{"id":32493,"date":"2023-01-19T18:53:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T23:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=32493"},"modified":"2023-01-19T18:53:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T23:53:06","slug":"aurora-black-community-association-honoured-for-promoting-inclusivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-black-community-association-honoured-for-promoting-inclusivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora Black Community Association honoured for promoting inclusivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Black History Month approaches this February, the Aurora Black Community Association (ABC) is hard at work once again planning more than a month\u2019s worth of programming Aurora-wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These continued efforts are among the reasons the ABC was recognized by the Town of Aurora last year with its 2022 Inclusivity Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of the Town\u2019s Community Recognition Awards program, the Inclusivity Award is presented each year to an individual, group or business \u201cwho has contributed to making the Town of Aurora a more accessible and inclusive place to live, work and play for all people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Aurora Black Community\u2019s mission is to create an empowering environment that provides a connecting bridge for multiculturalism in Aurora through music, food, events, and educational resources,\u201d said Neighbourhood Network manager Erin Cerenzia, who served as the event emcee. \u201cThis organization takes pride in providing a safe place for Aurorans to feel welcome to express their perspectives and their ideas and acceptance of all cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey have been very active with hosting many wonderful events in Town, which bring our residents together. In celebration of Black History Month, they hosted an interactive and creative Black History Month Paint and Write night, a Diversity on the Ice event to promote more diversity in sports, and an extensive virtual program celebrating Black History, February and Forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Aurora Black Community is a great example of what can be done when people work together towards embracing differences through learning acceptance, respectfulness, harmony and love. Together they have demonstrated that anything can be accomplished through positivity, partnership, understanding, respect, and this ultimately creates a sense of belonging, family, friendship and, of course, inclusivity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accepting the award on behalf of the ABC was Association founder Phiona Durrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are so humbled and grateful to receive this award for inclusivity from the Town,\u201d said Ms. Durrant. \u201cThank you to the community for nominating us. We know that one hand can\u2019t clap, so your community is a bigger version of our home, so doing things that bring us together for this whole community to be more inclusive and a place we know as home, it\u2019s essential and something we will continue to do with or without an award because it is what we do as family, so that\u2019s what community is about: family \u2013 and inclusivity is the key component of that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Brock Weir<br \/>Editor<br \/>Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F32493&amp;t=Aurora%20Black%20Community%20Association%20honoured%20for%20promoting%20inclusivity&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F32493&amp;p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2F2023-01-19-04.jpg&amp;p[title]=Aurora%20Black%20Community%20Association%20honoured%20for%20promoting%20inclusivity\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F32493&amp;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Aurora%20Black%20Community%20Association%20honoured%20for%20promoting%20inclusivity&amp;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F32493\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Black History Month approaches this February, the Aurora Black Community Association (ABC) is hard at work once again planning more than a month\u2019s worth of programming Aurora-wide. 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