In conversation with Abdirazak Karod, Executive Director, Somali Centre
It was an unseasonably warm fall day on 26 November when Black Ottawa Scene sat down with Abdirazak Karod, Executive Director of the Somali Centre for Family Services in his...
Children’s Aid Society fetes outstanding foster parents
The Hellenic Centre on Prince of Wales Drive was a hive of activity on Thursday 24 October 2013, as the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa hosted a “Walk of Fame”...
HERA Mission fund-raiser for Kenya
On November, 14, 2013, the hardest-working African choir in Ottawa were once again in action at CTV Ottawa Studios as the featured entertainment for the The HERA Mission of Canada’s...
Angolans celebrate National Day
On November 13, 2013, H. E. Ambassador Agostinho Tavares da Silva Neto and his wife, Prudência de Sousa Carneiro da Silva, hosted a reception at the Chateau Laurier on the occasion of...
City of Ottawa launches on-line immigration portal
Monday 18 November saw hundreds of settlement workers, councillors, new immigrants and people working for or advocating for increased access to jobs and social services for immigrants, gathered at City...
Grandmothers’ Advocacy Network hosts South African HIV advocates
On November 13th at Riverside United Church in Ottawa, the Wakefield Grannies and GRAN (Grandmothers’ Advocacy Network) staged an event to highlight the very special visit of two African colleagues,...