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Harambecouver Diversity Festival 2021

https://youtu.be/Tw9elFVwi-0

How Non-Indigenous Activists Support Indigenous People by Educating themselves and others.

How Non-Indigenous Activists Support Indigenous People by Educating themselves and others.  This is the focus of Great Lakes Networking Society of BC, working with Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Organizations, and educational Institutes to educate other Non-Indigenous peoples, through Dialogue, Conferences and Workshops, organized by the Indigenous peoples who seat on our Board as Bord members.  It’s difficult...

African Elders Second Webinar It takes a community: Get your Vaccination

WHAT: IT TAKES A COMMUNITY: GET YOUR VACCINE FOR YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY NOW  A CONVERSATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY ELDERS   WHEN: SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021  WHERE: ZOOM: https://zoom.us/j/2378751146   BY THE GREAT LAKES NETWORKING SOCIETY OF BC  In collaboration with  AFRICA-CANADA EDUCATION FOUNDATION  GHANAIAN-CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF BC  AFRICAN DESCENT EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT INITIATIVE  AFRICAN STAGES ASSOCIATION OF BC  KENYAN COMMUNITY IN BC (KENBC) Sponsored by: African...

Kenyan Canadian Association

Kenyan Canadian Association KENYAN COMMUNITY LEADERS' ENGAGEMENT FORUM WITH HON. AHMED HUSSEN, MINISTER OF FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Toronto, ON – April 16, 2021The Kenyan Community had the privilege of hosting Hon. Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development on Saturday April 10, 2021 for an engagement forum...

Covid-19 Immunization Plan

COVID-19 Immunization Plan - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca) Phase 3 – Current phaseTimeline: April to May 2021People aged 79 to 60, in five year increments:79 to 75 (Dose 1 April)74 to 70 (Dose 1 April)69 to 65 (Dose 1 April)64 to 60 (Dose 1 April/May)Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) peoples aged 64 to 18 (Dose...

Walk to Raise Welfare-March 31, 2019

Prime Minister Trudeau and Dr. Bonnie Henry join Hands Against Racism campaign

The seventh annual event against racism started by Spice Radio was held online this year on Saturday, March 27 due to COVID 19 restrictions. Launched in 2015 by the Burnaby-based radio station, on the birth anniversary of the towering civil rights movement leader the late Martin Luther King Jr,. this...

Indigenous University Preparation Program (IUPP) at Simon Fraser University.

Beginning in Fall 2021 (early application deadline April 30, 2021).To tell you a little more about our program, it helps pave the way for Indigenous Students to successfully transition to undergraduate studies using small cohort-style classes and a supportive atmosphere. We offer first-year academic credit courses that integrate humanities...

Black History and African Heritage Short Film

https://youtu.be/Hf965HU-Tpc

Black History Month and African Heritage 2021 Event

Watch it here!

New Programs: What have we done lately?

Dear Friends and Members of the Great Lakes Networking Society of BC (GLBC).   Thank you for your unwavering support, relationship, friendship, and commitment for helping and/or assisting us during the common cause of surviving the COVID-19 pandemic.  As the COVID’19 out break evolves, the GLBC, our community and most other community groups/individuals are doing everything possible to support our community through this difficult time.    To-date, an un-estimated number in Vancouver,...

A Message from the CEO of GLNS

On behalf of the Great Lakes Networking Society of BC (GLBC), I would like to convey my best wishes and gratitude for your precious collaboration over the course of the last year. 2020 was a difficult year for the entire earth, as communities faced an unprecedented pandemic, which put a spotlight directly on...

World Aids Day December 1, 2020

Kombii Nanjalah participated in the World Aids Day December 1, 2020. Along with other work that she does in the community Mama Kombii is the Vice Chair for Afro-Canadian Positive Network. https://youtu.be/cJuukIx_D6Uhttps://youtu.be/s7_swg--iNg

Covid 19 Global Statistics Nov 2020

A short video describing the current pandemic as of November 14th, 2020. Showing the statistics of People of African Descent across the world. https://youtu.be/sNee9TBCr4s

Covid 19 Awareness Webinar

https://youtu.be/s7_swg--iNg

Mayor Kennedy Stewart

The City of Vancouver acknowledges that it is situated on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. A letter from the Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart for a successful festival-Harambecouver 2020.

A Grant from the Red Cross and the City of Vancouver

Our last food cooking and distribution is coming up and we are thankful for help from Canadian Red Cross and the City of Vancouver.

Learning Lifeskills

Kombii Nanjalah teaches lifeskills at Windemere Secondary School. Windemere Lifeskills Teacher Tamara Maxim (left) chats with (l-r) St. George’s Associate Principal Brian Lee with student Keith Martens and Keiths’ caregiver Kombii Nanjalah

SWES Africa Zone Food Bank

Somali Women's Empowerment Society organize a food bank three times per week bringing fresh, and ready made foods to the community. For more information on this program visit the website or call 604-722-3177. Due to Covid-19 some restrictions are in place and food pick up is currently not available...