Network of Agencies Against Forced Marriages / Advisory Committee

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1 Name Organization Contact Website/ Service Area Access Alliance Multicultural Health ext. 243 and Community Nisrine Maktabi LGBTQ Settlement Counsellor Access Alliance works to promote health and wellbeing and improve access to services for immigrants and refugees in Toronto by addressing medical, social, economic and environmental issues. Shirley Gillett Vijaya Chikermane Agincourt Community The Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (ASAAP) - - ed@asaap.ca / The Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention is a community-based, non-profit, charitable organization committed to providing health promotion, support, education and advocacy in a non-discriminatory manner for those who identify as South Asian living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Sondos Ramzy Community Engagement & External Partnership Coordinator The Arab Community Centre of Toronto (ACCT) rsondos@arabnewcomers.org ext: The Arab Community Centre of Toronto (ACCT) is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious organization that aims to help all newcomers to Canada, especially Arabs, and to provide a friendly place to socialize and reach services and opportunities. Farrah Khan Gulnar Hossain Women s Counsellor Alia Hogben/ Eman Ahmed Rose A. Faddoul Review Counsel Anita Khanna Farishta Dinshaw Jessica Brunino Placement Student Hoori Hamboyan Advocate Barbara Schlifer Clinic Bloor Information And Life Skills Centre Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) Community Legal Aid/ University of Windsor Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) f.khan@schliferclinic.com ext. 243 The Schlifer Clinic is a counselling, legal, interpretation, information and referral service for women who are survivors of violence. gulnarh@rogers.com A non-profit multi-ethnic agency providing immigrant, settlement programs, woman abuse and pre-seniors programs. hogben@kinston.net (613) CCMW is a national organization with chapters across the emanahmed71@gmail.com country. CCMW believes that Muslim women must develop their Muslim identity while being a part of and making a positive contribution to Canadian rfaddoul@uwindsor.ca (519) , Ext. 224 anita@cassa.on.ca (416) ext. 13 COSTI dinshaw@costi.org / jessica.brunino@utoronto.ca Children's Law and Family Violence Policy Unit, (416) ext. 272 HHamboya@justice.gc.ca (613) society and that they must provide positive role models for Muslim youth. Community Legal Aid (CLA) is one of six student law clinics in Ontario, and is operated by the University of Windsor s Faculty of Law in conjunction with Legal Aid Ontario. CASSA is a social justice umbrella organization working with Ontario s diverse South Asian communities. COSTI Immigrant is a community-based multicultural agency providing employment, educational, settlement and social services to all immigrant communities, new Canadians and individuals in need of assistance. Page 1 of 6

2 Myra Levy Director of Clinical Julia Ghani Community Outreach Worker/ Community Development Department of Justice East Metro Youth ext ext East Metro Youth (EMYS) is a community based children's mental health centre, accredited by Children's Mental Health Ontario, which has been serving young people and their families in the East Toronto community for over thirty years. Lisa Cirillo Legal and Project Coordinator Alex Young FLEW (Family Law Education for Women) c/o YWCA Toronto Foreign Affairs and International Trade lcirillo@onefamilylaw.ca , x alex.young@international.gc.ca - The Consular Affairs Bureau provides information and assistance services to Canadians living and travelling abroad. Henna Khwaja/ Arohani Dahri Emily Chan Staff Lawyer / Community Development India Rainbow Community of Peel Justice for Children and Youth hkhawja@indiarainbow.org adahri@indiarainbow.org chane@lao.on.ca , x India Rainbow Community of Peel is a nonprofit, charitable, community based organization. Justice for Children and Youth provides select legal representation to low-income children and youth in Toronto and vicinity. Penny Krowitz Zahra Dhanani Legal Director Dahlia Saibil Senior Policy/Program Analyst / Domestic Violence Initiatives Lisa Wyndels Staff Lawyer JWIC...Ending Violence Against Women METRAC (Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children) Ministry of the Attorney General / Ontario Victim Secretariat Neighbourhood Legal penny@jwicanada.com JWIC is committed to identifying, educating and advocating on issues that affect women and children. legaldirector@metrac.org The Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC) is a not-for-profit, community-based organization that works to prevent and end violence against diverse women, youth, and children. dahlia.saibil@ontario.ca (416) / (416) wyndelsl@lao.on.ca (Legal Aid Clinic) Sylvia Srivastava Settlement Coordinator Newcomer Centre of Peel ssrivastava@ncpeel.ca sabbasi@ncpeel.ca (905) Ext The Newcomer Centre of Peel Centre is committed to our client s success in becoming a fully engaged and integrated member of the Page 2 of 6

