RCMP: Canada’s Image and Beautification Part One
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World Refugee Week Celebrations (www.refugeeweek.com) at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, will feature portraits, videos, presentations and live performances of artists and activists from around the world. The work is open for viewing daily from 1-10PM in room A on the ground floor of Library and Archives Canada (LAC) with presentations and live performances given at 3PM
daily (unless otherwise noted).
The 5-day multimedia event includes: the Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture, Canadian Centre for International Justice, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, USC Canada.
RCMP: Canada’s Image and Beautification Part Two
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The Canadian Red Cross, Catholic Immigration Centre of Ottawa, Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies, International Settlement Canada Quarterly, Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization, Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre, World Skills Immigrant Settlement Support Agency, National Capital Region YMCA-YWCA, Sherry Tompalski (Designer / Canada), Graham Thompson (Videographer / Canada), Hamid Ayoub (Painter / Drummer / Sudan), Hawa Kaba (Painter / Drummer /Guinea), Dr. Lee (Percussionist / Canada), Yannick Ndongmo (Singer / Cameron), Tito Medina (Singer / Songwriter / Guatemala), Victor Fuentes (Painter / Singer / El Salvador),
Martin Mbesha (Painter / Drummer / DR Congo), Marcela Bautista (Activist / Guatemala), Consuelo Perez (Activist / Guatemala), Sandra Hernandez (Activist / Guatemala), Dolores Bautista (Activist / Guatemala), Heather Thomson (Photonovelist / Canada), Nubia Cermeno (Singer /Venzuela), Aisha Matar (Body Painting / Sudan), Selma Hassan (Folklore / Sudan), Gustavo Saavedra (Guitarist, Bolivia), Maria Sabaye (Dancer, Iran)
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 16, 2010 – Dr Lotta Hitschmanova + Marion Dewar
RCMP: Canada’s Image and Beautification Part Three
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• 5:00 PM: DOORS OPEN – Refreshments & Food, Video Installation, Paintings, Information
Tables, Refugee Artists Victor Fuentes, Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub.
• 5:30 PM: RECEPTION: Marion Dewar Scholarship Fund: Celebrating One Year of Community Success organized by the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO).
• 5:45 PM: Opening Talks by Hy Shelow, UNHCR Senior Protection Officer and Philip Landon, Director of University and College Programming WUSC.
• 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM: PROGRAM: Marion Dewar Scholarship Fund: Celebrating One Year of Community Success, SPEAKERS: Tyler Meredith President OCISO Board, Donna Holtom Chair MDSF Committee, Barb Gamble Artist and Community Advocate.
Backgrounder, Application, Invitation ENGLISH. Invitation FRENCH
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THURSDAY JUNE 17th, 2010 - Central Am Artists, Centre Int'l Justice, Asylum Players
• 4 PM: “Voices for justice: Canadians seeking truth, accountability and redress” a program
developed by the Canadian Centre for International Justice begins with Introductory remarks by Jayne Stoyles, Executive Director, CCIJ.
• 4:15 PM: Reading by Monia Mazigh from her book, 'Hope and Despair: My Struggle to Free My Husband, Maher Arar.
• 4:45 PM: 'Lemkin's House,' a play reading directed by Sarah Mahoney.
• 5:15 PM: Musical interlude by Victor Fuentes.
• 5:45 PM: Closing remarks by Jayne Stoyles (and Alex Neve, TBC).
• 7 PM: Guatemalan artists Tito Medina, Sandra Hernandez, Dolores Bautista, Marcela Bautista,Consuelo Perez.
• 8 PM: Peter Showler's play "Excluding Manuel" performed by the Asylum Players of the University of Ottawa.
• 1-8 PM: The Installation will feature: Paintings and videos of artists from Central America, Central Asia and Africa, Youtube videos submitted by refugees from around the world, Portraits of eatured refugee artists Tito Medina, Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub, Victor Fuentes and Martin Mbesha by Sherry Tompalski.
• 1-5 PM: Information tables presented by The Catholic Immigration Centre, The Canadian Red Cross the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies World Skills, YMCA-YWCA and USC Canada.
