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Diversity Spotlight: XS Stress & Speak It!
All are invited to Pier 21 to attend a special screening of the documentaries XS Stress: Teens Take Control and Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia on Wednesday, March 17 at 7:00 p.m.
XS Stress tells the stories three Canadian youths who are trying to stay afloat while navigating the choppy waters of adolescence. Speak It! follows a group of Black students at their predominantly white high school, who face daily reminders of the presence of racism, ranging from abuse to exclusion. Both illustrate the determination of youth to make a difference in their own lives and communities.
This Diversity Spotlight screening is presented by Pier 21 in partnership with LOVE-Leave Out ViolencE and the NFB. Admission is FREE. Show begins at 7:00 p.m. at Pier 21, 1055 Marginal Road, Halifax. For more information please call 902-425-7770 ext. 0.
Community Presents: Portraits of Injustice
Come see Pier 21’s newest Community Presents! Portraits of Injustice will be on view starting February 25 until March 28 in Pier 21’s Ralph and Rose Chiodo Harbourside Gallery.
This Community Presents exhibition is a partnership presentation with the Oakfield Action Circle. The Oakfield Action Circle is one of many local community groups registered with Amnesty International that meet regularly to work on human rights appeals by writing letters on behalf of victims of injustice. The Portraits of Injustice exhibition shows how a small group of dedicated community volunteers acting locally has joined with millions of other voices to help make a change globally.
In Portraits of Injustice, copies letters they have written on behalf of victims of injustice will be displayed alongside portraits of the victims painted by local artist Carol Morrison. The portraits illustrate Alsadiq Siddiq Adam Abdulla, a Sudanese businessman resident in the UK who is missing in the United Arab Emirates; Jayaprakash Sittampalam Tissainayagam, a journalist imprisoned in Sri Lanka; and many others.
Please note that some of the exhibition text might not be suitable for young readers.
Admission to the exhibition is FREE.
Through a Green Coloured Lens
This March Break learn about how climate change is impacting countries all around the world! Children ages 5 to 12 will participate in green themed games, activities and create crafts that explore the southern tropics, desert plains, polar ice caps and more!
Discover the world’s five climate zones:
- March 15: Dry
- March 16: Tropical
- March 17: Temperate
- March 18: Polar
- March 19: Cold
Parents also have the convenience of creating their child’s custom March Break schedule, as half-day and full-day options are available. Half-days are from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 1 to 4 p.m. and full days are from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Half-day $15
- Full-day $30
- Full-week $140
Add $5 extra per day for early drop-off/late pick-up (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
To register contact Education Manager, Elisabeth Tower at education@pier21.ca or (902) 425-7770 ext. 243. Pier Pass members receive a 15% discount. Click here for details about becoming a member.
Multicultural Paris / Paris la Métisse: April 2 to 21, 2010
This spring, Pier 21 will host the travelling exhibition Multicultural Paris / Paris la Métisse from April 2 to 21, 2010. Paris has always been a cosmopolitan city and its current richness comes from all the foreign influences which stood out as landmarks in its whole history. Multicultural Paris / Paris la Métisse underlines Parisian cultural diversity through contemporary black and white pictures. The photographs illustrate migrant women and men who have left their native land, sometimes for a dream of freedom, often for a better life, to study, to work, to escape misery, wars or persecutions. The critically acclaimed exhibition aims at showing a humanist vision of the Parisian melting-pot through photographs representing life instants captured through the streets of the French capital during events, festivals and daily life.
Multicultural Paris / Paris la Métisse was created by authors/photographers Florence Batarière and Morgan Haël Jypsian. Pier 21 gratefully acknowledges our partners and sponsors: the French Consulate in the Atlantic Provinces, the Halifax Regional Municipality and l’Alliance Française d’Halifax. A public opening reception will take place on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. Admission to the exhibition is included in the price of museum admission.
Hungry Planet: May 15 until September 6
The Hungry Planet exhibition, hosted by Pier 21 and produced by the Montreal Science Centre, will allow visitors to discover the extent to which food and the sharing of food are integral parts of culture.
This exhibition exposes the human condition and provides an opportunity to reflect on the great issues that challenge our planet: nutrition, famine, drought, poverty, power and globalization. A photographic exhibition, it features the eating habits of 25 families from 21 countries around the globe and is based on the book titled Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, written by Faith D’Aluisio with photos by Peter Menzel.
Food for Health: May 15 until September 6
Pier 21 will also host Food for Health, a bilingual exhibition from the Canada Agriculture Museum, which looks at concerns and questions many Canadians have about the role food plays in ensuring good health.
Food for Health combines hands-on interactive components, multimedia technology, historical artifacts and graphics to showcase Canadian initiatives designed to ensure that our food is as safe as possible. Food for Health can also be viewed online at www.foodforhealth.ca.
Food for Health is presented by the Canada Agriculture Museum and by the Canadian Institute of Health Research, in partnership with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Health Canada and the Canadian Partnership of Consumer Food Safety Education.
Special educational and public programming including workshops, events and family fun weekends will accompany both summer exhibitions. Both exhibitions will be on display in the Ralph and Rose Chiodo Harbourside Gallery.