3 Shireen Abbasi Settlement Counsellor Maya Roy Paulina Maciulis Manager, Sectoral Professional Development Debbie Falconer Peggy Gail DeHal-Ramson Rav Bains Baldev Mutta Archana Nene Family Enhancement Counsellor Newcomer Women s Centre OCASI (Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants) Ontario Victims Secretariat Parkdale Community Legal (PCLS) Peel Children s Aid Society Punjabi Community Health md@newcomerwomen.org pmaciulis@ocasi.org debbie.falconer@ontario.ca x 225 Peel community. We do this by providing high quality, innovative and relevant educational programs and related services. Newcomer Women's Toronto (NEW) is a non-profit settlement organization that assists newcomer women to develop the language, employment- related skills and cultural understanding they need for their successful integration into Canadian society. OCASI acts as a collective voice for immigrant-serving agencies and to coordinate response to shared needs and concerns. dehalp@lao.on.ca - Parkdale Community Legal is a community legal clinic located on Queen Street in the west end of Toronto, Canada. We provide free legal advice, assistance and representation to low income residents living in the Parkdale and Swansea area. RBains@peelcas.org - Peel Children s Aid works to protect children from abuse and baldev@punjabiservices.com archanasumedh@gmail.com ext 222 neglect. Peel Region. Works primarily with the Punjabi community including, youth, parents, and, elders. Amra Munawar Angie Rupra Instructor, Social Service Worker - Immigrant and Refugee Program Reh ma Community Seneca College, York Campus amra@rehma-cs.org REH MA is a community-based, non-profit, registered charity that serves Muslims from, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe and others in the Greater Toronto Area. angie.rupra@senecac.on.ca (416) , ext A comprehensive polytechnic with degree, diploma and certificate programs. Full and part-time programs are offered on campuses in Toronto and York Region. Rita Kohli Sexual Assault/ Rape Crisis Centre of Peel (S.A/R.C.C.P.) executivedirector@sarccp.org ext We are a community-based organization of women working with women who have been affected by sexual violence and other forms of oppression. Laarni Paras Volunteer Coordinator, Immigrant and Refugee Women Connecting for Change Program Springtide Resources Inc. (formerly Education Wife Assault) lparas@womanabuseprevention. com Tel: ext Springtide Resources promotes healthy and equal relationships by engaging diverse communities in shared educational strategies designed to prevent violence against women and the effect it has on children. Page 3 of 6

