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Jenny Francis

African Cultural Winter Celebration 2009

on December 31st, 2009 by The Afro News

By Jenny Francis The Afro News Burnaby An important community event took place at Eastburn Community Centre in Burnaby on 12 December 2009. The 3rd annual African Cultural Winter Celebration, hosted by REACH Multicultural Family Center (MFC) brought together approximately two hundred people from all over the world. Following prayers in Arabic and English, guests

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A Better Place to Live Refugee resettlement challenges all of society

on October 11th, 2009 by Helena Kaufman

On August 30, 2008, a public radio forum sponsored by The Afro News and La Palabre Radio Program aired live on the topic of “Settlement Issues of African Immigrants & Refugees. The panel discussion and call in segment explored the theme of “How can we make Vancouver a better place to live?” The show was

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