The Congress of Black Women of Winnipeg honored several unsung women in the community, known as "Sheroes", for their contributions over many years of volunteering and community service at their annual awards banquet. Sixteen women and youths received awards for their selfless service improving the Winnipeg community. The Congress president praised the award winners for bettering the community through their work.

1. CBW Honours Unsung Sheroes
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Lois Patterson
receives the Council of Aging Award
Hon. Eileen Clarke Minister of Indigenous & Northern Relations, Lois Patterson and
Dave Schellenberg, Chairperson Council of Aging

2. CONTENTS
Health & Wellness p19
Regulars:
Global & Local Briefs p5
Community Bits & bytes
Globacounsellor p8
Letter to my children p8
Gaffin wid Buddy p19
Healthy Recipes p18
Feature - Story - The Divine Water Project - Rose
Tilbrook pp12 & 13
Hope for Nova Scotia’s Black Community p3
The Origin of Thanksgiving - Benedicte Brou p8
A Baobab Tree has Fallen - Remembering Andre
Doumbe p9
The Caribee’s Hive - Victor Vaughan p10
Sexual Harassment p10
Short Story - the olives
I am a Hardcore Feminist p16
Creative Expression p17
Mindfest in the Peg p21
Bold and Beautiful p23
Jamaica celebrates 35th IndependenceAnniversary
Leg-up - Lois Patterson p11

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Owning land is a symbol of
citizenship and a sense of pride in
people. Land that people can develop
and passed down to their children and
grandchildren,butmanyNova
Scotia’s Black people were unable to
doanythingbutliveonthelandwith
nolegalauthoritytotransfertheland
from parent to child. They lived like
squatters in a refugee camp with no
title to the land they lived on.
As some writers claim, timing is
everything.We are evolving into a
rights-based society, and perhaps
possiblythegovernmentstiredof
costlyinquiries,andpayingout
compensation have decided to right
historically wrong actions on certain
sects of the population. Maybe it is the
UN Calling Canada out for its racist
behaviour towards Blacks motivated
this move, but for whatever Canada
has chosen to do right by its
indigenousBlackpopulations.
After 200 years of denial, Blacks
in Nova Scotia got a promise of titles
to the land they lived on for centuries.
This news has evoked optimism and
alsoangerinmanyCanadianBlacks.
Theyarehappythattheirlongbattle
withthegovernmentsiscomingtoan
end and at the same time ask why did
ittakethislong?
In 1780’sAmerican Civil War,
slaves in the USA were encouraged
bytheCrowntofightwiththeBritish
regimentsagainstAmericanforceson
the promise of freedom and land to
farm.ThreethousandBlackLoyalists
did just that on the promise.
According toWikipedia, Preston,
East Preston and Cherry Brook in the
HalifaxRegionalMunicipality,andin
LincolnvilleandSunnyvillein
GuysboroughCounty,intheprovince
of Nova Scotia are the historically
Blackcommunitiesthatareaffected.
The Nova Scotia Province
promised to spend $2.7 million over
two years to help residents obtain
legaltitletolandinthecommunities
of North Preston, East Preston and
CherryBrookintheHalifaxRegional
Municipality,andinLincolnvilleand
SunnyvilleinGuysboroughCounty.
In the 1960’s the Nova Scotia’s
Blackcommunitysufferedan
enormous and collective pain when
their prizedAfricville was taken from
them and turned into a park.Africville
was the home of Blacks for hundreds
of years and they didn’t receive an
apology for this injustice until 2010.
Blacks all over Canada are
celebratingthisannouncementandthe
Blacks of Nova Scotia who has been
fightingforthisoutcomesincethe
1800’s are more than jubilant with
thisdecisionannouncements.N
NormaWalker,formerNDP
candidatefortheMaplesconstituency
said “It is long overdue. This is a
moveintherightdirection.” While
Lois Patterson said the news made her
very happy. “It’s been a long journey
andIamhopefulmaybeoneday
Blacks will receive reparation for all
thewrongscommittedagainstthem
duringslavery.
Hope for Nova Scotia’s Black community?

4. Editorial -Take One
There are many folks in our
community who work behind and in
front of the scenes for many years
and who have never nor will ever
be recognized in this lifetime but
your work does not go unnoticed by
those you serve. For example
during Folklorama months I’ve seen
people who faithfully make time to
volunteer to help make a difference.
This year the Jamaica Folk
Ensemble one of the popular staples
at the Caribbean Pavilion was
noticeably absent because members
are aging and some have developed
chronic conditions that made it
impossible for the group to perform.
We appreciate the work these
women have done over the years
and hopefully they could engage in
succession planning by adding
some younger members to the group.
There are many awards that are
up for grabs and it costs nothing to
nominate a deserving person. This
year Phyllis Reid and others
nominated Lois Patterson for the
Council ofAgingAwards in
recognition of her contributions to
the community. While it is nice to
be recognized by your own
community, it’s also nice for our
community members to be
recongnized by the general
Winnipeg community because what
we do contribute to the well being
of the larger community.
The Congress of Black Women
presented the “Sheroes” award to a
number of deserving women who
have contributed to the Congress
work and in the community for
many years including MaryAyodele
Oyinwola, Vera Obehi Keyede,
Norma Walker.
While many people who give
of themselves selflessly do not do it
for recognition it is nice for the
community to be aware of what
people are contributing and seek to
shed light into those dim areas from
the Phds to the men and women who
clean up after every function. Who
volunteer to do the grunge work.
All volunteer work is important and
all the parts function to make an
organization or event successful.
THE CONGRESS OF BLACK WOMEN OF WINNIPEG
invites you
Come and Celebrate Kwanzaa with us theAfrocentric event that celebratesAfrican orBlack culture
When: December 10, 2017
Where: JAM Hall – 1494 Winnipeg Avenue
Time: 1:00 – p.m. – 5:00 p. m
Cost: Adults $10.00 includes a meal
Children free.
All children 12 and under will be given a gift in they are registered before the deadline.
P.S. There will be African dresses and tops for sale.
Unsung Sheroes Recognized
Aminat Amoo, Kenny Daodu,
Daniella Archer, Kurne
Williams, Omus Omode-not in
the picture, President Tatenda
Bwana
The Congress of Black Women
of Manitoba celebrated Unsung
Sheroes in our community at its 17th
annual scholarship awards and
fundraising banquet on October 21
at the Canad Inns Polo Park.
Sixteen women and youths
were recognized and with the
exception of a couple, all the
winners were on hand to receive
their award. These were: Mrs.
Vera Obehi Keyede, Mrs. Mavis
McLaren, Mrs. Dorothy Barrett,
Mrs. Mary Oyinwola, Mrs.
Emaline Jackson, Mrs. Ivy Combs,
Mrs. Sheila Taylor, Mrs. Ikram
Haji, Ms Daniella Archer, Mrs.
Norma Walker, Ms. Omus Omode
and Ms Kurne William.,
Ms Tatenda Bwana, President,
Congress of Black Women , praised
the women for the selfless service
that they give to the betterment of the
Winnipegcommunity.

