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{
"time": "2020-02-07 11:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6042229\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, during this Black History Month, I would like to draw the attention of this House to two young dynamic leaders who are making a difference in Montreal's West Island: Kemba Mitchell and Akilah Newton.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6042230\" data-originallang=\"en\">As president of the West Island Black Community Association, Kemba, along with her team, including Joan Lee and Maria Durant, is leading this long-standing pillar of the West Island community groups network into a new era with new and varied activities.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6042231\" data-originallang=\"en\">Akilah Newton has channelled her passion for the arts into grassroots community action. A graduate of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, she returned to the West Island to create Overture with the Arts, a non-profit organization that enables young people to pursue their passion for the performing arts when financial circumstances may not otherwise permit. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6042232\" data-originallang=\"en\">Through their community vision and contributions, Kemba and Akilah are strengthening our community and enriching the quality of life of West Islanders.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6042229\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, en ce Mois de l'histoire des Noirs, j'aimerais attirer l'attention de la Chambre sur Kemba Mitchell et Akilah Newton, deux jeunes leaders dynamiques qui font bouger les choses dans l'Ouest de l'\u00eele de Montr\u00e9al.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6042230\" data-originallang=\"en\">Kemba est pr\u00e9sidente de l'Association de la communaut\u00e9 noire de l'Ouest-de-l'\u00cele, un organisme qui, depuis longtemps, apporte une contribution essentielle au sein du r\u00e9seau de groupes communautaires de l'Ouest-de-l'\u00cele. Avec son \u00e9quipe, y compris Joan Lee et Maria Durant, Kemba s'efforce de mener l'organisme vers de nouveaux horizons et de diversifier ses activit\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6042231\" data-originallang=\"en\">Akilah Newton a canalis\u00e9 sa passion pour les arts vers une initiative communautaire. Cette dipl\u00f4m\u00e9e du Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts est retourn\u00e9e dans l'Ouest de l'\u00eele pour cr\u00e9er Overture with the Arts, un organisme sans but lucratif qui aide des jeunes qui, en d'autres circonstances, n'auraient pas les moyens financiers n\u00e9cessaires pour suivre leur passion pour les arts de la sc\u00e8ne.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6042232\" data-originallang=\"en\">Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 leur vision communautaire et \u00e0 leurs contributions, Kemba et Akilah am\u00e9liorent notre collectivit\u00e9 et enrichissent la vie des r\u00e9sidants de l'Ouest-de-l'\u00cele.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2020/2/7/francis-scarpaleggia-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/francis-scarpaleggia/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1480/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10752852",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "West Island Community Groups",
"fr": "Les groupes communautaires de l'Ouest-de-l'\u00cele"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2020/2/7/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2020%2F2%2F7%2F"
}
}