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Celebrating
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Flight
Thiscaptivebird
longs to soar and heal her wounds
... to spread her wings
o’re the powdered blue skies
...sundrenchedrainbows
a kaleidoscope of colors long forgotten
toguideherwaytonewbeginnings
and ease the pain of endings
She longs to soar
beyondthemediocrityoftoday
and feel the expectation of tomorrow.
(EleanorLaPlante)
Eleanor is a receptionist at Lion’s Manor where
Ruthy lived and wanted to dedicate this poem to
Ruthy.
GEM extends it to Senhit and her Caribbean
friend who were victims of a drunk driver.
Watch for these articles in the
nextissue:
TruthandReconciliation
ArtistasanIntellectual
GloriaSteineminBrandon

Global Eyes Magazine October 2010 3
Editorial - Take One
All across Canada women gather to
celebrate Person’s Day to mark the
anniversary of the day women were
recognized as legal persons in the
courts of law. Looking back it seems
ridiculous but such was the time.
Women got the vote albeit in stages.
Theykeptthefightupandkeeponfightingforwhatisright
for women and the world.
InWinnipegtherearemanywomenwhohaveworkedfor
and contributed to the betterment of our society. Many
women from the Black and Caribbean communities have
steppeduptotheplateandmadetheirmarkinthecontinued
fight for women’s equality and human rights. Women like
Dr.JuneJames,whosawthefruitionofHarambeehousing,
Dr. Beryle Jones who was instrumental of in helping many
organizationsoffthegroundincludingIWAMandCOBW,
NormaWalker, who was the first black woman to run for a
provincialoffice,DianeDwarkawhohasworkedwithinthe
Caribbean and larger community, CCOM and LegalAid
Manitoba, Betty Hopkins who has worked tirelessly for
women’sequalitythroughLEAFManitoba.ThankstoLEAF
intervention,MuslimwomenareallowedtoweartheirNiqab
in court, Leslie Spillett, a strong advocate forAboriginal
women’s rights and who has accomplished a lot for
Aboriginal women and society in general, Mary Scott who
has worked at the local and international level to provide a
voice for women at these fora, BoseAgbayewa who has
madeavaliantmarkintheNigerian/Africancommunity, Lois
Pattersonhasvaliantlyworkedtoprovidebetteropportunities
foryouthsinourcommunitythroughannualscholarshipsand
MonicaSinghwhosepassioniswithimmigrantandrefugee
women. I think it is fitting to acknowledge the continuing
work of women in our community who has left their mark
and others are following in them. Behind all these women
aremanyordinarywomendoingthegrungejobstomakeit
happen.Theyarenolessimportant.Wethankthesewomen
and grateful that they care enough to dedicate a chunk of
theirtimetoserviceinthecommunity
Ruthyburstintomylifelikeabreathoffreshairandassoon
as I caught a whiff of that air I knew I was hooked. She was
suchasweet,caring,intelligentandjustawonderfulhuman
being. Ihavenevermetsomeonequitelikeher. Shewasfull
ofenergy,fullofplans,optimism,warm,articulate,alwayswith
abigtoothysmile,acuteintelligenceandjustlikethattheLord
calledherbacktopost.Shewasgonelikeawhirlwind.
DaughterofHaitianparentsRuthyleftaprivilegedlifeinMiami
andarrivedinManitobawithhersuitcase.Shewaswelcomed
byfriendsinSelkirk,KarenThomas’familyandothersshemet
outthere.Havinggonetohermemorialwhichwassponsored
bytheUniversityofWinnipeg’sMennoSimon’scollegewhere
shetaughtacouplesessionalcoursesinconflictresolution,I
heardalmosteveryoneattesttothesameeffectRuthyhadon
themasshehadonme. Ruthyhadastrongspiritualbaseandan
understandingthatmakesmefeelshewaspreparedforwhatever
comes. She was an angel that dwelled amongst us and I feel
privilegedthatIgottoknowher.
I spoke to Ruthy on the Thursday evening making plans for
her to do a workshop onTapping for the Congress of Black
Women on the Sunday 17th October. On the Friday 15th I
went on Facebook to send her a message to let her know
what timeIwillpickherup.Iwasshockedbythenumberof
condolencesIfoundonherpage.Ruthywasgoneatthetender
ageof37.Thisjustgoestoremindusthatwehavetobeinthe
moment.Wehavetoalwaysliveeachdayasifitwereourlast
butenjoyeachdayasifitwilllastforever. Inspiteofthesadness
Ifelt,Iwaselatedbyalltheprofoundstatementspeoplearound
theworldweremakingaboutRuthythatconfirmedmyfeelings
thatshewasnotanordinaryperson.Shewasspecial.Shedid
whatshecametodo.Lifeislikethat.Iencourageyoutolive
eachdayasifitwereyourlast,dothethingsyouneedtodobut
enjoyitasthoughitwilllastforever.
“No one has the right to make you feel less than.” A community
member’s memory of Ruthy’s wisdom that changed her life. R.C.
Remembering Ruthy Charlot
If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep
walking, eventually you’ll make progress. Barack Obama
Quotable Quotes
I bring the pretty and think life is too short for bad food. RC

Global Briefs
FormerChileanPresident,Michelle
Bachelet, was recently appointed as the
Under-SecretaryGeneralforGender
EqualityandtheEmpowermentofWomen
fortheUnitedNationsbyUnitedNations
Secretary-GeneralBanKi-moon.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban
Ki Moon recently appointed Ms.
MichelleBachelet,formerPresidentof
Chile, as the head of UN Women, the newly created UN
EntityforGenderEqualityandtheEmpowermentofWomen,
established on 2 July by the GeneralAssembly. Ms. Bachelet
bringstothiscriticalpositionahistoryofdynamicglobal
leadership,highlyhonedpoliticalskillsanduncommonability
to create consensus and focus among UN agencies and many
partners in both the public and private sector.
Ms. Bachelet served as the first female President of Chile
from 2006 to 2010. Along-time champion of women’s
rights, Ms Bachelet advocated for gender equality and
women’s empowerment throughout her career. One of her
major successes was her decision to save billions of dollars in
revenues to spend on pension reform, which guaranteed a
programmeofsocialprotectionsforwomenandchildren,
despitethefinancialcrisis. Thisincludedtriplingthenumber
offreeearlychild-carecentresforlow-incomefamiliesand
the completion of some 3,500 child-care centres around the
country.
Brazilhaselectedits
firstwomanpresident,
Dilma Rousseff in its
recent general elections.
The former Marxist
guerrilla won by a
narrow margin in a run
off vote by 56 percent
against her centrist rival
Jose Serra
In a 25-minute victory
speech to jubilant
supporters in Brasilia, Youssef said that her first promise
was to “honour the women” of Brazil and that she hoped
her win would allow “fathers and mothers to look their
daughters in the eyes and say, ‘Yes, a woman can.”’
Known for her tough and serious demeanour, Youssef only
betrayed emotion when she spoke about President Luis
Ignacio Lula ad Silva, Brazil’s hugely popular leader the
last eight years who chose her as his party’s candidate to
succeed him and used all his political will to get her
elected.
“The joy I feel with this victory today is mixed with the
emotion of his farewell. I know that a leader like Lula will
never be away from his people,” she said, using the
president’s nickname as her eyes welled with tears and
her voice cracked. “I will always be able to knock on his
door and I’m sure that it will always will be open.”
TheBarbadianandCaribbeancommunityatlargepaid
their respects in various forms and com-
munity events, observing silences to
mark the passing of the popular Prime
Minister of Barbados The Hon. David
Thompson at the age 48 of pancreatic
cancer. He leaves to mourn his wife Mara,
daughters Misha, Oya and Osa.
Mrs. Thompson thanked Barbadians for their support, as
she and her family mourn the loss of “the person who was
central to all we did”.
“Barbados has lost its loyal son and faithful servant before
hehadthetimetorealisehislifetimedreams,”MaraThompson
said.
“We enjoyed and endured his public service experiences.
He was always indebted to the people and the party for
affording him the opportunity to see the mountain top. Our
longvigilthisyearwaslightenedbytheprayersandsupport
ofBarbadians,”sheadded.
“We are deeply grateful for all your
considerations as we seek to reflect
asafamilyinmourning.”
Winnipeg community we mourn the loss of two young bright
stars from the African and Sri Lankan communities at the hands
of a drunk 17 year old driver who drove her car into the one
carrying SenhitYohanes and her friends.
Heartfelt condolences go out to Birikti Bahta
and the Subramanian families for this tragic
loss. We wish the Ghanian youth a speedy
recovery. May those who drink and drive learn
from this terrible situation.
Community mourns the loss of two rising stars
The Winnipeg Bajan Community Mourns the loss of the Prime Minister of Barbados - Hon David Thompson

