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SUMMARY:2025 Asian Heritage Month
DESCRIPTION:The OCCA Communities Association is excited to invite you to our annual Asian Heritage Month (AHM) celebrations! Join us for the Opening Forum on Saturday\, May 3\, 2025\, at the Metro Hub\, and enjoy a rich lineup of cultural events throughout May and June. \n Highlights include: \n\nAHM Opening Forum – May 3 at Metro Hub\, 1265 Ellis St.\nAHM Showcase – May 31 at Immaculate Conception Church Parish Center\, 839 Sutherland Ave.\nAsian History Exhibition – Kelowna Downtown Library – May 1- 31\nAHM Movie Week – Kelowna Downtown Library – May 12 – 16\nMulticultural Family Sundays – Kelowna Art Gallery – May 4\, 11\, 18 & 25\, Sundays\nMulticultural Drumming Rehearsals – Weekends in May and June\, Ben Lee Park\n\n Full details and the latest updates are available on the Okanagan Asian Heritage Month – Home page. \n Our Asian community groups\, including the Okanagan Filipino-Canadians Society (OFC) and BIBAK\, Okanagan Korean Culture & Knowledge Society (OKCK)\, Kelowna Japanese Language Society (KJLS)\, Okanagan Sikh Temple\, and the Chinese Freemasons of Kelowna\, are all set to celebrate Asian heritage with us. This year’s forum will feature dynamic discussions led by both Asian and non-Asian panelists from UBC Okanagan\, Okanagan College\, and various industries. \nDate: Saturday\, May 3\, 2025\nTime: 2:00 – 4:30 PM (Doors open at 1:45 PM)\nLocation: Metro Hub\, 1265 Ellis Street\, Kelowna\nForum Moderator: Matteo Stewart (3-time International TEDx Speaker) \nForum Theme:\n“Stepping Into Active Allyship: Uplifting Asian Voices in the Okanagan” \n Panelists: \n\nDenise Young (she/her) – DEI Specialist\nLady Dia – Co-founder\, Africa Ubuntu Association\nDr. Meilan Ehlert – Languages and World Literatures\, UBC Okanagan\nSaul Gomez (he/him) – Latin Voices Society\nAaron Hemens – Multimedia Journalist\nDr. Delacey Tedesco – Associate Director\, EDI\, Okanagan College\n\n 🔗 Full schedule of Asian Heritage Month events: www.asianheritage.ca \n The Asian Heritage Okanagan Committee is grateful for the support of the Government of Canada\, Province of British Columbia\, City of Kelowna\, and all community partners. \n  \n\n\n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n 
URL:https://occabc.ca/event/2025-asian-heritage-month/
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SUMMARY:50th Kelowna Folkfest
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URL:https://occabc.ca/event/50th-kelowna-folkfest/
LOCATION:Prospera Place\, 1223 Water St\, Kelowna\, BC\, V1Y 9V1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Emergency Preparedness & Sustainability Workshop
DESCRIPTION:📅 Date & Time: Saturday\, July 26\, 2025 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM\n📍 Location: Okanagan Lake Meeting Room\nOkanagan Regional Library – Westbank Branch\n3731 Old Okanagan Hwy\, West Kelowna\, BC V4T 1K7\n\nJoin us for a free\, friendly community workshop! Learn how to prepare for local emergencies such as wildfires\, earthquakes\, and power outages\, while practicing sustainable safety measures at home. This event is especially helpful for newcomers\, immigrants\, and international students.\n🎒 Free Emergency Kit (Worth $60) – Limited Quantity!\n✅ Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/dDt9zw6R4F?origin=lprLink\n Funded by United Way BC & Hamber Foundation\n\n\n\n\n\nWe sincerely appreciate the funding support from United Way BC and the Hamber Foundation.
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ORGANIZER;CN="OCCA":MAILTO:programs@occabc.ca
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