Billa Hissen: On equity and respect
My turtle island – Reflections on equity and respect by Billa Hissen My Turtle Island is about equity. A Turtle Island where the human rights and dignity of Indigenous, Black,…
Councillor Rawlson King
Newsletter Thursday, 30 June 2022 With the upcoming long weekend, the City is working to ensure that by-laws are observed in order to have a safe Canada Day. The long…
Letter from the Editor: July 2022
Good morning folks Happy Canada Day! Wishing all our readers the very best as we enjoy this beautiful country that we call home. ************************************************************************ Who speaks for Ottawa’s Black community?…
Have your say on new Police chief hiring: Ottawa Police Services Board
Date: June 22, 2022 MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 22 June 2022 Ottawa Police Services Board launches community engagement on Chief of Police recruitment (Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Services Board has launched its community…
In conversation with Rabah Musa, Operations Manager Nisa Homes Ottawa
Could you tell me about your childhood? Where were you born? Is there anything about your childhood that stands out for you? Helped form who you are today? Your parents,…
Vive Akugha: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
by Vive Akugha Saturday 23 April 2022 The Promoting Healthy Lifestyles seminar had one of its annual sessions on the 23rd of April 2022. This informative virtual seminar featured presentations…
Yasir Naqvi: Apply for Canada Summer Jobs
Hiring now: Apply for Canada Summer Jobs by Yasir Naqvi MP Ottawa Centre Finally, summer is here! I look forward to a summer of meeting with constituents, joining community events,…
Billa Hissen: To know
To know by Billa Hissen You listened, but made no changes.You nodded, yet were you only pretending to hear?You apologized,So that you would never have to hear this again.Took the…
Gaston Garfield Girvan
By June Girvan Today, June BawledPain.Hope.Today, Derek Chauvin relinquished his Soul;his humanityGeorge Floyd has his life taken; his breath stopped.I grieveI grieve for today.I hope for tomorrow.oI remember.I remember my…
Maduakor: That Breathless Take-Off Moment
That Breathless Take-Off Moment by Obi Maduakor There was some joviality, some casual social exchanges as travelers shuffled their way casually into the crowded craft, heading with some inner vacuity…