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[Doug Schuler]

Summer session and diplomar program FYI...

-- Doug

From: "Wayne Berry" <berryw at sprint.ca>
To: <douglas at scn.org>
Subject: Community Worker Program Announces Summer Information Sessions
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 19:52:25 -0400

NEWS RELEASE - COMMUNITY WORKER DIPLOMA PROGRAM - GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE

For Immediate Release
Contact: Alex Robinson
Community Worker Diploma Program
George Brown College
Tel.: (416) 415-2900, ext. 3304
Date: July 3, 2000
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Community Worker Program Announces Summer Information Sessions
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Toronto, ON, CANADA - The Community Worker Diploma Program of George =
Brown College, now in its 26th year of operation, is offering a series =
of information sessions to prospective students during July and August =
2000. In addition, a special reception for new students to the program =
will be held on August 2, 2000. All are welcome to both information =
sessions and the reception. An RSVP for the reception is required.
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The two-year Community Worker Diploma Program, created in 1975, trains =
students to work as organizers, advocates, facilitators, popular =
educators and community development generalists in a variety of =
community-based and social justice organizations including =
co-operatives, front-line social service agencies, ethno-specific =
agencies, immigrant and refugee services and organizations that promote =
and develop community services (such as day care, housing and youth =
services) for persons of diverse racial, ethnic, cultural and economic =
backgrounds.
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Students are provided with a rich and comprehensive curriculum including =
human rights, community analysis, social policy, community organizing, =
group leadership, grant-writing, Internet applications for community =
workers, counselling, Canadian political science and community legal =
services. Theory is complemented by practice as all students complete =
three field placements during the course of the program. Recent =
graduates are undertaking varied community development work including =
the delivery of popular education programs, the provision of =
transitional housing, community heath promotion and youth-at-risk =
program development.
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The information sessions and the reception will be held at the St. James =
Campus of George Brown College (located at 200 King Street East in =
Toronto) on the following dates:
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      Event Date Time Location=20
      Information Session Tuesday, July 11, 2000 1 to 3 pm All events =
held at George Brown College, 200 King Street East, Toronto, ON=20
      Information Session Wednesday, July 19, 2000 5 to 7 pm=20
      Information Session Monday, July 24, 2000 1 to 3 pm=20
      Reception: New Students Wednesday August 2, 2000 2 to 4 pm=20
      Information Session Wednesday, August 2, 2000 6 to 8 pm=20
      Information Session Wednesday, August 9, 2000 7 to 9 pm=20
      Information Session Wednesday, August 16, 2000 1 to 3 pm=20
      Information Session Tuesday, August 22, 2000 1 to 3 pm=20
      Information Session Monday, August 28, 2000 2 to 4 pm=20

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For more information on the Community Worker Diploma Program, please =
visit our Web sites at =
http://www.gbrownc.on.ca/Marketing/FTCal/comsrv/C101.html and =
http://www.web.net/~comwpgbc/. For more information on the information =
sessions and reception, please contact Alex Robinson at
(416) 415-2900, ext. 3304 or send an e-mail to Bob Luker, Community =
Worker Program Coordinator, at bluker at gbrownc.on.ca
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