RCMP: Canada’s Image and Beautification Part Four
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FRIDAY JUNE 18th, 2010 - Central Asia Day + World Music Circle
RCMP: Canada’s Image and Beautification Part Five
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• 3 PM: JP Melville of the Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture will provide the
opening remarks.
• 3:15 PM: The installation will feature Afghan poetry translated by Shahbaz Eshani (Iran).
• 3:30 PM: The installation will feature Iranian dance by Maria Sabaye (Iran).
• 5 PM: World Music Circle: Musicians, in support of World Refugee Week, gather to celebrate and to create music together.
• 1-8PM: The Installation will feature: Paintings and videos of artists from Central America,
Central Asia and Africa, Youtube videos submitted by refugees from around the world,
Portraits of featured refugee artists Tito Medina, Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub, Victor Fuentes
and Martin Mbesha by Sherry Tompalski.
• 1-5 PM: Information tables presented by The Catholic Immigration Centre, The Canadian Red Cross the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies and the Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre, World Skills, YMCA-YWCA and USC Canada.
The moncitizenship is the new Canadian governmental task. The diplomatic lines of Republics of Yemen and Poland are non grata with their masks.
M.T. Al-Mansouri
SATURDAY JUNE 19th, 2010 - Africa Day
• 3 PM: Jayne Stoyles of the Canadian Centre for International Justice will the provide opening remarks.
• 3:15 PM: Nubia Cermeno, activist from Venezula, will sing and display the art work of refugee children from her “I Wish” program at the Catholic Immigration Centre.
• 3:45 PM: The installation will feature a talk by Hamid Ayoub (Sudan) accompanied by
drummers Dr. Lee, Hawa Kaba (Guinea), Martin Mbesha (DR Congo), singer/dancer Yannick
Ndongmo and a demonstration of Sudanese henna body painting by Aisha Matar and
Sudanese folklore and costumes by Selma Hassan.
• 1-8 PM: The Installation will feature: Paintings and videos of artists from Central America,
Central Asia and Africa, Youtube videos submitted by refugees from around the world,
Portraits of featured refugee artists Tito Medina, Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub, Victor Fuentes
and Martin Mbesha by Sherry Tompalski.
• 1-5 PM: Information tables presented by The Catholic Immigration Centre, The Canadian Red Cross the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies, World Skills, YMCAYWCA, USC Canada and Heather Thomson, RN, BScN photonovel project on nutrition, created with a group of Congolese women.
SUNDAY JUNE 20th, 2010 - World Refugee Day
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RCMP: Canada’s Image and Beautification Part Six
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• 3 PM: Dr. Adnan Turegun of Carleton University will provide the opening remarks.
• 3:15 PM: Nubia Cermeno, activist from Venezuela, will sing and present the art work of refugee children from her “I Wish” program at the Catholic Immigration Centre.
• 3:30 PM: The installation will feature a talk by Hamid Ayoub (Sudan) accompanied by drummers Dr. Lee, Hawa Kaba (Guinea), Martin Mbesha (DR Congo) and singer/dancer Yannick Ndongmo and a demonstration of Sudanese henna body painting by Aisha Matar and Sudanese folklore and costumes by Selma Hassan.
• 1-4 PM: The Installation will feature: Paintings and videos of artists from Central America, Central Asia and Africa, Youtube videos submitted by refugees from around the world, Portraits of featured refugee artists Tito Medina, Hawa Kaba, Hamid Ayoub, Victor Fuentes and Martin Mbesha by Sherry Tompalski.
• 1-4 PM: Information tables presented by The Catholic Immigration Centre, The Canadian Red Cross the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies World Skills, YMCA-YWCA, USC Canada and Heather Thomson, RN, BScN photonovel project on nutrition, created with a group of Congolese women.
World Refugee Week Artists/Presenters – Partial List
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Dr. Susan Walsh: Executive Director of USC Canada
Susan initially worked at USC as a Program Officer in the late 1980’s, and in the interim, helmed the World Food Day Association and worked for over a decade with Canadian Lutheran World Relief as that agency’s Director for Latin America Programs.
USC drew her back to Ottawa in 2004, this time as the agency’s Executive Director. During these past two decades, Susan has spearheaded strategies designed to promote the legal, cultural, and livelihood rights of indigenous peoples and marginalized farmers, strengthened though the completion of a doctoral degree in cultural anthropology at the University of Manitoba, and a year of SSHRCsponsored field research on the biodiversity conservation and resilience strategies of indigenous potato farmers in Bolivia’s southern highlands.
