BANNER

Description: MACHINE-STITCHED BANNER MADE OF OFF-WHITE, HEAVY CANVAS MATERIAL. SIX BRASS-COLOURED METAL GROMMETS AT CORNERS AND TOP AND BOTTOM CENTRE. CANVAS IS HANDPAINTED IN BROWN, ORANGE AND BLACK INK, WITH TEXT READING “WORLD CITIZENS CENTRE” AND AN IMAGE DEPICTING FOUR FIGURES LINKING HANDS AROUND A GEOMETRIC GLOBE SHAPE. FABRIC IS CREASED FROM PREVIOUS FOLDING. STAINING AND GENERAL GRIME THROUGHOUT, WITH MASKING TAPE RESIDUE AT INTERVALS ALONG THE TOP EDGE.

History: TRANSFER FROM GALT ARCHIVES. ACQUIRED AS PART OF THE WORLD CITIZENS CENTRE FONDS. THIS BANNER WAS USED BY THE WORLD CITIZENS CENTRE OF LETHBRIDGE TO PROMOTE THEIR ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMMING AT PUBLIC EVENTS. THE SOCIETY OPENED ON NOVEMBER 6, 1978 AND ACTED AS A RESOURCE FOR EDUCATORS , SUPPLYING ACCESS TO BOOKS, TEACHING KITS, AND AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS ON INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CULTURAL AWARENESS AND GLOBAL STUDIES. THE CENTRE PUBLISHED A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, STARTED THE TAPESTRY PROJECT (AN ANTI-RASCISM INITIATIVE), AND WORKED WITH NUMEROUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION COORDINATING COUNCIL OF ALBERTA, THE ALBERTA COUNCIL FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE, THE OPOSKAA’SIN EARLY INTERVENTION SOCIETY, SOUTHERN ALBERTA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM, AND LETHBRIDGE IMMIGRANT SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION. THE CENTRE ALSO CONTIBUTED RESOURCES TO POPULAR PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND INTERNATIONAL DINNERS. BY 1995 FEDERAL CUTS TO THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, FROM WHICH THE CENTRE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT FUNDING, CAUSED THE CENTRE TO SHIFT ITS FOCUS TO PROJECT-BASED GRANT FUNDING AND ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN THE CENTRE CLOSING IN 2000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE PERMANENT FILE.