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Speaker’s Corner – Overlooked and Underemployed

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The third session of Speaker’s Corner: ARRIVAL with Michael Enright is on November 1st!

Join us for: Overlooked and Underemployed

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Trained and talented people from other countries who want to work as professionals in Canada face an uphill climb. We hear about dentists employed as security guards, architects who are delivering restaurant food, and engineers working on factory lines.

This is a complex problem because licensing requirements are essential for some professions, and many immigrants face a language barrier. But have we put up too many obstacles? Join us to hear these compelling stories!

Speaker’s Corner with Michael Enright: The Great Escape

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We are incredibly happy to share the second session of our series Speaker’s Corner With Michael Enright: ARRIVAL.

If you were unable to join this session, They Great Escape, please CLICK HERE to access the recording and enjoy!

We are thankful to our host Michael Enright and wonderful panelists Mir Hussain Mahdavi, Jaivet Ealom and Enas Abdulaziz for their compelling and inspiring commentary.

Thank-you to all who tuned in and joined us in person!

Speaker’s Corner – The Great Escape

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The second session of Speaker’s Corner: ARRIVAL with Michael Enright is on October 25th!

Join us for: The Great Escape

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Persians ran from Iran during the Revolution. Haitians sought refuge after earthquakes. The Irish ran away from the Troubles. Syrians escaped from invasion and devastation. American draft dodgers arrived on our doorstep and stayed. Afghans yearned for freedom, away from the control of the Taliban. Indians searched for a path from poverty and/or climate catastrophe. Ukrainians are now coming for safety from war.
Join us to hear the compelling stories of three people who chose Canada as their escape route…

Speaker’s Corner with Michael Enright

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We are incredibly happy to share the first session of our series Speaker’s Corner With Michael Enright: ARRIVAL.

If you were unable to join this session, They Came as Children, please CLICK HERE to access the recording and enjoy!

We are thankful to our host Michael Enright and wonderful panelists Farzana Doctor, Ian Barcarse and Sarah Robles Silva for their compelling and inspiring commentary.

Thank-you to all who tuned in and joined us in person!

Speaker’s Corner – They Came As Children

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The first session of Speaker’s Corner: ARRIVAL with Michael Enright is on October 11th!

Join us for: They Came As Children

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Over the past many decades, countless families have come to Canada with young children, and the experience of immigrating as a child is unique.

Many struggled to navigate this new world, while their parents fiercely held onto their old-world traditions.

Join us to hear the compelling stories and voices of adults who arrived as children.

Speaker’s Corner Returns

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Speaker’s Corner returns this fall with a new host and a provocative new series!

Over four Tuesday evenings in October and November, CBC Radio broadcaster and writer Michael Enright will explore the theme of ARRIVAL.

Each program in the series will examine the challenges of arriving in a foreign land to start a new life. Immigrants and refugees who made Canada their new home will share the hopeful yet often harrowing stories of their journey.

Join us at no cost for these compelling conversations.

October 11th: They Came as Children

October 25th: The Great Escape

November 1st: Overlooked and Underemployed

November 15th: Fear of Deportation

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Doors open at 6:30PM. Light refreshments will be served.

Each program begins at 7PM.

*Note: Masks are strongly recommended while indoors. Please stay home if you are sick.

**Wheelchair and TTC accessible. 

Sneak Peek at Speaker’s Corner!

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Speaker’s Corner returns this fall with a new host and a provocative new series!

Over four Tuesday evenings in October and November,  CBC Radio broadcaster and writer Michael Enright will explore the theme of ARRIVAL. 

Each program in the series will examine the challenges of arriving in a foreign land to start a new life. Immigrants and refugees who made Canada their new home will share the hopeful yet often harrowing stories of their journey.

Stay tuned for details to come on how you can join us at no cost for these compelling conversations.