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MEDIA ADVISORYKAIROS Hosts WCC Global Ecumenical Network on Migration MeetingSeptember 26, 2008
For Immediate Release(Toronto) KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives will welcome delegates from around the world as it hosts the World Council of Churches’ Global Ecumenical Network on Migration (GENM) regional meeting being held in Toronto from September 29 to October 3, 2008. Participants from Australia, the Caribbean, Latin America, North America and the Pacific Islands will join members of the KAIROS community in Canada including its Refugee and Migration Working Group, board and staff members. The GENM enables members drawn from churches, church-related organizations and ecumenical bodies working on migration to learn from each others experiences, develop a global analysis, set shared priorities and pool their resources to advocate on these issues at the United Nations and with other organizations addressing migration. The aim is to deepen understanding of global migration and have a greater impact on national and global policy development. Panel presentations and regional reports at the meeting will include a theological reflection on migration, the visibility/non-visibility of migrant churches, bilateral relationships among GENM members and key challenges in the different regions. The meeting is being held at the Quality Hotel & Suites, Toronto Airport East. A full agenda and coordinates follows the signature below. Media contact: Adiat Junaid Regional Ecumenical Network on Migration
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29th September - Monday |
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09:00 |
Opening - Chairperson:
Rev. Keith Briant
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09:15 |
Welcome Remarks and Introduction / Orientation
to KAIROS
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10:15 |
Tea/Coffee
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10.45 |
Panel Presentation:
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11:30 |
Theological Reflection on Migration – Father Maurizio Pattena
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12:00 |
Panel Discussion: Questions and Answers Session
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13:00 |
Lunch
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14.30 |
Regional Report and Perspectives |
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Government Policies on Migration, Visibility/invisibility of Migrant Churches, Bilateral relationships, Key Challenges and The Way Forward
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14:40 |
Australian Perspective – Rev. Keith Briant/Fr Maurizio Pattena
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15:05 |
Caribbean Perspective – S. Conrad Mason
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15:30 |
Tea / Coffee
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16:00 |
Pacific Perspective – Rev. Asora Amosa
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16:25
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Latin American Perspective – José Egas |
16:50 |
Canadian Perspective – Ed Wiebe
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17:05 |
Discussions
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18:00 |
Closing Prayer: Asora Amosa
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19:00 |
Reception / Dinner together |
30 September - Tuesday |
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09.00 |
Prayers: Jose Egas
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09.30 |
Chairperson: Asora Amosa
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09.45 |
Panel Presentation: Current burning issue(s) in Canada? Gloria Nafziger - Refugee Coordinator Amnesty International
- Canada
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10.30 |
Panel Discussion: Questions and Answers Session
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11.00 |
Tea / Coffee
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11:30 |
Panel Presentation: WCC – Migration and Social Justice WCC – UN Liaison Office – UN Advocacy Week Regional Network Participation in the UN Advocacy Week
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12:10
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Panel Discussion: Questions and Answers Session |
13:00 |
Lunch
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14:00 |
Chairperson: Alfredo Barahona Identification of common issue, prioritise and agree on strategies
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Time line Roles and Responsibilities
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15:30 |
Tea / Coffee
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17:00 |
Discussion continues
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18:00 |
Closing prayer: S. Conrad Mason
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19.00 |
Dinner Together |
01 October - Wednesday |
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09:00 |
Visit to Refugee/Migrant Services – Whole day - KAIROS |
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Mennonite New life Centre of Toronto, Sojourn House and North York Community House |
18:00 |
Open Evening
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02 October – Thursday |
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09:00 |
Visit to Niagara Falls |
13:00 |
Lunch
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14:00 |
Visit the Agriculture Workers Alliance Regional Office – Virgil, Ontario 1501 Niagara Stone Road, Unit #8, Tel. 905-468-8329
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16:00 |
Return to Toronto
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19:00 |
Dinner Together Optional
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03 October – Friday |
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09:00 |
Opening Prayer –Rosa Quedena
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09:10 |
Reflections and Conclusions on the Field Visits
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11:10 |
Closing Remarks from KAIROS – Alfredo Barahona/WCC
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11:30 |
Closing Worship – Rev. Keith Briant
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12:00 |
Lunch Break and afternoon free |
Directions:
From Pearson International Airport
Take the hotel shuttle
By subway and from Union Station
Take the subway yellow line to
St.George or Yonge station, transfer to the green line and go Westbound
to Islington. Take the bus # 311 (North). It is far and it may
take 1 to 1.5 hours from Union Station
By Car
If coming from the west take 401 East and exit at Islington.
If coming
from the north take 400 south to 401East and exit at Islington.
If
coming from the east take 401 west and exit at Islington.
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