Check out: "June 27, 2022 Immigration Weekly"  for the latest events, information and resources related to COVID-19 and immigration in Waterloo Region. Find out about:

Immigration Partnership News
1. Our Collective Work to Build Community Through Immigration, Q2 Update
2. Visitors at the KW Multicultural Festival Participated in the #RacialEquityWR Campaign!
3. YWCA Cambridge Women of Distinction Awards: Abiha Syed

Community Partner Highlights
4. Immigrant Services and Interpretation Open

Afghan and Other Refugee Integration Updates
5. Supporting Afghan and Other Refugee Resettlement in Waterloo Region
6. In Solidarity with Ukraine
7. Fleeing war to new beginnings in Waterloo region: How these 2 refugees are resettling.
8. The Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF) has just released their Annual Impact Report 2021 including an update on the Immigration Partnership Fund for Immigrant and Refugee Initiatives

Other Information and Resources
9. Discrimination in Smaller Communities Across Southwestern Ontario
10. Canada’s Immigration Advantage, a Survey of Major Employers
11. New Scholarship for Refugee-Claimant Youth
12. A Program for Newcomers Who Need Assistance Affording their Insulin(s) and Needles

Special Themes
13. Canadian Multiculturalism Day
14. July 1 is Canada Day!

Virtual Events and Webinars
15. Fostering Welcoming and Inclusive Environments for Immigrants and Refugees, June 30, 1:30-2:30pm
16. Migrant Integration Governance After the Pandemic: Lasting Adaptations? June 30, 9am ET
17. 2SLGBTQ+ Newcomer Peer Support Group, July 6-August 31, Every Wednesday, 3:30-4:30pm
18. kultrun world music, July 7-10, ST Jacobs
19. Let's Talk Summer 2022 Group for Newcomer Youth ages 14-21, July 25-29, 1-5pm

COVID 19 Coverage and other News
20. Local retired professor reminds us that 'Ukrainians still need our help' CityNews Everywhere, June 27, 2022
21. Why Ukrainian newcomers are not refugees and why that matters CBC News, June 26, 2022
22. Few LGBTQ+ refugees got to Canada during the pandemic. Here are the stories of some who did CBC News, June 26, 2022
23. Ottawa allowing thousands of Afghans entry to Canada through Pakistan, which has relaxed border restrictions The Globe and Mail, June 25, 2022
24. Syrian refugee turns memories of war into art CTV News, June 24, 2022
25. How an online connection gave one refugee family a head start on a new life CBC News, June 24, 2022
26. Bingemans exhibition of Indigenous artists combines traditional values, modern tech Waterloo Chronicle, June 16, 2022
27. What it means to 'decolonize' the region's new $2.1M Upstream Fund CBC Radio, June 24, 2022
8 months in, Afghans stuck in Islamabad may finally have a path to Canada CBC News, June 23, 2022
28. WRDSB trustees vote down motion to examine critical race theory in lesson plans CityNews Kitchener, June 22, 2022
29. STEM camp for Black youth debuts this summer Waterloo Chronicle, June 21, 2022
30. These architects are infusing Indigenous values into galleries, campus buildings across Canada CBC News, June 21, 2022
31. Toronto writer Ann Shin wins $20,000 Trillium Prize for North Korean novel ‘The Last Exiles Waterloo Chronicle, , June 21, 2022
32. I was brought up to be the 'woman who had it all.' Then I became a stay-at-home mom CBC News, June 18, 2022
33. 'Struggle, perseverance and hope': New play staged in Waterloo Region tackles topic of poverty Waterloo Chronicle, June 16, 2022
34. If you're travelling soon, here's what you need to know as of June 15 CBC News, June 14, 2022
35. 6 things to check out in this year's Canada Day celebrations in Cambridge Cambridge Times, June 13, 2022
36. Newcomers to Canada support Indigenous Peoples and reconciliation The Conversation, June 20, 2022

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