5. LOCALAND GLOBAL BRIEFS
There are many honorary
Consuls in Winnipeg representing
various countries. Most if not all,
are appointed unpaid positions that
reputable individuals volunteer to
do. But while the average person
do not understand the role of these
positions honorary consuls do
provide an important service to
their countries of origin and may
even have a few perks attached to
the position.
Recently Barbados Minister of
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,
Senator Maxine McLean
emphasized the importance of
Honorary Consuls within the
Consular and Diplomatic corp at a
luncheon held in the Southern Palms
Hotel. She said the role of the
Honorary Consular and the
Diplomatic Corps is still relevant,
and they have an important
contribution to make despite
significant global challenges that
have major implications for how
Barbados engages at the bilateral
and multilateral levels. She
expressed Barbados government’s
appreciation for the valuable
contributions of its members of the
Honorary Consular corps.
”In your capacity you engage
on an ongoing basis with the
Ministry of ForeignAffairs and
Foreign Trade. Those of you who
made Barbados your home are not
only serving your respective
countries well, but you have also
been making significant
contributions to the economic and
social development of Barbados
and for this I say thank you.”
“No longer do you just
facilitate the issuance of passports
and visas or respond to emergencies
associated with nationals of the
countries you represent.
” The complex and competitive
nature of the global environment; the
almost universal adherence to
international instruments, especially
in the areas of human rights; and an
expanded definition of security, all
serve to make the work of the
Honorary Consuls more important
and diverse,” Senator Maxine noted
“I am of the view that the
diaspora could potentially unlock
one of Barbados’ richest reservoirs
of investment and promote sustained
economic growth in the future. As
members of the Corps, you have the
capacity to promote and influence
dialogue, stimulate trade and
investment and of course, your
extensive network connects you to
some of the world’s most vibrant
and emerging markets…”
She reminded the group of
honorary consular and diplomatic
corp that as a small island state,
migration had been a part of
Barbados’history, almost from its
very beginnings. She said it was
common to find our nationals in
some of the remotest parts of the
world living, working or sometimes
merely visiting.
“We have come to recognise
their role in shaping the image and
reputation of our country. The
Barbadian diaspora has long been
recognised as an important element
of our relationship to the rest of the
world.
WHISTLEBLOWERACT
Have you heard of the Public
Interest Dislosure (Whistleblower
Protection Act (PIDA). This is the
Act that protects employees from
negative action should they disclose
serious wrong doing within govern-
ment service.
According to thre Deputy Minister
of Justice, Dave Wright, `The Public
Interest DisclosureAct gives em-
ployees a process for disclosing
concerns about significant wrong
doing in the Manitoba Public ser-
vice. It provides employees with
protection from any negative
emplooyment reprisal related to:
seeking advice about making a
disclosure, making a disclosure or
cooperating in an investigation
under theAct. An employee can
make a disclosure to theri supervi-
sor, their department designated
officer or to the Manitoba Ombuds-
man.
This Act goes a long way in
supporting the integr4ty of
goovernment and the pub lic service
and to suppoir accountability and
fairness.
Contact the Ombudsman Office if
you require more information and as
for the Whisleblower Officer.
Laurelle Harris, partner with
Levene Tadman was one of the
Speakers at the Manitoba Women’s
Advisory Council’s Women’s
(MWAC)History Month Panel
discussion on Pay Equity at the
Legislative building last October.
Speakers included Laurelle
Harris, partner at Levene Tadman
Golub Law Corporation and past-
chair of the Women’s Health Clinic
board of directors, and Shylyte
Bloodworth, Red Seal-endorsed
instructor at Red River College, and
minister of the Status of Women,
Hon. Rachelle Squires, Dr.
Jeannette Montufar, chair of the
Manitoba Women’sAdvisory
Council moderated the panel. The
MWACAddress Pay
Equity forWomen’s
History Month
cont’d on p6

6. CommunityBits&Bytes
Research on black women’s in
Winnipeg just got easier thanks to Lisa
Hackett and her team, Norma Walker
Dickens, Cynthia Manswell and
Antoinette Zloty, founding members
and past Presidents of the Congress of
Black (COBW) of Winnipeg the
Congress. These women collaborated
with the University of Winnipeg‘s
Archivist and Digital curator to arrange,
compile and describe historical
documents and photographs that
belong to the Congress. Today the
historical collection is preserved for
posterity in the University of Winnipeg
library.
A finding aid has been created for
the entire collection and it is available
here: https://main.lib.umanitoba.ca/
congress-of-black-women-manitoba-
chapter-fonds. For the box and folder
listing of the collection click on the blue
link near the top of the page.
Congress of Black Women of
Winnipeg‘s current president, Tatenda
Bwana, thanked the Team and Board
members for their contribution to the
project. “I feel very satisfied that this
project which spanned over two years
came to a successful conclusion and
that now people will be able to access
this information digitally from almost
any part of the work. It is quite an
achievement for the Congress ‘said
Lisa Hackett
The University of Winnipeg
Archivist said they were indebted to
Lisa Hackett and her team for their
labour of love on the project,
identifying many of the individuals in
the photographs.
COBW Donates
Archival Collection to
U of W
Chimwemwe Undi a poet and
linguist based on Treaty One terri-
tory in Winnipeg, Manitoba was a
featured artist at the 2017 Commu-
nity Economic Development Gath-
ering held on.. at St. John‘s High
school. Chimwemwe read two
powerful poems one about her
homeland SouthAfrican and the
other about Canadian issue.
Chimwemwe‘s work has been
featured on the stages of the
Canadian Festival of Spoken Word
and the Edinburgh International
Book Festival, and in the pages of
Room, ARC and Prairie Fire,
among others. Her debut chapbook,
The Habitual Be, is out from
University of Nebraska Press. She
holds a Master of Arts in linguistics,
with a concentration in critical
discourse analysis, from York
University.
GuyanaAssociation of
Manitoba
Invites you to
2017 DominoTournament
On November 25, 2017 at 6:00
p.m. at the Maples Community Ctr
4345Adsum Drive
$25 per player or $150 per Team
and $5.00 for non players
Supper included
Children‘s Xmas Party
On December 2, 2017 from 12:30
to 3:30 p.m. at the Maples
Community Centre, 434Adsum
Drive,
It is a free event. Parents are asked
to bring each child a wrapped gift
minimum value $15.00
Seniors Christmas Party
On December 9, 2017 at the
Clifton Community Ctr
1430 StrathaconaAvenue
from Noon to 6:00 p.m.
Donations gratefully accepted
Please bring a potluck item to
share.
For more information contact
Kamta Roy Singh – 204-227-4193
Sorace Mulchand - 204-930-1373
Rajesh Singh – 204-794-1090
Charles James – 204-488-2622
Zaila Khan – 204-298 -3901
Please note the Guyaese Cultural
Organization is having their Christ-
mas Party sometime in December
Pleae contact Shondell Babb at
guyaneseculturalorg@gmail.com.
GCO XMAS PARTY
conclusion is that there is still work
to be done in pay equity and the
need for women to have strong
mentors in the workplace. Mentors
do not have to be women, Laurelle
said that most of her mentors were
men. However she mentors female
lawyers. The women all admitted
there are many barriers and prime
among them is child care
challenges. Many workplaces are
not as accommodating to women’s
need as they should but there has
been progress over the years
Hon. Rochelle Squires, Laurelle Harris
and Shylyte Bloodworth
Pay Equity cont’d from p5

7. Viewpoint
What is thanksgiving’s
origin?
As anAfrican-European, I have
never celebrated Thanksgiving.
NorthAmericans have a national
holiday to be grateful and to spend
time with family and friends. That is
somewhat cool. However, I had
some questions. What is
Thanksgiving’s origin? Does this
feast have a specific meaning? Is the
meaning the same for Canadians and
American?
Some historians say that in
1620, the British settlers—
Protestant-Separatists— arrived in
NorthAmerica. The extreme
weather and diseases killed many.
Squanto, a NativeAmerican from
the Wampanoag’s tribe, came to
their rescue. He taught survival
skills like fishing and avoiding
poisonous plants to the Plymouth
colonists. Squanto spoke English
because he was a slave in England.
Anyhow, he managed to escape
slavery. Later, he returned to North
America as an explorer. Squanto
saved the lives of the Pilgrims.
In autumn 1621, the British
colonists reaped their first harvest.
The Plymouth settlers and the
Governor William Bradford
celebrated an autumn feast for the
first time. They invited the
Wampanoag Indians. That was the
first thanksgiving fêted in North
America.
Other researchers believed that
the Puritans arrived in North
America shortly after the
Separatists. Puritans had a tradition
of providential holidays where they
fast during hard times. Moreover,
they organized a feast celebration to
thank God for the harvest.
Some scholars went further
about thanksgiving’s origin.
According to History’s website in
ancient times, the Egyptians,
Greeks and Romans feasted and
paid tribute to their gods after the
fall harvest. They also noticed that
Thanksgiving looks like the ancient
Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot.
Finally, Native Americans had a
rich tradition of commemorating
the fall harvest with feasting and
merrymaking long before
Europeans set foot on their shores.
Perhaps who created
Thanksgiving does not matter.
Giving grace to God for food,
shelter, clothing may be the only
attitude that matters. There are
poverty and hardship in Winnipeg.
People have lost their job. Others
are working but do not make enough
to pay the bills or the groceries.
Winnipeggers show their generosity
by sending money and food to a non-
profit organization to help the poor.
That is a spirit of Thanksgiving that
last all year round.
Bénédicte Brou
Condolences go out to the family of
Salome Williams who recently
passed on. Salome attended many
community functions and was known
for her sharp wit. May her soul rest
in peace.
To Carmen Nembhard who recently
lost her mother. Carmen usually
takes her mother to banquets and
suppers put on by Caribbean
organizations. What a sweet person
she was. She will be missed. May
she rest in peace.
To all those who have lost loved
ones, we send you our heartfelt
sympathies. Keep the faith.
****
Those who celebrated birthdays or
significant anniversaries we send
your our good wishes for continued
happiness.
Birthday wishes to Pat Hervo and
Jane McBee. We wish you all the
very best in life and health.
Get well wishes go out to Joan,
Francesca Cotroneo, Lola Hibbert
and all those who are struggling
with health issues, we keep you in
our thoughts and prayers..
THINKING OF YOU
There are two ways of spreading
light: to be the candle or the
mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharton
Quotable Quote

