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	Eye Weekly - PARK: Akande quits over Carl Masters - 05.05.94
		Akande resigned from the NDP after contemplating for several weeks whether to go public with her concerns about how Masters was treated.
		What Akande didn't say when she resigned was that at the height of the Masters affair two years ago, she attended a meeting with Masters, Rae and former NDP party president Julie Davis.
		Akande claims she is leaving politics to go back to her old job as a junior school principal here in Metro, but one government insider says she may get a plum government appointment in the next few months.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_05.05.94/NEWS/prk0505.php (810 words)

	Zanana Akande - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zanana L. Akande (born 1937 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former Canadian politician.
		Akande was elected for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the Toronto riding of St.
		Akande's husband also died in late 1991, after which she was dropped from cabinet to became parliamentary assistant to the premier.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zanana_Akande (470 words)

	Zanana Akande (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Akande was elected for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the Toronto riding of St. Andrew—St. Patrick in the 1990 election.
		Akande remained in that position until August 31, 1994, when She resigned from the Legislature in protest against Rae's handling of the Carlton Masters controversy.
		In 2003, Akande was involved in a public controversy with Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Bob Runciman, who had attributed some of the city's increasing fl-on-fl crime rate to poor leadership within the community.
	zanana-akande.iqnaut.net (437 words)

	ZoomInfo Web Profile: Zanana Akande
		Akande is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
		Zanana Akande recalled growing up within a poor family in the Kensington neighbourhood of Toronto, yet also recalled the high degree of affirmation and support she received from her mother.
		Zanana Akande is an educator, a community activist and an outspoken advocate for children, women, the poor and the homeless.
	www.zoominfo.com /Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=1640919 (1366 words)

	Zanana Akande
		Zanana is the President of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations until June 2005.
		Zanana has had an outstanding career as a teacher, administrator, and lecturer in all levels of education.
		In addition to her roles in education, Zanana’s work experience includes interviewer and panelist for MTV; co-founder of Tiger Lily, a magazine giving voice to the perspectives of visible minority women and member of provincial parliament from 1990 to 1994, representing the riding of St. Andrew/St. Patrick.
	www.fsatoronto.com /governance/members_zanana.html (394 words)

	StudyCircles.org \| Confronting Change
		When Zanana L. Akande was a child growing up in downtown Toronto in the 1940s, she says there were so few African-Canadians that they all knew each other or at least knew of each other.
		Akande comes to Vermont on Monday as part of the 2005 Diversity Conference to discuss her experiences and insights into changing communities.
		Akande, a former minister of community and social services in the Ontario government and a lecturer at the University of Toronto, has watched and witnessed the changes, and recognizes the challenges and benefits of a diverse population.
	www.studycircles.org /en/Article.14.aspx (407 words)

	Lunch Time Lecture Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Zanana is currently the Vice President of the Community Unity Alliance.
		She is the past President of the Urban Alliance for Race Relations, an advisor to the World Health Organization, and the former Minister of Community and Social Services.
		Zanana was also a Parliamentary Assistant to the former Premiere Bob Rae, with responsibility for the development of Jobs Ontario Youth, and a former Elementary Administrator, Principal and Teacher for the Legacy, City of York.
	www.curriculum.org /secretariat/lecture/lecture2-zanana.html (74 words)

	Trailblazer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Zanana Akande holds a B.A. and a M.Ed.
		In addition to her roles in education, Ms Akande's work experience includes interviewer and panelist for MTV; co-founder of Tiger Lily, a magazine giving voice to the perspectives of visible minority women; and member of provincial parliament from 1990 to 1994, representing the riding of St. Andrew/ St. Patrick.
		During her term in government, Ms Akande served as the Minister of Community and Social Services and as parliamentary assistant to the Premier.
	www.abcgta.ca /trailblazer1.htm (364 words)

	news2.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Educators and community workers Zanana Akande and Kirk Mark were honoured with Humanitarian awards at the annual dinner of the City of Toronto's Children's Services division last week.
		A former public school principal and provincial cabinet minister, Akande is currently the president of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR).
		Akande and Mark were part of a group that addressed the impact of the War on Iraq and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. on the lives of children at a Child Care Community session titled Nightmares and War Echoes.
	www.sharenews.com /12-05-03-news2.htm (314 words)

	NOW On / NewsFront / Feature
		ZANANA AKANDE: I think when we talk to each other, the same groups seem to talk to each other, and sometimes we forget that there are vast numbers of people out there in the community whose voices are not being heard.
		AKANDE: When you look back 20 or 25 years, the clergy really were the leadership.
		AKANDE: And, unfortunately, some of the children are taught hatred.
	www.nowtoronto.com /issues/16/25/News/feature.html (2302 words)