Regulars
Letter to my Daughter
Global Counsellor
My dear daughter,
Women’s history month celebrates women and girls
‘rights in the world. In Canada women and girls enjoy a
reasonable degree of rights. However, rights are not
static – they come and they go to the extent that people
are vigilant. Only a few months ago, many young
people in Toronto were shocked out of their
complaisance when hundred were corralled and locked
up in jail for exercising their democratic rights. Rights
are not god-given; they are demanded and hard fought
for by men and women. Because of that rights must
always be guarded like a precious stone.
Women have indeed come a long way from the
dungeons of justice but there is still a lot more to be
done. Fortunately for you living in Canada you are
assured a decent education, able to attend any school or
study to become whatever you want but for girls in
many parts of the world going to school could be a matter
of life and death.
Why am I telling you all this. It is to encourage you to be
vigilant not only to protect rights of women and girls but
the rights of Canadians and peoples throughout the world.
In Manitoba there are many role models for young girls
to emulate. The women who are at the forefront of
contributing to community development and social justice
issues are many and they come from various social,
cultural and religious backgrounds. They see a need and
they try to fill it for the betterment of those less fortunate.
If there is one thing to learn from all this is that community
work is one of the most rewarding works and benefits all.
Indeed according to the greatest thinkers in the world,
being of service is mankind’s highest calling.
Love, mom
Dear globalcounselor,
I am from the Caribbean of East Indian background.
My 18 year old grand daughter lives with me and she is
different from the way I know. She goes out and
comes in whenever she likes and my son, her dad, says
nothing. It is as if he is helpless. She goes out to party,
does not go to the Hindu Temple, in fact she ridicules
our religious beliefs as superstition. Last month she
threw a bombshell on us by informing us she is
pregnant. The father is a refugee from some country in
Africa I never heard of before Eritrea. My first instinct
was to encourage her to have an abortion and get on
with her life. They cannot raise a child. He is still in
school and she is doing some small time job that aint
paying no money to raise children. I am so fed up with
this child. She has brought shame and disgrace on the
family. I want to disown her and I tell my son to put his
foot down and let her know he is her father. He said he
cannot do that and I should get used to living in Canada.
Imagine that. How can I convince her to get rid of the
baby and get on with her life? Her future is at stake!
Troubled granny
Dear troubled granny:
Having an abortion is not like extracting a tooth. It is a
decision that a person has to make for herself. This is life
altering. I think you have to respect that your
granddaughter knows what is best for her. She has to do
what she can live with. Imagine what it could be like for
her in ten years time wants to have a child and could not
conceive. She would blame you. Sometimes having a
baby is the best thing to straighten up a wayward child.
Just let it be. All you need to do and all she needs from
you right now is your unconditional love. There is no
shame in having a child. Having a child is a gift from
God. When you change the way you look at things the
things you look at change.
“Simply be open and present and you’ll fall into the arms of God. But resist even for a moment and
you will get caught in a needless tangle of your own making. When the heart opens, it is filled with
love.And its ability to give and receive is now longer based on anything external. Be willing.
Participate. Touch and be touched. Feel everything. Open your arms to life and let your heart be
touched, that is why you are here.” ~ Paul Ferrini
Quotable Quote

In Your Back Yard
CommunityVibesispartneringwithSt.John’sHigh
School to bring a new after hours concept to the St.
John’s/Luxton neighbourhood. The CVSports program
willincludephysicaltraining,tutoringandmentoringand
educationalsessionsonnutritionandsportspsychology.
PresidentofCommunityVibes,TroyOsiname,says“this
is more than just a drop in for youth. This is a fresh new
wayoflookingatafterschoolprogramming.”
CommunityVibes created this program to address some
of the issues faced by these neighbourhoods such as gang
involvementandcrimeandalackofwholesomeafter
schoolactivitiesforyouthinthecommunity.
The program hopes to provide a presence in the
area to assist youth in structured activity and to allow
them access to positive role models. The training is not
onlyphysicalbutwillworktoincreaseyouthsknowledge
relatedtonutritionandsportpsychologyaswell.
Education is another focal point of this program. CV
Sportswillbringintutorswhocanassistyouthsinbetter
understandingtheirschoolmaterial. Eventually,CV
Sports hopes to recruit tutors in all subject areas of the
Manitobamiddleyearsandhighschoolcurriculum.
Specialworkshopsduringtheyearwillteachyouth
valuablelifeskillstoaidwiththeirpsychosocial
developmentandhealth. OsinamewantsCommunity
Vibes to use its “resources to give youth options that lead
topositivechange.”
This is an ambitious project. In addition to working
withSt.John’sHighSchool,CommunityVibeswillbe
partnering with a local grocery store to contribute some of
therefreshmentsfortheyouthwhileteachingthemhowto
makegoodnutritionalchoices.
The program is geared to all youth aged 13-17. The
program is slated to begin this October. The cost of the
8-month program is $150. For more information, check
outCommunityVibeswebsiteat
www.communityvibes.ca.
Local Organization Brings Sports, Tutoring to the Community - Robin Dwarka
The evening started off with fiddling by Emille Chartier a
young fiddler who had the crowd toe tapping followed by
Slava Ukrainian Contemporary Dancers under the
directorship of Laryssa Semchyshyn Congress of Black
Women, the Orlan Ukrainian folk ensemble and the Jamaican
Folk Ensemble followed by a sumptuous multicultural meal
of perogys, jerk chicken, portiere and rice pilaf plus ample
sides that made the Congress of Black Women 12th
Annual
Unity Dinner something to write home about.
The Canada Inn Pembina Highway venue was pack to
capacity and DJ big John delivered the sounds to make the
evening worth dressing up and being out of the house.
Three deserving young women received scholarship
dollars to help further their education at the university level.
Therecipientswere:NatalieReynolds,TrishaDavis,Esperance
MugosaandEmemUkpong
President Lisa Hackett gave a rousing welcome carefully
acknowledging all the organizations that are making a
difference in women’s lives here in Manitoba and all around
the world.
If you have been going to these events as long as I have,
you would notice one thing has changed people leave shortly
after supper and the formalities. There is a dire need for the
younger generation to be encouraged to attend formal
community events to fill the generation gap at these events.
Congress of Black Women Celebrates Unity Dinner

Shining Examples
Manyethniccommunitiesaretryingto
findwaystoengageyouthandgetthem
involvedinthecommunity. Oneperson
who is trying to get youth involved is
TroyOsiname. Heandtheorganization
hefounded,CommunityVibes,isfiring
thingsupandcreatingnewinterestfor
youth in the Caribbean and African
communitiesinWinnipeg.
TroyOsinamewasbornandraisedin
Winnipegand,thoughheisofJamaican
and Nigerian heritage, he considers
himself a “realWesterner. I’mWest Indian,WestAfrican and
born in the west.” He is a deeply spiritual person and a skilled
conversationalist. Troy’sseven-yearolddaughterisoneofthe
manyreasonsheisgettingmoreinvolvedwithcommunitylife–
tomakealifeforherthatisrichwithallofthewonderfulcultures
thatmakeWinnipegauniqueplace.
ThroughobservationshemadegrowingupintheCentral
ParkneighbourhoodandinEastKildonan,Troybecameaware
thatthenaturalenergythatyoungpeoplehavewasmissingfrom
the community. “I realized that there is a real need for young
people in all areas and aspects of life... church, community
activisim,governmentandprofessions”.
One of the reasons for the lack of youth being active in
the community is that their needs and that of their immigrant
parentsaredifferent. Manyimmigrantshadtomakesacrifices
whentheycametoCanadatomakeabetterlifeforthemselves
andtheirfamiliesoftenbecausetheirforeignearnedcredentials
werenotrecognizedhere. ManyCanadianbornyoungpeople
don’thavethosechallengesorthesameneedstocometogether,
for example, language. Yet, some of the existing community
organizationsseemfocusedongoals,ritualsandstructuresthat
areimportanttofirstgenerationCanadiansbutdon’treallyspeak
tothegenerationsthatcomeafterthem. Troyishopingtobridge
the divide and get more youth and young professionals
involvedintheCaribbeanandAfricancommunitiesandby
doingso,“energizecommunitiesandcreatepositiveaction,
activityandleadership.”
Troy exhibits that same energy he is looking for in
others. Withinayear,CommunityVibeshasgonefromthe
germofanideatoafullyfunctioningorganizationpropelled
by a small group of relatively young professionals. Troy
feels that “anyone who has a love for helping people and
gifts they’d like to display can do that here. This is a
movement - a collective that applies creativity to creative
opportunity.” The key to Community Vibes’success is
partnerships with local groups. According to Troy
“partnerships are what makes Community Vibes so
intriguing...Wewelcomeit.Bothgrassrootsandcorporate.
I believe it’s important for any organization to build on
relationships.It’swhatkeepsventuresfreshandexciting.”
Events such as the Black History Month production,
Through My Father’s Eyes, and the Help Haiti fundraiser
toassistvictimsoftheearthquakesharethatvision.
Troy hopes that the first old-fashion cookout at
Central Park will become the flag ship annual event for
Community Vibes. Its mandate is to shine a light on a
neighbourhood diverse and rich in culture and expression.
“It’sawesometoseeAsian,AfricanandAboriginalpeoples
allmakinguponecommunity.It’smulticulturismatitsfinest
- the very thing that makes Manitoba”, sayTroy.
What’s on the horizon? Community Vibes is set to
launch its after school program this October at St. John’s
High School and plans are already under way for the 2011
BlackHistoryMonthproduction. Formoreinformationor
togetinvolvedwithCommunityVibesvisittheirwebsiteat
www.communityvibes.ca or contact Troy at
communityvibes@gmail.com.
Troy Osiname - Community Champion - Robin Dwarka
The Nigerian Association of
Manitoba, Inc. celebrated Nigeria’s
50th
Anniversary of Independence
with a banquet and dance at the
Winnipeg Convention Centre on
Saturday October 23, 2010.
The Nigerian community showed
off their traditional dress and
highlife dances.
Nigerian Association of Manitoba Celebrates Nigeria’s 50th Independence Anniversary
Nigerian community members show off their cultural attires
MinisterAndrew Swan

