Women-led campaign makes vaccine information accessible for Manitoba newcomers
The Vaccine Newcomer Awareness Group is made up of several newcomer and ethnocultural groups and meets over Zoom, makes phone calls and hosts expert talks sometimes in languages other than English where people can ask questions.
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Posted: Apr 19, 2021 8:44 PM CT | Last Updated: April 20
A social media campaign that encourages seniors and healthcare workers to post their vaccine selfie and reason for getting it is promoting vaccine confidence(Submitted by Jennifer Chen)
A campaign led by women of colour who work with newcomers in Manitoba is building confidence within those communities about getting vaccinated for COVID-19.
Canada s Chinese communities are calling for the federal government to create a national plan to revitalize Chinatowns across the country struggling amid the pandemic and a rise in anti-Asian racism.
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Our eighth annual ‘Immigrant Women of Inspiration’ special shines a spotlight on heroes who have continued to work with courage, confidence and dedication every day of this pandemic, making vital contributions to improving the lives of people in Canada in their own unique ways.
We bring to you four inspiring women from across Canada who have been on the frontlines of fighting COVID-19 and supporting their communities. Here are the inspiring and motivational stories of
Dr. Theresa Tam, Jennifer Chen, Claudette Lennard and Vedanshi Vala.
We would like to recognize all nominations we have received this year as for our women of inspiration feature.Without their efforts, we would not be starting to emerge from this challenging situation.
Racism is learned, Gao said. I don t want that stereotype to hurt anyone.
She shared her daughter s story with Jennifer Chen, a Winnipeg School Division trustee of Chinese descent who has been outspoken on anti-Asian racism.
Chen s public profile has made her a target of racism. Someone on Facebook compared Chen with Canada s top doctor, Dr. Theresa Tam, a Chinese immigrant who the individual claimed was also not loyal to Canada.
Jennifer Chen, who leads the Women of Colour Community Leadership Initiative, says Asians are sometimes reluctant to come forward with stories of racism.(Jeff Stapleton/CBC) It hurts especially because I m trying so hard to do good things in the community and trying to myself address racism in the community, Chen said.