Cor-Açaõ Portuguese language film festival debuts in Ottawa
From May 5-13, 2014, the Canadian Film Institute (CFI), in collaboration with the Embassies of Angola, Brazil, Mozambique, and Portugal, 3rd Annual Portuguese Language Film Festival at Library & Archives…
Ethiopian and Kenyan athletes dominate Ottawa Race weekend
From May 24th to 25th, the 2014 Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend welcomed a record-breaking 47,500 participants in six events, including the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon, the Scotiabank Half-Marathon, the Lowertown Brewery Ottawa 10K,…
Era 21 Networking breakfast celebrates Black History & Asian Heritage Months
Wednesday 7 May, Senator Lillian Eva Quan Dyck hosted over a hundred high school students and adults in various professions and businesses, selected from Ottawa’s diverse ethnic and racial populations…
Yasir Naqvi launches Liberal election campaign for Ottawa Centre
Saturday 10 May 2014, 987 Wellington campaign headquarters. Ottawa’s affable and hard-working MPP for Ottawa Centre and Minister of community Safety Yasir Naqvi launched his campaign for re-election at the…
#BringBackOurGirls demands return of kidnapped school children
Sunday 4 May saw over 50 Nigerians with families and friends assembled in front of the Nigeria High ?commission on Metcalfe street, to protest recent abduction of over 200 young girls…
“Seeds of Hope” documentary highlights gender violence in DR Congo
On May 28, 2014, concerned citizens and activists gathered at the Mayfair Theatre for the Ottawa premiere of “Seeds of Hope” followed by a panel discussion. The evening was presented…
Hamdi Mohamed launches book on Gender and Nation Building
On April 9th, the Sahan Literary Forum & Carleton University’s Institute of African Studies held a reading with long-time Ottawa resident and Somali-Canadian community member, Dr. Hamdi Mohamed on her…
Zimbabwe celebrates Independence Day
On April 17, 2014, Her Excellency Mrs Florence Z. Chideya, Zimabwe’s ambassador to Canada, hosted a luncheon at the embassy in celebration of her country’s 34th anniversary of independence. Zimbabwe…
Fund-raiser for National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica
This event was hosted at Jamaica House, the residence of Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Canada. It was organized by the Friends of the National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica Foundation (Ottawa…
“Through The Fire”: Somali film premiers in Ottawa
On Sunday, April 13, members of the Somali community as well as representatives of various NGOs attended a special screening of the film “Through The Fire”, presented at The Mayfair…