	Blacks
		New honours were achieved in the 1980s when Lincoln Alexander became lieutenant-governor of Ontario, Alvin Curling joined the Ontario Cabinet, Anne Cools was appointed to the Senate and Howard McCurdy of Windsor, Ontario, was elected to the House of Commons.
		In 1990 Donald Oliver of Halifax joined the Senate and Zanana Akande became a member of the Ontario Cabinet, the first fl woman to achieve Cabinet rank in Canada.
		In 1993 Wayne Adams entered the Nova Scotian Cabinet and in the federal election that year 3 fl MPs were elected: Jean Augustine, Hedy Fry and Ovid Jackson.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1SEC868210 (327 words)

	Eye Weekly - PARK: For a good time, call ARF - 09.29.94
		Now that she has left the Legislature, former NDP cabinet minister Zanana Akande is speaking out about her growing frustration with the Rae government which led to her resignation.
		In an interview published last week in Pride, a fl community newspaper, Akande, who has been an active member of the NDP since she was 18, said, "This government has compromised its base.
		Akande's comments come when the NDP is trying to make leadership of the opposition parties an issue in next year's election.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_09.29.94/NEWS/prk0929.php (871 words)

	Toronto Police Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Zanana Akande, R.J. Ross (Peanut Plaza) Aux S/Sgt Fen Nanton, Staff Inspector Michael Farrar.
		A pair of police volunteers were honoured for their efforts in building links between 33 Division officers and the community as part of celebrations for Black History Month.
		Farrar also accepted an award from Zanana Akande, the first fl woman to become a member of the provincial parliament.
	www.torontopolice.on.ca /print.php?sid=928 (234 words)

	City of Toronto: Access, Equity and Human Rights Awards 2004
		After her election as a Member of the Provincial Parliament in 1990, Zanana was the first Black woman to be appointed to the Ontario Cabinet.
		She has worked in the media with MTV and was the co-founder of Tiger Lily, a magazine giving voice to the perspectives of visible minority women.
		Zanana Akande has been the recipient of many awards including the African Canadian Achievement Award for Education, the Onyx Award for Exemplary Service to Community, Black History Makers Award, the Arbor Award from the University of Toronto, Awards of Distinction from the Congress of Black Women and the YWCA.
	www.toronto.ca /civicawards/2004winners.htm (2802 words)

	NOW: Point of no return, May 1 - 7, 2003
		Zanana Akande, president of the Urban Alliance, scolds the board.
		When it becomes clear that the board won't budge on its five-minute limit, Akande berates board chair Norm Gardner for "scoffing" at a recent Ontario Court of Appeal ruling citing evidence of racial profiling in the impaired driving case of former Toronto Raptor Dee Brown.
		Out the door with them seems to go any goodwill that might have been left between the two sides."What you have in there is a police service and board that have their heads stuck in the sand," Akande tells the scrum gathered outside.
	www.nowtoronto.com /issues/2003-05-01/news_story4.php (1092 words)

	dEfAcEd bY fresHJive HSLTeam
		In addition, the coalition is requesting that the Ontario Ministry of Education and Boards of Education discontinue the application and implementation of the Safe Schools Act that they claim discriminates against and disenfranchises African-Canadian youths.
		Former Ontario minister and school principal Zanana Akande, who co-chairs the Toronto District School Board Task Force on the Safe Schools Act, said almost 1,000 children - many of them Black -- under age seven have been suspended under the Act.
		Akande suggested that youths who are unfairly forced out of the school under the Act, could become ideal targets for gang membership.
	www.ansviews.com /modules.php?name=News&new_topic=46 (789 words)

	Province must conduct operational review of Yellow Brick House shelter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In the meantime, women fleeing violence in the community have no safe harbour because the shelter is closed," said Akande.
		The Yellow Brick House lockout began on January 24th when management closed the shelter, locked out 38 workers and displaced residents to an insecure location.
		Zanana Akande, President, Urban Alliance on Race Relations (416) 703-6607
	ontario.cupe.ca /www/archive2004/nr040308.html (657 words)

	The Varsity - Forum pushes equity at U of T (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		“The plan should have been designed yesterday, we will wait until tomorrow, and the timeline is now,” said Zanana Akande, president of the Canadian Alliance of Black Educators, and the first fl woman MPP in Ontario.
		Shah says that the University has taken steps for its student population, including the establishment of multifaith prayer space, and the Transitional Year Program that orients those from diverse backgrounds to university who are about to pursue a degree but might be hindered financially or otherwise from doing so.
		When Akande took the stage, she spoke about making connections within the community and how important it is for employers like the university to ensure equitable practices.
	www.thevarsity.ca /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=b792488b-1643-4df9-83c1-457d4baba9de (623 words)

