Why should grown-ups have all the fun? Bring your children between the ages of 8 to 12 to Beit Zatoun to learn basic debkeh steps from Lemma Ibrahim who has worked with children for many years. Lemma is the co-founder and choreographer of MOSAIC Arabic Folklore Ensemble. During the special workshop, your child is taught basic debkeh steps from the Levant region including Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.

Space is limited to the first 30 children. Confirming attendance via Facebook will not reserve a spot - you must send an e-mail to lemloumah@yahoo.ca.

Note: please come appropriately dressed with comfortable clothing and either running shoes or dance shoes (no socks, bare feet, flip flops or heels please).

Who’s Your Daddy: Fathering For Dummies (and Hip Hoppers, Hipsters and POC too!)

Please join me for the launch of my fourth book, Fatherhood 4.0: iDad Applications Across Cultures. It will be a night of brutally frank conversations about Baby Daddyhood, as seen through the eyes of some blog-addicted, media savvy, POC pops weaned on everything from the Cosby Show and George Lopez, to the Osbournes and Obama.

Art can …evoke reverence for the dignity of every [person] and for the life of every animal, can make [people] ashamed of luxury, of violence, of revenge, or of using for their pleasure that of which others are in need; can compel people freely, gladly, and without even noticing it, to sacrifice themselves in the service of [others]. The task of art … is to make that feeling of…love of one’s neighbour … the customary feeling and the instinct of all [people].

– Leo Tolstoy, What is Art?

This October, Philippine Women Centre of Ontario (PWC-ON) invites everyone to celebrate a decade filled of shared laughter, tears, music and militancy. The round of events will kick off at the opening of the “Maleta” [Suitcase] Art Exhibit on October 10th. “Maleta” is a community-based arts project where members of the community unpack their history of forced migration through collectively-created visual and performance art. The exhibit will be open to the public at the Beit Zatoun House until the end of the month.