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Multiculturalism Week: February 12 to 18, 2006
Multiculturalism Week — the third week in February each year —
is when British Columbians come together to experience and learn
about the true nature of our diverse society.
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all across the province, in all walks of life, share and promote
the wide variety of cultural traditions, customs and heritage
of our neighbours, co-workers, family and friends. While it
is a time of celebration, it also offers opportunities to raise
awareness of the challenges, and to confront the attitudes that
prevent British Columbians from creating the vibrant and prosperous
province that we want to build. |
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| Dialogue in Kamloops |
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To celebrate Multiculturalism Week 2006, the Kamloops Immigrant
Services Society sponsored The Business Case for Multiculturalism:
The Future is Now; with support from the Simon Fraser
University Dialogue Programs and the B.C. Ministry of Attorney
General, Settlement and Multiculturalism Division. The event
attracted over 40 community and business leaders, including
community leader and philanthropist Milton Wong as keynote
speaker. Kamloops serves as a pilot site to test whether the
dialogue format is effective in increasing local engagement
on multiculturalism issues in smaller communities in British
Columbia.
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(left to right) Dialogue participants: Meharoona
Ghani, Dr. Ashok Mathur, Kim Agar-Ewen, Lloyd Loveday, Bill
Walters, Milton Wong and Dr. Joanna Ashworth.
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October 25, 2006
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