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2004 • 2004 CCNC Annual Tribute Dinner 2003 • Annual Tribute Dinner (November 29)
2004 2004 CCNC Annual Tribute Dinner Friday, November 19, 2004 We are delighted to inform you that the Chinese Canadian National Council (CCNC) will be hosting its Annual Tribute dinner on November 19th, 2004, at the Bright Pearl Seafood Restaurant. We expect that up to 350 people will join us in our celebration. This year marks the 25 th Anniversary of the start of the Anti-W5 campaign that launched our first 16 ad hoc committees and led to the formation of CCNC. In addition, we will have a number of performances and will be conducting our annual presentation of our Chinese Canadian Pioneer Award which recognizes individuals of our community for their significant contributions to advancing social justice and equality in Canada. Your support is essential to help us to continue to serve our communities in these difficult times . Our event last year attracted over 400 patrons and raised over $20,000. You can support us in many ways: purchasing dinner tickets, advertising in our souvenir program book, and/or donating items for our auctions. As with previous years, over 600 copies of our souvenir program book will be published. These programs when distributed will reach more than 10,000 people, including our dinner guests, as well as community organizations, government representatives and our members from across the country. Check out our Banquet Letter and Sponsorship Form for more details. Location: Bright Pearl Seafood Restaurant, 346 Spadina Avenue, 2 nd Floor, Toronto
"In the Shadow of Gold Mountain" National Premiere November, 2004 Film-maker in attendance. Seating Limited.
"Chinese Restaurants: Song of the Exile" Screening September 25 , 2004 The Chinese Canadian National Council invites you to experience the story of the Chinese Diaspora told through its most recognizable and enduring icon - the family-run Chinese resturant. "Chinese Resturants: Song of the Exile" by filmmaker Cheuk Kwan brings us into the lives of three extraordinary families as they share moving stories of struggle, courage, displacement and belonging, and what it means to be "Chinese" today. In Haifa, Israel, we meet Kien Wong, a Chinese Vietnamese "boat person" and an evangelical Christian. In Cape Town, South Africa, third-generation Onkuen Yung deals with the bitter legacy of the apartheid. And in Istanbul, Turkey, Chinese Muslim Fatima Ma had to flee China in 1949 by "walking over" the Himalayas. Location: Eatons Lecture Hall, Rogers Communications Centre, Ryerson University, 80 Gould Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
National Forum on Race and Homophobia September 25 , 2004 Organized in partnership with Ryerson University's Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Services, this forum aims to address issues of race and homophobia facing Asian Canadian communities. This conference marks the presentation of CCNC's strategy paper on deadling with racism and homphobia. Location: Eatons Lecture Hall, Rogers Communications Centre, Ryerson University, 80 Gould Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Asian Canadian Youth Cabaret Night August 12, 2004 Come out and celebrate a night of Asian Canadian Youth Talent: hip hop dancers, singers, instrumentalists, spoken word artists and many more!! Enjoy a night of entertainment with complimentary food and light refreshments! Suggested donation: $7-$10. Location: 519 Community Centre, 519 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario
Eighty-two Year Old Leads Motorcycle Ride for Redress June 30, 2004 At eighty-two years of age, Mr. Gim Wong, a World War II Air Force veteran and Canadian-born son of two Chinese head taxpayers will set off on a cross-Canada motorcycle ride on July 1, 2004. Mr. Wong is riding his motorcycle across Canada to call upon the federal government to redress the Chinese Head Tax and Chinese Exclusion Act, sixty-two years of legislated racism endured by the Chinese in Canada from 1885 to 1947. “The Canadian government has unjustly taken money from my parents and from the Chinese who had to pay the head tax to enter Canada,” Mr. Wong said. “I want this money refunded to the surviving head tax payers and their families.” Find out more about Mr. Gim Wong's Ride for Redress! Community-based Report on the Impact on SARS Released The Chinese Canadian National Council (CCNC) today released a research report on the impact of SARS: Yellow Peril Revisited: Impact of SARS on the Chinese and Southeast Asian Canadian Communities. The report is written by Carrianne Leung containing a media analysis by Dr. Jian Guan from University of Windsor.
2003 Annual Tribute Dinner (November 29) We are delighted to inform you that the Chinese Canadian
National Council and its Toronto Chapter, will be hosting its Annual
Tribute Dinner on November 29th, 2003, at the Regal Palace
Restaurant in Scarborough this year. We expect up to 550 people to be
joining us in our celebration this year, which marks the 24th Anniversary
of the Anti-W5 campaign that launched our first 16 ad hoc committees and
led to the formation of CCNC. Please contact national@ccnc.ca or toronto@ccnc.ca for more information.
The Last Spike Campaign (Summer - Fall)
Criss-crossing the country, a symbolic railway
last spike will visit numerous communities in Canada to retell the tale
of the stories of early Chinese pioneers who helped build Canada through
their contributions of hard labour in the exploration of gold and other
resources and the building of the CPR. Our last spike will also symbolize
the struggle of early Chinese immigrants as they battled through economic
hardship, discrimination and isolation as a result of legislated racism.
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