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Archive for January, 2014

Kung Hei Fat Choy

Posted on: January 30th, 2014 by Nellie's No Comments

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Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese year 4712 begins on Jan. 31, 2014.  People dress in red and children receive gifts of “lucky money” contained in red envelopes. The colour red symbolizes fire to drive away bad luck.  Traditionally households thoroughly cleanse the house to sweep away ill fortune and make way for good luck, decorate windows and doors with red paper-cuts and light firecrackers.   Festivities often continue until the Lantern Festival, held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The highlight of this festival is often considered to be the dragon dance. Traditionally the dragon is held aloft by young men who dance as they guide the colorful beast through the streets.

This is the Year of the Horse and those born in this year are believed to be cheerful, skillful with money, perceptive and witty.

VDAY 2014 U of T

Posted on: January 29th, 2014 by Nellie's No Comments

Presented by Hart House Social Justice Committee
Visit the VDAY2014 Facebook Page

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7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3H3
2nd Floor, Centre of South Side of the building
Part of the proceeds benefit Nellie’s Shelter for Women & Children

Women Experiencing Abuse & Violence (WEAV) Group

Posted on: January 24th, 2014 by Nellie's No Comments

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WEAV is a 12 week psychosocial support group for Women and Trans women who have or are currently experiencing violence and/or homelessness.  The group operates from an Integrative feminist, anti-racist/anti-oppression framework. The scope of the group will cover dynamics of abuse, power and control, cycle of violence, systemic violence, power and privilege, safety planning, impacts of trauma, coping mechanisms and self-exploration and healing.

We are currently accepting participants for the spring session. The spring session runs every Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm, from April 2, 2014 until June 18, 2014. Pre-registration and interview is required. For registration or more information, contact Adriana Pelayo at 416-461-2052. To view interview questions, please click here to download PDF file.

Martin Luther King Jr Day

Posted on: January 19th, 2014 by Nellie's No Comments
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King Jr

January 19th is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as well as Civil Rights Day to honor the Civil Rights Movement.  It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around the time of King’s birthday, January 15. Toronto recognizes Martin Luther King Jr. Day, although it is not a paid holiday in Toronto, and all government services and businesses remain open.

King played a pivotal role in ending the legal segregation of African-American citizens in the South and other areas of the US, as well as the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, among several other honors.

He was assassinated in April 1968 at the age of 39, but continues to be remembered as one of the most lauded African-American leaders in history, often referenced by his 1963 speech, “I Have a Dream.” He left behind a legacy of hope and inspiration that continues to this day.