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Canadian Ethnic Media Association Celebrated its 41st Anniversary at annual Awards Gala
The 41st Anniversary of the Canadian Ethnic Media Awards Gala was a starry, starry night for all in attendance. Joyful guests gathered at the Holiday Inn Toronto – Yorkdale, on Friday, November 15, 2019 to toast the winners of this year’s Journalism of Excellence Awards, and to congratulate Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine, P.C., C.M., C.B.E., recipient of the prestigious Seirhey Khmara Ziniak Award...Read more
INTRODUCTION
The Canadian Ethnic Media Association (CEMA), formerly the Canadian Ethnic Journalists and Writers Club, is an organization for professionals engaged in the field of print, radio, television and online journalism, and creative writing…Read more
HISTORY
n 1978, Sierhey Khmara (Marian) Ziniak, editor/publisher of the Byelorussian Voice, poet and essayist, founded the Canadian Ethnic Journalists and Writers Club (now CEMA),…Read more
CEMA NEWS
From September through November, and February through June, CEMA holds meetings to which prominent speakers are invited to address the organization…Read more
News
MP Shaun Chen respon...
April 30, 2020
In response to the Canadian Ethnic Media Associati...Read More
J-Source maps the ef...
April 29, 2020
The Canadian Ethnic Media Association (CEMA) is pr...Read More
Impact of Covid on N...
April 24, 2020
https://acs-aec.ca/en/events/the-economic-and-soci...Read More
Your Covid-19 Experi...
April 15, 2020
As we live through these unprecedented times, Cana...Read More
Standing Up for Cana...
April 11, 2020
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Open Letter to Prime...
April 11, 2020
OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU copy-...Read More
Vera Ke Remembered...
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On November 15th, our family experienced another r...Read More
CEMA AWARDS GALA 201...
November 26, 2019
The 41st Anniversary of the Canadian Ethnic Media ...Read More
Vita Shtivelman impr...
October 16, 2019
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Vita Shtivelman , Fo...
September 30, 2019
CEMA Guest Speakers Series
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Petition for Nationa...
August 31, 2019
Media release distributed in collaboration with th...Read More
John Bitove Jr. Talk...
July 22, 2019
The founder of the Toronto Raptors, John Bitove Jr...Read More
Concern expressed fo...
July 15, 2019
At a recent meeting of the Canadian Ethnic Media A...Read More
Who You Callin Black...
June 17, 2019
Enter Our Heroine's bi-racial, multi-racial, post-...Read More
Edmonton actor to ta...
June 17, 2019
TigerZebraCorn taps into winning tradition of film...Read More
CEMA participates at...
April 10, 2019
The Canadian Ethnic Media Association participated...Read More
CANADIAN JOURNALISTS...
March 28, 2019
On November 29 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto,...Read More
Canadian Ethnic Medi...
April 27, 2018
As the Ontario provincial election rapidly approac...Read More
Ontario Supporting M...
April 19, 2018
New Fund Will Increase Multicultural Coverage of L...Read More
Canadian Ethnic Medi...
April 4, 2018
Robert Pattillo, chair of the Advertising Review B...Read More
Ontario MPP guest sp...
November 30, 2017
Ontario’s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport...Read More
CEMA’s annual awar...
November 30, 2017
The Canadian Ethnic Media Association’s 39th ann...Read More
Canadian Ethnic Medi...
November 23, 2017
Jagmeet Singh, the newly elected Federal NDP Leade...Read More
Canadian Ethnic Medi...
November 7, 2017
We are pleased to invite you to attend the Annua...Read More
Call for CEMA 2017 A...
September 9, 2017
The Canadian Ethnic Media Association (CEMA) has e...Read More
Career Colleges Onta...
July 14, 2017
A recent study, commissioned by Career Colleges On...Read More
Celebrating Diversit...
June 21, 2017
TORONTO - The Canadian Ethnocultural Council (CEC)...Read More
Ontario Government r...
April 16, 2017
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Top executive the ke...
February 28, 2017
Serge Buy, CEO of the National Association of Care...Read More
Take your seat in Ca...
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National Muslim Chri...
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CEMA Awards Gala a r...
