Bringing diverse ideas and people together

Giving Back to the Community

The Canadian Race Relations Foundation

The Canadian Race Relations Foundation is Canada's leading agency
dedicated to the elimination of racism and all forms of racial discrimination in Canadian society.

Gina Valle is Vice-Chair of the Board

OMNI Advisory Council

The OMNI Advisory Council enhances the engagement of ethnocultural communities on OMNI Television at a local, regional, and national level and focuses on three areas of OMNI’s operations – Programming, Sales, and Community Outreach. Gina Valle is a member of the Ontario OMNI Advisory Council.
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It is with great pride that I am a Director at Villa Charities and have recently been                  nominated Chair of the Culture Committee. Since its early days in 1971, Villa Charities has            developed a unique approach to carrying out diverse services in the Greater Toronto's                    Italian-Canadian community. ​
L'Institut du Dialogue Interculturel
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L'Institut du Dialogue Interculturel (IDI) de la région du Grand Toronto offre des dîners-dialogue en français. Ces evenements sont organises par IDI en collaboration avec Diversity Matters et sont consacrés aux débats d'idées multiculturelles.  Les francophones et francophiles du Grand Toronto (GTA) sont les bienvenus..
Italian Heritage Month

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Italian Heritage Month, which is held in June of each year, is a time to remember the contributions Canadians of Italian heritage have made over the years.  It is also a time to celebrate the community’s accomplishments.  As Canadians of Italian heritage, we have much to be proud of.  Canadians of Italian heritage are active members of the Canadian mosaic. 

Each June, Diversity Matters supports a myriad of events at public libraries and organizes round tables and children’s activities in Italian.

Rainbow Caterpillar Multilingual Bookshop

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In a country like Canada, where many of us come from somewhere else, it is fitting that a smart little bookshop called Rainbow Caterpillar would encourage kids not only to read books in their heritage language, but also to write stories in those very languages. In 2014, Rainbow Caterpillar introduced the Junior Kid Lit Award which will encourage children to                                                                       write a story in languages other than French or English.   
Diversity Matters is proud to support reading and writing in kids, and is sponsoring the first prize for the winning story.