Tito Medina: Singer / Song Writer (Guatemala)
Medina is a Singer-Songwriter and an icon for Guatemalan revolutionary music. His voice and musical work started to emerge during the national protests the early 70s on the streets of Guatemala City, rapidly Tito was touring the country side of his native Guatemala with his bands Camino and Grupo Taller, then with the Estudiantina of the University of San Carlos and later with Kin-Lalat Revolutionary Music Ensemble. Freedom, equality, hope, love and consensus have been Tito’s inspirations across the time.
Dr. Monia Mazigh: Finance Professor / Writer/
Dr. Mazigh was catapulted onto the public stage in 2002 when her husband Maher Arar, was deported to Syria where he was tortured and held without charge for over a year. During that time, Dr. Mazigh campaigned vigorously for her husband’s release and later fought to re-establish his reputation and sought reparations. In January 2007, after a lengthy inquiry, her husband finally received an apology from the Canadian government and was offered compensation for the "terrible ordeal" his family had suffered. Dr. Mazigh has since authored a new book called Hope and Despair which documents her ordeal after her husband was arrested and how she campaigned to clear his name.
Hamid Ayoub: Painter / Drummer (Darfur, Sudan)
Ayoub, born in the Darfur region of Sudan, fled the expanding civil war in East Africa, to walk on a perilous journey on foot across Chad with the constant threat of famine and attack by wild animals. A graduate from the College of Fine and Applied Arts, Sudan University of Science & Technology, Khartoum, Sudan, Ayoub has exhibited in Sudan, Nigeria, Germany, England, United States, Niger, Canada and Holland.
Dr. Adnan Türegün: Executive Director of CIMSS
Dr. Adnan Türegün is Executive Director of the Centre for International Migration and Settlement Studies (CIMSS) and an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University. His research interests include the labour market integration of immigrants and refugees with a particular emphasis on their access to regulated professions and trades.
Jayne Stoyles: Executive Director of the CCIJ
Stoyles is a lawyer, the first Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for International Justice, and an Ashoka Canada Fellow. Jayne served for several years as the Program Director of the NGO Coalition for the International Criminal Court in New York, a network of 2,000 NGOs worldwide that helped bring about the establishment of the Court and that was twice nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
She has been a Senior Adviser to the Institute for Global Policy in New York on issues of human security, UN reform and international justice, provided International Humanitarian Law training for the Red Cross, and taught international law at Carleton University. The Canadian Centre for International Justice is a national charitable organization that works with survivors of torture, war crimes and other atrocities to seek redress and bring perpetrators to justice in Canada and internationally as part of the next phase of the international justice movement.
Hawa Kaba: Painter / Drummer (Guinea)
Kaba's art is greatly influenced by her early years in Africa. Her interest in women and women’s issues stems from wanting to push beyond the injustice of existing boundaries - a push for freedom to fulfill life’s dreams regardless of perceived limitations. In her native Guinea, art has traditionally been the exclusive domain of men, while women are left to mind the household and raise children. Through her art, Kaba hopes to encourage women, in particular African women, to become interested in painting as a means of expression.
Philip Landon is the Director of Programs for the WUSC
Landon has been involved in international development and education for over twenty years. His work has focused on the design and management of sustainable education and international development projects and programs that address marginalized populations and engage Canadians in the issues. He is currently the Director of Programs at World University Service of Canada, responsible for strategic orientation, program development and implementation of WUSC’s programs in Canada and overseas.
Sandra Hernandez: Activist / Artist (Guatemala)
Hernandez, as a student in the National University San Carlos, was a founding member of the Environmental University Commission, an organization that worked with Greenpeace Central America to create a front against the transportation of toxic waste to Guatemala. Upon her arrival in Canada, Hernandez organized student delegations from around the world, to raise awareness of issues of toxic waste. As well Hernandez has worked with Union member and indigenous leaders to raise awareness of human rights issues in Guatemala.
