Project PROTECH is glad to share this Vision Youth Leadership – August 29 Parent Workshop resources here. For those who missed it, it’s a great opportunity for you to catch it up now! The speakers included Co-Principal Investigator of PROTECH cultural psychiatrist Dr. Kenneth Fung (starts 51:00) ; YRDSB Trustee Ron Lynn; and STEM Tutoring…
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New Toolkit to Respond to Anti-Asian Hate
Ryerson Advisory Committee recently launched a new Toolkit to combat Anti-Asian Racism (link). Entitled ‘Responding to Hate Toolkit, this unique resource responds to the increased incidents of violence and hate towards Asian Canadians, spurred by the COVID-19 Pandemics. This toolkit delves into the differences between hate crimes, hate incidents, and acts of discrimination. It directs victims…
CCNCSJ Released a New Anti-racism Lens to Access the Economic and Health Recovery Plan
To hold Prime Minister Trudeau to his promise, the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice (CCNC-SJ) is releasing a new tool to help Canadians, including social justice advocates, to review the anticipated recovery plan in the Throne Speech. Full version of this press release is here:
National report shows more anti-Asian incidents per capita reported in Canada than US
CCNCTO and CCNCSJ, our collaborators reported that over 600 incidents of anti-Asian racism in Canada through the reporting sites covidracism.ca and elimin8hate.org that were collected from 7 provinces. The data from both sites confirm disturbing trends and patterns. See the following infographics and their press release for more information.
Coloring Pages to Help Children Learn about COVID19
Spend some time with your family and maybe you can use this colouring page to help your children learn about COVID19. Enjoy activities at home with your family. If you can’t be with them, call, text or video chat to stay in touch! You can download the colouring pages from the PHAC webpage.
CSALC Updated Their Fact Sheets on CERB and Employment Programs
On August 20, 2020, the Government of Canada announced that the CERB would be extended by an additional 4 weeks, The Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic has updated their fact sheets (in English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese) that help our community members understand the changes. Please follow the following link for the detailed factsheets….
What We Are Learning About Covid-19 and Kids
As schools around the world prepare to reopen, new scientific evidence about children and coronavirus is coming to light by David Cox, the Guardian, August 9, 2020 Back in April, the French epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet found himself leading an investigation in the town of Crépy-en-Valois, a small community of 15,000 inhabitants just to the north-east…
PACER-COM starting September 16
We are now inviting Chinese Canadians (English- speaking, Mandarin-speaking, Cantonese-speaking) to participate in Pandemic Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Response (PACER) Training – a targeted online training for those impacted by COVID-19 to enhance their resilience. Participants will have opportunities to be trained to facilitate future groups. Our next round of 6-week training, conducted in…
PACER-HCP Starting September 16
Health Care Providers (HCPs) and hospital staff can participate in the Pandemic Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Response Intervention for Healthcare Providers (PACER-HCP) -a targeted online training to enhance resilience, and develop Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Group Empowerment Psychoeducation skills. Our next wave of 6 weeks training will start on September 16….
Mental Health Webinar – What it’s Like to Study in Canada During a Pandemic
Project PROTECH Mental Health Webinar Series (Wednesday, August 26) This week, PROTECH team members Jaden, Joyce, and Patricia shared their experiences of what it’s like to study at the undergraduate and graduate levels during a pandemic, and discussed how to navigate challenges they’ve encountered.