Canadian Multiculturalism Day

On June 27, the New Canadians Centre will mark Canadian Multiculturalism Day. Each year, we support over 1000 clients hailing from over 100 countries and speaking nearly 60 different languages. Each of them brings unique customs, music, dance, food, sports, and stories contributing to a vibrant community.

Performance, food, and storytelling has the power to bring people together as we build bridges of understanding and appreciation.

“We strive towards a multicultural society that celebrates the richness of diverse human cultures. When we celebrate diversity, we create community and we help all people to feel like they belong, to have hope, and to build confidence. We know that people continue to be targeted for being different, made to feel unwelcome and excluded but we must counter this with hope and love, remaining confident that we can move forward in our pursuit of equity,” says Andy Cragg, Executive Director.

We invite you to tune into a day of virtual programming that will tell a story of our multicultural Canada through performance, storytelling, film, and food. Programming will be released on www.nccpeterborough.ca/multiculturalism-day and www.facebook.com/newcanadianscentre throughout the day on June 27.