AnInterviewwithKamtaRoySingh,CaptainofLionsCricketClub,President
of the Guyanese Association of Manitoba,
Community Leader, and Entrepreneur
Neil: There are many questions I feel
compelled to ask but let’s begin with
your community involvement:
Roy: I am involved with the Guyanese
Association of Manitoba, Inc., Lions
Sports Club, WIICCOM, the India
School of Dance and Maple
Community Centre. Then there is my
business community involvement
throughTim Horton’s. which allows me
to do a lot of volunteer work especially
with children. I am always willing to
assist wherever I can. In the past I have assisted
organizations such as GCO, the Pakistani Association with
the recent flooding, fundraising for Haiti, the Caribbean and
greater community at large.
N: Have you found ways to incorporate Tim Horton’s, a
Canadian business entity, into your mode of operation?
R: Definitely. As an entrepreneur the community benefits
from my ownership through sponsorships, employment
opportunities, the Tim Horton’s Children camp, as well as
sponsoring Timbits Soccer and Timbits Hockey. Also as an
entrepreneur I have some input in recommending community
centers that could send six children to Tim’s Camp. We
rotate the selection every year.
N: You have been a driving force to institutionalize cricket
into the mainstream phys-ed.
R: We started a grassroots cricket program for GAM in the
year 1999. The interest in the sport has kept on growing.
With co-operation from Burton Cummings Community Centre
we were able to open that pitch in 2007. Being an executive
member of Maples Community centre I was instrumental in
doing the same for Elwick. We transformed Elwick an
abandoned to a functioning community centre that is open
seven days a week and serves as a drop-in centre for
children. The hockey rink is restored and the cricket ground
is being used by 18 middle schools from the Maples area -
and it’s going to be bigger and better.
N: What ultimately motivates Kamta Roy Singh?
R: Giving back to the community. I have reached a stage in
my life where I am able to give back; where I am able to do
something for the community and make a difference to
benefit today’s and future generations.
N: How do you manage to keep cricket in the juggle of your
hectic schedule?
R: Cricket is a sport that’s in my blood. It helps me to be
who I am. It helps me to make new friends, be competitive,
strive to be better, but as a sport it also keeps you fit. I find
time because I love the game, I love the sport and it makes
a difference in my life. I must say though, anything I do I
always take a positive mind into it. I never do community work
for personal gains. Twenty years ago Lions was just a group of
guys getting together with their families to play cricket and now it’s
teaching youths about our and sharing this passion with the larger
community.
N: The Guyanese Association of Manitoba, Inc. of which you are
currently its president, and the Guyanese Cultural Organization of
Winnipeg, Inc. put on a successful joint Independence Day
Celebration in 2008. There are those who would like to see these
two organizations become one, what do you say to that?
R: The idea behind it was to unite the two organizations as one.
However because of Guyana’s political history brought here by
some members of both, it created a severe challenge. But the joint
event was a huge step towards the dream of making it one
organization. We have to take baby steps. One of the positives
that came out of that event is the strong relationship we have
developed. My idea was to have the same joint celebration every
2 years - if we do that that’s one way of uniting and seeing what
the people are doing. We made a profit of $3000 that was split
equally between the two organizations. One of the privileges was
to bring the high comminiser of Guyana, the honourable Rajnarine
Singh, to witness the event.
N: Does it bother you that there appears to be a decline in cultural
consciousness in the generations coming up?
R: Yes, it bothers me a lot. It’s one of the better reasons we need to unite
as one.
N: Do you think there are enough qualities between the GCO and GAM
that will always warrant two organizations?
R: In a sense, you can say yes. There are some differences between
the Indo and Afro Guyanese cultures. However, the passion, the
dream of one people under on flag, one umbrella is reason enough
to unite in spite of that.
N: Speaking of Folklorama it seems that GAM no longer exercises
an active role in the Indo-Tropical Paradise Pavilion. Why is that?
R: I believe in unity and I prefer that all organizations, associations,
temples, such as GAM, T&T, should all be united together to be
part of Folklorama.
N: Why is GAM not a part of the Council of Caribbean
Organizations of Manitoba, Inc.?
R: That particular issue predates my run as President, but I will say
that we should be involved one way or the other with CCOM.
N: Alright - I understand that you also pen articles for the Indo-
Canadian Telegram - what is the nature of the content, and why do
you believe it needs to be expressed?
R: The nature of the content was a life history about why I came
to Canada and how I got started as an immigrant, became an
entrepreneur and have been successful. I think the reason they did
this story is because there are only few individuals who have been
able to achieve that kind of success in such a short period of time.
Eventually the story became very motivational to many immigrants
in Manitoba, whereas CBC radio and television did an interview to
Cricket in the Juggle - Kamta Roy Singh
cont’d on p9

New Member of the Manitoba Arts Council
Former Winnipegger, FemiAgabyewa, Director of Production,
Real Livin Films has just completed another film “Shakara” a
hilarious romantic short comedy about a young Nigerian couple
attempting to get married against
their parents’ wishes which is very
different from his first feature film
God’s Own Country. The latter
was about African immigrants
trying to succeed in America
against all odds.
Born in Ibadan Nigeria, Femi
grew up inWinnipeg and is the son
of Bose Agbayewa a respected
memberofthecommunitywhoheadsadepartmentatVictoriaHospital.
Femi Agbayewa’s film odyssey began in 2000 with the
autobiographical short Pieces of a Man followed by his highly
successful feature film God’s own country which he wrote
and directed. God’s Own Country also has the distinction of
being the first African film to release a mixtape/soundtrack
featuring US-based artists alongsideAfrica-based artists. Mr.
Agbayewa is currently in development on several projects
including a feature film set in Sub-SaharanAfrica that he will
write and direct. The film will also be shot on location in Sub-
Saharan Africa in 2010.
Graduate of a BA and MA degree from Concordia
University in CommunicationsAgbayewa says this new film
is very much like the Hollywood movie My Big Fat Greek
Wedding.”Not everything about Africans has to be Hotel
Rwanda or Blood Diamond or even God’s Own Country.
There are a billion stories that Nollywood USA can tell,” he
states.
tell the same story. The Canadian Immigration Dept. did an
interview and an article in the Canadian Immigrant newspaper
that was published nationally, and presently the CBC Public
Immigration Relation Dept is doing a 5 hour interview to be
taped to show immigrants how they can be successful in life. I
have also gone to schools and universities and given interviews
about my experiences.
N: Your father was recently diagnosed with cancer and is
fighting valiantly through it. How has that affected you?
R: First of all, it was a very difficult time no doubt about it. It
was challenging but because of his illness we realize that no matter
how many difficulties you have, you can come out of it. He had
proven that no matter how down you are you can rise to the
occasion. As the eldest son we have always been like two friends.
But more so he is a living example of what life is - I have lived
and I have see that he is always been a very strong community
leader, always very motivational to anyone, particularly elders and
youth and those are values that I learned from him - that even
make a difference in my life. So in retrospect when he was ill,
I was ill myself because he was a friend.
N: You have achieved and done a lot but you remain one of the
humblest persons I know. How do you maintain that humility?
R: I guess it’s a genetic thing,
N: Anything you would like to say to Global Eyes readers?
R: I came to know about the magazine three years when it
published an article about the GAM and GCO Independence
Day event. Since then I have
been reading Global Eyes. It’s
the only magazine that covers
anyprogramoranyissueorany
news within the general
Caribbeancommunity.
N: And that - is a sentiment, I
am sure Buddy will agree with.
Roy Kamta Singh,ACAM Rep H. Irving., the Hon. Rajnarine Singh, Former
GCO Pres. Winston Johnson, Caribbean Shield Owner Peter Pitamber
Kamta continued from p8
Congratulations toYisaAkinbolaji, who has recently been
appointedBoardmemberoftheManitoba ArtsCouncil.
An artist himself,Yisa professional background is that of
an arts teacher. He recently completed his Masters of Fine
Arts Degree from the University of North Dakota.
Yisa is often described as theAfrican Picasso. He has
exhibitedhis works widely in Canada and the United
States.Yisa has received numerous awards from his home
country Nigeria where he has been asked to paint the
portraits of important political figures.
Yisawillbringanimmigrantsensibilityalongwithastrong
professional perspective to his role on the council.
The ManitobaArts Council is an arm’s-length agency
of the Province of Manitoba, estab-
lished in 1965 “to promote the study,
enjoyment, production and perform-
ance of works in the arts.” The Council
makes awards to professional arts
organizationsandindividualsinallart
formsincludingartseducation,literary
arts, performing arts, and visual arts.
The Council uses a peer assessment
process in making awards. The main
criterion used to assess application is
artisticexcellence.
Nollywood - Africa’s Answer to Hollywood

