{"id":842,"date":"2003-02-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-02-17T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiledev.uit.yorku.ca\/2003\/02\/17\/village-gone-multicultural-spirit-remains\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T11:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:31:37","slug":"village-gone-multicultural-spirit-remains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2003\/02\/17\/village-gone-multicultural-spirit-remains\/","title":{"rendered":"Village gone, multicultural spirit remains"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/photos\/20030217\/2drums.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/photos\/20030217\/5lomb.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"8\" vspace=\"8\" \/>It\u2019s awfully quiet around York Lanes now that the <i>joie de vivre<\/i> of York is U\u2019s Multicultural Week is over. The village in York Lanes is gone, but the spirit and pride engendered by Multicultural Week remain.<\/p>\n<p>Multicultural Week began on Feb. 10 with a bang \u2013 on drums \u2013 as students, led by York music student and master drummer Isaac Akrong (above, left), paraded from York Lanes to Central Square and back.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard T. Lombardi (right), president of CHIN Radio\/TV International, then took to the main stage in York Lanes\u00a0and warmly\u00a0welcomed people to the event. On Feb. 13, President Lorna R. Marsden toured the \"village\" and personally greeted students at each booth before taking to the main stage to thank the\u00a0student organizers and members of the many student clubs who participated in Multicultural Week.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/photos\/20030217\/mars.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">(Above, President Lorna R. Marsden, right, chatting with volunteers staffing the Multicultural Village\u00a0booths)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There was tempting cuisine from countries around the world available in The Underground and throughout the three-day week in York Lanes at the booths set up by many of York\u2019s 50-plus student clubs. The York community was also treated to poetry, prayer, martial arts displays and numerous musical acts each day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/photos\/20030217\/jeremy2.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"8\" \/>Multicultural Week was a colossal undertaking and a colossal success, made possible largely through the vision and dedication of the York is U spirit campaign team, led by Chair Jeremy Greenberg (left)\u00a0and Multicultural Week Director Heather McKenzie, who organized scores of volunteers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">(Below, right, belly dancer; below, left, participants draped in flags)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/photos\/20030217\/abelly.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"8\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/photos\/20030217\/flags.jpg\" 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