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SUMMARY:Breakfast Reception to Launch the Welcoming Ottawa Week 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) will host an event to kick-start the 2026 Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW) activities. This invitation-only event is for OLIP partners\, WOW event hosts\, Welcoming Ambassador Award recipients\, civil society leaders\, faith leaders and business and government executives.
URL:https://welcomingottawaweek.ca/event/breakfast-reception-to-launch-the-welcoming-ottawa-week-2026/
LOCATION:7 Bayview Station Rd
CATEGORIES:Formal Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa Local Immigrantion Partnership (OLIP)":MAILTO:nyamulola@olip-plio.ca
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SUMMARY:Breakfast Reception to Launch the Welcoming Ottawa Week 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) will host an event to kick-start 2025 Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW) activities. This invitation-only event is for OLIP partners\, WOW event hosts\, Welcoming Ambassador Award recipients\, civil society leaders\, faith leaders and business and government executives. \nLanguage: Bilingual
URL:https://welcomingottawaweek.ca/event/breakfast-reception-to-launch-the-welcoming-ottawa-week-2025/
CATEGORIES:Formal Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa Local Immigrantion Partnership (OLIP)":MAILTO:nyamulola@olip-plio.ca
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SUMMARY:WOW Breakfast Launch Event
DESCRIPTION:The Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) will host an event to kick-start 2024 Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW) activities. This invitation-only event is for OLIP partners\, WOW event hosts\, Welcoming Ambassador Award recipients\, civil society leaders\, faith leaders and business and government executives.
URL:https://welcomingottawaweek.ca/event/wow-breakfast-event/
LOCATION:Bayview Yards\, 7 Bayview Yards
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Formal Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ottawa Local Immigrantion Partnership (OLIP)":MAILTO:nyamulola@olip-plio.ca
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SUMMARY:2022 Welcoming Ottawa Week Launch Event
DESCRIPTION:The Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) will host an event to kick-start 2022 Welcoming Ottawa Week activities. This invitation-only event is for OLIP partners\, WOW event hosts\, Welcoming Ambassador Award recipients\, civil society leaders\, faith leaders and business and government executives.
URL:https://welcomingottawaweek.ca/event/2022-welcoming-ottawa-week-launch-event/
LOCATION:Fred Barrett Arena\, 3280 Leitrim Rd\,\, Gloucester
CATEGORIES:Formal Events
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SUMMARY:The Kindness of Strangers
DESCRIPTION:The Kindness of Strangers is an evening of short\, powerful and provocative talks about creating impact in your life and world. Five speakers draw on their own experience to share stories that highlight the power within each of us to build connection and community in an increasingly polarized time. The Kindness of Strangers is a fundraiser to benefit Refugee 613. Tickets are $75\, available in advance via Eventbrite. Limited spots are available through a Pay It Forward option. Please contact the organizers for more information. \nThis year’s speakers: \n\nRt. Hon. David Johnston\, Former Governor General\, author of Trust: 20 Ways to Build A Better Country\nHassan Al Kontar\, Humanitarian\, public speaker\, Syrian formerly stranded in Malaysian airport for seven months\nBernadette Clement\, Lawyer\, first woman and first person of colour to be Mayor of Cornwall\, Ontario\nThomas Coombes\, Head of Brand & Deputy Director\, Communications at Amnesty International\nKetty Nivyabandi\, Writer\, poet\, communications specialist\nMark Sutcliffe\, Event Chair and MC. Author\, broadcaster\, entrepreneur\n\nWhat people said about Kindness of Strangers 2018: \n“Thank you so much for the fantastic event!”\n“Heartwarming themes that everyone can relate to.”\n“I wish all of Ottawa could have been there!”
URL:https://welcomingottawaweek.ca/event/the-kindness-of-strangers/
LOCATION:Ottawa\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Formal Events
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SUMMARY:The 2019 Trebek Forum: «Humaniser la migration» | Humanizing Migration
DESCRIPTION:«Humaniser la migration: droits\, refuge et responsabilités» \nLe forum bilingue « Humaniser la migration »\, qui aura lieu à l’Université d’Ottawa le 20 juin 2019 (Journée mondiale des réfugiés)\, rassemblera des leaders canadiens et internationaux œuvrant au niveau gouvernemental\, académique ou parmi la société civile afin de contribuer à humaniser le débat public sur la migration au Canada. \nLe forum inclura : \n9h30-11h15 Séance plénière sur le rôle du Canada dans les mouvements migratoires mondiaux ; ouverture de l’exposition de photo «First Flashes».\nAllocutions lors de la séance plénière par :\nMinister Hussen\nSenator Omidvar\nJean Nicolas Beuze (UNHCR)\nMustafa Alio\, Network for Refugee Voices \n11h30-13h00 Diner \n13h00-15h00 Ateliers simultanés sur :\n– Accès à l’éducation\n– Migrations environnementales\n– Engagement communautaire dans le (ré)établissement et l’intégration\n– Frontières canado-américaines dans le contexte de l’Entente sur les tiers pays sûrs \n15h30-17h30 Documentaire «Je suis Rohingya»\, suivi d’une période de questions \n17h30-18h30 Réception de clôture \nCet événement sera gratuit et ouvert au public\, mais il est nécessaire de s’inscrire.\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-2019-trebek-forum-humaniser-la-migration-humanizing-migration-tickets-61111856207 \nPour plus d’informations\, veuillez contacter Christina Clark-Kazak: cclarkka@uottawa.ca \n——————————————————————————— \n“Humanizing Migration: Rights\, Refuge\, Responsibilities” \nThe bilingual “Humanizing Migration” Forum\, to be held at the University of Ottawa on June 20th (World Refugee Day) will bring together Canadian and international thought leaders from government\, academia and civil society to humanize public debate on migration to Canada. \nThe forum will include \n9:30-11:15 Plenary on Canada’s role in global migration movements; and “First Flashes” photography opening.\nThe speakers for the opening panel are confirmed as follows:\nMinister Hussen\nSenator Omidvar\nJean Nicolas Beuze (UNHCR)\nMustafa Alio\, Network for Refugee Voices \n11:30-1:00 Lunch \n1:00-3:00 Concurrent workshops on:\n– Access to education\n– Environmental displacement\n– Community engagement in (re)settlement and integration\n– US-Canada border crossers in context of Safe Third Country Agreement \n3:30-5:30 “I am Rohingya” documentary\, followed by Q&A \n5:30-6:30 Closing reception \nThe event will be free and open to the public\, but registration is necessary.\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-2019-trebek-forum-humaniser-la-migration-humanizing-migration-tickets-61111856207 \nFor more information\, please contact Christina Clark-Kazak. cclarkka@uottawa.ca \nCo-organisé par |Co-hosted by: \nUniversity of Ottawa\, Carleton University\, Université Saint Paul\, Université du Québec en Outaouais\, The Refugee Hub\, Human Rights Research and Education Centre
URL:https://welcomingottawaweek.ca/event/the-2019-trebek-forum-humaniser-la-migration-humanizing-migration/
LOCATION:Ottawa\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Educational Activities,Formal Events
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