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A4 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday January 12,2000 SIDEW ALK SALE REG. T O $ 3 5 0 M o v in g b e y o n d to le ra n c e c ritic a l in m u ltic u ltu ra l w o rld B y C la u d ia D 'S o u z a SU ITS a l now OUTERWEAR REG. $ 1 9 9 .9 9 EA. 99 $IQ Q 99 N O W $fiQ V J J lJ SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Walking your talk. In the old days the hip `90s term g o in g t o b e conveyed the more sedate message s u c c e ssfu l, `practice what you preach.' In the w e h a v e to context of multiculturalism, Reginald Newkirk believes walking your talk e x p u n g e fr o m with a focus on youth, is the only way o u r h e a r ts to bridge the gap between cultures. a n d m in d s A former executive director o f the Yukon Human Rights Commission a n y n o tio n o f and a form er Race R elations d is c o m f o r t Coordinator in Halifax, the Brooklyn w ith o n e born and raised N ew kirk, now a a n o th e r a n d Newmarket resident, has served as Secretary General o f the B aha'i m ove beyond Community of Canada since 1993. to le r a n c e " Today, he's president of Human -Reginald Rights Consulting, a private business Newkirk, human founded in 1986, that provides skills rights activist development, training seminars and workshops to government, business, labour organizations, com m unity groups and associations. Guest speaker at the H alton SE W IN G M u ltic u ltu ra l M A C H IN E STO R E C ouncil's com REPAIRS TO SINGKR m em oration of nnfl all other intikes dr models Human Rights E X PE R T P IN K IN G SHEARS I & S C IS SO R SH A R P E N IN G Day held recently in O akville, 198 SPEERS RD. Newkirk's lively, 842-2033 inspirational pre Inside Oakville Vacuum sentation was infused with per CORRECTION sonal anecdotes and revelations. For our 20 t>age Millennium Madness "One o f the Pre-Print (Sale dates: Jan. 10-16,2000) challenges of (C012F000) humanity is that PAGE 13 - Panasonic Camcorder #31622 w e're not Priced at $999.99 is no longer available. inwardly and out We sincerely regret any inconvenience this wardly united," may have caused Sears customers. he says. "Another way of putting it is, we d on't w alk our talk." At human rights conference years ago, N ew kirk recalls asking a FREE IN T R O C L A S S diverse group of participants what they thought of various ethnic groups and the To r e s e r v e a s p a c e c a ll squirming in the seats began. "The point was, 8 4 2 -7 7 3 3 here we were, alm ost life-long hum an rights "I f w e 'r e fr o m DRESS PANTS LEATHERS REG. TO $ 1 2 5 EA. REG. T O $ 3 5 0 $ |7 Q 9 9 1 1 t y 2 ,,.1 0 0 Oakville Place Mall 339-0180 w w w .starsm enshops.com ^ BRIDE-TO-BE? N EW B A B Y ? F o r fre e in fo r m a tio n a n d g if t s ... CALL 1. SOUTH EAST Anne Phillips 842-2385 2. SOUTH WEST Carol Hagen 338-3456 3. NORTH EAST Pat Fairfield 842-1560 4. GLEN ABBEY Cathy Woloschuk 847-9157 Or call toll free: 1-800-301-1104 Toronto Area: (416) 497-8111 Internet: www.welcomewagon.ca LCOM E r AGON L T D S in c e * JA N U A RY 18 A N eighbourhood Tradition Since 1930 1930 HEALTHY BODY - HEALTHY MIND OTMHI 0 TMH RECEIVES COMMUNITY CHARITY advocates with long histories o f striv ing to promote the ideals of equality, human rights and respect for other cultures, yet when we sit in a room we still have personal discomforts about people in other groups," he says. "If w e're going to be successful, we have to expunge from our hearts and minds any notion of discomfort with one another and move beyond tolerance." Imagine, he muses, saying to your spouse, partner or children, `I tolerate you.' It ju st isn't good enough. In 1968, when Newkirk came to Canada he attended his first multicul tural event. "There was nothing like this in the States in those days and we sat there and watched all the costum es and ate all kinds o f food and watched cultural performances. It was wonderful, but after 10 years, it became old. There was something missing in this multi cultural thing. It didn't deal with racism." W hat is missing to this day in the multicultural