December 8, 2016
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Canadian Ethnic Medi...
November 11, 2016
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Toronto Summit focus...
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The Toronto Seniors Summit is being held on Saturd...Read More
CEMA members tour th...
April 26, 2016
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Director of the Aga ...
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Henry S. Kim, director and CEO of the Aga Khan Mus...Read More
CRTC Commissioner th...
February 27, 2016
Raj Shoan, Ontario Commissioner with the CRTC – ...Read More
Canadian Heritage Mi...
February 25, 2016
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Canadians urged to v...
February 12, 2016
Parks Canada's guest speakers Camille Girard-Rue...Read More
Camille Girard-Ruel ...
February 3, 2016
Parks Canada's Camille Girard-Ruel during visit t...Read More
Canada Media Fund Di...
December 1, 2015
NATHALIE CLERMONT, Director of Program Managemen...Read More
CEMA’s 2015 Awards...
November 24, 2015
The Canadian Ethnic Media Association this year ho...Read More
Addressing the Syria...
November 4, 2015
The Syrian situation from a Canadian perspective w...Read More
Earl Bales Park Arts...
August 23, 2015
The annual Earl Bales Park Arts and Music Festival...Read More
President of the Cav...
March 5, 2015
The president of the Caviar Centre in Canada, Mark...Read More
U.S. Public Affairs ...
February 10, 2015
Hilary Renner, the Public Affairs Officer at the U...Read More
U.S. Public Affairs ...
February 2, 2015
Hilary Renner, the Public Affairs Officer at the U...Read More
Jonathan Delgado-Lev...
January 26, 2015
Military/Veterans Advocate, Law Enforcement /Avi...Read More
Our Canada: Building...
January 26, 2015
The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) has ...Read More
CEMA IS PROUD TO SUP...
January 26, 2015
The GRAND PRIX showcases the extraordinary talent ...Read More
Canadian Ethnic Medi...
January 26, 2015
The winners were announced Friday, June 20th at...Read More
John Tory lays out p...
January 26, 2015
Toronto mayoral candidate John Tory laid out his p...Read More
CEMA Award Winners f...
January 26, 2015
For immediate release:
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CEMA 2013 Ethnic Med...
January 26, 2015
35th Annual Award Friday, June 21st, 2013 Velma...Read More
Samara Executive Dir...
January 26, 2015
Alison Loat, Co-founder, Executive Director of Sam...Read More
SPEAKER SERIES: Doub...
January 26, 2015
Pat Case, Chair, Human Rights Legal Support Centr...Read More
SPEAKER SERIES: Dece...
January 26, 2015
CEMA SPEAKER SERIES: Hon. Jean Augustine, PC, CM
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SPEAKER SERIES: Nov....
January 26, 2015
Rahul K. Bhardwaj, President and CEO Toronto Comm...Read More
NOTICE: Biennial Gen...
January 26, 2015
TAKE NOTICE that the Biennial General Meeting of...Read More
Canadian Ethnic Medi...
January 26, 2015
The Canadian Ethnic Media Association (CEMA) pre...Read More
Post Media seeking a...
January 26, 2015
Postmedia News and The Calgary Herald have just ...Read More
Immigration Museum C...
January 26, 2015
By Sarah Taguiam
Canadian Museum of Immigration...Read More
SPEAKER SERIES: Cana...
January 26, 2015
Marie Chapman, Chief Executive Officer Canadian M...Read More
SPEAKER SERIES: Prem...
January 26, 2015
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty was CEMA's speak...Read More
Ontario setting up e...
January 26, 2015
Ontario is establishing an expert roundtable on ...Read More
Speaker Series: EDC ...
January 26, 2015
Peter Hall, Vice President and Chief Economist o...Read More
CEMA 2012 Awards ENT...
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The Canadian Ethnic Media Association (CEMA) wil...Read More
Speaker Series: Onta...
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The multicultural media plays a key role in enga...Read More
Rainbow Caterpillar ...
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200 Years of Pickeri...
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The City of Pickering, Ontario is celebrating it...Read More
CEMA 2011 awards pre...
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The Canadian Ethnic Media Association's (CEMA) 3...Read More
CEMA, Race Relations...
