Education Has No Borders: celebrating the power of education for immigrant and migrant workers
Activists, academics, unionists, and the media recently packed the Tinto Café in downtown Toronto to take part in a UFCW Canada sponsored event called Education Has No Borders that provided community members with a fun-filled opportunity to see and try new migrant worker resources and discuss the empowering effect of education.
“This is a night to celebrate our ties as community activists and allies, and our past work together and the promise of the future of education,” said Naveen Mehta, UFCW Canada director of Human Rights, Equity & Diversity, who introduced over a dozen social partners and welcomed everyone to the event. Brother Mehta also announced the launch of five new migrant worker initiatives and resources.
Going forward, the children of migrant workers are welcome to apply for one of five UFCW Canada Migrant Workers Scholarships worth $1,000 each. Through community partners, like Migrante Canada and the Workers Action Centre, migrant workers will also have free access to the union’s webCampus and its hundreds of college accredited online courses. A new labour law blog concerning migrant and immigrant worker issues is also being developed in cooperation with the progressive immigration law firm Long Mangalji, LLP.
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Vol. X No. 20 • May 25, 2010