HEALTHWISE
Ingredients
4 boneless, skinless chicken
breasts (about 1 lb total)
For coating:
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cups of whole-wheat bread
crumbs
1/2 cup chopped, seedless,
green and black olives
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (for
top of chicken just before
going into oven)
1 dash garlic powder
1 dash coarsely-ground sea
salt to taste
Fresh herbs for garnish (curly
parsley, sage, rosemary-any or
combined)
Mango salsa:
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/4 cup chopped cucumber
1/2-1 cup chopped ripe mango
2 tbsp lemon juice
Directions
The first step is to make
the olive coating. Make
a mixture of whole
wheat bread crumbs and
black and green olives
with a pinch of garlic
powder. Pound the
chicken and flatten it.
Dip it in a combined
mixture of olive oil and
lemon juice. Spread the
coating on the chicken
breast. Bake for 20-25
minutes at 400 ° F. Add
mango salsa garnish.
Serve with 1 cup of
whole wheat couscous,
cooked in low-sodium,
fat-free chicken broth,
and grilled asparagus.
Diets are a dime a
dozen and they all do the
same thing, make you
lose weight and then you
double your losses the
next time around.
Anyway, though I am
not a big fan of diets,
here is a neat one from
Dr. Oz developed by a
dietitian Dr. Bovena
Brock who did not look
as though she was
starving. It’s called the
Just 10 Diet.
On this diet you eat 4
servings of protein; 3
serving complex carbo-
hydrate, s 3 serving of
fats and unlimited
vegetables. You get a
servingofdessertevery
other day.
Aservingofmeatshouldfitin
the palm of your hands. A
servingofcheezeshouldbe
the size of 2 dice.
Aservingoffat;Aservingof
dessertshouldbesmallerthan
thepalmofyourhand;
5 Rules To Weight Loss
1. Cut out the sugary sodas
2.You won’t eat past 8:00
P.M.
3. Move 10 minutes a day
4.Trackyourweightdaily
5.You will not eat snacks
largerthanyourfist
Just 10 Mango Chicken
Happy 2nd
Birthday to Kenny Daodu and her twin sister
Taiwo Olajumoke Oladele who travelled from London
England to celebrate this birthday. Their birthday was
celebrated at the Immanuel Church and was part of the
Thanksgiving service. After the service the party retreated
to the lower floor for a traditional Nigerian meal, singing
the birthday song and cutting the cake. It was a truly
delightful event of laughter, papparazi and fun. Bernadette
Ferreira surprised the twin by launching into the birthday
song specially dedicated to twins which are often sung by
community elders. The song touched Kenny and Taiwo
especially because it was sung by a sister from the
Caribbean. The song was beautiful and could have been
sung better by a native Nigerian and that brought the party
to a fitting end.
Birthday Twins
Kenny Daodu and sister
Taiwo O. Oladele
Pastor Deborah Olukoju
prays for the Twins
Kenny and Taiwo pose with some of their friends
Double Double Birthday greetings for the Twins

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Moving in the diversity direction - Two history-making wins
Congratulations to Derek Dabee (r) and Devi Sharma for stepping up into the public arena
to work on behalf ofWinnipeggers in the area of their choice.
Dabee a long time community activist fighting for the rights of the underdog won a seat on
the Seven Oaks School Division’sWard 2 Board ofTrustees. Dabee, originally from
Guyana is the first Caribbean person to be elected as a school trustee.
Devi Sharma, publisher of Indo-CanadianTelegram, and the first staff to work with the
ManitobaEthnoculturalAdvocacyandAdvisorycouncilsucceededher
formerbossCouncillorMikeO’ShaughnessybywinningtheCityCouncil
positioninOldKildonan.
Sharma worked well with a cross section of the cultural community as MEAAC
Staffer and did a great job. Devi is believed to be the first Indo-Canadian to join
CityCouncil.
We wish Dabee and Sharma success in their new endeavour and like every
otherpoliticianwehavetoholdthemaccountabletofulfiltheirmandateintheir
respective
NICCOM celebrated Nigeria’s 50th
Independence Anniversary at the Best
Western Hotel with plenty of food, drinks and
entertainment. The organization honoured two
immigrant serving agencies and one
government department for doing a fantastic
job with helping immigrants to settle and
integrate into the Canadian society. The
organizations honoured were: Success Skills
Centre, Employment Projects of Winnipeg
and the Department of Labour and Immigration.
Dr. Sunday Olukoju, NICCOM President also
launched his book “Hope on the Horizon: From
Celebration of Stupidity to Celebration of
Excellence”, as well as the dedication of a debut
documentary titled “The 50 Golden Voices.”
Nigeria Canada Congress Organization of Manitoba Celebrates Independence
Beatrice Watson, presented the award to
Ms Marilyn Brick, MLA, St. Norbert for
the Department of Immigration
Success Skills Staff poses
with Sunday Olukoju
Lisa Hackett, presented award to
Monica Fiest for success Skills Centre
Deborah Olukoju chats up some of the
guests

D’bi Young one of the head acts at Sarsvati 2010 Femfest, delivered a
skilfully engaging performance of “She” the first in a labyrinth trilogy
which critically comments on the womben’s status today through a gender
lens of exploitation and expectation.
Originally from Jamaica, Young came to Canada in 1993 and has been a
force in Canadian Theatre ever since. Founder and artistic director of
anitafrika dub theatre in Toronto Young has appeared in many plays
and television shows. She won the best actress award for her
performance as Staceyann in Da Kink in my Hair
In She Young started off with the character of a young girl with dreams
of being a dancer, dreams her mother who worked as a domestic in
Canada told her she could have. Young was awesome in this role. She
somersaulted stealthily happy in her world of dreams.
Young seamlessly morphed from one character to the other. Her only prop a roll of white
paper which she intermittently scribbled on. The three female characters in “She” were true
to real life characters you would meet in the Caribbean context. The stories were real.
Young vowed to speak truth no matter how horrible it may be. She acts truth and the
audience cannot escape it in all its rhythms.
Young is an engaging, charismatic performer. You are drawn in by this tiny, larger than
life wombman as she claims the space on the stage as her own. She speaks to her
audience like old friends. How can you not be engage when her smile is a mile wide open. I wanted more. This work is
worth making time to see.
Congratulations to the Watson sisters and Garfield Williams
It seems that this is the providence has smiled on them. Their
hard work has paid some dividends.
Maiko “Sweet Vibration” won her a Western Canada Music
Award for the best UrbanAlbum of the Year, in Kelowna BC.
Bahia was cast as Beneatha the self-confident but
vulnerable 20-year-old student and most educated of the
Younger family, in Lorraine Hansberry’s classic Ä raisin
in the sun” which is currently being staged by Soulpepper
Theatre Company at the Young Performing Arts Centre.
The play whose title was taken from a line in one of
Langston Hugh’s poems “Harlem“ 1951
“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?” The play tells the story of a
black family who lived in Chicago southside who wanted
a better life. The family dynamics began when the
Patriarch for the family died and accidentally and all his
family had was the $10,000 insurance money to forge
ahead with the dream. There were severe competing
interests in how best to spend the money. Through their
struggles, the three generation of black American family
discover, love, dignity and courage to do the right thing in
spite of the racial injustice they faced. It is a strong,
seasoned cast. Directed by Weyni Mengesha, the play featured
Alison Sealy Smith, Charles Officer,Abena Malika, Kofi
Payton, BahiaWatson,AwaovieyiAgie, Barbara Barnes-
Hopkins, Dion Johnstone, Matthew Kabwe, Diego Matamoros.
The original cast featured Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee and
has become a classic. It was the first play by black playwright to
D’bi Young Storyteller Extraordinaire Mesmerizes Audience at FemFest
Winnipeggers are Shining all over Canada
GarfieldWilliams flanked by his
brother (l) and good friend (r)
Maiko Watson
Lto r Charles Officer ( Walter, son),Abena Malika (Walter’s wife),
Allison sealy Smith (Lena - Walter & Beneatha’s mother) Bahia
Watson (Beneatha, Lena’s daughter)
Cont’d on p13

Lynette Joseph Bani’s personal 12-
year quest for answers about her
ancestryhasculminatedintothebook
JourneyofSlavery.
Bani’s core research came from
one of the oldest books on the planet
- the Holy Bible.
This book tells the story of a family
thatbeganinancientMesopotamia
about 5000 BCE, whose descendants
are scattered to several nations, some of whom reside in
theAmericas.TheBiblicalJourneyofSlaverytakesthe
reader through thousands of years to show who were this
familyandtheircurrentdilemmaofidentityintheWestern
world.Membersofthisfamilyare
referredtoasAfricansoftheDiaspora.
Investigation on the characters of
scripturewillleadtotheancientcities
of Mesopotamia/Middle East, and
revealthattheearlyBiblePatriarchs
fromMesopotamia,manyoftheir
descendants are found in remote
villagesofAfricannationsandlinked
toAfricans of theWestern Diaspora
Lynette Joseph-Bani was born in
Guyana South America, she migrated to Canada
1962.
Sunday, December 12 at 1:00 p.m. – CBW Annual
Kwanzaa
Place: Wolseley Family Place,691 Wolseley Ave
( north side across from the Misericordia Health Centre)
Phone: 788-8052
Traditional observances, food, fun and fellowship
Children especially welcome
Please call 775- 4378 before Dec. 1st, 2010, with your
name and the number of people attending
CBW2nd
Annual CulturalAwareness Workshop
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
ViscountGortHotel
1670 PortageAvenue,Winnipeg, MB
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 pm
Fee: $60.00 or (students and seniors* $30)
Lunchandrefreshments/breaksincluded
Please register on or before January 30th, 2011, by
emailingusat:cobw@mymts.net.Theworkshopisfor
those who wish to understand Black culture.
November 19 - 1:00 p.m. Open House of Men’s Re-
source Centre - program of Laurel Centre
200-321 McDermotAvenue.You are also invited to
celebrateInternationalMen’sDay.
RSVP 415-6797.
2nd Floor
Forks
Market,
Keeping you in the Mix
be featured on Broadway, the first to be director by a black
person and the first play that delved into the lives of Blacks
during that era. With the current cast, the play is as fresh as they
get and moves you all the way to a place deep inside.
Congratulations to Garfield Williams, GRANDANALOG
who for the second time in a row won a Western Canada Music
Award for the best Rep/Hip Hop Album of the Year for
Metropolis is Burning
Journey of Slavery by Lynnette Joseph Baniph Baniph Baniph Baniph Bani
Weyni Mengesha,
Director -
A Raisin in the SunBahia, Kofi, Maiko
Beatrice with cast members of Raisin in the Sun

