Munni
Subhani
Munni Subhani from Chittagong, Bangladesh, came to
Canada in the Ô70s, and established herself as a Cultural ambassador. First
women from Bangladesh to celebrate Canada Day in Ottawa at the Parliament
(1981), and first woman from Bangladesh as a business entrepreneur, opening an
iconic store in Toronto, called EKU fashions in the early Ô80s
Since
the eighties participated in Multicultural Festivals:
1.
Caravan,
1990 Toronto.
2.
Kingston
Folklore, 1990
3.
Carassauga, 1990 Mississauga
4.
Dragon
Boat, 1989 to 1995 ( Waterfront )
5.
WOMAD
1989/90, ( Waterfront
)
6.
Rhythms
of India, 1994 ( Waterfront
)
7.
Shonar Bangla. 2014 ( Waterfront
)
8.
As a song writer, performed at ÒThe United Nations World Harmony
Interfaith Festival 2018Ó in Toronto.
Challenged
Seniors Performances:
1
Canada
Day - Aga Khan Museum – 2017/18. Performing this year as well!
2
Canada
Day – Bangladesh Canada Assoc. 2018. Dentonia
Park.
3
ÒSylhet World Convention in TorontoÓ 2018
4
ÒPanorama
IndiaÓ Indian Independence Day, Aug – 2018 Nathan Phillips Square
5
ÒMokshaÓ
Family Day - Markham, Diversity Festivals. 2018/2019.-Toronto
& Markham.
6
Better
Living Community Centre. 2016
7
ÒMulticultural
EventÓ 2017 - 5 Deuville, Toronto
8
ÒNetralya Lions ClubÓ 2018
9
Ò
International Lions ConventionÓ 2017/2018/2019.
10
Upcoming
Event performance for ÒBetter Living Fund Raising Gala - Oct. 2019Ó
Raised
Funds through Arts and Cultural for:
1.
ÒMetropolitan
Toronto Police April 12th 1984 for the Grace Hospital, Toronto.
2.
Bosnian-Canadian
Relief Association on MotherÕs Day. Toronto. May Ô94
3.
CNIB,
Sick Kids Hospital,Toronto
2016 TNLC -Toronto Netralya Lions Club
4.
ÒEye
Centre for the Indigenous PeopleÓ Toronto 2018. TNLC Lions Club
5.
ÒThe
Better Living Health CentreÓ Toronto, 2015/16/17. Serving 8000 seniors.
6.
Zoroastrian Community Toronto.
7.
Aga Khan Hospital. Pakistan
8.
Gyaan
Bhakti Temple New York - 1989
Board member and Advisor in Art and
Culture of the following:
1.
ÒThe
Mennonite New Life CentreÓ since 2000, I am grateful to the centre
to have dedicated the community room under my motherÕs name– BEGUM
AFZALUN NESSA COMMUNITY ROOM! – For the last 19 years we have been
supporting newcomers with an annual lunch.
2.
ÒTNLC
– Toronto Netralya Lions ClubÓ
3.
Board
Member of ÒOBCS – Ontario Bengali Cultural SocietyÓ
4.
Board
Member of ÒBetter Living Community & Health CentreÓ
5.
ÒDurga Bari TempleÓ Hindu Temple
6.
ÒProttoyÓ Bangladesh organization of Toronto.
7.
ÒAWICÓ
Asian Women in Canada.
¤
Workshops
given to various centres in Toronto:
¤ Better Living Health Centre // Afghan
women organization// Habitat for Women // Toronto Netralya
Lions Club // Toronto Dominion Bank // Zoomers Show 2010 /Toronto School Board ESL // Teachers
Convention // United Nations Children
Organization.// AWIC.// Arya Samaj
Mandir Markham//
Received
an Special Award - ÒNight of Solidarity with survivors of TortureÓ
As an English teacher with the CCVT- Canadian Centre
for Victims of Torture, her biggest challenge was to transform a victim of
torture Ethiopian student to believe in HOPE, where he won the ÒSpell BÓ
competition held by Toronto Star Newspaper. 2007