全加华人协进会(平权会) 多伦多分会
Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter
Recruiting Members for Research and Planning Committee
——- Alternative Social Planning Program
Since 1999, CCNCTO has been working closely with the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians, the Hispanic Development Council, and the African Canadian Social Development Council to establish the Alternative Planning Group (APG). The purpose of this collaborative relationship is to build the individual capacity of each organization and, by extension, our communities through the sharing of resources; to create a new paradigm of social planning that reflects the demographic, racial, cultural and linguistic diversity of Toronto; and to build social capital of ethno-racial communities so that they can emerge on the policy platform as a legitimate player.
CCNCTO’s Alternative Social Planning Program is now recruiting volunteer members to form a Research and Planning Committee that will help to guide the Alternative Social Planning program. This program is being funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation for the next 3 years.
I. Mission
Improve communication and networking between academic researchers and the Chinese community in order to act as a think-tank and advisory committee for undertaking community based research in the Chinese community using an Alternative Social Planning model.
II. Objectives
1.Raise awareness regarding the need for Alternative Social Planning that is inclusive for equity seeking communities;
2.Work with community leaders, academics and students to facilitate community based knowledge creation, legitimization and dissemination in the Chinese community;
3.Define and prioritize the needs, goals and aspirations of the Chinese community in Toronto related to addressing social inequities;
4.Empower Chinese Canadian community such that they are recognized as contributing to the common good and are valued as part of the greater society outside of our community; Provide members of the Chinese community an opportunity to do something for our community; and
5.Develop policy recommendations and community based projects and networks to address social inequities for the Chinese Canadian community in Toronto.
III. Criteria for Members
Committee members should represent the various interest groups of the Alternative Social Planning Program, especially focused on Chinese Canadian community, including academic researchers, consultants, community members and students. Committee members will be working on a volunteer basis. We will have regular meetings once a month. Every member is expected to contribute about a minimum of 5 hours per month for participating in meetings and conducting research to support our program.
The chair of the research committee is responsible for keeping the committee fully informed about Alternative Planning Group activities, such as conferences, seminars, publications, and current and future research projects.
Potential committee members should review the Mission and Objectives and ask for clarification if it is needed.
IV. Action Plan for Year 1
The Action Plan for Year 1 is as follows:
·Establish research and social planning committee with members from academic and Chinese Canadian community;
·Establish relationship with academics and university and college departments to include discussions and readings of Alternative Social Planning in classes;
·Develop list of projects and opportunities appropriate for students to engage in that will be posted online and circulated to universities and colleges;
·Work with Research and Planning Committee to develop a framework for community-based research in Chinese Canadian community in Toronto to address social inequities;
·Create opportunities for social development (i.e. community focus group, public forum);
·Develop and pilot Chinese Community training modules (i.e. leadership training, community organizing, community social planning, facilitation and visioning, mapping exercises, etc.) that will be used in Year 2-3 community capacity training; and
·Expand networks and linkages inside and outside of Chinese and social justice community
V. How to Apply
Please summit your Resume and Letter of Interest stating why you are interested in participating the Research and Planning Committee. The deadline of application is on June 10, 2008. Applications after the deadline may also be considered.
Please consider the following questions for your Letter of Interest:
1)What skills, expertise and networks in the Chinese community or the academic community will you bring to this committee?
2)Why is it important to establish a Research and Planning Committee for the Chinese community?
3)What are some of your research interests?
Contact us If you have any questions, please contact:
Grace Feng
Program Manager
Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter (CCNCTO)
Suite 124, 215 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C7
Tel: (416) 596-0833 ext. 2 Fax: (416) 979-3936
