Traduction de «Société de la Violette Africaine du Canada » (Français → Anglais) :

WHEREAS an Association known as the Canadian Red Cross Society has been in operation for some years past, and was actively engaged during the late war in South Africa in contributing funds and tending the sick and wounded; and whereas the said association was in affiliation with the Society in England known as " The National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War" , and the work, operations and powers of the last named Society have now been transferred to and are being carried on, under the patronage of His Majesty King Edward the Seventh, by the British Red Cross Society, with which the Canadian Red Cross Society has now become ...[+++] affiliated; and whereas the International Conference of Geneva of 1863 recommended: " That there should exist in every country a Committee whose mission consists in co-operating in times of war with the hospital service of the armies by all means in its power" ; and whereas it is expedient that there should be a permanent organization in Canada in affiliation with the British Red Cross Society to carry out the purposes of the said treaty, and especially to secure supplies and to execute the humane objects contemplated by the said treaty, with the power to adopt and use the distinctive flag and badge specified by the said treaty in Article 7, on which shall be the sign of the Red Cross, and for the purpose of co-operating with the " Comité International de Secours aux Militaires Blessés" ; and whereas it is expedient that the existing association in Canada should be incorporated for the purposes aforesaid: Therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:—

Structures and mechanisms should be put in place to ensure that the people of Africa, in their societies, can participate in policy development in their countries, as we do here in Canada, and can be involved in managing development initiatives (1010) Contrary to what we may think, the people of Africa would like to manage these programs and to make the decisions that have an impact on them, for example in the case of social infrastructures, such as schools, water systems, and health centres.

From Mathieu Da Costa, the first recorded black man to set foot on Canadian soil, to the slaves of the underground railroad, the United Empire Loyalists and the newcomers of today, men and women of African heritage have pioneered in many sectors of our society including medicine, law, politics, education, science and the arts.

In 1995 the Parliament of Canada unanimously adopted a motion declaring February Black History Month and therefore giving recognition to the African experience in Canadian society.