من منیژه بابایی، متولد ایران و هم اکنون مقیم استان انتاریوی کانادا هستم. مدرک کارشناسیِ رشته "دبیری فیزیک" را در ایران گرفته ام و بعد از فارغ التحصیلی بعنوان معلم مشغول به کار شدم.
در سال ۲۰۱۵ به همراه خانواده به کانادا، استان مانیتوبا مهاجرت کردم و پس از طی دوره های تکمیلی در دانشگاه، بعنوان معلم جانشین در مدارس شهر وینیپگ مشغول بکار شدم.
در راستای کمک به کودکان و نوجوانان پناهجو، داوطبانه در موسسه IRCOM بعنوان معلم در کلاسهای After School Program  همکاری می کردم.
پس از مهاجرت دوم و نقل مکان به استان انتاریو، خانه را گوشه امن خود یافتم و مسئولیت مادری و همسری را در الویت قرار دادم. در حال حاضر آشپزی، شیرینی پزی، خیاطی، بافتنی، مطالعه و نوشتن نه تنها جزو علاقمندی هایم هستند بلکه جز لاینفک زندگی ام شده اند.

در دنیایی که جنگ، اشغال، نسل کشی، تحریم، نژادپرستی و اسلام‌هراسی عادیسازی می شود وظیفه خود می دانم در کنار خانه داری، در فعالیت های ضد جنگ و نسل کشی شرکت کنم تا شاید صدای بیصدایان در این دنیای پر از هیاهو باشم.

As communicated previously with you, the next ICC annual general meeting (AGM) will be held on May 4 from 1 PM ET (10 AM PT) through a videoconferencing platform. Please note that only ICC members who have joined/renewed their membership by April 25, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET will be entitled to attend the upcoming AGM and vote in the election.  

Here, we like to provide the following updates on the upcoming ICC election and AGM: 

• We would like to correct the nomination deadline from April 10, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET to April 17, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET. 
• We would like to ask members who unsubscribed from emails to join our mailing list in order to get the AGM link and AGM updates. 
• All minutes of the Board of Directors meetings are updated and you can see them on our website. 

For any membership questions, you may contact [email protected]. 

Further details such as instructions for attending the AGM, the link for online voting, and the AGM videoconferencing will be shared with the members in future communications. 

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The ICC board of directors is pleased to announce that the next ICC annual general meeting (AGM) will be held on May 4 from 1 PM ET (10 AM PT). The meeting will be held on a videoconferencing platform.   

An online election will also be held for the 7 available seats in the ICC board of directors. We encourage all interested members to consult with Section 2 of Article 5 of the ICC by-laws for nomination eligibility, and if eligible, declare their nomination by sending an email to [email protected]. The deadline for sending nomination emails is April 17, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET. The email must include and attach the following:  

• A confirmation by the nominee that he or she has nominated himself or herself, or that he or she has been nominated by others and has accepted such nomination, for election to the ICC board of directors;  
• A confirmation by the nominee that he/she meets the eligibility criteria, as set out in Section 2 of Article 5 of the ICC by-laws;  
• A government-issued ID; and  
• A synopsis of the nominee’s background/biographical sketch and the reasons they wish to serve as a director on the ICC board of directors (maximum 300 words in English. Farsi is optional. This information is to be provided in MS Word or pdf file format). A passport size photo of the nominee in digital format is also optional. Information and the photograph provided by the nominees will be posted on the ICC website.  

Please note that only ICC members who have joined/renewed their membership by April 25, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET will be entitled to attend the upcoming AGM and vote in the election. For any membership questions, you may contact [email protected].  

• In the upcoming election, members will choose seven board members. The election will be held online, starting and ending prior to the AGM. Members will receive a link through email to participate in the election after April 25th. Election results will be announced at the AGM.  
• The ICC board of directors has selected an election committee, consisting of three ICC members, to oversee the election process. These individuals are Mr. Ahmad Ehsandar, Mr. Habib Ghaffari, and Mr. Reza Namdari. 

Further details such as instructions for attending the AGM, the link for online voting, and the AGM videoconferencing will be shared with the members in future communications.