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Katie Bulley and Cultural Diversity

Cultural Diversity: Bulley seems to echo the sentiments of everyone gathered at the city hall courtyard Wednesday to celebrate the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. The theme this year for the United Nations-declared global event is Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion. , according to Hamilton Spectator. An inclusive city where everyone matters is the goal, according to executive director Evelyn Myrie. "Diversity is a beautiful thing," Hamilton folksinger Katie Bulley shouts out to the lunchtime crowd. "Without it, this world would be a heck of a boring place." At the local celebration, hosted by the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion there was an atmosphere of revelry and camaraderie among the people from the diverse backgrounds that were represented. The Aboriginal community started things off with a traditional drum circle. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.