CARICOM Arts and Crafts Inc. held
its 2nd Annual Fundraising Tea in
September, 2010 at the Caribbean
CulturalCentre.Theeventattractedafair
numberofpeoplefromwithinandoutside
oftheCaribbeancommunity.
There were delicious goodies and
snacks, entertainment and lots of
networkingandfun.
Jamaica Honorary Consul, Carmen
Nembhard was the guestspeaker. She
encouraged participants to continue to
support events such as this.
“I congratulate the players of Caricom
Arts and Crafts Inc. in pursuing a very important goal. It is
thegoaltorejuvenateandmaintaintheculturalbackground
of all of us whether we’re from the Caribbean or not.To do
thisrequiresprovidingateachingmediumforYouthandall
the way up to the Elders to create various arts & crafts such
as singing &
dance, music,
poetry in dialect
form, knitting,
c r o c h e t i n g ,
e m b r o i d e r y,
basketry, doll
m a k i n g ,
s k e t c h i n g ,
drawing,painting,
j e w e l l e r y
creations,baking,andequally,scholarshipsandothermeans
ofofferingassistanceforeducationalopportunities.Andthen,
there’s the underlying desire to get our youth to value their
culturalheritage,theirrootswithallthe
unique aspects of our background and
upbringing.Wewantthemtoenjoyour
great ethnic dishes without turning up
their noses and then making a bee line
offtotheGoldenArchestosatisfytheir
appetites.
“In short, Caricom Arts & Crafts
wishes to overcome obstacles by
providing opportunities to revive and
refocusinterestintheculturalpartofour
heritage regardless of whether we have
roots in the Caribbean or not.
“Let’sexpandourpresentcraftsandbakesaleuntilCaricom
Arts & Crafts Inc. will become a household name that
everyone knows and supports”.
President of CaricomArts and Crafts, Mary Barzey said
she hopes to ecourage more cultural engagement next year.
ConstituencyOffice:
957 Main Street
Phone: (204) 944-8379
Room 244
LegislativeBuilding
Phone: (204) 945-4323
Residence phone: (204) 255-4325
George Hickes
MLAforPointDouglas
Mohamed Ismath, President, Folklorama pours tea
Troy Osiname, Peter Koroma and Kwabena Osei-Bonsu
Bake sale table
Charming guests
CARICON ARTS AND CRAFTS PROMOTES CARIBBEAN CULTURE

The style of commentary/editorial writing allows one a great
range of license, and as I am not one much for research I do
not aim to expose or isolate any person or thing, strive for
accuracy, or believe that I am above a retraction if I have
offended anyone.
The mention of names is strictly for anecdotal purposes
and I do not consider my articles to be an overall academic
study of Winnipeg, the Caribbean culture within it, or am I
giving personal credence to the theories I inject into those
subjects: I am cursed or blessed, maybe, with a good memory,
as particular as to the scent and touch of a summer afternoon
if it had meant anything to me. I want to thank Beatrice
Watson for granting me this opportunity, send my best wishes
to Mrs. Lara Badmus for answering the call, and encourage
all of you, once again, to activate subscriptions so that we
may give volume to our voice: to the graduating and the mature,
the new and the faithful,
Global Eyes is a powerful recording of our history - so
tune in and turn it up loud. As Fidel Castro once said of
Marxism, ‘It was like being lost in the forest and finding a
compass’, I think many of us should feel something similar
toward this same publication.
Lara is very generous to share from her wealth of
experience, and I hope we can show her our unequivocal
support. It raises an interesting question to me though, that
when someone makes a conscious decision to do something
that is in complement of this community, whether it is for the
sake of serving or being of service to those members - why
is it, generally, expected that they must do so freely, that they
must not be ‘in it’ for personal gain, that they must be
dogmatically aligned with the concepts of the selfless likes of
Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson
Mandela?; why should they, in turn, run with the pretense
that they are not acting for the prominence and monetary
advantages, that the road they are trying to commute is not a
labour of the ‘job’ but a time-kill, rather an outcome that is
so deeply desired that only its completion will bring them a
true sense of satisfaction? Why can it not be a bit of both
worlds, and be free from criticism?
Is it too naive to believe that when we are honest enough
about our intentions, we stand a better chance of success? I
can only imagine how many friendships would have remained
trusted and true, would not have led to failed marriages,
estrangement and ill-fated partnerships; how many
opportunities would have been fulfilled without the sacrifice
of heart and home, had it not been for the beam in our
neighbour’s eye - which even the tool of time has been unable
to remove; how many functions could have met their financial
target had they not been tempted, like fresh meat, to an angry
siren, how few closets and jewellery boxes would have
collected such layers of dust that, like tree rings, one could
have made a good average of their age - had reproach and
jealousy been more inhibitive and less exhibitive in our
churches and socials?
If we had learned a way to slow down the flashpoint of
our tempers, to relax our accusatory finger, to squint our
eyes but a little less on the cutting edge side, to flex our
muscles in a less offensive mode! I know we have some
people in this community who can keep their tongues coiled,
and others who are as easy to set off as a trip switch. Bottom-
line: if we are going to spend so much of our youth, our time,
and our resources educating, re-educating, edifying, re-
edifying, editing, re-editing and prostrating ourselves almost
to a flaw, we should be allowed the freedom to earn as much.
Our Black community has professionals in every kind of
profession; they are the products of their own devices, but
the benefit of all; they are the instruments of health and
emancipation; so let us make it our duty, then, as a social
entity that when they set themselves to perform, they are
performing to our audience; that they do not have to strain to
hear the sounds of our praises and applause; that they do not
play merely to the heft of their own breath. We can give
them that; we can empower them without powering down;
we can let them have their private lives and the accruements
of their toil; knowing that, for any time you hear the horn,
they will be standing on guard for ‘we’.
WARRIORS BEHIND THE TRUMPET - Neil
Some of the participants who attended
Leyroy was unsually prompt in picking up Zizi from
Caribbean Spice. Her cousin Brenda teased him about
keeping Canadian time when it suits him and when it
doesn’t he resorts to Caribbean time which is usually
about half hour to one hour late.
cont’d on p16
ZIZI - the continuing saga
Seniors Contributions Recognized
Congrats to the followng seniors were recognized for their
contribution to co munity development:
JerrySampson,ElmaVictor,Inez
Hayley,LouisIfill,SalomeScott
Williams,CourtneyHoyte,
VictoriaGraham,VashtiGreaves,
GrasitaJones,NevilleDwyer,
CharlesMalcolm,TitusPremdas,
BrendaParker,EslynGlasgow,
LeonardSampson,CybilBelton,
JoePaul,CliffordAlexander,
CoraSallyWilliamsandRostant
RasRicoJohn.

Zizi was amused. She was grateful that Leyroy was early because she
wanted to go over all her stuff for work, her first undercover assignment. She
left money with Brenda to cover the cost of the lunch for the three of them
including the take out for Leyroy.
Zizi told Leyroy she would prefer to go home rather than the movies which
they had planned to do because she was feeling a bit nervous and maybe talking
it through with him might be more useful. He was happy to oblige.
“What’s going on with you?” asked Leyroy
“Nothing. I had a great time but I was nervous. I kept thinking about work.
I am nervous like hell, afraid I would do something stupid and would be found
out as soon as I open my mouth”
“That’s a sure way to fail.
You think it, it happens. You
have to think like a winner. It’s
all up there” he tapped her
head.
“Yeah, yeah I know that but it
hard to stay focused”
“Just keep trying to see
yourself bowling over those drug
heads. You have the advantage
of being sober”, he grimaced “I
believe in you Zizi. This is a job
made for you. You are a natural
detective girl, don’t you know
that.”
“Thanks”
“Remember back home, who
is it that always talked the fowl
thief out of hiding or dead on
right when a guy is cheating on
his girl and with whom. You
have a knack for these things.
You used to always be spying on
somebody, poking your nose
where it doesn’t belong. That’s
who you are Zi”
Zizi laughed out loud. “You
make me sound like a horrible
person”
“It came out that way? Sorry,
didn’t mean that, wink, wink”
Donned in a cut off tight fighting
straight bottomed blue jeans,
hair flayed all over her head like
a bad hair day afro, Zizi sprinted
out her apartment. She felt like
a loser even though she was just
acting. She headed for Portage
place. She carefully placed a
cigarette behind her ear and
held it between the tip and
groove. She has fake tattoos
visibly of the macabre variety all
over her arms. Looking tough
and like someone on a mission,
Zizi scoped out the place. She
is conscious that she is being
watched by a security guard but
her job was not to make trouble,
but to work within the rules and
regulations of the mall. In the
distance was Leyroy sitting by
himself and sipping a cup of
coffee. He had her back and
Zizi felt her confidence surged.
zizi cont’d from p15

