The more we know about each other and our cultures, the more we get out of living life! Sharing about each other´s culture is sharing another way of living - another way of eating or having fun, for example. It´s also walking in someone else´s shoes for a day.

Our communities in the lower mainland are home to the third largest population of newcomers (immigrants and refugees). Often, people new to Canada encounter fear and anxiety over beginning a new life. WE would like to change that fear into determination and hope through friendship; thus, enabling them with confidence to engage and support their community with their skills and talents. The Host Volunteer program assist newcomers in overcoming language and social barriers by providing emotional and social support through rewarding friendships.

DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society would like to invite all those who are interested to learn more about this program by attending our program orientation at the following dates and locations.

When: Wednesday November 12th and 26th Where: Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Surrey Campus) room D422 Time: 1:00 to 4 pm ( a ½ hour presentation will be given at 1, 2, and 3pm)

When: Wednesday November 19th and December 3rd Where: Simon Fraser University (Surrey Campus) room SUR 3200 ( Nov. 19th) SUR 5320 (Dec. 3) Time: 1:00 to 4 pm ( a ½ hour presentation will be given at 1, 2, and 3 pm).

Annette Fraser or Haleh Noei
Host Program Coordinators
DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society
604-597-0205 ext. 1204/1235

Email: host@dcrs.ca Website: www.dcrs.ca

I am about to visit my family in Ontario. In the past, I've tended to be critical of their ways of life for not being progressive enough. This time, I want to come more from an understanding and less critical place.

We live in a brainwashed society. Just look anywhere and you'll see ads. Consume, consume, consume. Democracy is reduced to a pacifying term. (were you asked to vote re: our troops going to Afghanistan? Cutbacks to seniors programs, mental health?) Capitalism doesn't work unless someone is exploited. Frankly I'm sick of  living for self and I'd like to see people worse off than me get a "no strings" break

We live in a brainwashed society. Just look anywhere and you'll see ads. Consume, consume, consume. Democracy is reduced to a pacifying term. (were you asked to vote re: our troops going to Afghanistan? Cutbacks to seniors programs, mental health?) Capitalism doesn't work unless someone is exploited. Frankly I'm sick of  living for self and I'd like to see people worse off than me get a "no strings" break

IN the 1930's, my mother tells me, they had no money but they had good food and good times.  In one sense they were lucky that they lived in a rural environment, and had land to grow their own food.  They preserved the food they grew, traded with neighbours, and created their own entertainment. 

Out of necessity they had a small environmental footprint. 

They were environmentalists without knowing it.  My family has held on to the land that sustained them in those lean years, and I see it as an imperative that my generation return to that way of sustaining life.  Together with family members, we are begining a process that will return our lives to that smaller footprint by growing our own foostuffs, trading with others in the nearby community, and sharing the benefits with those less fortunate through the local food bank.