By Mark Brown PRIDE Columnist Imagine for a moment observing a Labour organization’s National convention. The President is at the front of the room standing behind a podium opening the convention. The Executive Board members are seated on both sides ...
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Feed SubscriptionP.A.C.E. (Canada) Features Vintage Fashion Show At June 5th Strawberry Social
TORONTO, ON – P.A.C.E Canada announced that the annual Strawberry Social is being held this Sunday, June 5th at the Pearson Convention Center. Highlights of the luncheon include a Vintage Fashion Show, entertainment by Jay Douglas & The All Stars, ...
Read More »Ontario Couple Finalists In Canada-Wide Wedding Contest
Debbie Thompson and Jason Carrington of the GTA, need your help to win their wedding in the Bahamas. This lucky duo is one of 20 couples chosen to be finalists in the bahamas16weddings.com contest. Selected from hundreds of entries from ...
Read More »Find Out About Your CPP At The Upcoming Public Meetings
Did you know that part of every Canadian worker’s retirement income is invested in countries around the world? Canadians are invested in developed economies such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia, as well as in developing ...
Read More »Jamaica Stock Exchange Spreads Information About Itself In The Diaspora
By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer The Jamaica Stock Exchange took its international roadshow and knowledge exchange visit to Toronto last week – the third in its stop after London and New York – where it met with Jamaicans in the diaspora ...
Read More »Bringing Meaning, Hope To Communities In Dance
By Lincoln Depradine PRIDE Contributing Writer Grenadian-Jamaican-Canadian Natasha Powell has long been involved in dance and the arts. And, she will be for many more years, having now embarked on a new phase by starting her own dance company. Some ...
Read More »Dr. Carl James Is New Jean Augustine Chair And Has Major Plans For It
By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer Dr. Carl James has been appointed the new Jean Augustine Chair in Education for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2016. The announcement was made on May 16 to faculty members in an email from ...
Read More »Anne-Marie Woods Returns To Theatre With New Play “She Said/He Said”
Anne-Marie Woods aka Amani just had one of her life long dreams come into fruition when her new play She Said/He Said had its World Premiere April 13th – May 1st at the MAI in Montreal – produced by Black ...
Read More »Lawrence Hill Says Writing The Illegal Profoundly Changed Him
Recently, prize winning author Lawrence Hill was part of a webcast with the Amnesty International Book Club. He spoke on many themes, including how writing his latest novel, The Illegal inspired him to understand refugees in a much deeper sense. ...
Read More »Watch Our Olympic Athletes Inspire The Next Generation In Rio
When the Canadian flag is raised at the Olympic Games, the power of sport resonates across the country. The athletes tell us that a gold medal represents so much more than an athlete’s talent. It symbolizes years of hard work, ...
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