Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2014 00:41:28 -0400
Toronto, 02 August 2014 – The annually festival of Eritrean community
members in Canada opened today in Toronto city and in its environs
witnessing participation of over 500 hundreds of nationals from the
Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Kitchener, London and other part of Canada.
In opening remarks, Mr. Temesgen, Chairman of the community’s holidays
coordinating committee, said that the event has been witnessing more and
more impressive activities, besides the fact that citizens from the all
over Provinces to Canada and U.S are taking part in it.
Mr. Temesgen further explained that the Eritrean people are in a position
to keep intact cultural and national values thanks to working closely with
their leadership, and lauded all who demonstrated active participation in
organizing the event.
Also speaking at the meeting, Lambros Acting Chair of CECCO speaking in the
Toronto Festival, Addressed the public regarding the Eritrean Canadian
communities facing a discrimination informed the Eritrean and a friend of
Eritrean that took part in details on how the politically motivated
individuals is believed that the Canadian government is being misled by
this small group and is inadvertently violating our rights of dual citizen
Eritrean Canadian, further he expressed his satisfaction how Eritrean
Canadian reacted and are speaking out loud making their voice heard about
this small group that does not represent as the majority Eritrean Canadian
from all across Canada as a result there has been a successful outcomes ,
he also indicated that the event provides groundwork for popularization of
cultural heritage, communal harmony and national pride, besides favoring
exchange of views.
Various programs such as Cultural show, Soccer tournament,-Adults, Youth
and kids and other sport activities that would add colorful to the
festivities and award ceremony will be staged at the event which is due to
continue August 3rd and 4th.
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