8. Death comes in the quiet of a
fall evening and grief overtakes the
heart that makes you want to weep
and rage at the same time ; the
helpless, powerless feelings
overwhelms and there’s nothing to do
but surrender and feel the burning
pain until it burns itself out. Death
though familiar is yet so strange,
although expected is never expected
and always a surprise. The finality of
death is like when a child leaves the
womb from which it can never
return, it’s a passage and so is death.
Anthropologistssayhumans
make up the story of life after death
or of a heaven in order to deal with
the final cut of death from this life. If
we did not make up such stories, we
could not go on with equanimity. But
scientists do not know what the
mystics know, do not experience
what mystics experience. Gradually
the veil of death is being lifted
through science.We glimpse the
beyond without being in that space.
Science – quantum physics - is the
instrument nature uses to give us
insights into what has been known
and preached from time immemorial.
Max Planck, the theoretical
physicist credited with originating
quantum theory — a feat that won
him the Physics Nobel Prize in 1918
— offers perhaps the best
explanation for why understanding
consciousness is so essential: “I
regard consciousness as fundamental.
I regard matter as derivative from
consciousness.We cannot get behind
consciousness. Everything that we
talk about, everything that we regard
as existing, postulates
consciousness.”
While your friend Teto has shed
his physical reality, his essence
(consciousness) what some refers to
as the soul still remains.As energy
we occupy this same space vibrating
at different frequencies and we meet
again and again.As Planck says
“Anybody who has been seriously
engaged in scientific work of any
kind realizes that over the entrance to
the gates of the temple of science are
written the words: ‘Ye must have
faith.’ Max Planck. Have faith.
Maybe there will come a time
when as our understanding of life and
death deepen we will see death as a
messenger of joy and a teacher on
how to live fully in this physical
form.
May Teto’s soul soar in the
various dimensions of life. I send
love to your friendAzza who sweet
and loving big brother has winged
his flight.
Love,mom
My dearest children:
Letter to my Children
Global Counsellor
Dear Global Counsellor,
I am 25 years old female from Afro-
Canadian background. I’ve been
dating my boyfriend for three years.
We do everything together and he is
trying to get me to move in with him.
I told him that I was not going to
move in without a ring on my finger.
I clearly expressed that I would like
to be married and to raise a family
while I am in my 20’s. He says I
am rushing things and it is not an
attractive quality to him. He says I
am too pushy and what really got me
pissed is when he said, this is the
problem with you black girls, you
always pushing. Why can’t you
guys just chill and not have an
agenda for once. I responded angrily
“well if you think black girls are too
much trouble go get yourself a
woman who will wait forever to
hell and back. That is not this girl”
and I walked out of the restaurant
we were at and left him sitting there.
I wanted to go back and apologise
but my pride held me back. I love
this guy and I could see us together
in the future but he got me really
mad when he started dissing black
women. It hits a raw nerve every
time.
Sorry
Dear Sorry,
I’d say three years is enough time
for a person to make up his mind if
this is a relationship he wants to be
in for the long haul. It looks like
your boyfriend is coming up with
excuses for his ambivalence. He
wants you to move in with him to
see how things work. To whom is he
comparing black women? What this
gentleman is saying I want to have
my cake and eat it too. Sometimes
the wisest thing to do is to cut your
losses and walk away. Maybe if
you’re not available he would
appreciate what he had. Find
someone who could meet your
needs and not to add to your stress.
You know your worth and if he
doesn’t that’s his problem. Stand up
for your values

9. The Baobab tree in African
cosmology is sacred. It is believed
to be inhabited by spirits. And it is a
sacrilege to— and a curse upon—
anyone who cuts down a Baobab
tree. The Baobab represents
wisdom. And it is the tree under
which villagers would sit to resolve
conflicts. It is a very important and
dependable tree.
And if you were at André’s
funeral you would have heard the
refrain “A Baobab has fallen”; “A
Baobab has fallen” meaning a very
important, wise and caring leader,
an incarnation of the famous baobab
tree, has gone. The Baobab not only
provides comforting shade but also
fruits, and its edible leaves for
healing.
A large turn out of mourners
from theAfrican, and the wider
community, came to say their final
goodbye to the man who, for many
years, held the President’s position
of theAfrican Community
Organizations of Manitoba Inc. He
was an uncle, grandpa, uncle-
grandpa, father, brother and a
community champion especially for
theAfrican youths and refugees. He
was passionate to involve youths in
meaningful activities. He once said
to me “why would be bring our
youths from all the way inAfrica,
from refugee camps to come here to
end up in jail”. He lamented over
too many of our youngAfrican
youths in jail. That broke his heart.
“We’re failing our youths” he said.
André Doumbe passed away
at age 68 from cancer. A native of
Ebolowa, a Southern Cameroonian
city, he moved to Montreal Canada
in 1980. Then, Mother Tucker— the
company he worked for—
transferred him to Winnipeg. He
married
Emmanuelle
Abele in 1986
and they had
daughter
Eyala-Dipita.
Andre‘s
survivors
include, his
mother, a son,
an older
daughter,
grandchildren,
brothers and
sisters and
many extended
family.
André
was a
collaborator
who aspired to
have theAfricans and Afro
Caribbean peoples working
together on projects of mutual
interests. Acommitted community
championAndre was the President
of theAfrican Communities of
Manitoba Inc., founding member
of Sous le Baobab, Afro Fonds,
theAfrican Centre, TheAfrican
investment Club, theYouth
Investment Club, Folklorama,
Manitoba Interfaith Immigration
Council, Manitoba Human Rights
Commission‘s Board of
Commissioner, United Way,
Winnipeg Cancer and la Coalition
des parents francophones du
Manitoba.
He was known for his big
laugh and wide smile that covered
his face, you could not help
smiling with him. He was also
known for his humility and sense
of fairness and justice. You could
not help loving this guy ; that was
the kind of energy he brought into
a gathering .
Two days before his passing,
we had a great conversation and he
made me laugh. He faced his death
fearlessly but there were tears when
he said there is so much left undone
and wishing he had done more. I
told him I understood how much he
cared for the things he worked for
and how much more he wanted to
give.
Andre left a legacy and a
challenge to the community to
continue what he started. Even on
his death bed his thoughts were with
theyouth.
We will miss Andre and we
will remember him in Manitoba‘s
African Community history.Thank
you my brother for all your efforts.
You have left Winnipeg a better
place that you found it through your
various community work and the
work will go on. Rest in eternal
peace and power.
A Baobab Tree Has Fallen

