Calgary Ethiopian Youth Alliance

As immigrants to this land we whole heartedly support and stand with Indigenous peoples across this country. It is our duty to be educated on issues that pertain to this land and it’s original peoples. What’s happening in Nova Scotia is not about conservation, it is racism. What the Mi’Kma’Ki fishermen have experienced is terrorism.

If you got your tickets, congrats! If you weren’t able to we are unfortunately sold out! Thank you to the wonderful souls who purchased a ticket, we look forward to seeing you Friday night! - Some housekeeping rules:... Doors open at 815 pm. COVID protocols will be followed. If you have any symptoms of COVID, or are feeling undertaken the weather, sit this one out (and please get better). Wear a mask and have it on while you are walking around. This event is cashless, so if you want a drink, snack, or shirt remember that!

Only 10 tickets remaining for the Black Love movie night!! Get your tickets now at https://www.ceyayyc.ca/events We hope to CEYA there!

Did you catch our feature in CTV Calgary ? We're excited to be brining a Black Love Movie Night to Calgary! Playing Love and Basketball on Oct. 9 at Globe Cinema! Due to COVID the theatre is operating with limited capacity - grab your tickets ASAP! Tickets can be purchased at: https://www.ceyayyc.ca/events... Black Love Movie Night - Love & Basketball https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-ethiopian/ceya-1.5133773

Check out our Love & Basketball playlist on Spotify And while you’re grooving consider joining us at 9 pm on October 9 at the @globecinema_yyc to relive one of the most tender movies Black Hollywood has to offer. Bring your hunny bunny chekolat your boo thang, your sweetie pie, or your bestie and lets all relearn that alls fair in love & basketball. ... COVID protocols will be followed. Due to COVID the Globe is operating with limited capacity so please grab your tickets ASAP! Grab your tickets on our brand spanking new website (Ceyayyc.ca) or click the link in our bio!

Black love is tender, sweet, intimate, funny, and most of all beautiful. It’s been a hard year for the Black community seeing so much pain, heartbreak, and death of our brothers and sisters. We wanted to take a moment and reflect the beauty, the joy, and the love of Blackness. And what better movie to do that than the 2000 classic Love & Basketball? Please join us at 9 pm on October 9 at the @globecinema_yyc to relive one of the most tender movies Black Hollywood has to offe...r. Doors open 830 pm. Bring your hunny bunny chekolat your boo thang, your sweetie pie, or your bestie and lets all relearn that alls fair in love & basketball. COVID protocols will be followed. Due to COVID the Globe is operating with limited capacity so please grab your tickets ASAP! Grab your tickets on our brand spanking new website ceyayyc.ca or click the link in our bio! We’ll also be having 2 amazing door prizes up for grabs. Stay tuned for more info.

CEYA presents... *check notes*... how to break up with an East African... I mean, Black Love Film Night! Come experience some good for the soul Black love on the big screen on Friday, October 9th. Ticket on sale here https://www.ceyayyc.ca/events COVID protocols will be followed. Due to COVID the Globe is operating with limited capacity so please grab your tickets ASAP!... Grab your tickets on our brand spanking new website (Ceyayyc.ca) or click the link in our bio! We’ll also be having 2 amazing door prizes up for grabs. Stay tuned for more info.

We stopped by the @calgarycommunityfridge today with two bags worth of fresh produce, dairy products, and non perishable items. It was exciting to finally be able to see the community fridge! What an innovative way to get food to people who need it most. I’ve been reflecting a lot on food insecurity, access to nutritious and fresh foods, food banks, community food centres and gardens. The roles these spaces play in our society, the need for these spaces and the limitations of... these emergency resources. This has been a challenging year for many and we are still just figuring out the long term impacts COVID will have in our communities. Food insecurity has always been a problem in our country and the pandemic has only heightened that. And as as #CERB ends in October food banks across Canada are expecting more visitors. Food banks have existed here in Canada for about 40 years and though the work they do is INCREDIBLE, it is just a small bandage on a huge problem. We need policy changes to make sure no one in our country struggles with food insecurity & access to nutritious foods. Wouldn’t it be a dream to one day be able to phase out these resources? That no one would need to access a food bank to put food on their table? But, in the mean time we can all do small things to help our fellow community members, while also advocating for long lasting and meaningful change! If you can donate anything, please do! This beauty of a fridge is located at 902 Centre St North! #communityfridge #foodinsecurity #foodbanks #cerb #covid #foodforthought

Shoot your shot, homies . Please join us at 9 pm on October 9 at the @globecinema_yyc to relive one of the most tender movies Black Hollywood has to offer. Bring your hunny bunny chekolat your boo thang, your sweetie pie, or your bestie and lets all relearn that alls fair in love & basketball. ... COVID protocols will be followed. Due to COVID the Globe is operating with limited capacity so please grab your tickets ASAP! Grab your tickets on our brand spanking new website (Ceyayyc.ca) or click the link in our bio!

Tik’ur Fik’ir Jaalal Guraacha Ts’elim Fik’ri Black Love ... However you want to say it, it’s beautiful. Our Black Love shirts are on sale now and available in: Amharic, Tigrinya, and Afaan Oromoo. Receive 15% off when you sign up for our mailing list. Visit https://www.ceyayyc.ca/s/order to get your own .

