JUNE 3, 2021, 10:00 am
via Zoom

Welcome Home: Newcomers to Nova Scotia

For many people, Nova Scotia is their new home. We’d like you to meet your new neighbours in this presentation by Nabiha Atallah.  Nabiha will provide insight and information on how many newcomers are now living in Nova Scotia, where they are from, and the different routes they take to find their way here. She will discuss the challenges newcomers face and programs and services to help address these challenges, describe the volunteer opportunities available at the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) and the ways we can all help newcomers feel at home.

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NABIHA ATALLAH  is the Advisor on Strategic Initiatives at ISANS, a multi-service immigrant settlement agency in Atlantic Canada. She leads ISANS’s research strategy development and implementation and advises on policy development, sector best practices, institutional knowledge integration, and government relations.  Nabiha is a member of several national immigration networks, including the Canadian Index for Measuring Integration, the Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, and the National Immigrant Settlement Community of Practice, SettleNet.

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Public lecture series

Originally named Special Lectures, the series was renamed in 2012 to honour the late Dr. Ken Rozee, an outstanding microbiologist, a noted university professor, historian, mentor, and friend, widely recognized for his contributions to research and teaching.  A former president of SCANS, Ken was always interested in sharing his science, his love of history and his other interests with students young and old. 
The name "Memorial Lectures" was changed to "Public Lectures" in 2016.  These lectures serve to honour all recently-deceased SCANS members. 
A list of the past public lectures held in HRM is available here.