10. There was once a group of
bees, The Caribees, who had no
hive. They were a together group,
thoughtheycamefromdifferent
colonies and organized themselves in
a new region. Because they had no
hive, they rented facilities for all
their activities and many lamented
that they should have their own hive.
A group of bees within the
colony got together and came up with
a plan. With the help of an ‘elder’
they heard of a hive they could
acquire as their home. For his help,
they agreed on an amount of honey
they would give to him. The group
consisted of a wise old bee, a
younger the dealmaker and a motley
collection of other bees. The queen
of the hive and the dealmaker
togetherheadedthemanagement
structure of the hive.
The plans they had were bold
and detailed. Everyone figured that
there was enough pollen around, but
some workers decided to wait to see
how the collecting would progress
before they would commit to collect.
This created a huge shortfall in
The ‘Caribees’ Hive
pollen collection, putting pressure on
the other workers.Amidst some in-
fighting, the older bees kept detailed
records of who collected pollen and
how much they collected. There was
another group looking for a new hive
and, they liked The Caribees’ hive so
much, they offered the Caribees
enough honey to cover all their honey
requirements. Many in the hive and
even managers at the honey factory
thought it was the best solution to
The Caribees’ difficulties. The queen
disapproved and made an alliance
with some renegade workers to
handle matters.
A period of greater
uncertainty developed. The queen
and renegade squad manipulated the
colony, forcing older bees to desert.
Eventually the managers at the honey
factory got upset with the way things
were going, and cut ties with the
colony.The queen left the colony and
the renegades proceeded queenless,
scrambling to find ways to keep the
hive operating, while dealing with
the ‘high council’ to whom the long-
suffering elder had appealed, after
the blunt and cruel refusal of the
colony to furnish his promised honey.
The renegades have moved
to allowing groups to use portions of
the Caribees hive, in an effort collect
enough honey to stay afloat. This
will, they hope, aid them in
collecting enough honey to support
the alternative factory to whom they
turned. The colony has just about
disbanded and what the future holds,
no one knows.
Submitted by:Victor
Vaughan.
Thecurrentfloodofsexual
assault charges started with Mr. Bill
Cosbyagainstwhomalitanyof
womencameforwardclaimingthat
Mr.Cosbyeitherdruggedthemor
attemptedtodrugthemforthepurpose
ofhavingsexwiththem.Sincethen
several prominent Hollywood stars
have had their privileged rug pulled
out from under them as women are
comingforwardandlayingsexual
harassmentorassaultcharges,some
stemmingfrommorethan25yearsago
InWinnipeg‘sAfricanCaribbean
communitytwoveryimportant
personages were charged with sexual
harassment. CelebritychefRob
Thomas was cleared of any
wrongdoing. His case is somewhat
odd since the woman claimed she
onlyrememberedthisoffenceduring
counselling. Session. I believe to take
a case to court without evidence is an
injustice to the person whose name is
now associated with sexual assault.
However the beloved and
highly respected Dr. Steve Kirby is
the second person charged with
sexualharassmentbysomeofhis
femalestudentsattheUniversityof
Manitoba. The jury is still out on his
fate. The news came as a shock to
manyinthecommunity,somecould
not speak about it.
Sexualharassmentagainst
anyone,especiallyagainstsomeone
over whom you have the power to
make or break as in a Hollywood
producer or a university professor is
an egregious act and should never be
tolerated in our society. This can
cause lifetime trauma and years of
counselling to rectify if ever.
Women‘sharassmentinthe
workplace especially is a
commentaryonoursocietyandthe
privilege and power men still have
over women. It is a sign that there is
notequalitybetweenmenandwomen
in our society. This is disheartening
givenfeministworkinwomen‘s
movementsthroughoutthedecades.
Untiltheequalityofmenand
women is firmly established in the
world, women will continue to be
sexually harassed and demeaned. We
have work to do.
Sexual Harassment is a Serious Criminal and Human Rights Issue

11. Leg Up
Lois Patterson is one of
several Manitobans who was
recognized with the 2017
Council ofAgingAward for her
outstandingcommunity
volunteer work. Sponsored by
the Manitoba Council of
Aging, an advisory body to the
Minister of Senior and
Healthy Living, the awards
event took place on October 20
at the Legislative building.
Anyone who knows Lois
Patterson,knowsthatsheis
passionateabouteducationand
especially children`s education. She
shared this passion with her late
husbandHorace,afterwhomthe
Foundationisnamed.
Lois Patterson is a founding
memberandcurrentpresidentofthe
HoracePattersonFoundation,an
organization established in 1992 to
encourageleadershipandcommunity
involvementamongyouth.The
foundation’sscholarshipprogram
helps youth achieve their career goals
andfurthertheireducationatpost-
secondaryinstitutions.
Originally aimed atAfro-
Caribbeanyouth,theprogram
expanded tosupportpromising
studentsintheUniversityof
Manitoba’sJazzEducationprogram.
To date, more than 100 scholarships
have been awarded to deserving youth
inManitoba.Someofthestudents
helpedbythefoundationhavegoneon
to win regional and national awards,
as well as scholarship opportunities
atmajorartsinstitutions,including
The Julliard School in NewYork.
Lois was also instrumental in
assisting her daughter Chioma
Patterson to create Dumisani
Productions, a theatre arts initia-
tive that provides space for youth
to express their artistic talents
while learning about their culture
and giving back. They performed
plays by Toronto based Historian
Dr. Sheldon Taylor and learned to
build sets and everything that
needed to be done to prepare for a
show. Some of their plays were
presented as keynote events during
Winnipeg’s Black History month
celebrations.
TheDumisaniProductionshas
beenalaunchingpadfor careers in
dramaandcommunication. One such
youth is IsmailaAlfa, host of CBC’s
Up to Speed.
Congratulations
to Lois Patterson and the 2017 Manitoba
Council ofAgingAward Winners
AproudJamaicanandWinnipeger,
Lois has been a member of theAfro-
Caribbean
Association of
Manitoba
(ACAM) since its
inception 49 years
ago,servingon
several of its
committees.Sheis
also an active
memberofthe
JamaicanCultural
Centre.
No More
Membership Fees
Jamaica Association of Manitoba
honored five of its members with life tim
awardswhich means they will never pay
anothermembershipfeefortherestof
their lives. These are members who have
contributedtoorganizationinvarious
ways over and above the call of duties
for many years. Lithese are: Mavis
McLaren,NormaWalker,LolaHibbert
and Pauline Morris.Also Pauline
Nembhard who share her excellent
storytelling talent and was an original
memberoftheJamaicaFolkEnsemble
and overall a proud Jamaican
Associationvolunteerwashonoured
posthumouslyforhercontribution.Her
husband received the award on her
behalf. UnfortunatelyLolaHibbertand
Pauline Morris were not present to
receive their awards.
Award Winners

12. Being the first or the only
member of your family to
leave the refugee camp
or to get a visa to work
and live in a more
developed country can
be a bust or a boon.
There is a lot of
responsibility that is put
on that person. One such
responsibility is not to
forget those who are left
behind and to help them
financially so they too
can benefit from your
blessing.
If they can
afford it many
immigrants take
pleasure in helping
family members back
home but for some
struggling to meet their
own needs, the
responsibility can be
depressing.
Rose Tilbrook,
former headmistress in Uganda and
Librarian at Winnipeg Centennial
Library for many years, married
with no biological children and a
healthy disposable income was one
of the fortunate ones who could
afford to reach back and help and
she did so with gratitude. In her
early years she sent many of her
nieces and nephews to school to get
an education. When one of her
sisters died she took on the
responsibility for her children and
helped as much as she could,
willingly and happily she said. Her
nieces and nephews are like her
children and as she said it is the
African way‘. She has also
sponsored some family members to
Canada. It takes a village to raise a
child is Rose‘s motto.
Having ensured her family had
proper housing and education, Rose
embarked on a project that would not
only benefit her family but many
villagers close to her family. She
embarked on a Divine Water Project
– God is in charge to drill wells for
people to draw cleaner artesian
water closer to their homes.
The sole financier of the
Divine Water Project, Rose said that
before she erected a well, the people
got their water from swamps
sometimes two miles away and
because old people can‘t move fast
they sometimes slept overnight by the
swamp to ensure they will be among
the first to get water. ‘This pushed
me think of people who are suffering.
My niece used to close her door and
leave her small children alone and
go for water. This motivated me
to help my family.
Located at
Kidongole-Kalekwon
Bukedea District, the
well provides water
to people within a six
mile radius and
beyond.
This project
started in April 2017
and completed in
August 2017, under
the directorship and
managementofRose‘s
niece StellaAloikin
Wilson and her
husband David
Okalebo. The Divine
Water Project)
benefits not only her
familybuttheMuzei
andAmojong Okabelo
(elderly people), all
surrounding villages,
many towns people
who drive from as far
as Kampala, the capital of
Uganda to get drinking water
from this well because it tastes
differently from regular tap water
and is mineral loaded and
excellentforhuman
consumptions and is also used
for crop irrigation. High
pressured equipment were
brought in to blast rocks until
water gushed out. It is a solar
system that requires no heavy
maintenance.
Having completed one well
Rose‘s Divine Water Project is
embarking on the 2nd
phase and
this time she will drill a well in
her ancestral hometown, Mukura
Village where her clan Inomu
resides. The cost of the first
well is $18,000.00 and Rose felt
Rose Tillbrook
RoseTillbrook’sDivineWaterProject

13. that was reasonable and is
looking forward to providing
water to more villages.
Each well is connected to
five taps that serves many of
the neighbouring villages. “I
feel that I have empowered the
people and have given them
freedom. Not a small thing‘,
Rose said adding that as a
result of her project all the
people are now asking the
government for water and the
government has agreed to drill
12 wells throughout the country
side using the same contractors
that worked on The Divine
Water Project. All the workers
on The Divine project are
local Ugandans.
Rose came to Canada in
1974 on a Canadian
scholarship to complete her
Masters of Education degree at
University of Manitoba having
obtained a Bachelor of
Education from Uganda’s
Makerere University. Before
Rose came to Canada she was
Headmistress of a Roman
Catholic Girls Boarding school
with some 600 pupils and 58
staff. After she finished her
Masters degree she taught at a
school in North Thicket
Portage. Then she switched
fields and did a Master in
Library Science at the
University of Western Ontario.
With that degree she secured a
librarian job at the City of
Winnipeg Public Library
System from where she retired.
Rose is a woman of faith,
attends Church regularly and
participate in spiritual
activities. She has contributed
hundreds of hours in
community work in the past in
theUgandancommunity,
The community elders being helped by
Divine Water Project
- Water Gushing , Project Directors,
StellaAloikin Wilson and David Okalebo
folklorama, vice President of the
Congress of Black Women, MEAC,
and many other organizations.
She plans to go to Uganda in
the near future for the official
opening of the two wells she built
and to see what other projects might
be useful for her community back
home.

