Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 15, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free april 1997 a11 when race and disability collide Alff i Wade free press Helgason said workshop opened his eyes to the challenges a disability new hockey equipment for Shamattawa children by Gilbert Gregory for the free press children of Shamattawa first nation will skate in new hockey equipment next Winter thanks to Imperial Oil on Imperial Oil representatives will present four children from Shamattawa Between the second and third periods of the world championship exhibition game at the Winnipeg Arena with enough new equipment to outfit 65 players aged 10 to the kids Are Cornelius red of the hockey program committee they know there getting the equip ment but they dont know its for a donation of new equip ment is something he the Northern stores chipped in hockey Sticks and the Shamattawa education authority and the Keewatin tribal Council have made Cash he the hockey program committee was formed to Start a hockey program for the kids and to get equipment donated from redhead we wrote up a proposal and sent it to a number of we didst hear anything until february when Peter Wilson from Imperial Oil called and said the proposal was in Good he i read the proposal and i wanted to do said the merchandising and sponsor ship manager at Imperial this hockey equipment will give them something positive to do in the he were thankful we can do something to help Debralynn Gregoire is the Northern sales manager for Calm the airline is flying the four children and one adult to Winnipeg free of we want them to get them Down to Winnipeg and see something other than shaman its exciting for Gregoire buddhists Hail new year compiled from the Manitoba multicultural resource Centre Multi Faith Calendar available by calling 6044691164 and other buddhists celebrate new years Day under the Saka hindus celebrate marking the birthday of the seventh incarnation of the god the hebrew bilingual program at Centennial school holds a Model passover seder Tomor Row at Manitoba multicultural resources Centre hosts a talk on perspectives of featuring aboriginal Council of Winnipeg presi Dent Mary at at Centennial information from Debbie or Kevin at the Manitoba association of Community arts councils presents a Celebration of cultures from around the saturday from 11 to 6 at Lions 610 Portage entertain Merit and a silent auction will be information from Tyrrell at 7740677 or Wanda at the Zoloto ukrainian dance Competition will be held saturday and information from Shirley or Keris at 6610875 or Kim at 476 Folk Oramas scottish Pavilion hosts an evening of scottish music and dance featuring Scotland Alexander monday at at the Walker tickets from ticket passover begins at Sundown commemorating the departure of the israelite from it is celebrated for eight members of the Bahai Faith begin the 12 Days of commemorating the proclamation by Baha Ullah in the last Days of his exile in Baghdad that he was the one announced by the the Winnipeg jewish Community councils Community passover seder is scheduled for tuesday at at the Nymha jewish Community reservations from the Winnipeg Branch of the United nations association in Canada is holding a fundraising dinner which will honour Gordon Macdonell for his Many years of service to Unac and the Friday april 25 at the Norwood tickets from Gail at the Down under club of Winnipeg for expatriates of Australia and new zealand has its annual Casino night april at 8 at the Norwood because of the threat of continued Winter the annual Anzac Day Parade will be held indoors As part of the evenings information from the provincial department of heritage and citizenship will hold a free seminar for newcomers explaining their rights under Manitoba april at in Centennial information from Margot at k v cultural Calendar the Manitoba intercultural Council is inviting leaders of Ethan cultural groups and politicians to a forum to discuss the future of Satur april 26 from 10 to 1 30 at the Norwood Community information from the Sholem Aleichem cultural group will hold a secular passover seder april 27 at 5 at Robert Steen Community Cen Register by april 1 Call David at 7723435 or Dora at churches in the North end sponsorship team will hold a fundraising pot Luck supper for their refugee support project May at 6 at Kildonan United 187 Kil Bride just East of main guest speakers Are Marceline nday Umpire and Louise Simba Ndukwe of the Burundi action tickets from Howard or Esther at the Sholem Aleichem secular jewish cultural group and United jewish Peoples order will hold a holocaust memorial evening May at at Bay Abraham Syna 235 Enniskillen in West University of Manitoba Law Barney Sneiderman will speak on holocaust bashing Revis the aboriginal teachers circles second annual aboriginal education conference is scheduled for thursday May 8 and Friday May at Russell vocational High information from Donna at the Manitoba chinese historical society hosts a conference