Announcements

Catholic Schools Celebrate System's Spiritual and Moral Focus During Catholic Education Week May 2-7, 2004
TORONTO, April 28 /CNW/ - From May 2 -7, 2004 Ontario's Catholic schools will celebrate the distinctive nature of Catholic education. The Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association (OCSTA) annually coordinates this promotional event to raise awareness about the unique dimension of Catholic education in Ontario.
Catholic school students learn in an environment that nurtures the development of the whole person. This includes focusing on the intellectual and spiritual, physical and moral, cultural and aesthetic dimensions of each student. The holistic approach to education is what makes Catholic schools distinctive," explained OCSTA President, Louise Ervin.
Throughout the week Catholic school boards across the province will be hosting special liturgies and public events to acknowledge their achievements and to share with the community the distinctive nature of Catholic education.
Schools will acknowledge an added dimension to the celebration of Catholic Education Week this year as 2004 marks the 20th Anniversary of the government of Ontario's decision to complete public funding for Catholic schools. Prior to former premier Bill Davis' June 12, 1984 announcement of the extension of Catholic school funding to grade 13 (OAC), the government funded Catholic schools only to grade 10.

TELLING LIVES
At the Multicultral History Society -October 1 December 15, 2004
The Multicultural History Society invites you to contribute to a new interactive digital history project

The Multicultural History Society (MHSO) is pleased to announce that it has been chosen to pilot an innovative interactive public history project called Telling Lives, developed by the American History Workshop with grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the University of Toronto.

The pilot's theme is GOING TO SCHOOL, and the goal is to collect hundreds of memories from Toronto residents and others about their earliest experiences of classrooms, teachers, and playground adventures

Background
Host sites for the Telling Lives pilot in 2003 and 2004 include the New York Historical Society, the Hartford Public Library, the Atlanta History Center,and the free library of Philadelphia. The Multicultural History Society is this only Canadian destination for the pilot installation.

The MHSO will host Telling Lives from October 1 to December 15, 2004. The installation dates correspond with the opening of the Oral History Museum, and present an excellent opportunity to bring in members of the public to view the Museum and contribute their own stories at the same time.

The Telling Lives installtion consist of a computer kiosk, where visitors can record their stories (much like a "Speaker's Corner"), and an introductory area with images and text on the subject of going to school in Toronto. Included in this introductory area is a brief video presentation showcasing excerpts from pre-recorded interviews on the subject of "going to school."

How you can contibute
We'd like to invite you to contribute photographs or other memorabilia from your school days to enrich our presentation of Telling Lives. Class photos, personal photos of school experiences, report cards, medals from sporting events and other memorabilia are all welcome. A selection of photographs and objects will be incorporated into an exhibit which will accompany the Telling Lives installation. Your contributions will be credited in the exhibit, and your materials returned to you upon completion of the project.

For more information about Telling Lives, and to find out how you can contribute, please contact Lillian Petroff at 416-979-2973. The deadline for contributions is Friday, June 4, 2004.
For further information contact : Zulema De Souza e-mail: zdesouza@pathcom.com

Goa: Memories of My Homeland
New book published by Tony Fernandes of Ontario, Canada.
It contains 18 nostalgic English poems, 5 English Short Stories, 12 illustrations, a 10-page Goa in Pictures section, 150 Goan Proverbs and Sayings, and a glossary of Portuguese, Latin and Konkani words used in the book.

Tony writes

I am sure, this book will certainly take the reader to blessed times with evocative glimpses into a blissful era that has aged, perhaps, but is not forgotten. Written in narrative verse, it will bring back memories while you delve into our unique culture and traditions, with glimpses of Goa through illustrations and photographs. It is about our beautiful land we so lovingly call, in just those three matchless letters: G O A that we always will remember wherever in the world we are.

To those who would like to know about Goa, this book will provide an initial brief insight into the history, tradition and culture of our beautiful homeland.

I hope this book will keep Goa where it should be forever close to our hearts and minds.

I would appreciate if you would please let your friends know about my book. Thank you.

Yours truly

Tony Fernandes
1261 Killaby Drive,
Mississauga, L5V 2C2,
Ontario, Canada
PLEASE CONTACT: 905-816-0619 TO ORDER YOUR COPY.
PRICE $20.00 CDN