Shaila Kibria

When I was a teacher, and my child was sick, I was torn between getting a babysitter or taking a day off work.  My children are first, but with three of them, a lot of sick days take me away from work…!  My daughter is sick today, and once again, I went through the delimma [...]

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Yesterday, while all of us were packing the food at the food bank for the needy, I looked around and felt such peace in my heart, seeing my friends around me, working together with me for a common goal.  Normally, these are the friends that I would hang out with, watch a movie with, have [...]

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OMNI television will be covering our event “Day of Dignity” tomorrow, and while corresponding with the reporter, Meetu Khosla, I happened to read her signature at the bottom of her email.
“Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.” (R.Tagore)
As a child, I had to memorize all of R.Tagore’s poetry and [...]

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The Day of Dignity, previously known as the Humanitarian Day,  is an event celebrated in 19 cities in the U.S.  Mississauga will be the first Canadian city to participate. Blankets, food, socks, and gloves are handed out to the needy on this day.
Volunteers will spend tomorrow, September 23, shelving and packing the food for distribution [...]

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I have written about loneliness, trouble sleeping at night, and insecurities within myself…..but when I was driving to work today, I finally realised that if I have tried everything I can in my relationship, and I still don’t have the love recipricated back, then that is okay…afterall, I tried everything - EVERYTHING to make my [...]

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You know, I was just thinking about how community members, my friends, and my children went canvassing with me on Tuesday, asking for food at each door for the food bank…I would look down the street at my friends, watching them knock on doors and asking for food…they had absolutely no agenda except to help [...]

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You know what I miss most about not being married, or not being with a partner? —> Being able to share my day with the same person every night.  My days are so full, so crazy, so I am totally okay during the day…..you may share the same days: I wake up, make their lunches, [...]

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Mississauga News
By: Julie SlackSeptember 15, 2008 11:33 AM - The Day of Dignity, an event celebrated in cities across the U.S., is coming to Mississauga — the first Canadian city to participate.
Day of Dignity distributes clothing, hygiene products, toys and a hot meal, along with health screening (diabetes, blood pressure and HIV/AIDS testing) to [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 12, 2008
Contact:
Shaila Kibria
e: shailakibria@yahoo.ca
p: (905) 540-4722/1.877.370.4722
Zeeshan Baig
e: mail@zeeshan.ca
p: (647) 637-2443
The Community Coming Together to help Foodpath Food Bank
MISSISSAUGA, ON – The Peel Poverty Action Group, Islamic Relief
Canada, and community members are calling on residents to open their
their kitchen cupboards and dish out extra non-perishable items.  Election
candidates will not be the only canvassers [...]

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