[getsmart-l] Toronto's Mosaic: A Reality Check - first come: first seated - Mar. 6, 7:30 pm

[John O'Gorman]

Multicultural townhall
Thursday, March 6
Glenn Gould Studio, CBC Broadcasting Centre, 250 Front St. W.
7:30 to 9 p.m., doors open at 6:45 p.m.
Moderated by Andy Barrie, host of Metro Morning.
Admission is free. Seating is first come, first seated.

"Diversity Our Strength" is Toronto's official motto. Nearly half of Torontonians were born outside of Canada and more than 100 languages are spoken in the city. 

By 2017, Statistics Canada predicts more than half of Torontonians will belong to a visible minority group. That will make the "minority" the new majority.

How does this increasingly multicultural society affect our lives, our jobs, our children, our friends, and our neighbours? Are there cracks in Toronto's mosaic? 

Please join us for a town hall discussion moderated by Metro Morning host Andy Barrie. It's on Thursday, March 6th in Glenn Gould Studio at the CBC Broadcasting Centre (250 Front St. W.). Admission is free and seating is available on a first come, first seated basis. 


The doors will open at 6:30p.m. the event is from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. The panel and interactive audience discussion will be recorded and highlights will be broadcast the following morning (Friday, March 7) on Metro Morning, between 6 and 8:30a.m.

The panelists 
 
Uzma Shakir is a community-based researcher, advocate and activist. In November, she was named the Atkinson Economic Justice Fellow by the Atkinson Charitable Foundation, and over the next three years will focus on recognizing the rights and contributions of newcomers in helping to create future policies and power structures in Canadian society. She has served as executive director for the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians and the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario and is past president of the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants.

 
Raheel Raza is an award-winning writer, professional speaker, diversity consultant and interfaith advocate. The author of Their Jihad … Not My Jihad!, Raza works to promote cultural and religious diversity through her writing and speaking. She has spoken at Harvard and Columbia universities, to the Canadian Justice Department as well as churches and synagogues, school boards, government institutions and in the private sector. She was born in Pakistan and came to Canada with her family in 1989.



 
Patrick Habamenshi currently works with the University of Guelph and non-profit organization FarmStart to develop programs to help new immigrants start careers in the province's agricultural and farming sectors. He is also a permanent member of the Toronto Food Policy Council and a board member of the African Food Basket. He came to Canada in 1996 as a refugee following the Rwandan genocide.

Fourth panelist TBA 
http://www.cbc.ca/toronto/features/diversity/townhall.html
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