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In commemoration of International Human Rights D...Read More
CEMA Awards gala 201...
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The 33rd Awards Gala of the Canadian Ethnic Medi...Read More
Multiculturalism Min...
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Canada's Minister of Citizenship, Immigration an...Read More
Speaker Series: Robe...
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Robert Lewis, Chair of the Canadian Journalism F...Read More
SPEAKER SERIES: Bruc...
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Bruce Hutchison is the Director of Marketing and...Read More
Art for Love: first ...
January 26, 2015
Press Announcement from House of Moments:
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Hindustani Drama Fes...
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This one-of-a-kind Festival is a unique showcase...Read More
CEMA Chair Madeline ...
January 26, 2015
Matt Galloway, host of CBC Radio's Metro Morning...Read More
Rainbow Caterpillar ...
January 26, 2015
Competition launched in conjunction with Canadia...Read More
CEMA President Dave ...
January 26, 2015
Text of the speech by Dave Dat Nguyen, President...Read More
The Polish Spirit at...
January 26, 2015
A Press Release from the Polish Canadian Women's...Read More
CEMA partners with C...
January 26, 2015
Beginning in 2011 and continuing until 2014, The...Read More
Speaker Series: Stat...
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CEMA SPEAKER SERIES: An evening with Statistics ...Read More
Alberta U conference...
January 26, 2015
Conference Venue: University of Alberta Dates: M...Read More
Speaker Series: Secu...
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Securing employment continues to remain the "gre...Read More
Beyond Cultural Boun...
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Members of the Canadian Ethnic Media Association...Read More
Human Rights Watch F...
January 26, 2015
Toronto International Film Festival TIFF Bell Li...Read More
Speaker Series: 2010...
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Annie Games, the Executive Director of Canadian ...Read More
Announcing the 2011 ...
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New cohort of city-building leaders to make chan...Read More
Speaker Series: TVO&...
January 26, 2015
Lisa de Wilde, CEO of TV Ontario spoke to CEMA o...Read More
CEMA at Canadian Jou...
January 26, 2015
CEMA was in attendance at the Canadian Journalis...Read More
Not All Roads Lead E...
January 26, 2015
By Suresh Jaura (Mr. Jaura is a member of CEMA)
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CEMA Awards Gala par...
January 26, 2015
Building on six successful biennial national con...Read More
Cdn Ethnocultural Co...
January 26, 2015
A media release from the Canadian Ethnocultural ...Read More
Speaker Series: Nov....
January 26, 2015
(Time, Place and Parking details at the end of t...Read More
Special Invite for C...
January 26, 2015
Maple Leaf Sports had a special treat for CEMA: ...Read More
DiverseCity Fellows ...
January 26, 2015
Willing to push yourself to grow as a leader? Ea...Read More
CEMA Annual Awards: ...
January 26, 2015
Once again, we called on journalists in the broa...Read More
How to Spend a Billi...
January 26, 2015
By Suresh Jaura
(CEMA member Suresh Jaura, a jo...Read More
Sophia Aggelonitis, ...
January 26, 2015
The following are remarks delivered by Sophia Ag...Read More
BEN VICCARI: Ex-CEMA...
January 26, 2015
Tributes pour in for his single minded devotion ...Read More
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM ...
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A snapshot of free speech issues in Canada
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Georgi Danevski: Con...
January 26, 2015
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SPEAKER SERIES: The ...
January 26, 2015
Peter Kent M.P.Thornhill, Minister of State for ...Read More
SPEAKER SERIES: Wine...
January 26, 2015
The Story of Ontario's fast-growing wine industr...Read More
Wine Council Chair G...
January 26, 2015
CEMA members quiz guest-speaker Ed Madronich, Ch...Read More
SPEAKER SERIES: Alok...
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Alok Mukherjee, Chair of the Police Services Boa...Read More
Mississauga exhibit ...
January 26, 2015
A unique new exhibit was unveiled at the Mississ...Read More
Great Country, Our H...
January 26, 2015
A short personal sketch and a song by Tony Antho...Read More
Renato Zane to head ...
January 26, 2015
A long-time CEMA member and supporter, Renato Zane...Read More
CEMA AWARDS 2009: An...
