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Celebrate Kwanzaa with the Community Race Relations Committee by enjoying a FREE ethnic meal! This feast will take place on the day of Ujima, Collective Work & Responsibility. Dec 28, 6 – 9:30 pm @ the Lions Club 347 Burnham St. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1582050701872046/ Free tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/crrc-kwanzaa-tickets-40760324227

“Charmaine Magumbe says peace is like a quilt. She made the comparison during a speech on Friday morning (Nov. 24) after accepting the 2017 YMCA Peace Medal. ‘I’m not a quilt maker, but when you are creating a quilt you use different pieces of material. Sometimes the pieces you use are what some people have

In this CBC The Current Interview Lynn Gehl talks about Indigenous knowledge, Cultural Genocide, Akikpautik, and the extinguishment in the Land Claims Process.

Over 300 peace-loving people gathered at the Hate-Free Peace Vigil in Peterborough to show their solidarity with those who have experienced or are experiencing racism and bigotry in our society.

In an attempt to broaden the discussion around Canada’s 150 anniversary, CRRC has collaborated with the Curve Lake Cultural Centre in an exhibit exploring Nogojiwanong’s First People and the making of Curve Lake First Nation.

The Nogojiwanong Youth Solidarity Initiative (NYSI) brought together local Indigenous, recent Syrian refugee, and other Newcomer and immigrant communities in a unique evening of cultural sharing and connection through food, conversation, music and dance.