14. The Olives that’s really your
name, not Olive but The Olives
“Yes”
“You’re not kidding” Ben
sniffled amusingly
“What’s so hard to believe…
it’s a name like Jon Paul or Mary
Jo or Ho Hum whatever”.
“Who gave you that name?
How did you survive school with
that name?”
“My granny gave me this
name. I was a tough kid who could
pin a guy down in a wrestle.
People did not mess with me in
fact I had more people wanting to
me my friend than I cared for. I
had a good time at school. A few
bullies tried it on for size pulling
this teasing stuff but soon found out
it was not a good idea especially
when my Uncle Sammy showed up
one day to take me home from
school and his muscles were
ripping out of his shirt and he
looked like a bad dude with tattoos
and stuff, bandana and all.”
“Tell me about your name.
Named after your great great great
grandmother or something”
Okay you wanna know, let’s
grab a cup of coffee and some
roasted almond, it’ll take a while.
Just so you know you cannot leave
in the middle of my story, alright.”
“Okay, okay, coffee and
almond sounds fantastic.”
The Olives went and brewed a
fresh batch of coffee in the French
Press and got some almonds and
Persian dates to go with that and
they settled in on the back porch
where the bright orange evening
sky patterned through the leaves of
the elm tree on the other street,
provided a nice backdrop for the
storytelling that was about to
happen.
The Olives was an orphan whe
lost both her parents in a car
accident when she was a baby. She
grew up with her grandmother on a
farm near Tuscany.
It was around 9:00 p.m. and it
was a warm June evening. The
Olives had just finished some yard
work and was ready for a tall drink.
She could understand why she opted
for coffee even though a cool drink
seemed more appropriate on second
thought but she went
along and thought she
might offer Ben a glass
of wine later if he
behaved himself and
was a good listener
“I should have
offered you a glass of
wine but maybe later
huh”
“That would be
nice but I do love coffee too, too
much I believe”
First of all I grew up in Italy
and we had the biggest olive tree in
our back yard and we always had a
bountiful harvest from that one
particular tree.
During the olive season this
tree would bear the biggest juiciest
olives and I used to go under the
tree and lie down and try to count
all the olives and then one day, the
olives seem to smile at me and
began talking to me and there were
about three that were always there
playing with me. I used to look
forward every day to going under
the tree and meet my three special
friends - round face, long face and
broad face was how I identified
them for myself but called them the
Olives collectively.
Whenever I went inside to eat I
would ask my granny if we could
invite the olives for dinner one day
and she’d say yes and brush the
matter aside, she thought they were
my imaginary friends you se”.
“And they were,” Ben chimed
in
“Yes and no. I was about 4 or
five years old and we weren’t as
smart as five year olds today”
“Okay, okay go on”
“The olives were very kind and
very nice to me, they would tell me
a lot of secrets, they would show me
how to fly to the top
of the Olive branch
and I’d sit there with
them. They told me
not to tell my mom
or granny that I
could fly because
grownups don’t
understand these
things and they may
not want us to be
together again.
Some days I would take some
of my porridge under the tree to
share with the olives and they’d
taste a little and say they did not like
it because that is not the food they
eat. We’re olives and we’re tart or
sour and we love sour things – sour
is sweet to us as they’d giggle the
other olives would watch and say
nothing
One day they showed me some
of the bugs that sometimes try to eat
the Olives before they are ready and
they told me what a good remedy for
it is. They said I should mix salt and
to put a bit of clay in the water and
spray the olives.
I told this to my granny and she
said how did I know that because it
worked and I told her the olives told
me and she laughed and laughed and
looked at me smiling - the olives
told you. These olives? These
Short Story - the olives

15. olives talk to you?
Yes I said
My granny looked at me as if
she did not know what to think.
“You need a playmate, you
spend too much time by yourself”
“No granny, I don’t need a play
mate I love the olives they are my
friends, my best friends”
“Okay then you have to
introduce me to the olives one day
okay.”
“Okay I said”
A few days later, while under
the Olive tree, my granny came by
and I told the olives to say hello to
mygranny.
“This is my granny and granny
these are my friends, the olives”
“Very nice” my granny said.
Soon they’ll be ready to harvest and
all your olives will become juicy
pickles”.
The Olives looked horrified.
“Granny you are making the
olives sad. That is mean. They are
sad.”
“Oh well, too bad but Olives
are for eating not for talking and
making friends with” my gran said
matter of factly
“See, look gran” the Olives say
that’s okay.
“Well I am so glad they’re
alright with me picking them when
they are ready to be harvested.
That’s why I planted this tree here in
the first place. It helped to feed your
mom and it’s feeding you too.”
“So what would happen to my
friends, I would have no friends left
and I’d be lonely?”
“No you won’t. You’ll be
going to kindergarten and you’ve
have lots of friends at school, real
friends”
“The Olives are my real friends
and they are nice and they make me
happy”
“Don’t you like Carmen and
David? You go to Sunday school
with them?”
“Yes I like them but
sometimes they are mean to me.
The olives are never mean. They
are always fun to be with”
“Baby you’re getting too
old with your imaginary friends.
They are not real”
“Yes they are”
“Well how come you cannot
show me one of them?”
“I show you but you just
cannot see them. You have bad
eyes.”
“Maybe I have to take you to
see a shrink, straighten your head
out a bit, eh.Ahh what am I
saying, you’ll grow out of this
nonsense.”
Why are you being so mean
granny” I asked and I balled my
eyes out and my granny felt bad
and hugged and kissed me, okay,
okay I love The Olives and she
said it but you’re The Olives that I
love the best and like
grandmothers do, she picked me
up and snuggled her head under
my neck and I started to laugh. I
am not the olives. You are my the
olives from now on she said.
When my grandmother put me
down, I ran back to say goodbye
to the Olives. They told me that
they had to return to the land of the
Olives, it’s called Mount Olives
but they will miss me and will
return when I am older in a
different form. I did not get it and
I asked them if it was because of
my granny and they said no,
“It’s for the best. We’ll be
around to protect you but you
won’t see us. We’ll be like
angels, your secret friends who
you cannot but who can see you.
Sometimes we’ll let you know
we’re around, we’ll tickle you, kiss
your cheeks or something like that
but you’ll know.And you’ll say “I
felt something strange” and then
you’ll remember right away and
smile. Well off to Mount Olives. We
have not been back home for a
while. It so beautiful there and when
you’re older we’ll take you there.
Then they kissed my cheeks and
wiped away my tears.”
That was the last time I saw
the Olives.
“Wow, that’s far out!” Ben said
clearly mesmerized by my story.
“So have you had any other
visitation from The Olives, now that
you’re older 18 and counting?”
“You know what children have
vivid imagination and I always had
a good one. Let’s chalk that down
to being an only child and I had to
make up playmates”
“Yes, I suppose. Good tale
though”
The Olives laughed out loud as
if tickled “I felt something strange.”
Ben and her eyes locked.
“How about that glass of wine I
promised. You earned it since you
were a good listener”
“Yes, if I should say so
myself.”
The Olives did not speak about
her childhood for the rest of the
evening but she learned something
very important that night. Things are
sometimes just the way they seem as
so were the olives.

