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Global eyes magazine february 2011

  • 1. FIRST QUARTER February 2011 global eyes Manitoba African and Caribbean Quarterly Magazine Take one - Guest Editorial by Nadia Thompson Letters to my children Global Counsellor Shining Examples Black History Month Stories In your backyard Community Events and more Louis Ifill Smitty’s Les Touch A Winnipeg Institution Louis Ifill explains about Toussaint L’Overture, Wade Kojo Williams Chair of Black History Month Committee and Dr. June James Guestspeaker at BHM Opening Ceremony, Alexander and Graham two Winnipeg youth reading to students in St. Lucia and Anasi Performing group entertains at CCOM Sweetheart Tea

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  • 3. Reflection Beatrice Watson For children of African slaves, our past is on the auction traded like cards in the worst ways, trafficked across block, being sold as animals on the market. continents by land and by sea and are Our future is what we make it. abused, exploited and discarded as anything Many folks do not like to talk about slavery. that has lost its usefulness. “None of us is free There is a sense of shame with the word. until we all is free” wise words by Harriet Whose shame? And should there be any Tubman, an illiterate slave. It is true. shame. There is nothing shameful about There are no shortages or role models for celebrating our freedom and success. And, Black youths. Blacks have come a long way. bring up the past is not about making anyone Black children have proven to the world that feel guilty or less than, it is about remembering given equality they can succeed and they and moving forward. We remember because have. While we celebrate our successes, let us we must be vigilant about our freedom, must look back to those who need help and give it not take it for granted and wherever there is to them. It is our duty to break down barriers, slavery in the world our voices must be there. promote unity, equality and value diversity There is slavery in the worl
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    • LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA

    Thursday, April 12, 2018

    The House met at 1:30 p.m.

    Madam Speaker: Good afternoon, everybody. Please be seated.

          Prior to proceeding with routine proceedings, I would just like to indicate that, as it has been discussed outside of the House, we are all wearing jerseys today because of what has happened in Humboldt and to show our support for Humboldt. But I need to officially ask, is there leave to set aside our usual dress code for the Chamber to allow members to wear jerseys in the House today, for this occasion only, for Humboldt? [Agreed]

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          Would the honourable minister please proceed with her statement.

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    Hon. Heather Stefanson (Minister of Justice and Attorney General): Earlier today, I joined our Premier (Mr. Pallister) and many other members of   this Assembly for the proclamation of Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Memorial Day, in a beautiful ceremony organized by the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg.

          Many of us also joined people from across our province this morning to read the names of those who lost their lives in the Holocaust, as part B'nai Brith Canada's annual ceremony entitled Unto Every Person There Is A Name.

          The unimaginable horrors of the Holocaust teach us important lessons about human rights and responsibilities today. It teaches us about hatred and discrimination and the challenge of democracy in a multi-ethnic and multicultural society. The term Holocaust is derived from the Greek term f

    Yisa akinbolaji biography of abraham lincoln

              About THE ARTIST:

    Yisa Akinbolaji is a Winnipeg-based artist.

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    • He has developed a unique technique of painting, therefore his own visual language. This he achieved from using a special flexible gum he invented from his extensive experimentation with materials - some not conventionally used for art.

    Following the successful exhibition of his work in New York, Yisa was in featured on the cover of Art Business News, New York. Yisa’s work has also been published in Redemptive Art in Society, by American author and poet, Dr.

    Calvin Seerveld. On September 18, , Yisa's work, Stolen Identities was displayed at the Senate of Canada Building in honor of Canada's Black Artists. On September 30, , Honourable Senator Patricia Bovey presented an account of Yisa's work and his biography at the Senate Chamber.

    Before immigrating to Canada in , Yisa was recognized as a leading Nigerian artist with inclusion in "Nigerian Artists: A Who's Wh

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