Category : Africa

285. July 12-15 Weekend in Multicultural Toronto

    The free or nearly free ethnic culture events this weekend begin on Thursday with a lesson in cardio fitness the African way.

284. July 6-8 Toronto Multicultural Weekend

  This coming weekend too, there will be lots of opportunity to experience multicultural Toronto’s free or nearly-free events. On Friday, the Taste of

275. Jun 16-17 Multicultural Toronto Weekend

  Help needed. So much is happening this summer in the free or nearly-free department that I’m having a hard time keeping up. So

270. Carassauga 2012, a Report

  Last Sunday, Carassauga started off badly for me. I thought I had planned my visit carefully by choosing only five countries. I only had

267. This weekend in Multicultural Toronto.

  This coming weekend May 25-27, there’s Doors Open, an opportunity to visit any of 135 buildings including a Turkish mosque, an exquisite Tibetan

264. Carassauga Festival, One of GTA’s Best

  With 60 countries represented in 26 pavilions at 12 locations across Mississauga, this is a not-to-be missed multicultural event. Festivals in other parts

When priests washed the feet of congregants at St.Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Cathedral last Thursday, I could not help thinking about the origin of this

  March was Ethiopian Heritage Month. Mayor Ford proclaimed it so. But where and when were the events? As the month progressed, I started

    April 8 this year is Easter Sunday, the most important day of the year for Toronto’s Christians. This day commemorates the resurrection

I fell in love with storytelling around campfires at a cottage or summer camp many years ago. Last year’s Storytelling Festival brought back those