Sometimes life be like that But sometimes life can be sweet, tender, funny intimate, and beautiful. Kind of like Love & Basketball! It’s been a hard year for the Black community seeing so much pain, heartbreak, and death of our brothers and sisters. We wanted to take a moment and reflect the beauty, the joy, and the love of Blackness. And what better movie to do that than the 2000 classic Love & Basketball? Please join us at 9 pm on October 9 at the @globecinema_yyc to re...live one of the most tender movies Black Hollywood has to offer. Bring your hunny bunny chekolat your boo thang, your sweetie pie, or your bestie and lets all relearn that alls fair in love & basketball. COVID protocols will be followed. Due to COVID the Globe is operating with limited capacity so please grab your tickets ASAP! Grab your tickets on our brand spanking new website (Ceyayyc.ca) or click the link in our bio! We’ll also be having 2 amazing door prizes up for grabs. Stay tuned for more info.

A COVID reminder from the City!

Team work makes the dream work . We were thrilled to team up with YYC Eritreans to provide 65 kids in our communities with back to school gear. Thank you to Black People United Calgary, Immigrant Services Calgary, and TD for their generous donations and support! #backtoschool #backtoschoolyyc #yyc

At CEYA we stand with residential school survivors & are committed to a future of reconciliation that is Indigenous led. #Orangeshirtday is a day to recognize the harm done by residential schools to Indigenous communities and as a way to honour all those impacted. The orange shirt refers to a new shirt that Phyllis Webstad was given by her grandmother for her first day of school at St.Joseph’s Mission Residential School in colonial British Colombia. When she arrived to school, her clothes were taken away and never returned.

COVID sucks, but safety first. Due to the recent outbreak in our community, we have decided to cancel our Enkutatash event.

When was the last time you got tested for COVID-19? Can't remember? Been in a big group setting recently? Feeling a bit stuffy lately? Better get tested! And remember, getting tested could save lives. You can book a COVID-19 test online or visit a pharmacysome even take in walk ins it takes 5 minutes. So easy, there is no excuse! Let’s get proactive about our health and the health of our community members. For more info, visit: https://myhealth.alberta.ca//Pa/COVID-Self-Assessment.aspx

Elelelele!! It’s almost Ethiopian New Years and we couldn’t be more excited! Join us on Saturday, September 12 at Aggüdo Coffee from 12-4 PM for a socially-distanced children’s festival! Registration not required.

This year has been tough on so many of us, mentally, emotionally, financially but we’ve really seen the Calgary community come together to uplift one another. Earlier this week Black People United Calgary, reached out to us to see if any children in our community needed back packs full of shook supplies for back to school. We found 14 children who were in need of some supplies. Today we were able to pick them up and will be delivering them later this week. Thank you for al...l the work you’re doing in our communities, Black People United. If you, or anyone you know, is in need of a backpack & school supplies, please send us a message and we will try to set you up with some school supplies.

Good Morning. Here is CEYA's statement about the civil unrest in Ethiopia, translated in Tigrinya. As of July 7, 2020.

Good Morning. Here is CEYA's statement about the civil unrest in Ethiopia, translated in Amharic. As of July 7, 2020.

Good Morning. Here is CEYA's statement about the civil unrest in Ethiopia, translated in Afaan Oromoo. As of July 7, 2020.

This Sunday Victory Outreach Church is giving away backpacks and school supplies, along with a $20 Walmart gift card, to help offset the costs of the new school year. Registration is required! https://victoryoutreach.breezechms.com/form/0ff0ea

Hey #yyc, you ready for the B.L.A.C.K Project? ActionDignity is launching the B.L.A.C.K Project on July 17 at 6 p.m via zoom. This program, first of it's kind, was created to strengthen the sense of identity and community among African & Caribbean youth, ages 12-22, by building leadership skills, community connections, civic engagement, and youth-led actions to address anti-Black racism.... It will also be focusing on areas of mental health and self-esteem wellness, financial literacy & entrepreneurship, anti-black racism awareness and knowledge sharing! To register please email [email protected]

CEYA Statement on Civil Unrest in Ethiopia. As of July 7, 2020.

The City of Calgary wants to hear from members of the BIPOC community on experiences of racism & ideas to build an anti-racist city. A public consultation on systemic racism, part of city's commitment to anti-racism, is set for July 7, 2020. If you are interested in sharing your experience, online or in person, with members of City Council at this meeting, please email [email protected] by 3 p.m. on July 3, 2020. Make sure your email includes:... - Your name - Subject line: ‘Anti-Racism Panel’ - Indicate this request to speak is for the Anti-Racism Public Consultation - If you need an interpreter, include the language needed See more

Hello CEYA fam! We're back again with a new video, we hope you enjoy it & feel free to make it at home... just make sure to tag us if you do! Comment, like and share :)

It's Monday and that means our resident chef, Mellu, will be dropping another video! This week Mellu is made some Korean BBQ, yum. Video drops at noon! #MoyawithMellu

Good morning everyone! Thank you everyone for their generous donations so far to our COVID-19 relief campaign in partnership with Calgary Run for Water! We are almost at the $2000 mark and need $1000 more to go to reach our goal by this Saturday! Donate directly by clicking on the link here: https://raceroster.com//alone-together-run-c/pledge/team/2 OR you can buy a t-shirt for $20 and we will donate $10 (50%) of the proceeds to the fundraiser!!