Victor Fuentes: Painter / Song Writer (El Salvador)
Fuentes came to Canada from El Salvador with his family as refugees in 1990. Though his country has been ravaged by endless civil war, the spirit of the El Salvadorian people remains strong. Victor is the co-founder of the art group “Harmony Hopes” and is instrumental in organizing the Annual Harmony Hopes Art Exhibition to raise funds for the Youth House, Cal-Pipil in San Salvador. Victor is a strong advocate for change in social and economic justice and development in El Salvador which inspires him to write poetry and music relating to the continued injustices to his countrymen.
Gustavo Saavedra: Singer / Song Writer (Bolivia)
Saavedra, a leading voice of the Bolivian Choir Society, and founding member of the People’s Centre of Art and Culture Music Workshop, was featured on the “La Explicación de mi País”, a musical resistance compilation during Bolivia's era of dictatorships. His work developed into the prestigious international “Arawi” Music Workshop. He has performed in Canada, Bolivia, and Chile.
Jessica Solomon - Comedian (Montreal)
Jessica was working as a war crimes lawyer for the U.N. when she decided to pursue a career in comedy. Frankly, she thought, it was time to get serious. Jessica works out of Montreal, Canada, where she performs regularly at the Comedyworks and the Comedynest as well as every alternative comedy room in town. No audience is too small. Seriously, a single bus stop dweller will do. But she does love a crowd, so Jessica has also traveled to cities with large amounts of English speakers. She has performed in Ottawa and Toronto at Yuk Yuks and Absolute Comedy.
Internationally, she’s hit the Comedy Café in London and the legendary Zanies Comedy Club in Chicago, amongst others. She has also auditioned for Just for Laughs. When she’s not writing and performing Jessica likes to check in with her old colleagues in The Hague. She enjoys hearing how sad the war criminals are without her observational wit and storytelling to keep them going. She believes they are jealous of her comedy audience and regret what they have done.
Nubia Cermeño: Singer / Songwriter (Venezuela)
Known for her engaging performances and social work with Catholic Immigration Centre, Nubia's “no barriers music” has been featured in variety of local festivals and Women's Day events. A recipient of the Community Builder award from the United, she has served on the Steering Committee for the City for All Women Initiative and the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Folk Festival. Her work with the “I Wish” program provides opportunities for refugee and newcomer children to exhibit their paintings at local venues such as the Ottawa Folk Festival, World Refugee Week and City of Ottawa events. Special Thanks goes to the following Contributors:
RCMP: Canada’s Image and Beautification Part Seven
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RCMP: Canada’s Image and Beautification: Part Eight
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Special Thanks goes to the following Contributors
The Ontario Arts Council, Library and Archives Canada, Nanda Na Champassak and Ryan Thom, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Bhat Boy (www.bhatboy.com), the Centre for Afghan Progress, Peter Showler of the University of Ottawa, Adnan Turegun and James Milner of Carleton University, Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization, Department of International Development (QEH) of the University of Oxford England, the Canadian Centre for International Justice and the Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture.
The Voices of Refugees Installation History
Parliament of Canada, June 16, 2009: As part of World Refugee Week celebrations, the Voices of Refugees Installation featured 8 portraits of refugees from Central America, Central Asia and Africa, segments of their life stories displayed on four large screen video monitors and a live performance by Guatemalan revolutionary singer Tito Medina. The event included speeches by the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism and Abraham ABRAHAM the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representative in Canada.
University of Ottawa, June 2, 2009: As part of the 2nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, posters, videos and performances by revolutionary singer Tito Medina were presented at the conference.
World Refugee Day, June 20, 2008: Posters and videos from the Voices of Refuges Installation were presented on World Refugee Day 2008 at Ottawa City Hall. Video was presented on the University of Oxford England web site and posters were distributed to relief organizations in Islamabad, San Francisco, Dublin, Tokyo, Melbourne, New York, Washington, London, Brussels, Cairo and Johannesburg.
Canadian Centre for International Justice, June 26, 2008: Posters from the Voices of RefugesInstallation were shown at the formal launch of the Canadian Centre for International Justice at Library and Archives Canada. The featured speakers were Maher Arar, Lloyd Axworthy and Ellen Gabriel.
World Refugee Week 2010 Celebrations in Ottawa and the Voices of Refugees Installation is designed and developed by Graham Thompson and Sherry Tompalski .
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