ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 2017 AKING ULTICULTURALISM 40 ATTER Years Mcos 2017 AGM and Member Consultation
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Multicultural 40 Council of Saskatchewan From Many Peoples Strength ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 2017 AKING ULTICULTURALISM 40 ATTER years MCoS 2017 AGM and Member Consultation 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Comfort Suites 4300 Diefenbaker Dr, Regina, SK Agenda 9:00 a.m. Member Development: Celebrating Diversity Beyond the Surface 12:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided for all registered MCoS delegates 1:00 p.m. MCoS Member Consultation 2:15 p.m. MCoS Annual General Meeting 1.0 Call to Order 2.0 Approval of Agenda 3.0 Appointment of Scrutineers 4.0 Minutes of Past Meeting – June 11, 2016 5.0 MCoS Annual Report - President’s Report 6.0 Treasurer’s Report 6.1 Presentation of Audited 2016-17 Financial Statements 6.2 Appointment of Auditors for 2017-18 7.0 Elections 8.0 Other Business 9.0 Additional Announcements 10.0 Adjournment 2 Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan Table of Contents President’s Message................................................................................................4 Executive Director’s Message.....................................................................................5 2016 Annual General Meeting Minutes............................................................................6 About the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan............................................................14 Members and Partners.............................................................................................16 MCoS Board of Directors...........................................................................................17 MCoS Staff..........................................................................................................18 Multicultural Values...............................................................................................18 Streams of Multicultural Work...................................................................................19 Investments & Funding 2016-17.................................................................................21 MCoS Strategic Directions & 2016-17 Accomplishments.....................................................22 Programs and Services...........................................................................................24 1. Cultural Continuity.....................................................................................24 2. Celebration of Diversity...............................................................................27 3. Anti-Racism.............................................................................................29 4. Intercultural Connections.............................................................................33 5. Integration..............................................................................................36 6. All Streams of Multicultural Work...................................................................40 MCoS 2017 Funding Deadlines....................................................................................43 Thank you to our Funders........................................................................................44 Treasurer’s Message...............................................................................................45 Audited Financial Statements 2016-17.........................................................................46 Annual Report 2016 - 2017 3 President’s Message My term as financial and educational support for work that MCoS President promotes multicultural values continue to rise. began with the We have created a funding stream for regional implementation multicultural councils to implement the five of a new 2016-19 streams of multicultural work; we will continue strategic plan. to work to increase the funds available. MCoS has With considerable built capacity through the Education and BRIDGES satisfaction, I am Coordinator, as well as the WIC program. We able to report on trained 25 intercultural facilitators in February, ran our progress in a second pilot of INVOLVE in Weyburn in partnership all aspects of our with Southeast Newcomer Services and SaskCulture, plan: capacity and conducted 12 education workshops. WIC is building; enhanced also bringing attention to multiculturalism and partnerships; fostering communities that welcome and MCoS with the Welcome Home Pledge and the WIC support multicultural values to thrive; and building toolkit. MCoS was able to offer opportunities to bridges with First Nations communities as part of our gather and learn including the AGM with its focuses journey towards a respectful and harmonious shared on reconciliation and advocacy, MCoS Multicultural future. Honours, and public forums on racism. Applications for MCoS funding indicate growing understanding I am proud to share our significant accomplishments in of and commitment to all multicultural values and 2016-17 towards the strategic directions. Please also streams of work. see the table on pages 22-23 and stories throughout the annual report: 3. Governments and public institutions are demonstrating a commitment to supporting 1. The capacity of MCoS is strengthened: cultural diversity, inclusion and new immigrants SaskCulture’s Annual Global Funding Adjudication through their actions, policies and programs: Committee has demonstrated confidence in MCoS The advocacy and public education strategy and our work with a 27% increase from 2015- has relationships at its centre. We continue to 16 to 2016-17 and modest increases for the two develop these with all levels of government and subsequent years. This has allowed us to increase institutions to increase practices that reflect our capacity with a full-time Education and multicultural values, e.g. meeting with provincial BRIDGES Coordinator. In addition to these funds decision-makers regarding implementation of from Saskatchewan Lotteries, we have been able the Saskatchewan Multiculturalism Act, racism, to access Canadian Heritage grants, significantly funding, discussing endorsement of the WIC toolkit through Canada 150 for the Welcoming and with SUMA, and supporting multicultural education Inclusive Communities (WIC) project, as well as in schools. As we develop our communication tools through Inter-Action for the anti-racism campaign. and relationships with media, MCoS attracted The Government of Saskatchewan continues to be considerable attention this year related to local a significant partner. With training and matching and global events as well as MCoS campaigns. funds through artsVest, we secured a sponsorship from Affinity Credit union to support local BRIDGES 4. Multicultural values are widely reflected in the projects. Self-generated revenues are rising notably community: MCoS creates provincial campaigns through education, which allow us to enhance with opportunities for community engagement. The programming and build a reserve fund. We are “Who’s Your Multicultural Superhero?” campaign for grateful to the roles our members and partners Saskatchewan Multicultural Week generated social play including for calendar sales. The board has media activity; we rely on our members to help articulated measures for the objective “Optimize with posts, shares and encouraging participation. and enhance the capacity of MCoS”. The value of “recognize and reject racism” was foremost in the “Show Racism the Door” campaign 2. The capacity of the multicultural community for March 21st. It included public forums in is strengthened: MCoS supports multicultural Saskatoon and Fort Qu’Appelle, advertising, social work that makes a difference. Requests for media, and Arrêt/Stop Racism Youth Leadership 4 Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan Workshops in Prince Albert, Regina and Swift I acknowledge the incredible contributions of my board Current. Welcoming and Inclusive Communities has colleagues who bring vision, dialogue and connections a focus on integration: the reflection of all people to the service of the entire multicultural community as valuable contributors to the community. in Saskatchewan. We have an executive director who, along with her staff, has been innovative in programs, 5. Recognition and appreciation for the historical partnerships, public education and securing funding. I and current contributions of Saskatchewan’s thank outgoing board member Xiaofeng Zhang who has Indigenous people, including relationship to brought positive insights and community involvement the land, are foundations for a respectful and as her contributions to the MCoS board since 2013. harmonious shared future: The BRIDGES program We are grateful to the many types of support from is expanding to include Youth BRIDGES in Regina, SaskCulture, to the Ministry of Parks, Culture and plans for development with Common Ground in Sport, Ministry of Education, and the Department Prince Albert and organizational networking in of Canadian Heritage. MCoS and its members share Saskatoon. MCoS also worked with a consultant to multicultural values every day to bring Saskatchewan’s develop materials and an activity to understand motto to life: From Many Peoples Strength. Indigenous cultures, acknowledge colonial history, the legacies of residential schools as well as Asit Sarkar, President commit to TRC Calls to Action. Executive Director’s Message As I report on MCoS progress in the first year of the • Anti-racism is 2016-19 strategic plan, I reflect on the remarkable the challenging growth in the depth and breadth of activity in the and essential multicultural community and this organization. MCoS work to has created opportunities