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  \nMESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT  \nToday’s hot topics – immigration, racism, assimilation, diversity, us vs. them, misappropriation, snowflakes, terrorism, fear, the good old days, threats to our way of life, illegals, borders, war, refugees, lives matter and fake news.  \nSome of us are shocked that we are still fighting battles we naively thought we had won in the 60’s. Some of us laugh wryly because we are only now seeing what they have been dealing with for years. Some of us are tired, tired of the fighting, the lies and ugliness of it all. Some of us are loaded for bear. Some of us have blocked social media; others of us waste hours arguing with strangers in public forums.  \nHistorically, attitudes about any subject change when people are willing to engage and listen to one another. Listening with the intent to understand, not the intent to respond. True engagement is being able to mirror back to the other person that you understand what they are feeling and trying to express.  \nDIVERSEcity is all about engagement. How do we fulfill our mission statement about celebrating our differences? Some days it seems more like a siege than a celebration.  \nCelebration means that each of us will make every attempt at respectful engagement with those around us. Those who look like we do and those who don’t. Those who believe like we do and those who don’t. Engagement means really listening to their truth behind their words. Behind hatred is fear. Behind anger is pain. Behind accusations is misunderstanding.  \n2 | Annual Report 2016-2017  \n2016-2017  \nLet this be the year that we truly engage with one another. Let this be the year that we honestly confront our own bias. Let thisbe the year that we clean our own house first and then carry the mop and bucket to our neighbour, our community and then to the world.  \nI AM so proud to be a Canadian, so proud to be part of DIVERSEcity, so grateful to be given the opportunity to be continually learning from those around me.  \nThank you for your patience.  \nThankyou for being part of this journey with me.  \nI AM DIVERSEcity.  \nShara Nixon  \nBoard President  \nAnnual Report 2016-2017 | 3  \nIamDIVERSEcity!   \nMESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  \nThis past year has provided many opportunities to showcase DIVERSEcity’s well-honed leadership in the area of newcomer and refugee settlement. Building off of the previous year, with support from funders, DIVERSEcity continued to cultivate innovative programs and practices that provided positive tangible impact to the community and laid the groundwork for capacity ","cbCaijj9zM7JbDqY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijj9zM7JbDqY","pdf",8327985,28,"English","# Message from the President\n# Message from the Chief Executive Officer\n# Settlement & Community Development Programs\n# Language Training and Literacy Programs\n# Employment Services and Skills Training\n# DIVERSEcity’s Skills Training Centre\n# Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) Testing Services\n## Interpretation and Translation Services\n## Counselling Services\n# Children’s Programs\n# Refugee & Specialized Programs\n## OASIS (Orientation et Assistance aux services d’intégration Francophone à Surrey)\n# Client Success Stories\n# Acknowledgments","[{\"question\":\"What is the central theme highlighted in the President’s message?\",\"answer\":\"The President emphasizes respectful engagement based on listening to understand, confronting personal bias, and celebrating differences as a way to strengthen community.\"},{\"question\":\"How did DIVERSEcity build capacity and impact in 2016-2017?\",\"answer\":\"The report describes cultivating innovative newcomer and refugee settlement programs, expanding services, and working with partners through forums, webinars, round tables, job fairs, and trainings.\"},{\"question\":\"What role did the Fraser Valley Refugee Response Team (RRT) play?\",\"answer\":\"The Fraser Valley RRT, led by DIVERSEcity, focused on community refugee response planning and coordination, including data collection, information sharing, public education, healthcare access, housing, language assessment and training, and employment support.\"}]","DIVERSEcity Annual Report 2016-2017 | PDF",71]