The second Barbadian wave occurred towards the end of
the nineteenth century, in the midst of a protracted and
disastrousslumpinthesugarmarket,whenseveral
men(mainlyblack)cametoSydney,NovaScotia,
in the hope of finding jobs in the mines. Their
descendants are still making contributions to the
developmentofthatprovince,andoneofthem,the
Hon Calvin Ruck, who died in 2004, was actually
elevatedtothenationalsenateafteralifeofvigorous
activism in the political and social fields.Athird
Barbadian exodus to Canada took place after the outbreak
of the FirstWorldWar when several white ones joined the
Canadian army and became military officers. There was a
fourth exodus, during the SecondWorld War, when many
youngmenwantedtosupporttheAlliedeffortbyservingin
the Canadian Armed Forces. Two examples that come
readily to mind are FrederickAdams who remained in the
armyafterthewarandbecameaChiefWarrantOfficerand
Owen Rowe, who spent the rest of his life in Montreal
persuadingthefederalauthoritiestorecognizeCanada’sdebt
totheCaribbeansoldierswhohadfoughtsovaliantlyonbehalf
oftheiradoptedcountry.
But the Fifth Great Migration was by far the most
importantofalloftheseBarbadianmovementsbothinterms
of actual numbers and in terms of impact. It followed the
liberalization of Canada’s immigration policies from 1955
onwards. Forthenexttwentyyears,hundredsofBarbadians
immigrated to Canada, and it is useful to remember that
several Caribbean activists, including such Barbadians as
Donald Moore and Edsworth Searles, played no small part
inpersuadingtheCanadiangovernmenttoreviseitsprevious
programmewhichhadlimitedthenumberofimmigrantsfrom
non-whiteCommonwealthcountries.
In 1955, when Canada faced a severe shortage of
domestics and nurses, the federal government agreed to a
schemewhichallowedyoungwomenfromCommonwealth
countries to come to work in the homes of the wealthy and
to study in Canadian Schools of Nursing to fill these voids.
Bytheearly1960s,asaresult,therewasagrowingnumber
ofyoungBarbadianimmigrants,themajorityofthembased
in such urban centres as Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and
Vancouver.Thepeakofthisinfluxoccurredduringthe1970s
whentheImmigrationLawswerefinallyrevised. Somany
Barbadiansarrivedthattheyspilledoverinsuchothercities
asCalgary,Edmonton,Hamilton,London(Ontario),Regina,
SaskatoonandWinnipeg.
TheBarbadianimmigrants,withtheirloveofanimated
debate,democraticstructuresandAnglo-Saxonparliaments,
gradually established a host ofAssociations, a dozen or so
in Toronto alone. Two of them arose in London and
Montreal and one each in Calgary, Edmonton,
Hamilton,VancouverandWinnipeg. Naturally,they
agreedtoestablishanationalumbrella,theNCBAC,
whichwasformalizedin1984. ItsAnnualConferences
provideopportunitiesforthestrengthening ofsocial
networks and its workshops yield invaluable
informationonavarietyofimportantsubjects.
Agreeing,inamomentofsingularweakness,tohelp
the High Commission compile a directory of Barbadian-
Canadian skills, I have come to understand more fully the
magnitudeofourcontributiontothedevelopmentofCanada.
Ihavediscoveredthatthereisnofieldordisciplineinwhich
Canadian life has not profited from significant Barbadian
input. Agroup of us is currently producing a book on this
very subject. So far, we have ferreted out information on
individualswhohaveservedCanadaanditsprovincesina
remarkably wide range of professions and vocations, as
variedasactuarialscience,banking,medicine,entomology,
dietetics,bio-medicaltechnology,journalismandlaw. The
number of Barbadian-Canadian doctors, nurses and
teachers who are now working in this country is almost
incredible.
OurBiographicalDictionarywilleventuallyfeature
suchvariedprofessionalsasanarchbishop,afilmcritic,an
insurance executive, a metrologist, a swimming coach, an
artistic director, numerous writers in many genres, four
outstanding ice-hockey players of Barbadian extraction, a
champion jockey who has established a host of records at
the Woodbine Race Track in Ontario, a Commonwealth
champion wrestler, a world champion bodybuilder, a
Canadian checkers (draughts) champion, a Canadian
champion decathlete, a number of cricketers who have
representedtheirrespectiveprovincesaswellasCanadain
internationalcompetitionandanaward-winningquilterof
nomeandistinction.
Of major significance here is the willingness of
professionalsinalmosteverydisciplinetoparticipatemost
actively in community service. This commitment to
volunteerism is evident all across Canada. Most of the
BarbadianAssociationshavebecomeinvolvedincharitable
causeswhichoftenprovemorebeneficialtothewiderpublic
thantotheBarbadiansthemselves.Countlessindividualsof
Barbadianextractionhaverecentlybeenrecipientsofsundry
awards, accolades and distinctions in recognition of their
keendesiretosupportthedisadvantaged. Barbadianshave
alsobeentraditionallyfamousfortheircommitmenttotheir
The Story of Successful Barbadian Canadians (Part II)
by Dr. Keith Sandiford
cont’d on p20

I couldn’t believe meself de adda day when ah stood
up to me frien an defended a battyman.We wus
raised to mek fun and to dehumanize man to man
relationship. No, in fact we pretend dat it is a white
man ting and doesn’t happen at all wid be black
people. Yeah we bury we egg in de san like de guana
andtinknobadywouldknow. LivininCanadawhich
embraceallkinddadifferenceandpromotinghumanrights
anall,IfeelIentgatnorighttodiscriminateagainst
nobady. De ting is if I want people to respect me and my
blackness and me culture and everyting who am I to tek
away somebody else’s rights.That ent right man. I am
confidentinmeselfandlikePierreTrudeauwegatno
bisness in people’s bedrooms.
Well taking bout sex, what kind a man is our guyAlex
Chapmanwhorefusesalilbitsom’ting?Backhomewe’d
call him an aantyman.We tink a man neva back down
fram free sex but dis guy Chapman is evolved, he
andastanwhatusingandcrassingboundariesanall
dat. Just because he is a goodlooking dude, he no pisa
meat,hewuzhighlyoffendedandfeelingrealbadand
mix up with dis sexual abuse. See we can have a
change a hart, man we gat to evalve wid de times and
respect. It’s like defending a person’s right to speak even
if you don’t agree wid he.That’s intelligence man. In de
ole days slapping woman’s behind at wuk or play was jus
kiddin around try it in Canada and you can be up a creek
witout a paddle. Women seh dey no pisa meat and
demand respect and rights as a human being. Now we
look at women like a dag who had he bone drag out he
mout, watching crass eye but gat to humble heself.We can
see nah touch and we gat to watch how we see, star a
woman down and boy she gat you wid sexual
initimidation.Justkeepyuheyesdownmanifyoucan’t
look neutral.That’s jus de way it is dis side of de fence.
It’s anotherWomen’s Rights Event. How many times a
year we celebrate women’s rights. It’s time men start
celebrating someting odda dan de numba a women de
knack up an get away wit it.
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ATTENTION

