Educational, health and civic forums, seminars and workshops
Carleton University hosts seminar: Yorùbá, Between Values and Modernity
September 20, 2014 The Afenifere Renewal Group, Canada, in partnership with Isokan Yoruba and the Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, organised a colloquium titled: Yorùbá, Between Values and Modernity...
Somali-Canadian Youth Mentoring Program featured at Crime Prevention Ottawa seminar
Thursday 25 September 2014 Yacqub Jibril is a participant in the Somali-Canadian Youth Mentoring Program. Last Thursday he joined four other speakers in a panel discussion at a seminar organised...
Seniors learn how to manage their finances at Black History Ottawa seminar
Wednesday 30 July 2014, Ben Franklin Place About thirty seniors gathered at the Council chambers of Ben Franklin Place in the city’s west end for a seminar on how to manage their...
Special Feature:Capacity Building Business Information session
Do you have an idea you want to turn into a business venture? Do you want to learn how to grow your start-up into a profitable venture? Do you want to be...
Special Feature: Workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs
Community Capacity Building Initiative One of the main pillars of a Community Health Centre is its holistic approach to health care. Issues of Poverty, Housing, Immigration status, Unemployment, Education, Culture/Language,...
Men Speak Out on Violence Against Women at seminar
May 12, 2014 at Ottawa’s City Hall, a seminar organised by Crime Prevention Ottawa, titled: Together We Can: Men Speak Out on Violence Against Women. The goal was to increase awareness...
NPBN breakfast lecture brings out Ottawa’s best in business and professions
The Nigerian Professionals and Business Network (NPBN), held another in its popular quarterly breakfast lecture series on Saturday 26 April at the downtown Sheraton Hotel. The event featured two keynote...
Elder abuse and youth mental health highlight Health & Wellness seminar
Ottawa’s annual Health and Wellness Seminar was held on Saturday 12 April at the Public Service Alliance Centre on Gilmour Street. The well attended event was a joint venture between...
Algonquin College seminar links human trafficking with sex trade
April 10, 2014: The Graduate Victimology Program at Algonquin College partnered with the Ottawa Police Service,Victim Crisis Unit, PACT-Ottawa and St. Joe’s Women’s Centre, to host a workshop followed by panel presentations...
“Children’s Stories in the Diaspora” a perennial Black History Month favourite
On Sunday, February 9, Black History Ottawa, in collaboration with Under The Mango tree, held its 12th annual “Children’s Stories in the Diaspora” event at the Ottawa Public Library, Nepean...