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Peterborough, ON — Mayor Diane Therrien will proclaim National Indigenous Peoples Day in Peterborough as part of a flag raising ceremony at City Hall at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 21, 2019. Therrien invites the community to join her for the raising of the Anishinaabe Mississauga flag at City Hall in recognition of the First

Many Windows, One Light 2019: An afternoon of dialogue and story-sharing towards a caring and welcoming community The Mount Community Centre Saturday, February 9, 2019 · 1-6:30 pm Including presentations, dialogue, artmaking & potluck dinner Bernie Farber: Opening ‘Provocateur’ Chair, Canadian Anti-Hate Network · National context, and community response FREE … but come prepared to participate

In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends-Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin’s death in 1987, he

Volunteers wanted! Please help us on Dec 27th at our Kwanzaa feast. Please email us at racerelation@gmail.com if interested.

Community Race Relations Committee Presents a Community Feast: Kwanzaa of the African Diaspora … All are WELCOME! There’s free parking too. Celebrate Kwanzaa with us by enjoying a FREE Afrocentric meal! This feast will take place on the day of Kujichagulia, Self-Determination. Get your FREE ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/crrc-kwanzaa-feast-free-tickets-50891519906 Caribbean Sizzle will be catering! Kwanzaa is a

5 – 6 pm, 534 George St N. In the wake of the October 27 massacre at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, the Peterborough Peace Council is focusing this month’s vigil to solidarity with Jewish community members here in Nogojiwanong/ Peterborough, in Pittsburgh, and around the world. We are reaching out to Beth Israel