Raising funds to support Afghan women is a community wide effort! We are grateful to Old Crow Coffee and Elm…
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PIRS Selected as B.C.’s Council of the Federation (COF) Literacy Award 2021 Recipient Wednesday, September 8th, 2021 Pacific Immigrant Resources Society Selected as B.C.’s Council of the Federation (COF) Literacy Award 2021 Recipient Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS) was thrilled and honoured to…
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Help for Afghan Women PIRS is gravely concerned about the developing situation in Afghanistan where the Taliban is currently in control of two-thirds of the country. This is a devastating blow to…
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Building Bridges for Immigrant and Refugee Women with Disabilities [IMAGE: Building Bridges program participants, guests, PIRS board, and staff members at the online graduating conference event on May 23rd, 2021.] In 2020, we started a new…
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An Open Letter From Newcomer Women to Indigenous Peoples in Canada “Every Child Matters” designed by K’omoks/Kwakwaka’wakw First Nation artist Andy Everson We are a group of immigrant and newcomer women in Metro Vancouver. We came…
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PIRS Stands with Muslim Canadians FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 Pacific Immigrant Resources Society Stands with Muslim Canadians: Statement on Islamophobic Murder of London Family On Sunday June 6th, 202…
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Unpacking Greatness We are thrilled to announce this new initiative, Unpacking Greatness, championed by Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS) in partnership with PowHERhouse! It is an innovative, inviting, and inclusive…
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Celebrate International Women’s Day with Stories of Childcare in BC Celebrate March 8th with us by watching the above film, Stories and Experiences of Immigrant Women and Childcare in BC: A PIRS Learning Journeys project by…
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Episode 1: The Transformative Power of Storytelling At the heart of Learning Journeys stands a fundamental question: What lessons and growth points emerge for immigrant women, their families, communities, and service providers in Canada if the…
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Learning Journeys is not the finished piece, but the process of creating Learning Journeys is pleased to introduce their newest partner, Njoki Mbũrũ, who is writing a series of blogs that capture the essence of a 2-year long journey: Learning Journeys is…
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