Canadian Ethnic Media Association

Peter Kent M.P.Thornhill, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
(Americas) will be next to address our members in the CEMA Speakers Series.

Date:
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
Time:
7:00 p.m. Sharp
Location:
Majestic Boardroom, OMNI Television, 545 Lake Shore Blvd. W
(Bathurst & Lake Shore)

Parking is available in the OMNI parking lot, off Lake Shore, east of Bathurst. Please press the white button at the parking gate to gain entrance.

Prior to his election, Mr Kent was an award-winning broadcast journalist having spent more than 40 years working as a writer, reporter,
producer, anchor and senior executive in Canada, the United States and
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The Story of Ontario’s fast-growing wine industry…

Mark your calendars for the next CEMA Speaker Series event on March 4, 2010.  The speaker is Ed Madronich, Chair of the Wine Council of Ontario, and President of Flat Rock Cellars in Jordan, a well-

Ed Madronich, Chair of the Wine Council of Ontario and President of Flat Rock Cells, Jordan, Ontario

known winery in the Niagara Region. Given his love of the grape and wines, this promises to be a heady and fruitful session.

Date:
Thursday, March 4, 2010

Time:
7:00 p.m. Sharp

Location:
Majestic Boardroom, OMNI Television, 545 Lake Shore Blvd. W
(Bathurst & Lake Shore)

Parking is available in the OMNI parking lot, off Lake Shore, east of Bathurst. Please press the white button at the parking gate to gain entrance

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CEMA members quiz guest-speaker Ed Madronich, Chair of the Wine Council of Ontario (far right), on a wide range of topics, including: advertising to local multicultural audiences; Ontario wines versus European; why is icewine so expensive — and most importantly, when can CEMA members visit some vineyards for a wine-tasting experience.

In the picture below, from left Vasil (Bill) Yancoff, 2nd Vice-President of CEMA and producer of Macedonian Heritage Hour; Acting CEMA President, Dat Nguyen – Publisher and Editor, “Thoi Bao”; and Kiumars Rezvanifar, CEMA board member and Producer of  “Pasargad Today” and “Iran Zameen Today, at the Speaker Series event on March 4, 2010.

CEMA SPEAKER SERIES FOR MARCH 2010

Alok Mukherjee, Chair of the Police Services Board that oversees Canada’s largest police force, that of Metro Toronto, will address CEMA’s Speaker Series on February 4, 2010.  He will be talking, among other things, about the race relations within the force and what is being done vis-a-vis recruitment so that the police represent the city as a whole.

The event will be held at OMNI-TV’s boardroom at 545 Lakeshore Blvd. West at 6 p.m. More details will be posted on this site as the even draws near.

Alok Mukherjee

Most recently, he addressed the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, in a session entitled “Crisis in Canadian Policing.”  His topic was “Let’s Tackle the Mismatches.” To read his presentation on this, please CLICK HERE to access his blog, which also contains other interesting tidbits.

Here is a short bio of the Chair as provided by the Metro Toronto Police Services Board:

Alok Mukherjee has been Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board since September 2005.  He is the first South Asian to occupy this position.  As a Vice President of the Ontario Association of Police Boards and Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Association of Police Boards, Dr. Mukherjee is actively involved in efforts to promote community-based policing under civilian oversight provincially and nationally.  He is frequently called upon to speak on policing issues to a variety of audiences. He brings a unique perspective to law enforcement issues from his experiences in a highly multicultural and multiracial environment. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto, Nov. 9, 2009 – Multiculturalism is “basic building block in the Canadian identity” and our getting it right “helps the world towards survival,” Member of Parliament Justin Trudeau told members at a specially convened Speaker Series of CEMA.

He told a packed boardroom that unfortunately the current Conservative government “is mistaken in lumping the multicultural portfolio in with immigration.”

Chip of the Old Block: Multiculturalism heir Justin Trudeau... (Photo: Lisa Warner)

Mr. Trudeau, a Liberal Party MP from Quebec, is the son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, the father of Canadian Multiculturalism and a champion of spurring Canada to broaden its trade and cultural vision from simply south of the border to the rest of the world.

Justin Trudeau told CEMA members that Multiculturalism should be regarded as a collectived set of values and hence becomes a tremendouis strength in building a better life for us all. “There is truth in the phrase ‘the kindness of strangers’”, he said.

“Look at the way our literature has broadened with many new Canadians and Aboriginals as important award winners in the fields of literature and the performing arts,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »

2009 Season’s Dinner

Friday, November 27, 2009
at

Hurry! Gala ticketsare fast selling out

The Golden Lion
King’s Garden Banquet Hall
15 Canmotor Ave.
(runs south off the Queensway, east of Islington)
Reception: 6:30 PM Dinner 7:30

Tickets: $40.00

CLICK HERE to print form and buy tickets

A unique new exhibit was unveiled at the Mississauga Civic Centre’s Great Hall, 300 City Centre Drive, on Saturday, September 26. The exhibit, created by the Polish Canadian Women’s Federation, will tell the stories of 60 Canadians of Polish heritage. The “Polish Spirit Exhibit” will highlight the contributions that men and women have made in the fields of politics, science and engineering, the arts and community involvement.

Laurel Broten, MPP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore congratulated the organization for the work they’ve done as a result of receiving an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant.

Over 250 pictures will be on display and people will get an opportunity to learn more about the design of such Toronto landmarks as the CN Tower and Roy Thomson Hall as well as seeing some amazing works of art. The Polish Spirit exhibit features Sir Casimir Gzowski, Senator Stranley Haidasz, Isaac

Hellmuth, the founder of Western University, Janusz Zurakowski- aviator, Mark Starowicz- Director, Documentary Programming at CBC TV, Shirley Mask Connolly, Curator of Polish Kashub Heritage Museum in Wilno.

Also present were Luz del Rosario, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Grant Review Team volunteer and Yvonne Bogorya, President, Polish Canadian Women’s Federation

For more information, please contact:

Yvonne Bogorya, President, Polish Canadian Women’s Federation, at 416-255-8608 or y.bogorya@rogers.com

PRESS RELEASE:

CJFE & Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Present a Benefit Screening/International Premiere

Of Willing Mind Productions’ “So Far From Home”

Toronto, Sept. 17, 2009 – Canadian Ethnic Media Association Executive Chair and OMNI Television National Vice President Madeline Ziniak joins a panel of journalists at the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression’s (CJFE) and Sheridan College’s benefit screening/international premiere presentation of  “So Far From Home”, a  documentary produced by Willing Mind Productions that offers a unique window into the challenges and dangers faced by five journalists from regions of major conflict. The documentary was made possible by OMNI ‘s Independent Producers Initiative.

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A short personal sketch and a song by Tony Anthony, Author/Singer

SONG: GREAT COUNTRY, OUR HOME

I migrated to Canada in 1992 and since then I have been fortunate to be in a position to acquire what is neccesary to provide for my family. I recognize how bless I am being given this opportunity.

This is the sanctuary, and prospect Canada has offered and continues to make accessible to all who qualify to dwell on her shores.

My travel through this land has enabled me to acquaint and mingle with immigrants from around the world that now call this beautiful country home and one main commonality is the gratitude and love they all share for Canada. Read the rest of this entry »