Back to SearchIt’s hard to believe that it is already Fall of 2020. N4 welcomes all our new members and we encourage you to start or join the conversations in our virtual meeting place, explore our e-learning and resources, and events that may be of interest you.
Launch of our N4 webinars
We are also excited about the launch of our N4 webinars, featuring leading subject matter experts from among our many members. The webinars have explored topics from how to set up your own newcomer navigation program to the challenges of welcoming refugees during COVID-19, to tips on how to communicate effectively through videoconferencing. You can download the webinars and view the questions and responses at your leisure. If you wish to discuss any of the topics further, or you have questions, join us in the meeting place where you can bring these up with colleagues across the network.
In case you missed, you can watch our past webinars and view the questions and responses at your leisure. If you wish to discuss any of the topics further, or you have questions, join us in the Meeting Place where you can bring these up with colleagues across the network.
International Translation Day
In recognition of International Translation Day, on September 30, N4 salutes and thanks the language heroes who facilitate the important dialogues that are essential to good health, international relations to conversations with health and social service providers, the role of the translator and interpreter is of utmost importance in interpersonal and international discussions.
Mental health awareness month
October is mental health awareness month and Dr. Nathalie Dinh, Psychologist, Social and Transcultural Psychiatry Division of McGill University Faculty of Medicine, and expert in transcultural mental health offered some pearls of wisdom on helping newcomers through active listening and helping newcomer serving professionals deal with vicarious trauma.
International Day of the Girl Child
October 11th, United Nations International Day of the Girl Child, gives us the opportunity to reflect upon the advantages of growing up as a girl in Canada. Read a moving story by a Carleton University student, on this social injustice that is inflicted on so many young girls around the globe.
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