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PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE
Since the actual day of the UN day for elimination of recial discrimination
(March
21) coincides with March Break, we have re-scheduled to the
following Friday to allow for schools to settle
back into a routine
You are cordially invited to join us
...
have a booth ... actively participate ... attend
and bring friends & family ...
also kindly
spread the good word
Annual Commemoration of the
UN INTERNATIONAL DAY
for the
E L I M I N A T I O N of R A C I A L D I S C R I M I N A T I
O N
Friday March 26, 2010
starting
approx 8:15 am
at
Kitchener City Hall Rotunda
This year's theme again is
MUTUAL RESPECT
8:30 Elder Aboriginal Prayer
followed by
O CANADA
a signature activity of Cross Cultures' is to have a male and
female (preferred but not necessary) of several ethnic and linguistic backgrounds - say
or sing a line in another language and then EVERYONE joins in - and sings in English
(and French)
Symbolism: whatever ancestry ... we ALL
pledge allegiance to CANADA
presented this year by
Eastwood Collegiate students
followed by
DIGNITARY greetings
9:00 Youth
Empowerment with our very own Chief of Police
Matthew Torigian
9:30 NEVER AGAIN
Remembering HOW & WHY
Barbara Pressman
Barb has worked towards equality for
women in our society; she began this
work when she discovered violence against women in her
practice as a counsellor
over twenty years ago. In her volunteering with the Waterloo
Region Holocaust
Education Committee, in that same time, she has worked to
encourage and help
students understand the need for each of us to respect and
treat with kindness
all those groups perceived as different from ourselves
regardless of religion,
cultural background, country of origin, skin colour, sexual
orientation, disability
or amount of income
10:30 AFRICAN
storyteller
Rev Florence A Juma
Author,
Inspirational/Children
www.florencejuma.com
11:00 Social
Awareness of Human Trafficking of Women & Children
UN Campaign presentation by St Michael's School
there is music, dance, poetry and drama all included in
this 45 minutes
a very powerful presentation for
young people by young people!
11:45 AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL presentation by
Anita and Larry Nickerson members of Amnesty's
local chapter
Will discuss the human rights of children, how
child labour violates the
rights of the child, how Amnesty International acts to stop
child labour,
and what anyone can do to help
Anita Nickerson
graduated from UW with a BA in Psychology in 1995, from Sir Sandford Fleming College with a Drug and Alcohol Counselor Diploma in 1997, and from Renison College with a Bachelor of Social Work in 2009. Anita is a former addictions counselor and mental health worker who now stays home to homeschool with her nine year old daughter, Rebecca. She is Co-coordinator of Fair Vote Canada's Waterloo Regional Chapter and volunteers for several community agencies, including ESL tutoring for the KW Multicultural Centre and a 1-1 support volunteer at Sunbeam Residential Development Centre.
Larry Nickerson
graduated from Kikawa College in 1993 and worked as a Registered Massage Therapist for 10 years. He graduated from St. Lawrence College as a Registered Practical Nurse in 2006 and currently works as an RPN at Sunbeam Residential Centre with special needs children. Larry is member and past president of several Toastmasters clubs and enjoys flying model rockets
bring your own lunch
browse the booths
and enjoy the
NOON HOUR CONCERT
featuring:
K Town Singers
drum/dance
performance - adult and youth dancers
&
TALENTS
from various schools
including
Eastwood Collegiate
Islamic School of Cambridge
etc.
1:00 CHILD
LABOUR discussion
led by Graham Baechler - Sunnyside Public School
representatives could participate in a lively
discussion/debate on issues
- for instance, a scenario in which they had to make a
difficult moral
decision regarding child labour
1:40 YOUTH for HUMAN RIGHTS
video presentation
The video is called 'The Story of Human Rights' and is a 9
minute video
that explains, strikingly and simply, what human rights are and
the
history of the subject and how the UN came to bring the
Universal
Declaration.... in short, if you are human, this film is for you
followed by
1:50 YOUTH VIOLENCE
a group of WAYVE students are initiating this ... all welcome!!
3 pm CONCURRENTLY
3:00 REACH an open GLOBE
a mini Trade Fare in the Upper Level Rotunda
also
3:00 Democracy,
Anti-Racism, Dignity & RESPECT
can we be honest about how well we are doing?
an interactive dialogue ... townhall
style ...
- challenging and really facing ourselves, not
window dressing and patting ourselves on the back ... how is democracy
intended to function ... are we on
track, especially regarding human rights and inbred biases, overt and
covert racism in Canada ... how true does 'mutual respect and
dignity
for all' ring?
- cutting funding and centralizing services into what funders want done
e.g. government directed transfer payment agencies... are we loosing
focus? ... people are suffering ... are we building an effective social
infrastructure that is responsive to people's needs and accountable to
local communities?
- Canadians are so proud of being 'nice' and a mosaic that includes
everyone but we have many 'ism's' that label people as individuals and
as communities of similar background and/or geography . Stigmatizing
anyone at any level, whether individual or a neighbourhoodism does NOT
make our communities more humane or caring.
- how do we talk about the stigma and
disrespect we show to many people in direct and indirect ways? What is
systemic in our democratic process? what is based on individual
attitudes that corrupt effective democracy?
What
do YOU think? What other issues would
you bring forward?
This segment of the day is a partnership between
&
Social Planning Council of
Kitchener-Waterloo/
Community Information Centre of Waterloo Region
Trudy Beaulne
Executive Director
300-151 Frederick St.
