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Women’s History Month – Nalo Hopkinson

Post author:Nellie's Staff
Post published:March 15, 2015
Post category:Special Holidays

Nalo Hopkinson, born in Jamaica, has lived in Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana and for 35 years in Canada. (1) She was raised in a literary environment; her mother was a…

Women’s History Month – Roberta Bondar

Post author:Nellie's Staff
Post published:March 9, 2015
Post category:Special Holidays

Dr. Roberta Bondar was born in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario on December 4, 1945. Dr. Bondar completed both her elementary and secondary schooling in Sault Ste. Marie graduating from Sir…

International Women’s Day 2015

Post author:Nellie's Staff
Post published:March 6, 2015
Post category:Social Justice and Advocacy

International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise…

Woman’s History Month – Tantoo Cardinal

Post author:Nellie's Staff
Post published:March 2, 2015
Post category:Special Holidays

Tantoo Cardinal is one of the most renowned Aboriginal actresses in the world. Raised in Anzac, a rural town in northern Alberta, Ms. Cardinal had to move to Edmonton to…

Black History Month – Zanana Akande

Post author:Nellie's Staff
Post published:February 26, 2015
Post category:Special Holidays

Zanana Akande was the first black woman to be appointed to Ontario's Cabinet. She was Minister of Community and Social Services in Premier Bob Rae’s government. Ms. Akande was born…

World Day of Social Justice

Post author:Nellie's Staff
Post published:February 20, 2015
Post category:Special Holidays

"The gap between the poorest and the wealthiest around the world is wide and growing. ... We must do more to empower individuals through decent work, support people through social…

Chinese New Year 2015

Post author:Nellie's Staff
Post published:February 17, 2015
Post category:Special Holidays

Spring Festival, widely known as Chinese New Year in the West, is the most important traditional festival, and most important celebration for families in China. It is an official public…

Black History Month – Carrie Best

Post author:Nellie's Staff
Post published:February 13, 2015
Post category:Special Holidays

Carrie Best was well-known and admired for her many years of work on behalf of her people. Dr. Best died in 2001 but not before she had made her mark…

Black History Month – Michaëlle Jean

Post author:Nellie's Staff
Post published:February 8, 2015
Post category:Special Holidays

Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean has described Canada as "a country of so many possibilities." Her own story is proof of that. Canada's 27th Governor General was born in Port-au-Prince on…

Black History Month – Portia May White

Post author:Nellie's Staff
Post published:February 2, 2015
Post category:Special Holidays

Portia White was the first Afro-Canadian singer trained only in Canada to reach an international stage. As an Canadian, her popularity helped to open previously closed doors for talented blacks who followed. Portia May…