Friday, July 31, 2009

Call for participants - Capacity Building and Advocacy Project (CAP) - Ethno Racial People with Disabilities Coalition of Ontario

Ethno Racial People with Disabilities Coalition of Ontario

Are you an ethno-cultural or racialized person with a disability? Looking to expand and share skills for empowering the disability community? Then, apply to Participate in ERDCO’S Capacity Building and Advocacy Project (CAP). Our project aims to advance the voices, issues, talents and giftedness of ethno-cultural and racialized people with disabilities and offer a series of workshops, including interesting guest speakers, opportunities to enhance communication skills and organize public meetings and advocacy initiatives, from this summer to spring, 2010.

JOIN THE CIRCLE

Participation in this project will expand the capacity to do public education and advocacy on such issues as human and disability rights, anti-oppression practice, cultural sensitivity and anti-ableism. It will be led by inspirational speakers, facilitators and engaged advocates with disabilities. ERDCO is currently taking names of people interested in applying to participate in this project.

Apply soon! Contact ERDCO at 416-657-2211 or write to us at erdco_ca@yahoo.ca.
An Honorarium will be provided to participants
Note: Attendant services and refreshments are provided, and ASL for some events.

Funded by the Access, Equity and Human Rights grants program, City of Toronto

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