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African Mayors Take Active Role at UN World Urban
Forum 3 in Vancouver, Canada. Great Cities of
Africa Series Launched
by Jerry W. Bird, Editor
  What
a memorable week. After 30 years UN Habitat returns
to its launching pad - the seaport city of
Vancouver,
British Columbia Canada. The crowd is estimated at
10,000 plus and it certainly seems so, judging by
the heavy attendance at many sessions. At the time
of writing, we have had the pleasure of taking two
groups of mayors representing different African
countries on tours of Vancouver and the University
of British Columbia. It's one way for us to repay
the wonderful hospitality we have enjoyed in eleven
years with the Africa Travel Association as its
media voice in North America and
Worldwide.
The twin goals
of Habitat are "Adequate shelter for all" and
"sustainable human settlements development in an
urbanizing world. "The "Global Village" is well
represented, this week - with Africa making a
particularly strong showing. As publishers of
Africa Travel Magazine and related travel business
media features, we were extremely pleased and
honored to be able to to network with so many of
our African colleagues.
More->
Africans in
Canada Study: Click
for detailed information
Africans
in Vancouver area:
Africans, estimated at some 20,000 to 30,000 in the
Lower Mainland, tend to organize themselves into
social and cultural groups based on their national
origin. However, efforts have been made to organize
them under a broader, single association embracing
Africans from all over the African continent
without regard to their race, nationality or ethnic
or cultural backgrounds. In 1983 the
African-Canadian Association of British Columbia
was formed. :Click
for full story
African
Canadian Associations.
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African
Canadian Heritage
Association
The
African Canadian Heritage Association is an African
Heritage and language program operating out of a
new location at Centennial College Progress Campus
(at Markham Rd. and Hwy 401).The ACHA program
features African history lessons, arts and crafts,
special events for students, who range in age from
5 to 16 years of age.Classes run from September to
June. Most notable ACHA special events include :
the Youth Retreat (for children 11 Years and older
). Entrepeneur's Day and the Black History
Challenge. Website
MORE ABOUT
AFRICANS IN CANADA AND THE HISTORIC TIES BETWEEN
OUR GOVERNMENTS - TO APPEAR ON THIS PAGE AND
SECTION.
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