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World Interfaith Harmony Week Celebration by the Surrey Interfaith Council: February 7 2015

January 25, 2015 – 8:42 am | 1,994 views

The Surrey Interfaith Council is hosting an “Interfaith Celebration!” to mark United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) in Surrey. The celebration takes place Saturday, February 7, 1:00-4:00pm at the Surrey City Centre Library. The …

SIETAR BC 2015 Annual General Meeting

January 17, 2015 – 10:17 am | 1,463 views

2015 Annual General Meeting will take place on January 27th, 2015 at Nuba in Kits @ 6p.m.
SIETAR BC was founded in 1992 as a not-for-profit entity incorporated under the laws of British Columbia. As part …

Diversity Symposium by The City of Richmond: Our City Our Community: Building Community, Facilitating Intercultural Neighbourhoods

January 15, 2015 – 8:24 am | 2,216 views

On January 30, 2015 The City of Richmond will host its first diversity symposium that will bring diverse community stakeholders to learn and share promising diversity and inclusion practices in making the City “the most …

PEACE, WAR AND ISLAM the BC Muslim Association

January 10, 2015 – 8:38 am | 2,381 views

This presentation will explore perceptions around Islam and violence. It is part of the BC Muslim Association’s “Campaign Against Violent Extremism.” The event will consist of a lecture by prominent Muslim speaker Mufti Aasim Rashid …

Express Entry System: More discretionary power for Canadian Government

January 3, 2015 – 10:34 am | 2,215 views

The government is granting itself more discretionary power to decide who gets permanent residency in Canada through a new Express Entry system that will fast-track applications for the most desirable economic immigrants and allow Ottawa …