m ovem ent in Canada and the United States is a heartfelt, spiritually charged dialogue between groups, he says. For instance, what resonates in our hearts and strikes such a responsive chord when N ative Indians play m usic and dance? T his question could be asked o f any aspect of the arts and culture o f any particular group. "If w e're not talking at that level o f human understanding then, it's like a husband and wife whose only concern is paying the mortgage, but they never get down to strengthening the glue of the relationship - the lov ing regard for one another. W hat are the values, the feelings, the vision of the future that keeps them together?" T hese are our challenges in Canada and throughout the world, N ew kirk stresses, but the future of this country is its young people and that's where the energy should be focused. "We have to learn to be mentors so that they can replace us and do a m uch better job. I urge you to focus on developing a core o f bright, active, articulate, concerned young people so that when they are con fronted with biases, prejudices and discrim ination, they will not only have the intellectual ability to con front it, they will have ingested the notion o f humanity as one family. T hey'll be able to give a moral force and power to their ideas, views and precepts and walk their talk." O a k v ille -T r a f a lg a r R o t a r y C H ib P o lo % R a lp h L a u r e n F in a l Pictured above are the members of the OakviUe-Trafalgar Rotary Club. The club recently donated $100,000 to the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. The funds were used to purchase a mammography machine for the Women's Diagnostic Imaging Centre. R e d u c t io n s ` m Ron White, President, The Rotary Club of Oakville presenting Paul Harris Fellow Award to Len Sanci, Owner, Oak-Land Ford Lincoln in Oakville. The Rotary Club of Oakville presented a Paul Harris Fellow Award to Len Sanci, owner, Oak-Land Ford Lincoln in Oakville. Mr. Sanci has voluntarily maintained the John Black Van used to transport patients to and from the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital since 1994. The Rotary Club of Oakville will recognize Mr. Sand's valuable efforts by contributing to Rotary international on his behalf. Six hundred thousand Rotarians and nonRotarians worldwide have been awarded a Paul Harris Fellow for making significant contributions to their local communities. Other Oakville recipients include Mayor Ann Mulvale and Councillor Cathy Graham. Up To 5 0 % O ff *! v From left to right - Top Row - Sgt. Frank Phillips, Helen Barker, Cst. Gregg Davidson. Bottom Row: One of the many gift recipients at OTMH and Teresa Longo. For the eleventh year Teresa Longo brought C hristm as sm iles to m any patients at the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital as she delivered gift bags and poinsettias. Teresa's visit was accompanied by the St. Ignatius of Loyola High School C hoir and m any com m unity volunteers w hich included members of Lonao's staff, the Halton Regional Police Force and OTMH staff. Teresa visits all com m unity hospitals in com m unities where there is a Longo store. Her visit is much appreciated by patients and staff each year. Fall & H o l id a y M e n 's , W o m e n 's , B oysvvear A n d A c c e s s o r ie s Ron White, President, The Rotary Club of Oakville presents $25,000 cheque to Dr. Lome Martin, Chief of Staff, Halton Healthcare Services. On Monday, Decem ber 13, 1999 The Rotary Club of Oakville presented the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital with a $25,000 cheque. This cheque represents part of a four-year, $100,000 commitment for The John Black Memorial Life T he P olo S tore Etouicom: - Siii Kwu (i\Km:\s 2 5 Tin; \Vi;st M u x Support Room in the new Emergency Department at OTMH. The donation is made in the memory of John Black who, after suffering severe trauma as a young adult remained in the hospital until passing away in January 1996. For many years John Black organized the use of the John Black Van for transporting patients to and from the hospital. (416)620-0083