16. Alice Walker defines Womanist,
which comes from the word
“womanish – (a common parlance
in Caribbean vernacular) as a
black woman/woman of colour
feminist ; a woman who loves
other women sexually and/or
nonsexual; appreciates and prefers
women’s culture, women’s
emotional flexibility (values tears
as natural counterbalance of
laughter), and women’s strength.
I feel the term womanist vs
feminist is more appropriate from
my multi-cultural/mix- raced/
biracial background. My mother is
Jamaican and father Russian Jew.
I am often perceived as a woman
of LatinAmerican, Mediterranean,
Asian and/or a combination of all.
I identify as a woman of color.
Being raised by a woman of
color, certain principles and values
were instilled in me from
childhood. I see my mother as a
strong black woman. Having her
influence in my life taught me to
own my identity and even though I
am of lighter complexion I am
nonetheless a woman of color. I am
as Walker puts it “a woman who
loves other women”. I have lived
around women my whole life and
having strong female role models
among my family, friends, and
teachers cultivated in me a strong
sense of belonging to womanhood
(sisterhood) and thus my passion for
the term “womanist.”
When one hears feminism
stereotypes pop up: lesbians, man
haters, hairy, ugly, all white, and all
racist and an old fashioned political
movement.Womanist revamps the
political and social narratives on
equality of the sexes.
In one of her articles “Feminism
is for everybody” Bell Hooks, a
leading feminists and award
winning author, stated the feminist
stereotypes flourish because people
get their information about
feminism from third hand sources.
Many have never read a book nor
heard a talk on feminism. Although
Hooks provides strong argument
for feminism, I still believe that
Womanist is the term with which
young black women can better
identify.
Jessica Valenti’s assertion
in “You’re a hard core feminist”
that “Feminism is for old White
ladies” resonate with woman of
colour who have a problem with
privileged white women getting
more publicity from the hard work
of women of colour, and white
women appear to have more
credence in the media than black
women who started the movement
around the time of the Civil Rights
Movement. Valenti noted that
young women of diverse
backgrounds are more involved
today in discussing issues of gender,
race and class.
As “a hardcore feminist” the term
feminism puts me off because I
don’t think it’s a proper. While Bell
Hooks helped me to develop a
broader view of feminism as a
movement to end sexism, sexist
exploitation and oppression, I am
grateful toAlice Walker who has
helped me both to define myself as a
womanist fighting for gender
equality.
I’m AHardcore Womanist
Breaking News
Congratulations to Alexa Potashnik
for being chosen as one of the 40
outstanding young people under 30.
Also Congratulations also go out to
anotheroutstandingcommunityyouth
Patricia Kumbakakis who was
selected as a youth to watch and
winner of 2017Young Leaders of
CanadaAward recipient/Jeunes
Leaders D’ICI
Both Patricia andAlexa are among
the youths who are active in the
social justice arena.
There are many other desrving
youth who are making a difference in
theWinnipegcommunity.Much
respect to our youths.

17. Creative Expressions
You don’t seem to understand
I’m not the little girl you left behind
I’m a grown woman now you see
I can’t help just being me.
‘If I can’t relate to you daddy
It’s because I can’t I’m truly sorry
You had to do what you need to do
You priorized what was important
to you
Thanks for the money you sent
It helped mommy pay the rent
And buy a few barbie dolls
And thanks also for your weekly
phone calls
What I want you to know though
Children need more than things to
grow’
They need emotional support
And hugs to feel better when they’re
hurt
I can’t tell you a lie
watching you leave made me cry
I wasn’t special anymore
I became like the girl next door
Product of a broken family and poor.
I’ve overcome the pain
Of wishing you were home again
I’ve grown up and I’ve moved on
Sad days are long gone
I can look tomorrow in the face
Without feeling a sense of disgrace
I bear you no ill
But don’t assume we’re so chill
There a distance still to travel
We can’t turn back the clock
Nor can you see me in a pinafore
frock
We’re adults now
You have to get used somehow
That we do our own thing
Don’t wait for the fat woman to
sing.
Michaele Hero
Since I’m older
My pen’s colder
Eyes not so wide
Harder to hide
Missing my friends
Everything tends
To gather speed
Never be freed
From my exce3ss
That is
Unless
I age with grace
And wash my face
In the Ocean
Your Love potion
This hope of men
To start again.
John Dunn, Winnipeg Poet
Untitled
Another year, another week, another
day.
This is the end of Folklorama for
another phase.
Amidst the frenzy atmosphere of the
setting up,
the taking down,
With some of the helpers’faces in a
frown.
Some in smiles all day long,
there is the anticipation of what is yet
to come.
The alluring smell of food from the
kitchen,
The rhythm of the music from our
steel pan,
The many performers and the limbo
dancers,
The beautiful array of colours and
costumes.
The enthusiasm of the people who
come year after year
To take in the shows and partake of
the Islands’
sumptuous famous dishes,
Check out the display booths and their
souvenirs.
It’s so beautiful to watch.
A mixture of the young and the old.
what a Joy to behold.
But best of all the end is sweet,
As we survived the challenges we
had to meet.
Seeing the smiles on the faces of the
guests, so dear
Deep down in our hearts we just can’t
wait
To celebrate yet another Folklorama
day.
Shirley A. (2017)
Folkorama 2017 in
“The Peg”
Ode to Emmett
Listen To The leaves
I tried to hear their song
I thought of Emmett and John Donne
Of autmn leaves that fall from trees
That nourish the earth where love
has gone.
They sleep through winter snows at
fall approaches
And welcome winters cold
Winter that clothe the earth
Songs so old that touched your soul
And from now on
When fall approaches
And leaves on trees have gone
I’ll hear your laughter
And gentle voice
In songs sung by you my friend
Who followed nature’s call.
In songs sung by leaves that fall
Songs they sing to you my f riend
Who folled nature’s call
Written by June Harris (October 3,
2015) (based on a poem for Adam)

18. HEALTHWISE: Recipes
Cheese Rolls are savory cheese
filled pastries perfect for Lunch
bags.
Ingredients
· 1/2 cup salted butter (1
stick)
· 1/2 cup crisco (vegetable
shortening)
· 2 cups flour
· 1 tsp salt
· 1/4 tsp curry powder
· 1/4 cup ice cold water
· 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese
(shredded)
· 1/2 tsp mustard
· 1 tsp pepper sauce (more if
desired)
· dash of garlic powder
· dash of black pepper
· dash of dry parsley flakes
· egg whites for brushing
edges
· egg wash
· 1 egg + 1 tbsp water
Directions:
1. Mix 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp
curry powder into two cups all-
purpose flour.
2. Add 1 stick of salted butter
and 1/2 cup Crisco vegetable
shortening.
3. With a pastry cutter, cut
shortening and butter into flour until
small pieces are formed throughout
the dough. Add about 1/4 cup ice
cold water to the dough and knead
slightly to form a ball.
1. This can be done
quickly in a food processor by
adding dry ingredients, pulsing,
adding shortening and butter, pulsing
until pea sizes form, then adding
water until ball forms.
4. Place ball on plastic wrap,
flatten and shape into a square.
Refrigerate for a couple hours or
overnight. Remove dough from
fridge an hour before use so it can
thaw.
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Shred cheese and mix in mustard,
pepper sauce, garlic powder, black
pepper, and parsley flakes, toss and
set aside.
6. Cut dough into 16 squares
for thinner cheese rolls or 9 squares
for thicker cheese rolls. Flatten one
square and roll into a rectangular
shape.
7. Brush edges of dough with
egg whites. Fill a tablespoon or two
on lower half, roll into center then
add more cheese. Seal edges.
8. Place all cheese rolls on a
baking sheet and brush the tops with
egg wash.
9. Bake for 15-18 minutes until
rolls are golden brown.
*If you are nervous about the cheese
oozing out of the rolls, you can
pierce the tops with a fork to allow
the steam to escape while baking.
Recipe by Alica Senhouse
P.S. This is high in fact so you
might want to be more creative
with how much fat you use.
Cheese Rolls are a Staple at Family Christmas
Parties in Guyana
Electric Tacos
Ingredients
1 Cup cooked garbanzo beans
2 Avocados
1 small onion
1 and 1/2 cups of cherry tomatoes
Spelt flour for Tortillas
Cilantro to taste
Sea-salt to taste
Method
Chop tomatoes and bell pepper and
tomatoes
Peel and mash ripe avocados and
mix with chopped veggies
Warm garbanzobeans and spelt
tortillas
Add garbanzo beans to the tortillas
then add guacamole and garnish
with cilantro and lime.
Ingredients:
- 4 ripe Roma tomatoes
- 3 red bell peppers
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1/4 cup homemade vegetable
broth, with Dr. Sebi’s approved
veggies
- Pure sea salt, to taste
- Sesame oil
Putting it together:
1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2) Chop peppers into quarters and
remove centers.
3) Slice tomatoes and place onto a
rimmed baking sheet with bell
peppers.
4) Drizzle generously with sesame
oil and sprinkle with sea salt.
5) Scatter thyme over the
vegetables.
6) Roast in a preheated oven for
35-40 minutes.
7) Transfer everything to a blender
or food processor.
8) Add heated broth and puree until
smooth, adding more broth as
necessary to reach desired
consistency.
9) Add sea salt to taste. Ladle into
bowls and serve warm.
Roasted Tomato and
Bell Pepper Soup:

