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Hhhhh! What a sigh of relieve. A giant step for Calgary, a giant leap for racism in Calgary and Alberta. Calgary-Fish Creek says no to racism by placing their trust in MLA Richard Gotfried sending openly racist Cindy Ross parking.
It’s another Friday. Its Diversity TV Weekly, in partnership with Alta TV, once more telling the untold stories. Thank you for watching. My name is Frankline Agbor, right here at Diversity Centre, in the heart of the beautiful City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Is All that Glitters Really Gold Here in Edmonton?
Despite the beauty of Edmonton, some people still hold that there is nothing to see in Edmonton. …”Edmonton is dead and cold,” they say… This week I went out to see if I could find a thing or two to spice up the week.
September 11, 2018, was a bright sunny day worthy of feeding my eyes with something that matches its brightness. As I walked into the beautifully coloured glass building, I was greeted by the sights of students sitting in more comfy seats, looking more relaxed than the traditional seats we see in other buildings. I walked in through the front entrance and turn right into Roundhouse where I was joined by my host who doubled as my tour guide. It was a pleasure to be given a tour of Roundhouse by Dr. Leo Wong Founding Director, Social Innovation Institute at MacEwan University. Roundhouse is a flexible, co-working space, that includes a marketplace, meeting rooms, event venue, and a shared kitchen and lounge. It’s a space where ideas and community collide. It’s breathtakingly beautiful, state of the art eco-friendly, relaxed and inviting for social innovation.
The Royal Alberta Museum is Back…Another Wonderful Place to Visit in Edmonton...
The spectacular Royal Alberta Museum opens its doors again on October 3, 2018, with six free days to visit and enjoy the exhibitions and collections for free.
The Royal Alberta Museum collects, preserves, researches, interprets, and exhibits specimens and objects related to the heritage of Alberta’s people and natural environment. It houses more than two million objects as history, and as a story of Alberta, and its researchers and scientists supports the exhibitions, outreach and learning programs.
Its collections expands into Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, conservation, and Cultural Studies, divided into; archaeology, indigenous studies and cultural communities.
Photo credit: www.royalalbertamuseum.ca
Women of the Nepalese Community in Calgary celebrate “Teej”
Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia, located mainly in the Himalayas. The active Nepalese community in Calgary celebrated “Teej” on the 8th of September, 2018, at Calgary Marlborough Community Hall. It is a fun-filled Hindu-origin festival celebrated by women, designed to commemorate “the long- and conjugal life of husbands, as well as, a happy and peaceful relation in the family.”
Nepalese Community Society of Calgary, Dipendra Bhandari, Media Coordinator captures in words and in photo:
” ‘Teej’ is a way for our community to display our rich culture through food, music, dance, cloth, and much more. Famous Nepali folk singer Ms Komal Oli was invited to the event, Her presentation made more than four hundred
ladies dance on the floor. The programme was considered one of the most successful events”.
The Edo Nigerian Community in Calgary Shares colourful Culture
Have you ever heard of the State of Edo in Federal Republic of Nigeria? The vibrant Edo sub-community of the Nigerian Community in Calgary celebrated Edo Cultural Day and Business Summit on September 7, 2018.
Edo State Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism and Diaspora Affairs captures the moment in photo
It’s Raining a lot These Days in Edmonton…Can Get the Nigerian Rain Pusher to Stop it?
Do you like it when it rains? Do you like to go to an event when its raining? One man, a “rain pusher” as he described himself in a BBC report in Nigeria thinks he can solve this by bringing rain when he wants and stopping rain when he wants. Watch BBC video here
Calgary-Fish Creek Says no to Racism while AJFAS Joins the Anti-Racism Choir
Calgary-Fish Creek says no to racism by placing their trust in MLA Richard Gotfried sending openly racist Cindy Ross parking.
Cindy Ross and her racist mindset may have been defeated in the ballot box, kids in Catholic Schools in the Calgary School District will now face her undivided racial monster. So we reach out to the Calgary School District and we got this response, “Upon review, Ms. Ross is not a Calgary Catholic School District employee,” Joanna French, Senior Communications Specialist, Calgary Catholic School District.
A giant step for Calgary, a giant leap for racism in Calgary and Alberta. Calgary-Fish Creek has taken a bold step to end racism in Alberta in this decade for the International Decade for People of African Descent. The theme for International decade for people of African descent is “recognition, justice, and development”. In proclaiming this Decade, the international community is recognizing that people of African descent represent a distinct group whose human rights must be promoted and protected.
(AJFAS) invites you to attend the commemoration day of the Decade of People of African Ancestry, which it organizes on September 15, 2018, at the Grand Salon of Campus Saint-Jean , located at 8406 Marie-Anne Gaboury
Street (91st Street), Edmonton, from 9 AM to 4 PM. The event is part of the Young Ambassadors Itinerant Project (JAMIT). The main purpose of this commemoration is to reflect together on issues related to racism, discrimination and the continuing inequalities faced by people of African descent.
Ms. Nancy Nyota is the keynote speaker for the event and we have her here in the studio to talk about this event and why this date is important.
Closing…
What a great experience sharing the untold stories with you. Till next Friday, Have a fantastic weekend. One Love!
