Jane Omollo — manager of equity, diversity and inclusion at Algoma University — recognized for her efforts in making Sault Ste. Marie a more welcoming community for all
African Caribbean Canadian Association of Northern Ontario President Jane Omollo has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award from BlackNorth Initiative — a Toronto-based non-profit organization committed to the removal of anti-Black systemic barriers negatively affecting the lives of Black Canadians — for her work in making Sault Ste. Marie a more welcoming place for newcomers and the Black community at large.
“You know, when you’re out there doing service work, I don’t think anybody who is invested in serving their community ever stops to think that ‘I’m doing this because I want to be acknowledged’ — you do it because it’s the right thing to do,” said Omollo during an interview with SooToday. “However, when you get acknowledged and recognized for the work that you do, for me it was a very humbling moment because I do what I do passionately because I believe it’s the right thing to do.
The potlucks soon became too big to host at her house, and as the crowds grew, so did the venues for the rapidly growing get-togethers.“Over the years ACCANO has become a community brand name.
The program — which focused on learning through the sharing of lived experiences and personal narratives in a kitchen setting, while preparing cultural meals using local ingredients — primarily served newly-arrived ACCANO members, many of them refugees coming from different refugee camps from around the world.
The fund was launched in 2021 with seed money generated through a fundraising Afro-Caribbean takeout dinner and the sale of Black Lives Matter shirts in partnership with The Breakfast Pig.
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