19. Health & Nutrition tips
1.Kale
2.Watercress
3.Bell peppers
4.Strawberries
5.Mushrooms ( except Shiitake)
6.Tomatoes (Cherry and Plum only)
7.Raspberries
8.Oranges (Seville / Sour preferred)
9.Grapes (Seeded)
10.Spring water (8 cups)
All of the foods above appear on the
official Dr. Sebi’s Nutritional
Guide. Consuming them exclusively
will go a long way toward
improving your overall health and
wellness.
PS: You can find watercress at
Lucky supermarket as well as
seeded grapes)
1. Drinking water keeps your entire
body in balance. It’s already a lot of
fluids, but you’re basically 60%
water. So top yourself off.
2. Water helps your body to lose
weight too. Water can increase your
metabolism and support the overall
digestive process.
3. Water also lets all of your
muscles perform better. Try to drink
extra before any kind of physical
exertion and regularly while you’re
taking a break.
4. Water is also important for your
skin’s health. Dehydration can make
your skin look drier and worn out
but simply drinking more water will
also help you to maintain a healthy
level of natural moisture.
5. Water also keeps your kidneys
functioning. Not enough water
means your body is always going to
be working a little harder and you
could be at risk of kidney stones.
6. Water also keeps bowels
functioning smoothly. Remember,
Dr. Sebi taught on many occasions
that cleansing and irrigating the
colon is one of the most important
first steps to healing. The colon can
actually draw water from food
waste and that results in
constipation.
THE SIX MOST
IMPORTANT REASONS
TO DRINK WATER
TOP 10
ANTINFLAMMATORY
FOODS
Who does not like to have a healthy
head of hair? Many black women
struggle with hair growth for one
reason or the other. We spend lots
of money and time putting
concoctions in our hair and
neglecting putting the right foods
into our bodies. One’s hair growth
can sometimes to be linked to the
overall health of the bodies. Dr.
Sebi recommends the following
foods as the best to regenerate and
grow a head of hair. They make
your body feel good and your hair
grow as well. Boom! Double
whammy.
1. Avocados
2. Walnuts
3. Soft Jelly Coconut
4. Berries (all of them, except
cranberries)
5. Natural Spring Water
And here’s a recipe to boost hair
growth as well.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 ripe avocado
- 1 cup organic strawberries
- 1 cup organic blueberries
- 1 cup amaranth greens
- 2 tbs. walnuts
- 1 cup homemade hemp seed milk
Blend together on low in the
blender. Serve and enjoy! There’s
nothing
Gaffin wid Buddy
Buoy dis ting wid Dr.
Steve Kirby shacked me
bad. I look up to de
man. He is brilliant at
what he does, a great
musician an inspiration to de
community. We wus so proud a de
man and now dis sexual harassment
ting dat de hanging ova he head. A
latta gurls fingered de man. Man
me question is dis, when de hell
did he fuhget he’s black.You know
black man don’t stan a chance.Ah
tink he tink like deAmeican he is –
too big to fail. Wrang. In dis day an
age how de hell people tink de
could get away wid sexual
harassment. It’s a differed day.
Gon are de days when women in
de wukplace was expected to be
man’s layting, hm. Rab Davis case
is laughabale. I tink dat is justice
having a psychotic break wid
reality. De fact is Rab is black an
when people see him dat is theyd
still see a sexual predator. Black
men yuh want to succeed in dis
world keep yu flipping hands
inside yuh packets.And don mek
dem stupid jokes wid sexual
innuendos, dat is also sexual
harassment. Stick to de weather-
talk, fuget about religious political
convos. Just say what is necessary
– good morning goodafternoon, do
your job. Stick to yuhself. It’s
survival strategy.
Health Hair

20. Mindfest in the Peg
Conversation with Robyn
Maynard Black Space Winnipeg •
West End Cultural Centre • 586
Ellice Ave • 7:15 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
• Black feminist writer, activist and
educator Robyn Maynard is coming
to Winnipeg to discuss her latest
book, Policing Black Lives: State
Violence in Canada from Slavery to
the Present (Fernwood Publishing).
• Doors at 7:15, event begins at
8:00 and is hosted by Uzoma
Chioma. This event is all ages and
free to everyone.ASLinterpretation
will be provided. • More
information:
Margo Goodhand, the author of
“Runaway Wives and Rogue
Feminists” Discussion Manitoba
Association of Women’s Shelters •
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
• 85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg,
MB • 5:30 p.m. • Celebrate the
International Day for the
Elimination of ViolenceAgainst
Women • For more information to
come
Elevated Transformational Conver-
sations - Theme One Plance One
People Please happens every
Wednesday from 7 - 9 p.m. and
Sundays from 10 - Noon at the
Baha’i Community Centre 521
McMillanAvenue
You want to Talk?
Help Make the World a Better Place
Call for submissions: 2019
Multifaith Calendar
The MultifaithAction Society
invites artists to submit works of
art for publication in their annual
Multifaith Calendar. The theme
for the upcoming 2019 edition is
Coming Together: Exploring
New Connections.
This year, we are asking: What
connects us? What brings people
together in dialogue, action and
creativity? How do we build new
bridges across old divides? Let’s
look for new paradigms on how
to actively engage with each
other that holds the promise of
inclusion and not exclusion. Let’s
envision all the wonderful ways
to connect.
Deadline fJanuary 19, 2018
Itan Ati Asa Ibile Yoruba—The
Yoruba Narrative in words and
Images is an examination of the oral
traditions of theYoruba through a
study of idioms, proverbs, and
visual stimuli surrounding and
informing their language and culture.
Once upon a time, families
resided in proximity. People did
things together, and during their
interactions, stories were told and
retold. In traditional Yorùbá
settings, families were more likely
to even live within compounds.
Today, Yorùbá families are
scattered around the world. The
opportunities to learn or retell the
stories that were once passed down
from one generation to another are
not always there any longer.
Everyone is busy. With limited time
and the demands of work and family
life, opportunities for storytelling
are slowly disappearing.
I hope this book of stories and the
accompanying photographs will
bring back memories and serve as
visual aids in telling your own story,
and passing on your heritage.
I am proud to say that this
visually rich book of 200 pages, and
over 475 images and illustrations
will inform and entertain at several
levels. There is something in it for
each person and their interest, from
storytelling to cooking, medicine,
society, leadership, and art. Please
enjoy the excerpts below, come and
share the moment with me on the
18th!
Pencil in this Date -
November 18
Segun Olude Book
Launch
Getting Back Up: Resilient
Women in the Face of Violence
Institute for International
Women’s Rights • South Sudanese
Cultural Centre • 129 Dagmar Street
(between William and Bannatyne) •
1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. • For more
information: http://iiwrmb.ca/
events/getting-back-up-resilient-
women-in-the-face-of-violence/
Photography by Segun Olude
Sugun Olude

