SEPTEMBER 24, 3002

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Photo Contributed

Student volunteers raised money for Cystic Fibrosis research all last week by participating in Shinerama. Here, Dr. Jago
shows his support by letting NUGSS members shine his shoes.

UNBC

hosts

Multicultural
Extravaganza

UNBC is hosting a sumptu-
ous multicultural celebration
on Monday, September 22nd!
The event will please the sens-
es in more ways than one:
various performers and musi-
cians will be spotlighted,
along with food booths and
cooking demonstrations, mul-
ticultural crafts, the creation
of a giant collage, and a chil-
dren’s corner. Many exciting
performances and tables will
feature a cornucopia of cul-
tures from around the, globe

including First Nations,
Japanese, Norwegian,
Ukrainian, East Indian,

Filipino, Russian, Colombian,
Peruvian, and Jamaican, to
date.

The event begins at 4 p.m.,
and admission is free of
charge for all members of the
community. Participants are
welcome to mingle around the
tables, admire crafts (some
demos), sample various cul-
tural delicacies (some with
cost), watch a demonstration
of Japanese-style of calligra-
phy, play traditional First
Nations children’s games, and
many other opportunities for
the whole family. Main-stage
performances will begin at
approximately 5:00 p.m., and
the programme is packed
with many exciting acts. The
programme to date includes
Belly Dancing, East Indian
Dancing (Dimple Joshi), Koto
(Japanese flute), Kimono fash-
ion show, First Nations
singing (with Cathy Denby),
Rainbow dancers and
Grandmothers of Four Winds,
Yalenka Ukrainian Dancers,

and a fashion show. An art
display promoting diversity
will also be featured in the
new Bently Centre, adjoining
the Multicultural Day festivi-
ties.

The purpose of the event is
to celebrate and welcome the
diversity of students, faculty
and staff on our campus and
in the community. This event
is sponsored by the UNBC
Diversity project, and has
been supported by many
departments on campus,
including the International
Centre, the First Nations
Centre, International Studies
department, the Student
Success Centre, and the
Northern Women’s Centre.
“The community is invited to
attend these events, which are
designed to celebrate the
diversity, talents, and achieve-
ments of people of many cul-
tures, as well as to raise the
awareness of the continuing
need to promote, non-vio-
lence and human rights in our
society, both locally and glob-
ally”, organizer Sarah Boyd-
Noel adds.

This is an inaugural event,
and the UNBC Day Planning
Committee hopes to make it
an ongoing tradition. So come
out and try a sample of
“Multicultural Day” - it
should be a blast!

For More information contact:
Sarah Boyd-Noel,
Representative

UNBC Diversity Project, 960-
5632

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