Congratulations to Adaoma Patterson,
Poverty Reduction Specialist in Human
Services, on her selection as one of 27
participants in the 2010 DiverseCity
Fellowship program. The program is part
of DiverseCity: The Greater Toronto
Leadership Project, which aims to
accelerate prosperity in the region by
changing the face of leadership.
Adaoma was selected because of her outstanding
leadership skills, professional experience and city-building
potential. She will participate in an intensive, one-year
leadership program designed to help participants create and
implement solutions to improve their communities.
An initiative of the Toronto City Summit Alliance and
Maytree Foundation, the Fellows are committed to
developing into better leaders and practicing collective
leadership to address issues critical to the future health and
wealth of the Toronto region.
“My colleagues in the 2010 Fellows program are extremely
intelligent, passionate and committed individuals from the
private, public and non-profit sectors. I am honoured to be
part of such a dedicated group,” comments Adaoma.
“Despite our differences of experiences, geography,
ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, I’m always learning
how much we have in common. The program has challenged
us to answer the question, how can we, in spite of
differences, come together to make the GTA a better
region.”
“As part of our commitment to city building, we are
working in teams to create projects that will have a lasting
impact. My team’s project is Inspire, a program similar to
Take Your Kids to Work Day but focusing on young
people who have not participated because their parents
are unemployed or in insecure employment. We are
partnering with the Toronto Board of Trade, YMCA
and several private and public sector organizations to
create work experience and mentorship opportunities
for a group of 10 -15 youth from marginalized and at-
risk neighbourhoods in Peel Region and Toronto. This
includes providing mentorship and internship/work
experience and access to corporate and public sector
leaders. Participants will attend five “Introduction to
Careers” sessions at KPMG, Cisco Systems, the
YMCA corporate office and a public sector
organization. They will also participate in a mentorship,
internship or work experience during the summer of
2011.”
As a part of the Region’s Poverty Reduction Strategy
Committee,Adaoma hopes to leverage the skills learned
through the DiverseCity program, in her current role.
“The program will provide me with new skills to help
tackle complex issues such as poverty in our community
and methods of collaborating successfully with our
partners and other stakeholders,” said Adaoma.
When asked what motivates her dedication to the
DiverseCity program as well as volunteering in the
community, Adaoma explains, “The driving factor is
knowing I can help others to overcome obstacles and
improve their lives.With this in mind, the time and effort
spent are extremely rewarding.”
Reflecting on the past year, Adaoma says, “I enjoy
my work and love being involved in the community. I
am blessed beyond measure and have opportunities
that many in the world will never have.”
Neil Pitamber
And I remember every word you ever said
Yeah, and I remember every word
Just as clean as the lipstick you left smeared upon my lips
Yeah, I remember every word of it
As I spend another sleepless night in the drab again
In the textured clasp of something near
Redundant sheeted echoes
Another shapeless night drags on and on again
But I know the end is near
And I remember every word you ever said
Yeah, and I remember every word
Justassparseastheskin-deepyouleftstaineduponmylips
Yeah, I remember every word of it
As I spend another helpless night in the drab again
Inthelecherousclaspofsomethingnear
Persistent rabid babble
Another restless night drags on and on again
But I know the end is near
For I can hear it breathing
Breathe
Several seniors of Caribbean Heritage were honoured recently
at the Council of Caribbean Organiza-
tion’s 3rd Annual Seniors Appreciation
and ScholarshipAwards banquet, which
recognized the contributions seniors
have made to the community life.
The CCOM, GrenadianAssociation and
Caricom Arts& Crafts, Barbados Association and Black Edu-
cators Assoc. of MB. jointly presented scholarships to three
university students - Trisha Davis, Rebecca Akong and
Kelsey Howard.
Mr. Clayton Stewart, Lawyer with Legal Aid Manitoba, was
the guestspeaker. He encouraged youths to have a plan and to
surround themselves with those who can help them achieve
their goal. Kyra Geisbrecht , Caribbean dancers and two High-
land dancers entertained the audience.
Pix: Margaret Strachan, Mavis McLaren and Cherryln Thompson
CCOM Honours Seniors and Youths
cont’d on p22
FormerWinnipeggerShinesinToronto

Christianheritage. MostoftheoneswhoimmigratedtoCanada
havejoinedalocalchurch,sunginitschoir,taughtitschildren
in Sunday school and performed various other tasks in its
support.
And it is not only the Barbadian-Canadian community
and public leaders who are subscribing to Canada’s growth
and prosperity. There are literally hundreds of Bajan foot
soldiers,workingasorderlies,nursingaidsandunitassistants
doing as much as the doctors and registered nurses to make
Canadianhospitalsrespectable. TherearealsodozensofBajan
busdrivers,clerks,garmentworkers,policemen,seamstresses,
securityguards,teachingassistantsandotherswhohavebeen
toilingvaliantlyintheCanadianvineyard,albeitintheshadows
ofCanadiansociology.
Onlyoneconclusionispossible. Barbadianimmigrants
andtheirCanadian-bornoffspringhavemadeanincalculable
contribution to the development of modern Canada. Without
thisenormousinput,Canadawouldhavebeenmuchthepoorer.
Barbadiansathomeandaroundtheworldcantakemuchpride
intheperformanceoftheirunofficialambassadorsinthiscountry.
Barbadian cont’d from p16
Haveyoueverheardofstringtheory?Theopeningargument
oflevelthreestringtheoryallegesthat,foreverychoicewe
make an alternative reality, or bubble, breaks away, created
to express the other choice - suggesting that there are worlds
outtheretofacilitateeveryimaginableoutcome,every
imaginable‘you’. Itdoesn’tsoundtoocatholic,Iknow,butitis
possibleapparently,andwehaveasituationherewithinourown
smallcavityofCanadiansubculturethatresemblesandexhibits
thatspecificactionsomuch,thatitseemstosubstantiatethe
claimofthistheory.
AreyouhereforACAMorforJAM?Doyouspeakon
behalfofGCOorGAM?Doyourepresenttheinterestsof the
T&TSocietyortheIndo-Caribbean?Doyoulendyoursupport
toBajanNightorAnEveningofAhWeKindAhFoodorthe
GrenadianAnnualBanquet?DoyouserveontheDominican
board?DoyouofferyourvoicetoCCOMorWiccom?
It is no secret that every one of these tributaries of citizenry
trickles back to a single source much like string theory, yet no
one can say what has caused their evolution. I am reminded
of a quote by Samuel Johnson, ‘Worth seeing?Yes; but not
worth going to see’. I think this is how many of us feel when
weheartheword‘unity’. ThoughtheMightySparrowfinally
conceded that federating may not have been the solution to
ourdisunitysinceonlyacommittedfewattemptedto
shepherd the idea across the Caribbean Sea, we don’t know
that it would not have worked. I can also dispel any doubt,
too,thatouryouthhavelittleinterestinrearingacombined
culturalmovement. If IamwrongthenCommunityVibes,
Inc.,The Black History Month Committee, andAKidAt
HeartFoundationwillallhavetakentheirplacesinarally,
where the relay will probably be abandoned before the
batons have exchanged hands.
Caribbean Shield also remains non-partisan - it does beg
the question, though, where we would separate our
allegiances. Well, if the Caribbean was an Ocean liner, every
lifeboatmightrepresentanislandandthinkingofthatsongby
Gypsy, ‘Captain, the ship is sinking, Captain, the seas are
rough, we gas tank almost empty, no electricity, we oil
pressure reading low - do we abandon ship? Or do we stay
on it?And perish slow, we don’t know, we don’t know,
Captain you tell we what to do...’, I might just have to tip my
headtotheindividuallegaciesofWadeWilliams,Winston
Johnson,KamtaSingh,JohnnyIrving,LennoxHenry,Ray
Victor,VereHarvey,DennisCupid,FitzroySmith,Marsden
Edwards and Beatrice Watson; for where June Jordan has
written, ‘It is a shame that this country has done its least for
those who have loved it the most,’ I will replace the word
‘country’ with the word ‘culture’; to one who knows that oil-
down and pepperpot and metagee and waters of every kind
A CALL FOR PEACE - Neil
continued on p22

Note: The following article is not legal or professional advice.
“TABULARASA”, THE BLANK SLATE THESIS:
The month of October in Canada is significant - it
is women’s history month!
Many countries in the world have set aside a
month each year for this very purpose; in the
U.S.A. it is the month of March, while the Indian version of
the event is also celebrated in October. An obvious reason
for Canada’s choice of October as the month in which to
celebrate women seems to be the landmark “Persons Case”
decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on
October 18, 1929.
For those unfamiliar with this case, it stemmed from a
controversy way back in the early 1920’s about the eligibility
of women for senatorial candidacy. The Supreme Court of
Canada had ruled that women could not be appointed to the
Senate for the sole reason that they did not qualify as “persons”
for such appointments. This decision was appealed by five
brave women from the prairies, and won at the Judicial
Committee. The case, without a doubt, set in motion subsequent
processes for empowering women to participate actively in
all aspects of public life in Canada.
Acommon theme that runs through all women’s history month
celebrations world wide is that it is a time to highlight and
celebrate the contributions of women to significant events in
society, both past and present.
Now to the focus of today’s discussion, which unfortunately
is not about women’s historical or contemporary achievements,
but about my pre-occupation over the past couple of weeks
with a Latin phrase. The phrase is tabula rasa, which in English
means ‘blank slate’. What led to my musings over this phrase
were some recent chats I had been having with my husband,
BJ, mostly at dinner time, as this is the only time we get to
unwind and recount the events of the day.
These chats normally revolve around our experiences and
those of others engaged in navigating the “twists and turns”
of the Canadian career landscape. One day after a round of
such chats, tabula rasa came to mind, followed by an inaudible
question I asked myself, which is “to what extent must
qualified minorities literally have their previous work
experience and skills “wiped out” before they can be
properly aligned with their employer’s expectations”? This
question was quickly followed by a series of other questions,
such as “must they literally become blank slates or tabula
rasas”? Many more questions followed, and I will get to them
later on. I must say upfront that I don’t claim to have the
answers to these questions, and wonder that there are any
clear answers to the questions.
For those unfamiliar with the phrase, tabula rasa is the
thesis that individuals are born without built-in mental content
and that their knowledge comes from experience and
perception. I first heard of this phrase some years ago when
I was in a political philosophy class. To the best of my
recollection, the political science professor was teaching about
John Locke’s philosophical theories on empiricism, which in
philosophy, is a theory of knowledge that asserts that
knowledge arises from evidence gathered through sense or
sensory experience.
Put simply, Locke’s main thesis is that the mind of a newborn
is a white page and that all ideas are developed from
experience. Relating this thesis to my musings, other questions
that came to mind were “is it therefore necessary for
qualified minorities (the category of persons referred
to as qualified minorities in this article are educated
newcomers to Canada and Canadians from minority
ethnic and cultural backgrounds) to become blank slates
in the sense of obliterating any knowledge, skills or
other distinctive characteristics they possess in order
to fit into the order of things?”
Yet another question was “is it reasonably necessary for
their identity, and observable cultures or beliefs to be
repressed or totally changed for them to be effective
employees, capable of doing very good work?”
A theme that ran through the March 2010 edition of the
National, the official magazine of the Canadian Bar
Association (CBA) was the case for diversity. On the cover
of the magazine was the pretty photo of a female Toronto
lawyer adorned in a colourful hijab, by the name of Zainab
Somji. Ms Somji is an associate in the Toronto Firm of Egan
LLP (Egan), and according to her there are few hijabs among
the power suits in Toronto’s bustling financial district. I would
say I haven’t seen any hijabs among the power suits in
Winnipeg’s financial or commercial districts, but that is not to
say they are non-existent, but could be an extreme rarity.
Reading through the magazine, I noted that one of the other
lawyers at Egan, also from a minority cultural background
says that when he joined the profession at a Firm in Winnipeg
about ten years ago, lawyers from minority backgrounds were
expected to assimilate into a routine and culture dictated by the
way large firms worked. If such expectations were not met,
one could not get connected to co-workers or partners and as
a result experience feelings of isolation in the work place.
About two years ago, shortly after I came to Canada, an
age-old friend, a foreign trained lawyer, was sharing some of
her experiences with me. She had schooled and lived for about
ten years in the U.K. and had two masters’ degrees from the
U.K. in addition to her law degree prior to arriving in Canada
about seven years ago. She said that after coming into Canada
and getting her foreign credentials accredited, getting
continued from p22

