Posted in Hate Crime, News on Aug 16th, 2010
This hate crime awareness video was produced by the Nassau County Police Department (New York) and targets youth and hate crime. It is powerful and graphic, but gets the message across. http://www.pjads.com/ncpd-hatevideo.htm
Posted in All posts, CCCED events, Events, Living Library, News on May 10th, 2010
CCCED has just received the exciting news that the Living Library initiative between CCCED and the Calgary Public Library has won a 2010 Minister’s Award for Excellence and Innovation in Public Library Service. The Calgary Public Library and CCCED are thrilled that the Living Library has been recognized for innovation amongst large urban libraries [those [...]
Posted in News, Publications & Resources, Stats Canada, immigration on Apr 14th, 2010
Some highlights from a recent report from Statistics Canada on the Diversity of the Canadian Population, 2006 to 2031: The ethnocultural diversity of the Canadian population Approximately 3 in 10 Canadians (between 29% and 32%) could be a member of a visible minority group in 2031, regardless of the projection scenario. Canada would then have [...]
…for the Second Annual Cultural Intersection Art Exhibition 2010 June 21st-25th. Professional and emerging artists and poets living in Alberta are invited to submit their work to the Second Annual Cultural Intersection Art Exhibition, presented by the Calgary Multicultural Centre and partners. This exhibition is open to most artistic disciplines, including visual art and design [...]
The Calgary Multicultural Centre and partners, the Calgary Public Library, OMNI Television and the EPCOR Centre present, ‘The Silk Road Festival‘ a tapestry of poems April 16th, June 24th and September 23rd featuring readings from classical poets Khalil Gibran, Rumi, and others – as well as original work from emerging poets here in Calgary. For [...]
Posted in All posts, Events, March 21st, News on Mar 20th, 2010
March 21st: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination On March 21, 1960, around 7,000 anti-apartheid demonstrators assembled to march to the Sharpeville police station in South Africa. They gathered to peacefully protest the law that required all black Africans to carry a Pass Book, which enabled the government to restrict and monitor their [...]
Posted in All posts, March 21st, News on Mar 18th, 2010
Please join the Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education & Action as they commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Friday, March 19th 12 pm (noon) at City Hall, Edmonton. There will be prayers from different faith traditions Music and free refreshments The unveiling of the new “Seeking Peace” book and posters. Guest [...]
Posted in CCCED events, Events, Living Library, March 21st, News on Mar 18th, 2010
The Calgary Journal, the community newspaper run by journalism students at Mt. Royal University, has just published an article on Calgary’s Living Library events held in commemoration of March 21st. The article is entitled, ‘Living Library engages Calgarians in diverse dialogue’ and is written by Kevin Rushworth. Here is an excerpt: There is something distinctly [...]
Posted in All posts, Events, Hate Crime, March 21st, News on Mar 17th, 2010
To mark March 21st, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Mennonite Churches of Calgary have released a Joint Statement Concerning White Supremacist Activity in Calgary. Here is a short excerpt from the Joint Statement: Preamble: Recently, our community has been diminished by those wishing to divide humanity in ways that are [...]
Posted in All posts, March 21st, News on Mar 14th, 2010
The finalists of Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Annual ‘Racism. Stop It!’ National Video Competition are currently available for viewing on Canada’s March 21st Youtube channel. The national video competition encourages youth ages 12-20 to think about how they will take a stand against racism, and then put these thoughts in a 45 to 60 second [...]