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Annual Public Meeting

You are invited to join us on Monday, May 28, 2012 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21’s very first Annual Public Meeting. The meeting will be held at the Museum, at 1055 Marginal Road, Halifax.

Marie Chapman, CEO, and John Oliver, Chairperson of the Museum’s board of trustees, will review highlights from the past year, and share some of our exciting plans for the future. We’ll also be celebrating the continued support of our donors and giving you a chance to meet and chat with Museum staff and trustees.
All are welcome.

Click here to RSVP by Friday, May 18.

Shaping Canada: Exploring Our Cultural Landscapes

June 8 to September 3

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© 2012 Naomi Harris

Are you a part of a cultural landscape? The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 invites you to find out! See how cultures overlap by visiting our latest temporary exhibition, Shaping Canada: Exploring Cultural Landscapes, to discover the ways groups and individuals maintain and produce their cultural identities in Canada.

The exhibition will be on display in the Ralph and Rose Chiodo Harbourside Gallery beginning June 8 to September 3. It will feature contemporary portrait photography by Naomi Harris, archival images, oral histories, artifacts and your participation.

When people immigrate, they bring along many aspects of culture. As they settle in their new homes, their cultures overlap with those of their neighbours. They are sharing a cultural landscape.

Cultural landscapes are all around us, and always changing. They are social spaces that people create and change over time. These spaces reflect the cultural practices, shared meanings and beliefs of the people who live there.

This exhibition highlights Canada’s cultural landscapes through seven case studies around key ideas like family, faith, food, recreation and neighbourhood. The result shows aspects of how people create, maintain and experience cultural landscapes across Canada.

Entrance to the Shaping Canada: Exploring Our Cultural Landscapes is included in the price of general Museum admission. Also, visit the Museum’s main exhibition dedicated to the historic Pier 21 years.

Check our website often for updates on upcoming exhibition-related events and programs!

Chinese-Canadian Storytelling

In celebration of May as Asian Heritage Month, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is hosting acclaimed Canadian storyteller Bernice Gei-ying Hune on Friday, May 25 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Born and raised in Toronto, Bernice heard songs and stories in Cantonese that created a magical world of rich traditions – elders sharing ancient folk tales as well as personal stories about the railway, the head tax and the struggle for the rights of full citizenship.
Bernice shares this legacy in performance. Her storytelling has been highlighted at many multicultural events at various conferences, cultural centers, festivals and museums, including the Singapore International Storytelling Festival. Bernice has made over 900 visits to schools and libraries and is the recipient of national and regional storytelling awards.

Join us for this engaging and entertaining evening of performance and hear stories from Bernice’s extensive repertoire. She will present from her collection of Gold Mountain Stories—named for the 1850′s gold rush that brought Chinese pioneers to Canada, this includes stories of the transcontinental railway, the Chinese head tax and other historical events. The evening will also feature Bernice’s original stories about cultural collisions between family members in our contemporary society, from her collection called Three Generations Under One Roof.

This event is free and will appeal to both adults and youth, age 11 and up. It is presented in English, in partnership with The Chinese Society of Nova Scotia and the Halifax Public Libraries.

You can also enjoy Bernice telling timeless folktales for the young and the young-at-heart at the Keshen Goodman Public Library on Saturday, May 26 at 2:30 p.m. For more information on this family event please contact Julie Woods at the Keshen Goodman Public Library, at 490-6441, or visit the library’s website at www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/.

Diversity Photo Contest and Photography Information Sessions

©Nicole Landry

Participants at the first free “Let’s Talk Photography” Information Session.

The FUSION Halifax Immigration & Diversity Action Team, in partnership with the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, is launching a Diversity Photo Contest - "Express Yourself. Do It, Do." - to showcase stories of diversity in Halifax.

We know that Halifax is a diverse and vibrant city and we want you to show us why you think so too.
Show us what diversity in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) looks like through your eyes!

To find out more about our contest rules and prizes visit www.fusionhalifax.ca/en/expressyourself.

Contest opens Monday, April 30, 2012 and closes Friday, June 1, 2012.

Also being offered are two free "Let's Talk Photography" Information Sessions, facilitated and designed by Nicole Landry, to help inspire your creativity. All are welcome!

April 18, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The Hub (1673 Barrington Street)
Guest Speaker: Lorraine Field (Photographer and NSCAD Professor, Faculty of Photography)

May 16, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Keshen Goodman Library (330 Lacewood Drive)
Guest Speaker: Geoffrey Creighton (Photographer and owner of Smiling Goat Organic Espresso Bar)

These workshops will not only offer you some great photography tips and techniques to spark your creativity, but you'll also hear from local professional photographers. And if that's not enough, you're sure to walk away with a plan for your next great image!  We encourage you to bring along your (digital and/or phone) cameras. Looking forward to seeing you there! For more information visit www.fusionhalifax.ca/en/talkphotography.

Also in partnership with: Alliance Française, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Halifax Public Libraries, Halifax Refugee Clinic, Immigrant Settlement & Integration Services, The Hub and United Nations Association in Canada—Multimedia & Multiculturalism.

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