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economist suntribune living saturday feb 12 2000 9 blacks continue to face struggles today from p3gg 18 or mary ann shadd who spearheaded the edu cation of freed slaves and their children in canada and she stressed dr anderson ruffin abbott the first canadianbom black doctor to graduate from the university of toronto in 1862 was instru mental in building yonge street and toronto im very proud of my heritage we are coura geous and resourceful people the hardships only make us work harder when you look at what these people went through and people today say it is tough i appreciate that each generation has its problems but ifyoii work with your problems just look at what you can do she said pat howell a social worker and president of the markham african caribbean association also stressed the struggles faced by her rolemddels she has been inspired by the accomplishments of celebrated talk show host oprah vimirey who rose to fame despite a history of abusev she has gone through so muchand look at where she is she said sometimes if you dont have the right parent ing things can go wrong but you can rise above it thats why the markham african caribbean association helps young people rise to success by raising money for scholarships for postgraduate students the association also has a liaison committee witrryork regional police helping with talks for youth and making recommendations for improve ments in policing we are making strides fortunately we have great relationships with the town and the police but we still have a long way to go she said howell noted there are still struggles for blacks today and points out it wasnt too long ago that there were major obstacles according to a black history website between 1619 and 1926 those of african descent were clas sified as a race that had not made any contribu tions to human civilization they were continually dehumanized and considered noncitizens the effects of that mindset lasted long after that paul thomas a member and pastpresident of the richmond hill rotary club who hails from jamaica also stressed its still an uphill battle for blacks striving for success if theres a crime committed by a black person its all over the papers theres a lot of negative pub licity and not enough emphasis on the positive he said thats why black history month is so impor tant if you dont bring it out to the forefront youll never hear about it if we look at the stories of our grandparents we have done quite a bit but we still have a long way to go his role models include marcus garvey who spearheaded the back to africa nationalist move ment and founded the universal negro improvement association to foster worldwide unity among blacks civil rights leaders malcolm x and dr martin luther king and south african leader nelson mandela who was prominent in the nonviolent defiance campaign against south africas apartheid laws thomas has worked with youth as a director with the york centre for children youth and families and as a past warden with st marys anglican church through the richmond hill rotary club hes helping to organize a caribbean night on april 29 at the bayview hill centre with a live caribbean band and traditional foods proceeds will go toward the clubs project to eradicate polio and for a disaster fund and water project in kenya the markham african caribbean association has several events planned for black history month including roys book launch feb 20 an awards night to honour black community leaders feb 22 at noon at the markham civic centre and a black history celebration feb 26 from 10 am to 3 pm at milliken mills high school math classes ongoing registration worldwide kumon math program in markham individualized settlearning at 70 per month i mastery of basic and advanced math skills featured in tme cfflfor its outstanding results cad or amely todaji highway 7 east markham kumon 4158666 maths beading centre 16th avenue mccowan learning how to learn 9460929 taoist tai chi society of canada 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century saint who was behead ed on february 14 ad 269 at that time the law of the roman empire required the worship of st andrews united church 32 mala stn markham 2940351 sunday service 1000 am the high cost of loving there is a startling variety of meanings used and often confused when we use the term love for some pople to love means to possess the lover expects to get something in return for his or her efforts for example possessive love is lurking in the lyrics of this popular love song id like to gain complete control of you and handle even the heart and soul of you in contrast there is a type of love that does not demand anything in return in this sense to love means to relate to a person not only as she is but as the other person could be and so to love is to seek to set a persons potential free in the christian scriptures it is this type of liberating lore that god has for humanity and it is this type of love that humans are called to extend to each other of course liberating love carries with it the cost of vulnerability of openness to hurt rejection and betrayal yet only by being vulnerable and daring to pay the cost can we really open ourselves to one another and to the love of god that liberates our potential to be truly human dr frederick a styles i mythological gods and of the emperor little love notes and push them between the himself as a god valentine had come to bars of his cell window valentine was know the true god and refused to encouraged to know by this bow to these political and cultural valentine was encour- gesture that the love he had demands a j k by this tau the children had valentine was particularly con- tfprfrp that thp nvp h taken root in their hearts cemed that children would have sesiure inai me love ne for his faith in jesus opportunity to know the truth had taught the children christ valentine was and so spent much of his time had taken root in their beheaded on feb 14 ad teaching them the stories of hearts 26 m ad 496 pope christ jesus gelasius i named february when he was arrested for his 14th st valentines day faith and disobedience to the roman law the children he had taught began to write the childrens love notes gave rise to the exchange ofvalentines day greetings in the 15th century and we have inherited the custom ever since gods valentine greeting for us is written throughout the bible john 316 is a good example god so love the world that he gave us his uniquelybegotten son ie vir gin born and anyone who believes in him has everlasting life february 14 and in fact every day is a good time to share your love with family and friends and to rejoice in gods love for us happy st valentines day central united church 131 main st unionville 4740183 visit us at ivwwunitedchurchcom services 930 1100 am what a friend a warm welcome awaits you bethesda lutheran church 20 union st unionville 4771731 f near hwy 7 main e sunday school 930 am worship 1030 am markka missionary church eiwrtdical misakftant church 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