May is Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month
In Ontario, May is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: a month dedicated to raising awareness of issues related to sexual violence and promoting ways to stop sexual violence. 1…
Woman’s History Month – Who was Nellie?
Nellie Letitia McClung, née Mooney, suffragist, reformer, legislator, author was born at Chatsworth, Ontario, 20 Oct 1873. From 1880 she was raised on a homestead in the Souris Valley, Manitoba,…
Women’s History Month – Nalo Hopkinson
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
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…
Woman’s History Month – Tantoo Cardinal
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
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
"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
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
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
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…