<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Hi fair voters,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div>This is an annual event at Kit city hall on March 21, organized by Gehan Sabry of Cross Cultures. School programming till apx 2 pm, community programming for rest of aft and eve. If you'd like to request a table, see Gehan's contact info below. No cost, and no need to staff it whole time.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Eleanor</div></div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "CROSS CULTURES" <<a href="mailto:crosscultures@bellnet.ca">crosscultures@bellnet.ca</a>><br>Date: 23 Feb 2017 16:16<br>Subject: PEACE VIGIL UN International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination<br>To: <br>Cc: <br><br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div align="center">please join us<br>
<br>
<font size="+2"><b><font color="#cc66cc">Tuesday, March 21 2017</font></b></font><br>
<font size="-2">(even by Skype - that can be arranged):</font><br>
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<font color="#ff0000" size="+2"><b>Cross Culture's</b></font><br>
annual commemoration of the<br>
<font size="+2"><b><font color="#6633ff">UN International Day for
the Elimination of Racial Discrimination</font></b></font><br>
<br>
<font size="+1"><b><i>in our 16th year</i><br>
<br>
</b></font> a FREE all day public event<br>
<br>
at the Kitchener City Hall<br>
<br>
8:45 am<br>
opening ceremony<br>
<font color="#cc33cc" size="+2"><font size="+1"><i>Elder</i></font><b>
Jean Becker</b></font><br>
&<br>
<b><font color="#ff0000" size="+1">O'Canada</font></b><br>
dignitaries bringing greetings<br>
<br>
theme for this year:<br>
<b><font color="#ff0000"><big>"<font size="+3">our home ON native
land</font>"</big></font></b><br>
* speakers<br>
*multimedia presentations<br>
* panel discussions<br>
* essays on various related topics<br>
* booths<br>
<br>
<big><b><font color="#cc0000"><font color="#009900">noon CONCERT</font><br>
<font color="#000000" size="-1">and bring your own lunch</font><br>
</font></b></big><br>
schools usually attend from the morning till approximately 2 pm
when they need to return to their respective schools<i><b><font color="#33ccff" size="+1"><br>
</font></b></i> however<br>
students are welcome to stay and attend .. but at their own
responsibility or accompanied by their own adults<br>
<br>
<i><b><font color="#33ccff" size="+1">we continue with<br>
<font color="#ff0000" size="+3">more speakers<br>
panels .. interactive dialogue</font><br>
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<i><b><font color="#33ccff" size="+1"><i><b><font color="#33ccff" size="+1">discrimination against "other"<br>
</font></b></i></font></b></i>*the emerging / surfacing
biases and fear of unknowns<br>
* understanding challenges of disabilities<i><b><font color="#33ccff" size="+1"><i><b><font color="#33ccff" size="+1"><br>
<br>
</font></b></i> Syrian refugees - newcomers -
integration<br>
. . . the existing homelessness & poverty <br>
<br>
</font><font color="#33ccff"><font color="#000000">the
concerns of a community split between prioritizing:<br>
</font></font></b></i>* addressing the existing poverty and
homelessness<br>
vs<br>
being sensitive to fellow human suffering <br>
* hospitable<br>
vs<br>
suspicious<br>
* resentful of the funding allocated to accommodating and
integrating refugees<br>
vs<br>
contributions and benefits to the economy of bringing newcomers<br>
<i><b>and whatever more comes up in the discussions</b></i><br>
<br>
<i><b><font color="#33ccff" size="+1"><br>
* hate crime<br>
</font></b></i><font size="+1"><b>presentation</b></font><i><b><font color="#33ccff" size="+1"><br>
<br>
</font></b></i> and . . . 6 pm<br>
<br>
<big><b><font color="#ff0000"><font size="+3">PEACE VIGIL</font></font></b><font color="#ff0000" size="-1"><font color="#000000"> <br>
followed by the<br>
</font></font><b><font color="#ff0000">PEACE concert</font></b></big><br>
<br>
<b>and the visual artists extravaganza ...</b><br>
<br>
<div align="left"> <b><font size="+1">please feel free to call or
email me to participate<br>
*present / share<br>
* have an information booth<br>
and<br>
* for further details</font></b><font color="#888888"><br>
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Gehan D. Sabry
Editor / Publisher
Cross Cultures magazine (since 1991)
POB 20002 Kitchener ON N2P 2B4
Tel: <a href="tel:(519)%20748-9520" value="+15197489520" target="_blank">(519) 748-9520</a>
Fax: <a href="tel:(519)%20893-4259" value="+15198934259" target="_blank">(519) 893-4259</a>
email: <a class="m_-3234143538055738531moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:crosscultures@bellnet.ca" target="_blank">crosscultures@bellnet.ca</a>
<a class="m_-3234143538055738531moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.crosscultures.ca" target="_blank">www.crosscultures.ca</a>
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