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Acomi Resource Centre: 101 - 421 Kennedy Street R3B 2N2 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Join Modo Yoga for a restorative Yoga Session on Sunday, February 21st as they support ACOMI during Black History Month! We appreciate your support in advance. #meditate #relax #yoga #mentalhealth #support #calm

Claudette Colvin is a civil rights activist who, before Rosa Parks, refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. She was arrested and became one of four plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle, which ruled that Montgomery’s segregated bus system was unconstitutional.

This February, for Black History Month, Daily Dose of Blackness will be putting on a Virtual Talent Show for Black youth (ages 13-25). With COVID-19 making it even harder to connect and experience a sense of community, they wanted to do to showcase talented Black youth from all over Canada! Enter your submissions for a chance to win some amazing prizes!!

West Central Women’s Resource Centre (WCWRC) and Spence Neighbourhood Association (SNA) have teamed up with generous funding from End Homeless Winnipeg to open a Warming Centre in the West End. The Warming Centre is in the large gym at the Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre at 430 Langside St. and is open from 10am-2pm from Monday to Friday. It offers a space to warm up for 30 minutes, a hot meal, and access to hygiene items, harm reduction supplies, winter gear, and washrooms. Staff on-site can also connect people to housing supports, gender-based violence supports, as well as health, mental health, and substance use supports as needed.

The year 2020 has been challenging for us all. We take this time to thank you for supporting the African Community throughout the year. We are grateful to our funders, donors, supporters and you, our members, as we send you good vibes from an appropriate social distance. At this holiday season, Acomi wishes you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Seasons Greetings and All the Best to you and yours in the new year, 2021!

Please tune in with NAMI’s youth Coordinator @oyindamolaalaka_ and other panelists tomorrow in discussion about current issues regarding police brutality against the youth in Nigeria. #EndSARS

Happy Thanksgiving to all! We hope you all enjoy some time with family and friends in safety and good health. Give thanks with a grateful heart.

Two works by Black Canadian artists were installed just outside the Red Chamber in the Senate of Canada Building. A painting by Yisa Akinbolaji and a mixed-media piece by Chantal Gibson will be on display until June 2021. For more details here : http://trk.cp20.com/click/br4n-2b3hr2-r77a6s-axwvufi2/

Quote of the week : "The only limit to success is your own imagination" - Shonda Rhimes Many are too afraid of going all in because they fear failure. Remember that success is the result of determination, hard work and learning from failure. Be great and have a wonderful week!!

The Government of Canada will launch a call for proposals for Black-led organizations to join and help deliver the National Ecosystem Fund for Black entrepreneurs. For more details check: http://ow.ly/w7mY50BxnxZ