Everyone Belongs - Collective Spaces and Community Care

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Join us at the Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association (NACCA) Community Centre at 449 Eagle Street, for this free event and participate in a unique art inspired experience to learn about inclusion, share you’re your thoughts and ideas and learn more about resources for Black families including:

• Support Services NACCA provides in the community

• Our NEW Iris Malcolm Library and its featured books by Black authors

• Special reading book corner for children

• Visit the NACCA Centre and discover what’s here!

Links

• Find out more here: naccacommunity.ca
• Link here for more Information. newmarket.ca

Organizer

Town of Newmarket and the Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association

The Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association (NACCA) first began as an idea that Black and oppressed communities must have access to resources and opportunities for advancement. On May 5, 2018, a group of community members came together to discuss how we could build a more inclusive and connected Newmarket community. One pivotal point in the discussion was around a concern for youth, and how the organization can support a generational legacy of education, empowerment and unity that will foster pride in identity, culture and history for the people of African descent. We understood that there was also a need for rootedness and belonging, and a firm understanding of the past so that we can step boldly into the future. We concluded that growth and sustainability meant building strength, partnerships and intercultural understanding.

“And it’s not just belongingness for Blacks, it’s belongingness for all because we’re all a part of the same community. What we want to see is we have no one on the fringes, that no one is feeling that they belong on the fringes or that they have to remain on the fringes.” -Volunteer coordinator, Keisha Wright