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Ethiopian Immigrant: School Home and James Town

ethiopian immigrant: That really scares me, according to CBC. Dar's children go to Rose Avenue Public School, a building nestled in the heart of St. I find it hard to explain, especially to a nine- and 10-year-old, that people can be murdered inside a worship place, either a church or a mosque, said the Ethiopian immigrant, who's called Canada home since 1990. James Town, surrounded by nearly two dozen downtown apartment towers. On Wednesday, Dar was among the dozens of parents and educators who gathered to gain newfound understanding about each other's cultures and faiths inside the school that's home to one of the city's most diverse groups of students. It's the site of a new workshop addressing racism and Islamophobia a first-of-its-kind meeting that's being hailed as an idea worth replicating by a representative of the Toronto District School Board. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.