4 Daria Stadnik Violence Against Women Counsellor Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office (TNO) (416) ext Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office is a community based multicultural, multi-service agency providing community-based services to residents of Thorncliffe Park and surrounding communities. Priscilla Machedo/ Leila Rezalicin/ Blanca Ines Romero Andalee Adamali Deborah Vittie Sergeant (5529) Domestic Violence Co-ordinator Constable Jeniffer Sidhu TAFHCC - The Alternative For Her Community Centre Toronto Community Housing Corporation Toronto Police Service - Community Mobilization Unit tafhcc@yahoo.com/ blancainesromero@yahoo.com andalee@sympatico.ca Deborah.Vittie@torontopolice.on. ca / Jenifferjit.sidhu@torontopolice.on. ca TAFHCC's programs and services are particularly designed to increase participation of women and girls, including those who face barriers in access to programs and services due to their cultural traditions which include gender segregation. (416) Catherine Chhina Community Health Educator Lois A. Herman Coordinator WUNRN Sunanda Sachdev/ Shamim Tokhy May El Abdallah Lawyer Tahlee Afzal Women s Health in Women s Hands Women s UN Report Network Kitchener-Waterloo YMCA Cross Cultural & Immigrant University of Toronto catherine@whiwh.com (416) Women s Health In Women s Hands (WHIWH) Community Health Centre provides Primary Healthcare to Black Women and Women of Colour from the Caribbean, African, Latin American and South Asian communities in Metropolitan Toronto and surrounding municipalities. mosie@infionline.net ssachdev@ckwymca.ca/ stoky@ckwymca.ca may_ea@hotmail.com tahlee01@yahoo.com (519) The KW YMCA has been a leader in providing newcomers to Canada with the emotional, spiritual and physical support needed to adapt, contribute and prosper in the KW community since Mehrunnisa Ali Professor Rupaleem Bhuyan Professor Soma Chatterjee Ph.D. Candidate Sabra Desai Manager Community Partnership Development Ryerson University/ CERIS maali@ryerson.ca (416) ext University of Toronto r.bhuyan@utoronto.ca (416) Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning rupsa29@gmail.com Sabra.desai@humber.ca (416) Ext.4730 Research interests include newcomer children, youth and families; parentteacher relations; and preparation of teachers to work with diverse populations. Dr. Bhuyan's research integrates interpretive policy analysis and communitybased participatory action research to address the sociocultural and political context of domestic violence, migration, citizenship and social rights. Page 4 of 6

5 Olaf Henricson-Bell Joint Head Sara Hossain Lawyer/ Advocate Anna Korteweg Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology Forced Marriage Unit, UK 8706 Dr. Kamal Hossain (Bangladesh) and Associates 2946; ; University of Toronto anna.korteweg@utoronto.ca (416) Working on a research project on media and policy debates on honour related violence and forced marriages in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and Canada, commissioned by UNRISD. Mandeep Kaur Mucina Ph.D. Candidate mbhalru@gmail.com Sugandha Nagpal Student Nidhi Punyarthi Law Student/ SALCO Board Member York University/ United South Asians at York Osgoode Hall Law School, York University n.sugandha@gmail.com nidhi.punyarthi@gmail.com Azra Rashid Documentary Film Maker azra.rashid@gmail.com Nita Saini M.A Student (Immigration and Settlement Studies); Graduate Placement with SALCO Ryerson University nitasaini@gmail.com Karlee Sapoznik Ph. D. Candidate in History, York University, Toronto, Canada karleesapoznik@yahoo.ca (647) Works on forced marriage issues in relation to modern slavery and law. Meera Sethi Project Branding Consultant Aisha Silim Meera Sethi Creative (MISC) misc@meerasethi.com aisha.silim@gmail.com Uzma Shakir Atkinson Economic Justice Fellow Atkinson Foundation Uzmashakir4@gmail.com - Page 5 of 6

6 Kripa Sekhar Gokce Yurdakul South Asian Women s Centre (SAWC) Humboldt University Berlin, Germany ksekhar@sawc.org (416) g.yurdakul2007@gmail.com (416) Working on a research project on media and policy debates on honour related violence and forced marriages in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and Canada, commissioned by UNRISD. Page 6 of 6

Sent Regrets: Geri Sadoway, Jean Vecina, Martha Ocampo, Nora Angeles, Suruthi Ragulan, Natasha Brien, Anna Korteweg, Raman Hansra, Tzazná Miranda

Sent Regrets: Geri Sadoway, Jean Vecina, Martha Ocampo, Nora Angeles, Suruthi Ragulan, Natasha Brien, Anna Korteweg, Raman Hansra, Tzazná Miranda MMP University of Toronto How Conditional Settlement Impacts Immigrant Women May 2015 In this document we provide a summary of the Research Advisory Committee meeting that took place on May 15, 2015 from