employed still proved to be a herculean task. She would get
called for several interviews, and sometimes go through to
the final interview stage but still was unable to get a job. She
vividly recounted one occasion when she had scaled through
to the final stage of interviews for a position. At that stage,
there were only two candidates left in the competition, and
they were taken to lunch by the would-be employers. To her
disappointment, the lunch meeting would be the last contact
with the Firm-they never got back to her after that.
The questions that came to my mind after she ended her
story were – “did she lose the position to the other equally
qualified candidate from a majority cultural/Canadian
background on the basis of failing somehow on the
ratings for Canadian social and cultural etiquette”?
“How broad is the definition of soft skills in the Canada,
in relation to one’s employment- both in the context of
securing the employment and retaining same?”
Back to the Egan story in the National, the view expressed
by a Partner in the Firm encapsulates some of my feelings on
these questions, which is that the key thing is getting the very
best people and creating an environment where they can do
their very best work. And I couldn’t agree more with the
equally refreshing opinion of the immediate past president of
the CBA (who was the president at the time) Kevin Carroll,
Q.C. It was his opinion, and I quote, that, “...if the legal
profession is going to continue to thrive in the decades ahead,
we need engaged, motivated professionals to lead the way.
We need to tap the full potential of all our members to meet
the challenges ahead. And that means expanding the
parameters of conventional practice to incorporate the needs
of people of diverse backgrounds. It’s good business, good
practice, and it’s the right thing to do.”
In line with the observations of the learned Q.C. (though his
views were directed at the legal profession, I believe that the
case for diversity is in relation to all professions or endeavours
in Canada), the Thursday October 14, 2010 edition of the
Globe and Mail contains a very interesting piece titled
“Immigrants drive innovation, new study finds”.
The article discusses the findings of the Conference Board
of Canada based on a study done by the Board which
quantifies the ways immigrants are currently making Canada
a more innovative country. It cites a couple of successful
immigrants who have made land mark developments in
Canada, for example, Mike Lazardis, who was said to come
into Canada from Turkey and who today is the founder of
Research In Motion, the company that created and
manufactures the BlackBerry. The study notes that Canada
lagged behind other developed countries in terms of
productivity and innovation, and concludes that the foreign-
born population with their diverse knowledge and experience
could help turn things around. However, it was also noted
that many newcomers are thwarted from becoming innovators
in the economy, whether from lack of recognition of international
experience,orunderutilizationoftheirskills.Thearticleconcludes
with the statement that by next year, all of Canada’s net labour
force growth is expected to come from immigration.
The concluding part of this article will be in the next issue of global
eyes – stay tuned.
Lara Badmus works part-time as a Human Rights Officer with the
Manitoba Human Rights Commission and is a part-time Law
Associate with the Firm of Rocky Kravetsky.
all boil down with the same heat; to one who knows that
colour of our blood is fiery red and not East Indian or Black
or Oriental orAmerindian; to one who knows that our
language is love and not Latin or French or Dutch or
Portuguese; to one who knows that our music is reggae and
calypso and soca and chutney and steel pan, with their own
originsandamythologythatbelongstoallofus;thatcricket
andfootball,dominoesandall-foursarenotourinheritance,
butsomeofourgreatestcontributions;alongwiththemwillI
secure myself to the main deck.
Neil - continued from p20
Pictorial of CCOM’s Seniors Appreciation
Seniors recognized
Participants
Mr.ClaytonStewart,
guestspeaker
Highland
dancers
Kyra
Giesbrecht
ScholarshipWinners
DubPoet
Hon.
Flor
Marcelino
Tabula Rasa cont’d from p21
Congrats to
Kelsey Howard
and Trisha
Davis
and Rebecca
Akong (not in
picture)
(Cont’d from p19)

Theotherdaymyparentsandmysisterpaidmyfamilyavisit.
Thateveningweputdownapotofcurriedchickenwithpotato
served with basmati rice worthy of the Iron Chef
My mother and my wife got to talking about meals back
home.Whileeveryhouseholdburnedadifferentpot,theywere
all seasoned with a bit of love, a bit of vegetable and a bit of
poverty.
The Caribbean soil was nutrient rich, and not just a witches
brew of potassium, potash and nitrogen (thank you to David
Blake for mentoring me on this fact), the Caribbean garden
was alive with herbs and ground provisions, waiting to be
harvested; Grenadian nutmeg and allspice pimento were the
savouryoftheGodsandthesheep’seyeofEuropeans;Antiguan
pineapplehadnocomparison;andaboveallelsefowl,livestock,
lamb and goat were grain-fed, free-range but out of the range
of most budgets.
Sundays, my mother tells me, were corned mutton or beef
dinners,withchickpeasandroti;mywifesaystheyusedtoget
curried potato and gravy, and the chicken was served to the
adults only. I remember a friend of mine from Bloomfield,
Berbice, Guyana once told me his parents and his six siblings
would work through a duck in one sitting. I asked Ravi how
manytheywouldhavetocooktosatisfythefamily;helaughed
and squinted his eye when he said, ‘One! Two or three pieces
toaman,apotspoonofriceandplentysurwa!’ Soundsfunny
now,butIunderstandwhywelovefish,wildmeat,cow’smilk
and fresh greens so much - they were plentiful, inexpensive if
notfree,andweremainlyatthecostofprocuringthemyourself.
It did not take much of a sacrifice for Hindus and Rastafarians
to bevegetariansinkeepingwiththeirreligiousdictate.
My grandfather used to minister to a small Presbyterian
congregation on Saturdays in his back yard. They always
preparedenoughfoodforeveryonetoeat. Cane,Harricane
orAdeken, as he was called, was the kind of a man who
treasured an inch of parchment if only a line of scripture
bledfromit;Ithinkhehonestlybelievedinthe‘loafandthe
self-replenishingbasketoffish.
My father used to tell me about a time when fried egg
and rice or salt, rice and a touch of oil were respectable
cuisines.Theyreliedon thelandthatgave greenmangoes
and water coconuts. They never starved.
Wewereordinarypeople,livingordinarylives...’,andwe
were happy; we had no use forVitamin D tablets when we
had the Caribbean sun; or Vitamin C tablets when he had
orangeandgrapefruit;didnotneedSanjayGuptaorDeepak
Chopra to tell us that noni fruit, soursop, aloes, red kidney
beans, peppermint tea and wood root of every description
were some of the best health foods in the world. We did
nothavetoseekhoneyfromabottlewhenwe wereenjoying
it from the honeycomb itself; did not need soya, oyster or
Worcestershire sauce when we hadAmerindian cassareep
and Chinese sauce.
Indeed, we were the gentle God-fearing settlers of
flambeau country, not a recalcitrant minority that used to
chasebackthosepost-independencecolonialistmosquitoes
fromGuyanaPowerandLighttotown,tellingthemto‘Keep
allyuh shirking and bag a gas, we already a use sugar cane
fi make bagasse!’. No sir, lobster and steak sounds great,
butwillalwayscomeasadistantsecondtocornbread,fried
fish and bake.
Nigeria Canada Community Organization of Manitoba
Celebrates Nigerian Independence
Sam Grande presents plaque to Lorraine Polet for
Employment Projects of Winnipeg another staff member looks on
There can be no Anniversary without a cake
Down Memory Lane- - Neil Pitamber

Celebrating
FLOR
MARCELINO
MLA FOR WELLINGTON
788-0800
wellington.constit@shaw.ca
DAVE
CHOMIAK
MLA FOR KILDONAN
334-5060
kildonanmla@mts.net
PETER
BJORNSON
MLA FOR GIMLI
642-4977
gimlimla@mts.net
DIANE
MCGIFFORD
MLA FOR LORD ROBERTS
452-4320
dianemc@mts.net
MOHINDER
SARAN
MLA FOR THE MAPLES
632-7933
themaples@mts.net
CHRIS
MELNICK
MLA FOR RIEL
253-5162
christinemelnick@mts.net
DOUG
MARTINDALE
MLA FOR BURROWS
589-3769
skypilot@mts.net
JENNIFER
HOWARD
MLA FOR FORT ROUGE
946-0272
fortrouge@mts.net
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