UN International Day for the
Elimination of Racial Discrimination
annual commemoration organized by Cross Cultures magazine
for the Waterloo Region
Free Public event
Thursday March 31 2016
at
Kitchener City Hall
an open invitation to the entire community to participate and attend …
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
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8:30 arrivals
9:00 Elder Jean Becker leads indigenous opening prayerfollowed by
O’Canada with Cross Cultures signature presentation ..
&
dignitary greetings * panel discussions, speakers, presentations (multimedia etc), information booths, displays …
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2 – 6 pm
Politics vs Religion
if that topic interests you but you are not from WR .. we can arrange to skype
discussions around this year’s theme:
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6:30
PEACE CONCERT
. . . this annual general arts and culture extravaganza encompasses the broader sense of the word culture !
song, dance, instrument, drama, poetry, visual art & photography display, CD & DVD etc
there are many hidden talents in each group and we would love to hear from them and invite them
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for those who have not joined us over the years:
Cross Cultures has been organizing Waterloo Region’s full day FREE event to commemorate the
UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
for educators, students, organizations and the general public ..
PS
since March 21st this year falls on the Monday back from March Break and holy Easter week
the consensus has been that we go with March 31st instead