Human Resources, Labour and Employment
September 24, 2010
Residents Encouraged to Participate in
Culture Days
Culture Days, a collaborative pan-Canadian
volunteer movement, will be celebrated this year across Newfoundland and
Labrador September 24-26.
"Many communities throughout Newfoundland and
Labrador will celebrate Culture Days through inclusive partnerships that
showcase and celebrate our pride and respect for all cultures," said the
Honourable Susan Sullivan, Minister of Human Resources, Labour and
Employment and Minister Responsible for the Office of Immigration and
Multiculturalism. "Our government is pleased to participate in various
events related to Culture Days since they capture the spirit of the
provincial Policy on Multiculturalism. It is only though such
collaborative partnerships and efforts that our province continues to be
a vibrant, dynamic and welcoming home for all our residents. I encourage
everyone to attend an event in their region."
Since the launch of the Policy on
Multiculturalism in 2007, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
has worked with many partners to ensure cultural diversity is seen as a
strength and to promote cross-cultural understanding where the cultural
diversity of all people is valued, supported and enhanced.
"Cultural diversity is not only celebrated in
Newfoundland and Labrador, it is experienced and celebrated every day
around our country," said Amy House, member of the national committee
and Chair of the Provincial Task Force for Culture Days. "Our own
cultural heritage is eclectic, colorful and distinctive. Newfoundland
and Labrador is like one big homemade patchwork quilt and each piece is
a different culture."
In Newfoundland and Labrador, Culture Days
activities are supported through a $20,000 investment provided through
the Cultural Economic Development Program (CEDP) of the Department of
Tourism, Culture and Recreation.
Many of the activities for Culture Days focus
on celebrating cultural diversity and include, specifically, a dance
performance in St. John's, international cooking classes in Grand Falls
-Windsor, a talent show in Corner Brook and guided outdoor hikes at the
Birch Brook Nordic Ski Club and Hiking Trails in Labrador.
Since the launch of the province's cultural
strategy,
Creative Newfoundland and Labrador: The Blueprint for
Development and Investment in Culture
in 2006, the Provincial
Government has invested more than $44 million into the arts, culture and
heritage sectors.
For more information on Culture Days and how
to get involved, visit
www.culturedays.ca.
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Media contacts:
Bradley Power
Director of Communications
Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
709-729-0753, 699-5707
bradleypower@gov.nl.ca |
Amy House
Chair, Provincial Task Force for Culture Days 709-753-4537 ext.
226
amyhouse@nf.sympatico.ca |
2010 09 24
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