Kitchener ON N2H 2M2
Phone: 519-579-1096 Ext. 3006
Fax: 519-578-9185
Email: spckw@waterlooregion.org
Community InfoLine: 519-579-3800
Outside Waterloo Region, call: 1-877-579-3859
Website: www.waterlooregion.org
Cultivating community knowledge to advance social justice
Trudy
Beaulne - Biography
Trudy
has been Executive Director of the Social
Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo/Community Information Centre
Waterloo
Region since 1999.
With
over thirty-five years experience in
developing and managing community-based projects, Trudy’s primary areas
of
focus have been social research, community development, and citizen
engagement.
Recent work includes livable communities, disabilities and human rights
and
managing social data.
Currently,
Trudy is President of InformOntario, a
professional association for community information providers and is a
member of
the Board of Directors of the Social Planning Network of Ontario.
She
received a Masters of Arts degree in Social
Psychology from the University of Guelph in 1981 and she pursued
additional
graduate studies at York University with a concentration on social and
community research methodology and analysis.
What
do YOU think? What other issues would
you bring forward?
back in the ROTUNDA . .
.
6:00
PEACE
CONCERT
P E R F O R M A
N C E S
&
E X H I B I T S
performance
(not in order of appearance) include ...
Jazz
Williams
Blues, jazzy, folk, R & B
Missing
A Man Trio
Josh drum & sing - Andy acoustic guitar
& sing
Rock and original tunes
Miss
Angel
southern blues is what Miss Angel is best known for
as she can belt out the blues with the best of them
Jenikz
humanitarian pop / rock singer and songwriter
"peace, unity and honouring your true self"
5 piece band
Lorraine Harris
formerly
Lorraine Peters
. . KNOCK
combines rock, dance, rap, classical & traditional gospel
The Disguises
Rock & Roll band
Kelly
Tatiana Preto
Brazilian-Canadian singer, song writer and
self taught guitarist
Rock * Jazz * Hip Hop
with
Brazilian sound & rhythm and blues
Unafraid to be different
Al Carter band
Southern Rock and Blues performer
Gerima
drumming
Rojas family . . solos
Ubaldo
Rojas
keyboard
Andres Davide Rojas violin
Estefania Rojas dance
1.OH Canada Piano,Violin,Marimba,chores
2.Colombie loved Land by Ubaldo Rojas
3.Ferrocarril de los altos By ubaldo and Javier,piano,marimba
4.Brazil Zamba by Ubaledo and Javies,Piano,Marimba
5.I am Colombian By Andres and Ubaldo Violin,Piano
6.Sound of music By andres,ubaldo,stephania
7.ferria de Manizales Ubaldo Rojas
8.COLOMBIAN Dances
Mrs King's
students
O'Canada & Irish songs
Sam Martinello and all students
Cassie & Krystal Wolfe
- duet
Cassie - poem
Krystal - song
Pareesa Koussari - 2
pop songs
Crystal Dorscht - 2 pop songs
Maya Deutschlander - 2 poems & 2 song
Taylor Jasztrab -
electric guitar and singing
NESHAMA
The Spencer Teeter Band
booths
... exhibiting artistic work ...
all disciplines including
visual
painting . . . sketching . . . photography . . . 3D
literature
poetry . . . drama skits
comic monologue
enjoy a memorable evening
bring your
friends
tell everyone about it
call Cross Cultures magazine at 519 748
9520
if you want to present
and / or have a BOOTH for your
organization & products . .
Link to amazing article about the event by Martin De Groot check it out:
Local talents sought for pair of March events
Martin DeGroot
February 26 2010
http://news.therecord.com/arts/article/676783
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Looking forward to including you in this
year's event .. I remain,
Yours
in peace
Gehan
Since 1991, Cross
Cultures magazine's mandate has been to
promote MUTUAL
RESPECT and harmony between the different faiths and cultures
of Canada by providing a free forum for all to share information
about their faith, culture and ethnicity.
We believe that
knowledge and dialogue facilitate good understanding and allows us to
bridge the gaps that hinder us from becoming a healthy cohesive
nation.
The magazine is also
active within the community, organizing regular and annual
events to further reach out and achieve our aspirations of a
stronger healthier society.
We have been in partnership with
various entities in town; such as our monthly
"Perspectives"
interactive dialogue series- with the Kitchener Public Library (five
years)
Our annual
commemoration of the UN International Day for the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination is one such event when we invite groups
(educational institutions
- both school boards, private schools, both local
universities and college,
service organizations, ethnic and faith
communities, Human Rights and other activist
groups and all
levels of government etc.) - at various locations and with numerous
activities including live phone-in shows on radio and television.
In
recent years we have been holding the full day event at the
Kitchener City Hall.
This day is a global
day to revive our pledge to eliminate racism and discrimination
of all types, a day that brings forth the serious consequences of what
may take place if we do not diligently and constantly work hard
towards a mutually respectful relationship among all members of
the community. It's a day that raises our level of personal
awareness and understanding, and encourages everyone to learn to
accept differences and appreciate our fellow human beings, rather
than just 'tolerate' or 'accept' them.
We must all stand
together and uphold human rights and not be passive or silent
by-standers.
If you would kindly
take a moment to check the magazine's website (see
signature line) under events, for previous years' programmes, it may
give you an idea of the vast and diverse nature
of that event and
the caliber of its participants
--
Gehan D. Sabry
Editor / Publisher
Cross Cultures magazine (since 1991)
POB 20002 Kitchener ON N2P 2B4
Tel: (519) 748-9520
Fax: (519) 893-4259
email: Contact Form
www.crosscultures.ca
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