This paper focuses on English as an Additional Language (EAL) for adult newcomers and draws from the experiences and voices of 118 adult refugees and immigrant learners, settlement service providers, adult educators, and administrators who work either in school divisions or community agencies.
We use ethnographic and narrative research methods (Smith 1986, 1987) to better understand the pre, trans, and post immigration experiences which influence the process of acculturation and learning for newcomer adults who have settled in the inner city of Winnipeg.
Transformative learning theory (Cranton 2006; Mezirow 1981; Mezirow and Associates 2000; Taylor 2006) is used as interpretive lens to understand the challenges of newcomers and the specific teaching approaches used to help
them succeed in Canadian society.
On Friday December 10th the CCPA-Manitoba will release its 6th annual State of the Inner-City report. This year it is subtitled: We're in it for the long haul. 
CCPA-Manitoba produces its annual State of the Inner City Report by combining the learned experiences of our community partners with data collection and analysis. The unique result melds grassroots insights with faceless data, providing innovative and practical policy prescriptions.
The launch will take place at Thunderbird House with lunch being served at 11:30. The panel presentation will begin at noon.
Guests are invited to RSVP by calling 927-3200 or sending an email to ccpamb@policyalternatives.ca - preferably by December 6th.
Karen De Blonde is a Social Work student at the University of Manitoba and is completing a field placement at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Today CCPA-MB published her Youth Voices: She has researched some of the devastating affects of Stephen Harper's crime strategy and she aptly sub-titled her paper 'Closing the Doors on Youth'.
Click on Karen's picture to download "Harper's Crime Strategy: Closing the Doors on Youth"
The CCPA’s bold vision and creative solutions help us imagine better futures for all. Its efforts to build bridges between labour, industry, and civil society and mentor young activists lay the foundation for realizing those provocative futures. I consider my support for the CCPA an investment in a better future for British Columbia.
— Polly Ng, Next Up graduate
