Project Up (Unleashing Potential) was founded in the Kitchener-Waterloo region by a team of young Black Muslim women with origins in the Horn of Africa.
The Justice for Abdirahman Coalition, in collaboration with community partners, will be holding a march to stand against the violence inflicted on Black bodies that has been willfully ignored by our institutions.
Faisal Hassan, NDP MPP for York South-Weston, [introduced] a private member’s bill today that, if passed, would officially recognize June 25 to July 1 as Somali Heritage Week in Ontario.
In 2019, Rahma Mohamed was a speaker at TEDxUAlberta in Edmonton, Alberta.
In 2019, Omar Farah was a speaker at TEDxUAlberta in Edmonton, Alberta.
In 2012, Ilwad Elman was a speaker at TEDxMogadishu in Mogadishu, Somalia.
In 2017, Asha Siad was a speaker at TEDxVienna in Vienna, Austria.
In 2017, Honourable Ahmed Hussen was a speaker at TEDxToronto in Toronto, Ontario.
Mayor Jim Watson inducted Ms. Hindia Mohamoud into the Order of Ottawa at a ceremony at Ottawa City Hall on November 22, 2019.
Hiiraan Online has reported that Somali Canadian activist Almaas Elman was shot dead near the Halane compound in Mogadishu, Somalia on November 20, 2019.
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