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PROCLAMATION
African Heritage Month
February 2023
WHEREAS; February is recognized internationally as African Heritage
Month, a time to recognize and salute the many contributions and
ongoing achievements of people of African Descent all over the world
and here in the Municipality of the District of Chester in the Province of
Nova Scotia, we celebrate a time of greater understanding; and
WHEREAS we are in the 9th year of the International Decade for
People of African Descent; and
WHEREAS this year’s theme, ‘Seas of Struggle – African Peoples from
Shore to Shore’, Nova Scotians”, recognizes the longstanding history
of people of African Descent in the development of Canada. This theme
examines the effects of slavery and sea faring of African Nova
Scotians.
THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the month of February 2023 be
declared as African Heritage Month and encourage residents,
businesses, and community groups to take the opportunity to reflect
on the story of Nova Scotia’s vibrant African Nova Scotian Community.
February 9, 2023
Allen Webber, Warden Date