Brotherhood Week at the Negro Community Centre

Brotherhood Week at the Negro Community Centre

Three young girls at Brotherhood Week at the Negro Community Centre in Montreal - (left to right) Eleitha Haynes, Elizabeth Phillips, Camille Haynes

This photo shows three young girls, Eleitha Haynes, Elizabeth Phillips, and Camille Haynes, participating in Brotherhood Week at the Negro Community Centre. Brotherhood Week was an annual program designed to introduce children to different countries, cultures, and traditions from around the world, as shown on the back of the photograph. Through interactive activities, lessons, and cultural presentations, the event encouraged young participants to learn about and appreciate the diversity of global communities. By connecting youth to international perspectives, Brotherhood Week emphasized the idea of interconnectedness, showing how communities and cultures are linked. Programs like this reflected the broader mission of the Negro Community Centre to provide educational, social, and cultural opportunities for children, helping them develop empathy, curiosity, and a sense of responsibility as members of both their neighbourhood and the wider world. Such initiatives reinforced the centre’s role as a nurturing space where youth could grow into informed, culturally aware, and engaged members of society.

Dave Legget

Three young girls at Brotherhood Week at the Negro Community Centre, 1959, Box 6274, File 1663, Canada Dept. of Manpower and Immigration Collection, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Library and Archives Canada

February 23, 1959

Library and Archives Canada

Library and Archives Canada

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19.0 x 24.0 cm