January 26, 2015
Copy of a press release from the Canadian Ethnic...Read More
Irene Chu launches G...
January 26, 2015
CEMA treasurer Irene Chu and her sister, Dr. Wei...Read More
Griffiths, Ferreira ...
January 26, 2015
The May 7 Speakers’ Series meeting overcame a di...Read More
CEMA now accepting e...
January 26, 2015
Once again, CEMA will make awards to journalists...Read More
CEMA director protes...
January 26, 2015
The following letter from CEMA director Arnim Jo...Read More
CEMA Awards: Rules a...
January 26, 2015
Click here to download the entry form, rules and...Read More
Ontario Media Develo...
January 26, 2015
Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), an...Read More
An honourable mentio...
January 26, 2015
Former CEMA President Ben Viccari was given an h...Read More
Our Annual 2008 Dinn...
January 26, 2015
Three of our members got special recognition pla...Read More
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL: ...
January 26, 2015
We are trying to streamline the membership renew...Read More
CEMA elects new boar...
January 26, 2015
The Canadian Ethnic Media Association (CEMA) held ...Read More
Passing of Valery To...
January 26, 2015
Valery Tokmakov, valued member of CEMA died in M...Read More
CEMA Awards Gala 200...
January 26, 2015
Early the next morning, CEMA vice-president Ace Al...Read More
Outgoing CEMA prez B...
January 26, 2015
A synopsis of the outgoing speech by CEMA Presid...Read More
GTA Liberals host ce...
January 26, 2015
On May 9, the Greater Toronto Area Liberal Caucu...Read More
Andrew receives pres...
January 26, 2015
The Canadian Women's Foundation has announced th...Read More
A new publication fr...
January 26, 2015
CEMA member Nikhat Rasheed is editor of Faith of...Read More
CEMA member responds...
January 26, 2015
CEMA has always stressed that its members should...Read More
Speaker Series: Augu...
January 26, 2015
On Thursday, March 6, Ontario's Fairness Commiss...Read More
Ethnic media support...
January 26, 2015
Youth in certain Canadian communities are at hig...Read More
Toronto Community Fo...
January 26, 2015
At CEMA's February 7 speakers' series meeting, R...Read More
Ziniak, Tokmakov win...
January 26, 2015
CEMA Chair Madeline Ziniak was honoured with a L...Read More
Save Our Voice a suc...
January 26, 2015
The Save Our Voice campaign that sought to overt...Read More
Calling CEMA members...
January 26, 2015
The following is a copy of an urgent appeal sent t...Read More
Fasken Martineau leg...
January 26, 2015
Below is a messagefrom the law firm Fasken Martine...Read More
The lowdown on feder...
January 26, 2015
Canada's federal government spends hundreds of m...Read More
Guest Article: Two K...
January 26, 2015
...Some are considered guilty (potential refugees)...Read More
Canada’s First Nat...
January 26, 2015
"What's in a Name?" ----A whole lot, Brenda Nadjiw...Read More
Nineth edition of Va...
January 26, 2015
MULTICULTURALISM AND THE ETHINIC DIALOG TO HELP LA...Read More
ANOTHER SUCCESS: ann...
January 26, 2015
CEMA held yet another successful season's dinner...Read More
New book says Canadi...
January 26, 2015
Unlikely Utopia: The Surprising Triumph of Canad...Read More
Canadian Journalism ...
January 26, 2015
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Long-time CEMA membe...
January 26, 2015
CEMA has just learned of the passing of long-tim...Read More
CEMA-WSIB Seminar on...
January 26, 2015
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OCNA, Vietnamese pap...
January 26, 2015
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Multicultural Hockey...
January 26, 2015
By Jon Brazeau
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The Debate: lively C...
January 26, 2015
Moderator: Renato Zane. The debaters: (left to r...Read More
CANADIANS NAME DIVER...
January 26, 2015
Almost 80 per cent of working population conside...Read More
South Asian Legal Cl...
January 26, 2015
Based partly on a press release from the Ontario A...Read More
CEMA member Thiruche...
January 26, 2015
Renowned journalist, political analyst and editor ...Read More
OMNI’s Renato Zane...
