CCB Toronto Visionaries, a peer support organization for the blind, organized a trip to the Lunar New Year Reading and Tea at Montgomery’s Inn yesterday. The event was a celebration of the Lunar New Year (Feb 10-24) and the Family Day (Feb 18). Montgomery’s Inn was a museum in Toronto, turned from a historic inn built in the early 19th century. It was free for visionary members but was attended by a full room of people from across the city from all kinds of cultural backgrounds, age groups, and professions.
I was invited to give a speech at Don Heights Unitarian Congregation on October 15, 2023 to introduce East and West Learning Connections (the EAWLC). I shared my personal stories and observations of cultural difference, barriers for first generation immigrants, problems the immigrant community face to realize the two-way diversity process, and what the EAWLC had been doing to help address those concerns. Thanks to the engaging audience, their frank and thoughtful questions, plus interesting stories made my wish for a meaningful conversation come true!
Former national poet laureate George Elliott Clarke, the Canadian Music Centre, the League of Canadian Poets, and the East and West Learning Connections will bring you another feast of poetry and music! It is the 10th edition of Clarke’s “5 Poets Breaking Into Song” series that presents the beautiful creations of renowned Canadian poets and award-winning composers and singers.
English literature professor Emma Gorst will lead us to read articles from recent magazines, newspapers or online resources, and facilitate discussions on various social and cultural topics.
Our Book Talks program invites an author, a translator, or an avid reader to talk about a book and facilitate discussions.
Join us for a thought-provoking evening with author Sheila White exploring The Letters, a novel based on the true story of her parents’ mixed marriage in Toronto in 1947 at a time when racist attitudes tried to keep Blacks and whites apart!
Our Book Talks program invites an author, a translator, or an avid reader to talk about a book and facilitate discussions.
Join us for a thought-provoking evening with author Sheila White exploring The Letters, a novel based on the true story of her parents’ mixed marriage in Toronto in 1947 at a time when racist attitudes tried to keep Blacks and whites apart!
At our East&West Dialogue, guest speakers from different cultural background come as volunteers, share their living experience, expertise, thoughts and concerns, and have conversations with our audience.
Please come to meet our old friends, Ric Phillips and Wayne Henshall, who have excellent insights on multi-cultures, relationship-building and entrepreneurship through their distinguished national and international work experience. Continue reading “East&West Dialogue with Ric Phillips and Wayne Henshall”
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