21. Bold and Beautiful
Kudos to Rihanna for her
business acumen and sense of social
responsibility.
Rihanna’s “Fenty Beauty
Products” is giving the mainstream
cosmetic industry a run for their
money. Rihanna’s focus is diversity
and inclusivity and as she said in an
interview, she didn’t what it took to
get the results she wanted.
The product launch news
exploded on social media, black
women and women of colour were
shedding tears of joys at finally
being able to go into a cosmetic
store and find a colour to match
their complexion. The Fenty Beauty
collection is strongly complexion-
focused with an incredible 40
shades to choose from. “The
biggest challenge was making sure
that each product covered all skin
tones, and it was a challenge I was
up for,” she told BAZAAR.com. “I
didn’t care how long it took, I was
going to make sure that we covered
most skin tones. Diversity and
inclusivity are important to the
brand. I hope that fans, makeup
lovers, and makeup artists feel that.”
Rihanna describes the Pro Filt’r
Soft Matte Long Wear foundation as
buildable, “but as someone who
wears medium-coverage foundation
every single day, I can attest that this
stuff is intense. Its medium-coverage
right out of the tube, and within
minutes of applying it, it will not
budge. Go ahead and try. It’s one of
the most sweat and humidity proof
foundations we’ve ever put to the
test, yet it still looks decidedly skin-
like.”
There is a player instinct in
Rihanna and she is predicted to be
something to watch as black women
are rushing in droves to get her
products which is. Thanks to
discrimination welcome innovation
and invention. Necessity they say is
the mother of invention and Rihanna
has stepped in at the right time when
there appears to be a renaissance of
“black is beautiful” with her
cosmetic line. There is a
comparison to be made between
Rihanna and Madam CJ Walker who
built her fortune from passionately
catering to black women’s beauty
needs.
Career Moves -
Inclusion and You
Let’s face it we’re living in a
part of the world where Caucasian
men rule the roost and they are not
going to give up that power and
privilege by force but the view is
that they can be encouraged to be
champions for diversity and
inclusion. The nuggets that came out
of a diversity and inclusion event in
the USA are:
• Biases aren’t bad unless
they’re acted on. We all have them.
It’s what we do with them that can
present unintentional and
undesirable consequences.
• Caucasian men want to
engage in diversity initiatives;
create space for that to happen.
• Get engaged, starting with
employee resource groups.
• Start a dialogue — listening
to find commonalties to make a
connection, searching for alignment.
• Create an environment where
leaders can engage in courageous
conversations and feel safe making
mistakes.
How to b e confident
intheWorkplace
Three tips for owning your
confidence in the workplace as a
visible minority person from Sharon
Harvey Davis a VP of Diversity and
Inclusion:
First be your self.
Secondly Feel like you are going to
be liked and act that way and thirdly
Thirdly, be well versed It is
important that you can talk on many
topics. Know you are there because
you deserve to be there, you have
what it takes and rely on that.
Himalayan Pink Salt
Scrub
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Himalayan pink salt -
available at better health food and
wellness stores
- 2/3 cup extra virgin coconut oil
- 10 - 15 drops of lavender
essential oil
Instructions:
1) Pour Himalayan salt and
coconut oil into a small glass bowl
and stir thoroughly with a fork.
2) Add lavender essential oil into
themixtureandcontinuemixing.
You may adjust the amount of each
ingredient to reach a consistency
you prefer. More salt will make it
thicker.
3)Apply to wet skin and gently
scrub before rinsing with water.
The scrub rich in calcium,
magnesium and potassiumcan be
stored in a jar with tight-fitting lid
and makes an excellent and
thoughtfulgift.
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22. Jamaica’s First Lady Janice Holness Inspects
Miss Lou’s Archival Collection
Janice Holness, First Lady of
Jamaica and wife of Prime Minister
Edward Holness and a delegation
that included H.E. V Citizenship
Court Judge, PamelaApplet, and
Howard toured the archives of the
late Louise Coverley Bennet. fonly
known as Ms Lous. Ms Lou was
Jamaica’s beloved storyteller,
folklorist and promoter of Jamaican
culture.
While on McMaster campus,
Her Excellency attended a luncheon
at the University Club.Patrick
Deane, McMaster President, greeted
the delegation and delivered
remarks. Vivian Lewis, McMaster
University Librarian, welcomed the
First Lady and thanked her for her
interest in Miss Lou’s archival
collection. Ms Lewis also
acknowledged JudgeApplet, who
along with Fabian Coverley,
donated the Miss LouArchives to
McMaster in 2010 and her
continuing role in fostering an
ongoing partnership between
McMaster University Library and
the National Library of Jamaica.
Part of the William Ready
Division of Archives and Research
Collections, the Miss LouArchives
is a treasure to scholars around the
world.
Opened in 2011, the Archives
contains a robust collection of
photographs, personal, professional,
and legal documents, as well as nd
audio-visual materials about Ms
Lou’s career and writings. In 2015,
NeilArmstrong donated the second
collection of materials.
McMaster University is known
for its strong interest in West Indies
literature and history, which include
the archives of award-winning
authorAustin Clark.
Her Excellency, member for St. Andrew East Rural in Jamaica’s
House of Representatives, was in Canada to attend events marking
Jamaica’s 55th
independence anniversary.
Rachel Alao, shares Yoruba Cooking with the audience
If you missed the opening of the
Colourful Faith exhibition opened
on September 20 at the Mennonite
Heritage Centre Gallery, there is
still time to catch some of the
awesome artwork by Nigerian-
Canadian artists, Segun Olude and
Gibril Bangura.
Sponsored by Promisedland
Ministries, Okin International Club,
Yoruba Language School and Egbe,
Omo Yoruba, there are weekly
activities with teachers, speakers,
storytellers, stylists and There were
cooking demonstrations and tasting
the foods, head wrapping, and other
exciting aspects ofYoruba culture.
The exhibition continues until
November 18, 2017.
COLOURFULFAITH EXHIBITION

23. In spite of the heavy snowfall and
slippery conditions, the Jamaica
Cultural Centre was packed with
supporters to celebrate Jamaica’s 35th
Independence anniversary. There was a
warm atmosphere to welcome Her
Excellency Ms Janice. Miller, guest
speaker and Jamaica High
Commissioner of Canada to Winnipeg
for her first visit. One of her daughters
accompanied her.
Alively selection of
entertainment preceded Ms Miller’s
speech which sounded like a roast
starting with the song “Lang time gal
me na see you come let me hold your
hands” and a hilarious skit with Mavis
McLaren resident folklorist and
President of JamaicaAssociation of
Winnipeg Dr. Karl Koth. The skit
centred on Ms Miller’s visit.
A predominantly Black population
Jamaicans demonostrated diversity and
inclusion with current President a
Caucasian Jamaican and Her
Excellency of East Indian origin.
However, the difference was barely
visible when culture took over it was all
the same.
Rhonda Thompson, JAM’s dance
teacher, guided her students in a couple
of entertaining dances for Her
Excellency.
Thanks to the resident chef and
his crew dinner service rivalled any
five-star hotel. The Domino club
members decked out in white and black
uniform waited on tables and served
dinner that was a little extra tasty and
well-seasoned.
Her Excellency brought a
hopeful message to Jamaicans. She
thanked Carmen Nembhard, who was
not present due to ill health, the
outgoing Honorary Consul for
dedicated Service on behalf of the
government of Jamaica. She
announced that there is a vacancy for a
new Honorary Consul. Her Excellency
praised the Diaspora community for
their contributions to both expanding
Jamaica’s economic reach in the world
and for their own personal
achievements. She said Jamaicans
show their resilience and excellence
which makes them good citizens
wherever they are because through
their contribution they have made
Winnipeg a better place.
She said Jamaica is open for
business and the Government of
Jamaica would like to increase and
strengthen their economic connections
with Canada since at the last count
340,000 Jamaicans call Canada home.
Tourism remains its most
significant source of foreign exchange.
Last year Jamaica welcomed more than
two million tourists, including 380,000
Canadians netting a profit of 1..85
billion Canadian dollars. They expect
the winter 2017 tourist season will be a
good one for Jamaica. Through
Canadian connections Jamaica was
instrumental in delivering disaster,
hurricane relief to the people affected.
She spoke briefly on the 2017
Diaspora conference, which was
framed around Jamaica’s economic
growth, education health medical
marijuana and crime prevention.. She
extended an invitation to the 2019
Diaspora conference, which will be
held in Jamaicaand will focus on
developing leadership of the next
generation of Diaspora Jamaicans
Jamaica’s 35th Independence Anniversary Banquet
H.E.Janice. Miller Jamaica High Commissioner of Canada
Mr. Bancroft Williams
,poet and Dr. Karl
Koth, JAM President
Participants
Mr..Ren Dacosta, emcee and Mrs.
Hyacinth Dacosta
Domino Club Members

24. 30YEARS CELEBRATION OFTHE HUMAN RIGHTS CODE
The ManitobaHumanRights
Commission celebrated the
Manitoba Human Rights Code 30th
anniversary with a reception on
Friday November 3, 2017 at the
Legislature.
Alargenumberofcommunity
and industry folks showed up for the
event . Everyone received a special
commemorative cookie to taste the
sweetness of having The Code to
ensure people’s human rights are
protected. The Commission released
a short video on a few of the
important cases that tackled systemic
issues and served to broaden the
understanding and scope of the
Human Rights Code. There were
speeches, recognitions of past
Chairs, Board of Commissioners and
staff members.Everyone appeared to
have had a great time networking
andnoshing.
The Commission also
introduced its new Chairperson
Brenlee Carrington Trepel.
Brenlee Carrington-Trepel 9Chair)
with past chairs, Janet Baldwin and
Yvonne Peters
Isha Khan, Ag Executive
Director, MHRC
Left Karen Sharma, Staff
far right Diane Dwarka, Commissioner
pose with guests
Participants
Dr. Karl Koth & Mavis
McLaren in a skit
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan
JAM Dancers