January 26, 2015
A press release from the Association of Electronic...Read More
CEMA member appointe...
January 26, 2015
By Ace Alvarez
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29th Annual CEMA Awa...
January 26, 2015
The 29th annual Canadian Ethnic Media Association ...Read More
Zina Ziniak passes a...
January 26, 2015
Mrs. Zina Ziniak, the mother of Madeline Ziniak, C...Read More
LUMINATO — June 1 ...
January 26, 2015
By Ben Viccari
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Canadian Multicultur...
January 26, 2015
A message from Ben Viccari,
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SPEAKER SERIES: Onta...
January 26, 2015
Jennifer Blitz and Manya Rouben of the Ontario Med...Read More
Diaspora Dialogues 2...
January 26, 2015
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Russian youth theatr...
January 26, 2015
The Russian Music Drama Youth Theatre will stage a...Read More
CEMA’s 2007 Awards...
January 26, 2015
Once again, it is time to seek nominations...
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Annual Global Invest...
January 26, 2015
The annual Global Investigative Journalism Confere...Read More
CEMA member Hasanat ...
January 26, 2015
Fifty years is a long time to be in any profession...Read More
Invitation: Genocide...
January 26, 2015
Canadians for a Genocide Museum (CGM) is holding i...Read More
Speaker Series: ...
January 26, 2015
Find out how CESO helps raise the bar of business ...Read More
Ethnic musical futur...
January 26, 2015
A Press Release from Magda de la Torre about a mee...Read More
Tamil magazine celeb...
January 26, 2015
The Tamil family is an "important family" in multi...Read More
CEMA condemns violen...
January 26, 2015
In view of the growing number of murders, acts of ...Read More
Charter of Rights in...
January 26, 2015
By Zuhair Kashmeri
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Sail...Read More
Speaker Series: Fran...
January 26, 2015
The first speaker in our 2007 Speaker Series, Arma...Read More
Two longtime CEMA me...
January 26, 2015
Two longtime CEMA members passed away recently, an...Read More
National Bank Financ...
January 26, 2015
Republished from Dialogue, an internal magazinefor...Read More
Guantanamo Bay from ...
January 26, 2015
Bendib (real name Khalil) produces some very unusu...Read More
It’s MEMBERSHIP DU...
January 26, 2015
The glorious year just passed, would not have been...Read More
CEMA Season’s Dinn...
January 26, 2015
By any count, CEMA's seasons dinner on Nov., 24 at...Read More
Black History Month ...
January 26, 2015
The Ontario Black History Society hosts -
The of...Read More
Shamrocks win Multic...
January 26, 2015
Luck O The Irish, Once Again, Covets The Canadian...Read More
Cdn Multicultural Ho...
January 26, 2015
A news release fromCMHL Inc.
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Korean-English Trans...
January 26, 2015
The Daesan Foundation invites application for gran...Read More
Not the NHL… Meet ...
January 26, 2015
CEMA partners withthe fast-growing Canadian Multic...Read More
Latin Life tv wins f...
January 26, 2015
An Information Release from Latin Life tv:
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Get ready for Ontari...
January 26, 2015
A release from Fair Vote Canada:
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New UofT website wil...
January 26, 2015
The tanks have left the streets and the troops are...Read More
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January 26, 2015
On October 6, Barrie Zwicker, author of Towers of ...Read More
Munk Centre, MHSO an...
January 26, 2015
The abortive Hungarian Revolution of 1956 against ...Read More
Scholarships for Por...
January 26, 2015
The Federation of Portuguese Canadian Business P...Read More
Our Canada: Building...
January 26, 2015
The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) has ...Read More
CEMA event expanded ...
January 26, 2015
BY ACE ALVAREZ
A new member of CEMA says that his ...Read More
Hungarian Revolution...
January 26, 2015
A Press Release from Rise Up! The 1956 Project:
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CEMA Bi-annual Gener...
January 22, 2015
Remarks by Madeline Ziniak, Chairperson, Canadian ...Read More
Royal Bank putting i...
January 22, 2015
Reprinted from Marketing Magazine RBC wants to b...Read More
How to send happines...
January 22, 2015
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