BROTHERHOGD "y CHIEF DAN OFOAGE National Choicaun of Hoth rhanad Week My frowuly, how desperately da we need to fe Beved and ts love. have iy smethinsg yuu and t must uve, We niust have tt because agri foods apo it, We aust hive it Deecseese without it we own weak aadd faiet Without hove One el ester weakens, Witlesut it OMe cage Hib, Withone have we can ao longer Took ont confilently: ot the wart, Fnstead we tum Srawicdly and hein te fevd uypean Our ows perorslitios and httle the Vitae we destiny ounelvet, Soon it wilt be too hte iutegtation ty» pew The ouly thine thae oan truly hel as ts gonnine buve. You must tru > love ns, be pationt with us und share with uw. And we must love con with o een love that fonwes used Forgets. hive det borigivesg the terrible pilerings | your cultare: brought outs wi Swept aver us Tike a wave ccastung aon a beach... with a knve that forgets und iis wp its head and see in your eves au answering kok of trust and scerptonce, This is Hrotherluod, unything bers is rot worthy €f the name! - PLAN TO PROGRAM NOW TO MAKE Educational Institutions It's Up to You Make Brotherhood A Reality Krotherhoud Week is a Bl time to whe stock of your school progesrs in intergroup education. Ac this inte, teachers and Young praple can usk questivny Of thomscives aml the sanbaiuaity to discover how Bod sce the provisions of thy “hoo! fer, Welconung new Pupils, Arasing barriers raised iy snobbery, fears Of social dnateguny or religions and ccuncmic differences. Shoring in the responsibilities of se haat citheeaship, Participaring in devisianomakiag. Helping each Person to understand to the extent Of his ahility the feelings and motives of others, Helping cath persan to Suild self-respect and respect for others, Expressing the ideals of beathevhagd, THINK CF BROTHERHOOD WEEK AS HAVING. A NUMBER OF DIF-EKENT FUNCTIONS IN YOUR SCHOOL - IT'S UP TO you 4. Ve veletvate the weniny eaality of indiciheal and S7Oup cosmeration foe canimnun etuls, te educete the emations ant build the idealy Of brotherhood: ta depict, thrngh sone, drama, discussion, the dance ant pageuniey, the meaning of beatherhuod. 2. To take stock of the quality of group life in the schook: Evaluanion Of the schools extra-curricular prignini, surveys of the senree Of participation in tchool offas by snembers of the student bady, identifvation of proctices that fead ta diteriminae ton and unfair wearment and discovery of prace tees which furthe? good relations amung the school personnel, school youth and parents, BROTHERHGOD WEEK {Celebrated enoustly turing the third week Of february teom Su: day to Syridey) MIS PURPOSES ARE: 1. To qive people on opportunity to re-dedicate themselves os indwiduelt to the basic ideals of tespact for people and human tignts which are ctrentiol to our way of life, 2. To dramatize the practical things which people tan do to promote an understundng and reeliza- tion of these ideats, Churches, Community Ordantvations Service Chibs ECUMENISM 1S HERE fO STAY — GET Wire Tt Take positive action nuw to see that there iv egtial Opportunity tor ull an YOUr Cont <= beck on: Housing... fs equal oppurtunity for adequate housing ssaitable to all groups? Employment... Do people of alt races, religions and nstivnaliw huche grounds have full opportunity for jobs ond promotion On the basis of merit only? . Education... Is thete a school-wide Policy which provides for uns blased education? How abyut the texthooks, sre they fair to the Indian ond other minority groups § Health and Hospital Facilities... Ace the best in beaith ant hospital services ayaiiutty $0 ary persan living in the com, nity? Community Organizations... What standards of excluntont are reiletted in the mem- bership practices of Orgditezatiome in sour Come munity? BROTHERHOOD BEGINS WITH YOU. Yeu ean: 4, Sthuutote Jour Rraup ts toke uctiun ta erg Prejudice unt diseeunination in war es 2 Furmaletetiudy Kreps and leern move about MGter fellow Canadian he he € “Aristian ur lew, indian or non-lrdian. ° J. Feature guess Speakers knowledgeable an questions on race, religion, social problems, REMEMBER the words of George Sernard Shaw: "Religion ie g Brat force — the only veal nutive force dn the world; but what you jellows dun't undersrand & that you rust ger ut a man through his owa religion and not through yours.” HOW BROTHERHOOD WEEK BEGAN - DEMOCRACY WORK in 1934, a Catholic prisst in Denver, Colorado, re- marked to his Bishop what a great thing it would be if —just for one day — everyone would five up to REMEMBER the ideal of the Brotherhood of Man. BROTHERHOOD Mis suggestion was pasted on to the National Con. BEGI NS WITH ference of Christians and Jews where it wes quickly edopted. That same year the Conference organized YOU! an obtervence of “Brotherhood Day” in about 300 For Program Aids, Printed Materiels sommunities in the United States. The Project was an instentancous success and more end more com. Films and Scripts to stimulate the exchenge of views munities participated ia the observance until 1946 o—~ counsel or assistance — t ry OY et eney o Tyree ——s ae N's. when “Brotherhood Day” geve way to “Brotherhood Week" becsuse a ungle day proved too thort fer the wite variety of Program=es scheduled, fn Canada, Brotherhood Week was first celebrated in the city of Guelph in 1947, Guelph wos the only community in Cansda to observe Brotherhaod Week that year but year by year the observance hat grown until today almost every community participates, ‘THE CANADIAN COUNCIL OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS National office Room 506, 229 Yonge Street, Toronto 205 ATLANTIC REGION ONTARIO REGION 1657 Serrlegien Sweet Boum 504, 220 Vunne Street Terentu, Onteie - WESTERN REGION 004 Lorcaster Building Calgery %, Abserts WRITE OR PHONE YOUR NEAREST cccu OFFICE , cuuuat tra10n 924 Prowris Balding Winnipeg, Mentos RIN 6 QuUEstC arcion 26 te ema ee een oe, PACING REGION