 7452.
27. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Canada Without Poverty is looking for a Board Member
Canada Without Poverty wishes to soon fill the vacant QC seat on our Board. Candidates for this must have the lived experience of poverty. Candidates should be able to work comfortably in English. Our Board meets about 11-12 times per year by conference call (60-90 minutes each), including for the AGM (done now by teleconference). We also look for opportunities to bring our directors together in person at least once per year. We would appreciate any suggestions for possible candidates for consideration: if you have one or more names to suggest, please forward the name(s) to us along with, if you can, applicable contact information. Contact info: Rob Rainer, Executive Director, (613) 789-0096 (1-800-810-1076), rob@cwp-csp.ca; www.cwp-csp.ca; www.dignityforall.ca
28. OTHER: Compagnie F: Entrepreneurship pour femmes
Profitez de notre expertise pour lancer votre entreprise. Vous voulez créer votre entreprise? Mettez toutes les chances de votre côté en vous entourant de formatrices et conseillères expérimentées! Formation en lancement d'entreprise de 3 mois, accompagnement individuel inclus. Séances d'information gratuites les 5, 11, 17 et 30 mars 2010 à 9h30. Rédigez votre plan d'affaire et obtenez votre Attestation de Spécialisation Professionnelle. Programme admissible aux prêts et bourses et reconnu par le Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec. Pour réussir votre création d'entreprise, ne vous lancez pas seule dans l'aventure! Appelez Compagnie F: (514) 381-7333, info@compagnie-f.org, www.compagnie-f.org.
29. OTHER: Certificate Programs at the Centre of Human Relations and Community Studies
Register now for our certificate programs at the Centre of Human Relations and Community Studies (CHRCS)! The Conflict Analysis and Intervention Certification Program (CAIC ) provides you the concepts and tools to diagnose conflict and to intervene with appropriate methods to specific situations when working in organizations. Registration OPEN for Phase 1, starting May 3rd to May7th. The Professional and Personal Coaching Certificate (PPCC) develops the core competencies of coaching to perform effectively as a professional and personal coach. You will learn the mindset and skills to achieve success in coaching with individuals, groups and within organizations. Accepting applications now for the fall session! For more information about our certificate programs, go to: http://chrcs.concordia.ca/
30. OTHER: Scam going around to non-profit groups
A few community organizations have let us know about a scam that is circulating, and some have already been affected, so please pass on this info. There is a scammer that contacts charities, sends them large cheques and before the cheque bounces asks them to transfer half the money as his secretary made an error in sending the full amount. Different names are always being used, but here is a link to an article about the scammer: http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20100129/UPDATES01/100129034/-100-000-check-sent-to-Morris-Big-Brothers--Big-Sisters-was-a-fake. If you hear of any more information pertaining to this story, please let us know at info@coco-net.org.
