Adebola Adefioye has taken what she learned as a Black woman and newcomer to Sudbury and is now teaching others to self advocate, but also, how to find their community
The Afro Women and Youth Foundation of Sudbury has a new community centre to better serve their community. Founder and executive director Adebola Adefioye told Sudbury.com for many, it has become a haven, a safe space and home away from home.
Self advocacy is the one key, she said, but also, learning how to do that comes from a feeling of safety in other areas of life. For that reason, she created the community space. “You want to be where people will look like you, people who can maybe speak your language, people who maybe share the same identity as you in whatever form,” she said. “So as much as we have a lot of programs and services or support newcomers, we think that this one is very important. Sometimes we come together, and we're just expressing our emotions.”
“In Canada, we talk a lot about multiculturalism, but sometimes we’re also just coming together in our own little spaces,” she said. “So as much as we need culturally-appropriate support, we also want to be learning about other people's cultures and to be intentional about initiating those relationships, because we want to live together in this community.”
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