May 1 0 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the repeal of the 1 923 immigration keynote speaker will be Toron to Globe and mail reporter Jan information from Dorothy Choy at 4898919 or Betty Wong at the India school of music and the Atres Katchak and Folk dance festival is May 1 1 at the Gas station where the schools yearned performance will also be held june the Westman multicultural councils annual general meeting and dinner will be held in Brandon May information from Gladys at the armenian Community is holding a dinner and dance May at the Radisson suite hotel to raise Money for children orphaned by the 1 988 earthquake in tickets from Jenik at if you have an event you want listed on the multicultural Send it to the diversity Winnipeg free 1355 Mountain r2x or fax it to deadline for submissions is v aboriginals face added struggle by Nick Martin staff reporter it was almost unbearable for Mary Richard to have lost her Power of she spilled Coffee As she shuffled her Walker around a crowded room filled with the president of the aboriginal Council of Winnipeg grew increasingly impatient As she struggled to serve Coffee to 20 people while saddled with the debilitating effects of a recent fortunately for her condition Only lasted two it was the same for blindfolded City of Winnipeg diversity officer Damon his two hour assumed disability was to be blinded by Dia Johnston groped along the tapped hesitantly with a White and constantly bumped into people and Wayne executive director of the social planning Council of win tried to operate a Telephone and perform normally simple chores while wearing huge mitts to mimic the difficulty of having deformed hands caused by Prema Ture half a dozen prominent aboriginal professionals were getting an object lesson in being disabled from the fledgling disabled aboriginal self help learning for a very Brief period what its like to Cope with a lifetime of there Are disabled aboriginal persons living in group founder Frances sin Clair you can bet those statistics will continue to Rise As aboriginal people move to the City in search of services unavailable on their group Aims to help disabled aboriginals funded by the Winnipeg aboriginal management the disabled aboriginal self help group meets the first and third wednesdays of each month at at the aboriginal 181 Higgins information is available from the social planning Council of Winnipeg also donates to the group from sales of its report on training and employ ment challenges for aboriginal persons with a the Selling for Are available at we do not want to be treated As Charity nor become a Burden to said she already faced with second class status As the disabled get Short shrift from potential in one of the few Lucky ones said a provincial civil servant and a who was born without hands or full developed neither the broader Community nor the aboriginal Community understands the needs of aboriginal disabled said it takes everything we have just to keep our self esteem we need some one who will understand us from an aboriginal perspex rather than someone who will give you a clinical Richard said aboriginal organizations should be emphasizing hiring of employable disabled native As an aboriginal youre already a second class she participants agreed there should be More services aimed directly at aboriginal disabled with much greater promotion and awareness of those native service providers who Are Richard said she Felt great impatience trying to Cope with a Walker while also assigned the loss of her i Felt it feels very said adding that hed made a mess trying to help himself to Coffee and a youd be challenged All the time with things you take for i notice i listen More said John who received a lot of assistance from sighted youre at the mercy of who Evers around Canada dry 2 Maxwell House ground Coffee 300 g Imperial Margarine soft or squares North Pacific red Sockeye Salmon n no 213 limit Shirriff Good morning marmalade 750ml red Rose Tea bags food 4 a Market i Cross rib roast schweppes 12 lays chips tasters Choice instant Coffee 150 express soups i 00 65 for Kelloggs Rice Kris pies 0 525 Kub Rye bread oo6 450 g limit natural bakery italian bread 500 Beatrice whipping Cream Good humor ice Cream of Philadelphia Cream cheese 250 Brick or soft Black Diamond cheese slices 500 cheer Whiz cheese spread 500 sunlight detergent 2 Vita eggs 8 pack Sun maid raisins 375 dads cookies 450 Ritz crackers 450 Bezel Oil 1 Sara Lee layer cakes 369 Lipton Rice and sauce Lancia pasta 900 Catelli pasta sauce 398 my for Kraft Barbecue sauce wonder bread of White or 100 570 Golden Valley jams 375 g Blade roast e to pkg pork rib Tail ends previously 4 in pkg Blade Steak Boneless a pkg pork tenderloin pkg beef Short ribs 0 pkg fresh Grade a chickens 4 pkg skinless Chicken breast in pkg fresh Whitefish pkg Janes pub style Chicken fingers i08 g Frozen schneiders meat pies 400 Frozen Kent Bacon n in 500 g schneiders wieners o Al 500 g Sqq 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