[KWPeace-groups] March 21 2019 at Kitchener City Hall

[Nancy O'Neil]

Sounds wonderful, I will be there.
Nancy

On Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 1:34 AM CROSS CULTURES, <crosscultures at bellnet.ca>
wrote:

> *Thursday March 21 2019* starting 8:30 am
>
> join us for CROSS CULTURES magazine's
>
> *18th annual* commemoration for the entire Waterloo Region ..  of the
>
> UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
>
> at Kitchener City Hall
>
>
> http://www.crosscultures.ca/2019/01/14/2019-u-n-international-day-for-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination/
>
> and on facebook:
>
> https://www.facebook.com/events/406295773471283/
>
>
> open to everyone
>
>
> * we start with indigenous prayer, O Canada and greetings from dignitaries
>
> * *morning *- focus on students from public, Catholic and private schools
>
> 8:30     Arrive
>
> 8:45    Indigenous Elder Prayer
>      O Canada sung by a First Nations group Asani, a circle of First
> Nations and Metis singers
>
> 9:00     Dignitaries greetings
>
> 9:15    International Students from Resurrection speaking about their
> experiences coming to Canada as a refugee
>
> 10:00    Resurrection students Panel discussion
>
> 10:20    Break
>
> 10:30    Activity lead by Monsignor Doyle ... and others
>
> 11:00    Lunch (students bring their own lunches to eat in forum)
>
> 11:30    Tawheed Musa -Cameron Heights - presentation and interactive
> discussion:
>
> "What if the world was born blind? The individuals conceived in the 20th
> century were the last to be born with eyes. From there on, God created
> all future generations without the gift of vision. How would we live?
> How would we eat? It’d be easy to sleep. But how would we enjoy the
> simplest things like seeing our favourite artist in concert or hitting
> McDonald’s late at night with our crew? How would we even know exactly
> what we looked like? With a continuation of this conception, eventually,
> there’d come a point in time where the last sighted person passes and
> the world is left to question what to do next. How would survival be
> possible? Open your eyes. If you “judge” a person by the tone of voice,
> creative choice in words, manners, personality, and without the extra
> features we include to our list of standards because of what we see, I
> wonder who our companions and real friends would be"
>
> 12:15    Islamic School of Cambridge - 2 nasheeds, a poem and recitation
>
> 12:35    Carla Beharry on Youth Identity
>
> an engaging and interactive storytelling session. We'll use guided
> prompts to share our favourite pieces of our own personal cultures, and
> will get curious about listening and learning about the cultures of our
> friends and classmates. This session will be guided with the intention
> of building equity and inclusivity in our schools and communities, and
> to cultivate a sense of courage and empowerment in all youth
>
> 1:20    closing remarks
>
> 1:30    On the bus
>
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> *afternoon*
>
> *. . . in a healthy democracy (which is not the same as having
> elections) citizens have an obligation to discuss politics and what
> their politicians are up to and hold them accountable ... remember "use
> it or lose it"?? ... in fact, in my humble opinion, the low voter
> turnout is a direct result of that very idea of not discussing politics
> ... as for religion .. if people learn to listen with respect, a lot of
> barriers could be transcended by open and frank discussions*
> */SHOULDN'T WE BE TALKING ABOUT THIS?/*
>
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> *2:00*    Self - Love and Inclusivity
>
> by Carla Beharry:
>
> How do we maintain the special cultural traditions of our birth country,
> while also embracing a new land, and a new environment? In order to
> fully feel grounded and balanced in a new community, it is necessary
> that we first cultivate a deep level of self-love and self-worth, and
> that we become very aware of the values that we need to hang onto, as we
> integrate into a new home. It is only from a place of connection to our
> own values, can we start to reach out, and connect with new friends and
> new communities. An interactive talk, with Carla Beharry to encourage
> deep listening, respect and inclusivity across all cultures in our
> community
>
> Carla Beharry is a proud Inter-Cultural Canadian, born and raised with a
> Guyanese Father, and a British Mother.  Carla began mentoring women and
> girls in Guyana, Belize, and Trinidad & Tobago, 16 years ago.   Her work
> abroad encompasses teaching sexual health & HIV education, as well as
> leading empowerment and resilience groups for women and girls, focused
> on encouraging women to share their stories about overcoming trauma,
> hardship, sexual violence, and loss. Carla is the founder of The WOKE
> Women's Movement, and the Stories of Resilience & Challenge in WOKE
> Women Speaking Events, and the WOKE Girls Empowerment Sessions, designed
> to give women a space to discuss gender, identity, race, self-confidence
> and self-worth. The groups are lead with the intention of supporting
> women in rising up against discrimination, while cultivating courage,
> kindness, compassion, and resilience. Carla can be found online at:
> https://www.infiniteoceans.com or on Instagram at:
> https://www.instagram.com/carla.beharry/
>
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> *3:00*    open interactive roundtable and panel discussions,
> documentaries on:
>
> - entitlement, the different forms of discrimination, racism, hatred
>
> - the meaning of being indigenous to a land
>
> - what is race? why racism?
>
> anti: Islam, Judaism, Semitism, Zionism,  Islam etc
>
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> *evening*
>
> *peace concert and arts and culture extravaganza*
>
>
> open invitation to all artists . . . music, drama, spoken word / poetry,
> dance, visual ... and crafts, fashion show ???
>
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> CROSS CULTURES has been working on a MUTUAL RESPECT campaign
>
> and last year we unveiled the prototype for what we hope will be
> completed by March 21st for a monument to be placed at the clock tower
> entrance of Victoria Park ..
>
> this event is always a work in progress, and we would love to hear from
> you !
>
> Gehan
>
> --
> Gehan D Sabry
> founder editor publisher
> Cross Cultures magazine (since 1991)
> P O B 20002 Kitchener ON N2P 2B4
> 519 893 4259
> email: crosscultures at bellnet.ca
> www.crosscultures.ca
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