FEMulticultural

Building Community by Bridging Cultures

[United Nations @UN]

Every person has the right to seek safety.

💙 Whoever they are.

💙 Wherever they come from.

💙 Whenever they are forced to flee.

On Thursday's #WorldRefugeeDay & every day, join us in standing #WithRefugees. https://t.co/bzMwGYet1B via @Refugees

[townofforterie @TownOfFortErie]

This past Monday (April 22, 2024), members of the Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee (MYAC) planted a tree at Town Hall in honour of Earth Day!

[GFESS @GreaterFortErie]

Congratulations to Erika Cabrera Acevedo on winning SOSSA yesterday in badminton. https://t.co/ViypiijPet

[INCommunities @INCommunities_]

Making Connections in #Niagara- Symposium for #Newcomers! March 29th 1:00-5:00pm | MacBain Community Centre. Join us for an afternoon of learning & networking. Connect w/ community organizations, discrover resources to promote your success, and listen to newcomer success stories.

[FCJ Refugee Centre @RefugeeCentre]

Help for #refugees begins when they arrive at Peace Bridge. By Rosemary Legge @NiagarathisWeek.
@matthewhfe @1ststepsCANADA https://t.co/HN4HUrPhzs

[Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers @CARLadvocates]

June 20th is #WorldRefugeeDay, a day to honour the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their homes.

[Cal Millar @cal_millar]

Great to have the Green Apple Coffee Shop open at the south end of Jarvis Street in Fort Erie. A great addition to the community with friendly staff and great coffee. https://t.co/KCEW82xRol

[FEMulticultural @1ststepsCANADA]

We wear orange on September 30 to remember the lost Indigenous children sent to residential schools and to honour Survivors, their families, and their communities. #orangeshirtday #nationaltruthandreconciliationday #everychildmatters

[FEMulticultural @1ststepsCANADA]

Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day. Today, tomorrow, and beyond, let us all take action on moving the Calls to Action identified by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into reality. #indigenous #FirstNations

[FEMulticultural @1ststepsCANADA]

In loving memory of #215indigenouschildren #everychildmatters #IndigenousLivesMatter

[Bridges Niagara Immigrant and Refugee Services @niagarafolkarts]

Happy Pride Month, Niagara!

We are an organization that values dignity, respect, and equality for all, no matter who they are or love and we work everyday to amplify these values and create a better Niagara for us all.

@PrideNiagara #pride #PrideMonth2021

[Lisa Richardson MD @RicharLisa]

Today is Red Dress Day. It is a day when we honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls & gender diverse people. We remember & uplift them. We support their families. We recognize this disproportionate violence as a national tragedy. We advocate for change. #MMIWG2S

[Bridges Niagara Immigrant and Refugee Services @niagarafolkarts]

DID YOU KNOW?

The Underground Railroad (1815-1860) gave enslaved people in the South a chance to escape to free northern states or Canada. More people began travelling as far as Canada when the U.S. Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. This law encouraged the..

[Bridges Niagara Immigrant and Refugee Services @niagarafolkarts]

February 2021, we will celebrate Black History, C/o this slice of Canadian Black History; relevant 365 days of the year, and central to the knowledge of the history of Canada.
https://t.co/WrPFLBwx3V
Locally: Welland Heritage Council on February 3!

https://t.co/x7XlKb8ZNA

[FEMulticultural @1ststepsCANADA]

Today is Orange Shirt Day for schools across our province, An opportunity to honour and acknowledge all those affected by residential schools #OrangeShirtDay2020

[Merrell R. Bennekin @MerrellBennekin]

July 11, 1905 29 men met in Fort Erie, Ontario, on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, to form a civil rights organization which became known as the Niagara Movement. The group was led by W. E. B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter.

[FEMulticultural @1ststepsCANADA]

June 20 is World Refugee Day, observed annually to create awareness about the condition of refugees across the world. #WorldRefugeeDay #Refugees

[Reconciliation Canada @Rec_Can]

Our Ambassador Chief Robert Joseph shared this statement regarding the current dialogue on racial injustice.

[FEMulticultural @1ststepsCANADA]

#socialjustice #inclusion #equity No one is born hating another person because of the color of his/her skin, background or religion. People learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love...Nelson Mandela