	Milestone Radio Inc. \|\| Jobs/ Internships
		In 1988, five prominent members of Toronto's Black community formed Milestone Radio Inc. and applied for their first CRTC licence to operate an Urban-format radio station in the Toronto area.
		Denham Jolly, Zanana Akande, the late Carl Redhead, Reynold Austin and Tony Davy, shared a vision to bring a voice to Toronto's diverse communities.
		Despite tremendous community support and strong media coverage, the CRTC denied Milestone a licence in the summer of 1990 but the disappointment didn't deter the Milestone team.
	www.milestoneradio.com /history/milestone_story.htm (624 words)

	Black Habits - Province rules out black-only schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Such a school could have fl students or a fl-focused curriculum, or it could focus on students understanding themselves in terms of race.
		If Canada is truly a diverse society, its schools should reflect that diversity, not fragment it with specialized schools, said Zanana Akande, president of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations.
		Akande said it might be useful to run a temporary fl-focused school as a research project to measure the influence of fl instructors and fl curriculum on student achievement, "but not as a general program, no."
	www.blackhabits.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=115 (1174 words)

	PressDisplay.com - Toronto Star - 4 Oct 2006 - Seeking a reflection of the neighbourhood
		Visible minorities need to be reflected on boards, agrees Zanana Akande, former president of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations and a teacher, consultant and principal for 31 years.
		She recounts an incident in a GTA school where a teacher doing a lesson on slavery divided students into “slaves” and “slave owners,” asking each to write a journal about their experiences.
		“The fl students were having to write a journal as though they were a slave,” Akande says.
	www.pressdisplay.com /pressdisplay/showarticle.aspx?article=e7b54b4e-0a75-423e-8682-89598bd68886&bookmarkid=F647HHYV8B93 (862 words)

	CTV.ca \| Activists inciting racial tension: Ont. minister
		They certainly don't seem to be focused on finding solutions," Runciman said.
		Zanana Akande of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations called Runciman's comments "insulting."
		"He is minimizing the pain of the all the people who suffer from this racial profiling (in) case after case after case," Akande said Wednesday, adding that she works on a volunteer basis.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1060197492194_5 (557 words)

	Harbourfront Centre: Media Release
		The members of the Board are Avie Bennett (President), Zanana Akande, William J.S. Boyle, Kim McArthur, Susan Perren, Michael Redhill, and Jeffrey Smyth.
		International Readings at Harbourfront is responsible for programming the Harbourfront Reading Series and the International Festival of Authors (IFOA), at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.
		Bennett has held many positions on various boards, including vice-chair of the Historica Foundation of Canada, co-chair of the Canadian Democracy & Corporate Accountability Commission and director of the National Ballet of Canada and the National Ballet Foundation.
	www.harbourfrontcentre.com /press/030924_board.html (808 words)

	United Way of Chittenden County News
		The forum will be a safe environment where diverse members of the community can come together openly to share their experiences and ideas, and seek solutions to challenges that create barriers.
		Notable speakers include Zanana L. Akande, M.Ed., University of Toronto.
		Akande’s work includes interviewer and panelist for MTV, co-founder of TigerLily, a magazine giving voice to minority women, and member of Canadian provincial parliament.
	www.unitedwaycc.org /news.htm (8751 words)

	Y-File
		A former Chair of the Council of Ontario Directors of Education, O’Connor believes that through quality publicly-funded education, society will grow and prosper and democratic societies will flourish.
		The conference panelists are Zanana Akande, Urban Alliance on Race Relations; Chuck Waterman, superintendent of programs, Peel District School Board; Dr. Glenn DiPasquale, chief psychologist, York Region District School Board; and a representative from the Toronto Youth Cabinet.
		The conference workshops will feature several York faculty members including Debra Pepler of the Lamarsh Centre for Conflict Resolution and Faculty of Education members Susan Dion, Nancy Foster, Celia Haig-Brown, Stephen Gaetz, Carl James, Isabel Killoran and Connie Mayer.
	www.yorku.ca /yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=4394 (239 words)

	Campaign for Public Education
		MPP Kathleen Wynne; Councillor Shelley Carroll; Zanana Akande of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations and, Ontario Federation of Teachers President, Jim McQueen will examine urgent the urgent need to re-fund Toronto’s schools during summit hosted by broad-based education coalition
		Toronto – Campaign for Public Education will host its second annual public education summit at Metro Hall on Saturday, February 26, 2005.
		Key players will include MPP Kathleen Wynne, Parliamentary Assistant, Ministry of Education; Zanana Akande of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations and Ontario Federation of Teachers President, Jim McQueen,Toronto City Councillors, Toronto school board trustees and a diverse spectrum of Toronto parents, students and education workers.
	www.campaignforpubliceducation.ca /media/mediareleases/cityparentscommunity.htm (284 words)

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