Victoria Welcome Day Celebration

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Saturday, February 24th, 2018
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

9:00 am Doors open 9:30 – 11:30 am Atelier sur la recherche d’emploi *FRENCH Connaitre le milieu de travail canadien : une clé pour trouver et garder un emploi Bassirou Diene, Services en emploi, Programme d’immigration francophone 10:15 am – 11:15

"We Speak Translate" training Intercultural Association of Greater Victoria ICA

11:00 am – 4:00 pm Artisan Craft Fair & Information tables Handmade crafts, arts, interactive activities & much more Photo-Story exhibit “I've Not Always Been Canadian" Intercultural Association of Greater Victoria ICA

11:15 am – 12:00 pm Free lunch for immigrants & refugees upon presentation of their Permanent Resident card (photocopy or photo accepted) Food for purchase available A feast of authentic Syrian & international cuisine for all! Violin performance Sari Alesh, Syrian refugee

12:00 – 12:40 pm Women’s only fashion show “Hijabs around the world” BCMA Youth Activities Program ( YAP !)

12:45 – 1:00 pm Guest speakers Liza Helps (mayor of Victoria), Murray Rankin (MP Victoria), Geral Pash (Citizenship Judge), Padminee Chundunsing (president of the FFCB Francophone Federation of BC), Pauline Gobeil (directrice General of the Francophone Society)

1:05 – 2:55 pm Fashion show: "Wearing my faith, wearing my culture" Here! Magazine & Victoria Immigrant & Refugee Centre Society VIRCS Special appearance: Anna Serogyna (Miss Teen Canada Globe) Free draw for Permanent residents

3:00 - 4:00 pm "We Speak Translate" training Intercultural Association of Greater Victoria ICA