Madeleine Tinteia

October 17 - NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY
Every year on the third Friday in October, National Mammography Day joins in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month to remind all women their best defense is early detection.


Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States according to the CDC. That's why a mammogram can detect a problem before there is any outward physical sign. The CDC statistics also report that breast cancer is the most common form of cancer diagnosed among women. Screenings and breast exams are a part of the early detection process. ( Nationalcalendar.com)

Having so many dear friends that fight with breast cancer, and have lost some of the dearest friends because of this, I cannot stress that enough how important this day is for all of us! Let's be more aware of breast cancer and how we can find out, in time, if we'll struggle with this! This is only possible by screening and early detection! Let's keep us safe and healthy, dear women!

For those who know me, the holidays are not my thing. I usually dislike them completely and I don’t even celebrate them.
However, Thanksgiving Day is my favourite day of the year.
We go day by day asking things, being unhappy when we don’t receive what we asked for, we complain most of the times by not having certain things and we always expect to do more, to have more, to accomplish more.
Thanksgiving Day is that that one day in a year when you can look around and give thanks for what you already have: for being healthy, for having a roof over your head, for having family and friends around you, for being loved.
It’s a great exercise of gratitude to look into what you already have in your life and to stop asking for more: but to appreciate what you already have, just being content of the counting blessings you have received.
I love Thanksgiving day. It gives me the opportunity to pause my life and to really appreciate what I have in the present moment!
Because:
“There’s always, always, something to be grateful for”
Happy Thanksgiving day!
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Ce samedi, le 27 septembre, on a passé un très bon moment avec Djylline Dera, de Haiti, qui a cuisiné avec le corps étudiant du CSJ la soupe Joumou. C'était la première édition de Cuisine communautaire, en collaboration avec Converse and Cook.

L'histoire de la soupe Joumou est profondément symbolique pour les Haïtiens. Il s'agit d'un plat autrefois réservé aux esclavagistes français, interdit aux esclaves qui le préparaient. Après leur indépendance de la France le 1er janvier 1804, les Haïtiens ont instauré une tradition de manger la soupe Joumou ce jour-là pour célébrer leur liberté, la baptisant « soupe de la liberté ».

Aujourd'hui, ce plat symbolise la résistance, la résilience et un lien profond avec la lutte de leurs ancêtres pour la liberté, favorisant la cohésion sociale et un sentiment d'identité commune.

La soupe Joumou est bien plus qu’un simple plat en Haïti. Sous l’esclavage, les Africains réduits en servitude n’avaient pas le droit de manger cette soupe, réservée uniquement aux maîtres français.
Une histoire très touchante de cette soupe, qui a été partagé entre les personnes étudiantes du Campus Saint- Jean!

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It's with great honor and pleasure that I announce being part of the mentorship program with ERIEC for newcomers.

It's been a great journey for me to help people who are coming to Canada to find their voice and their strength on their professional paths and to support them in their journey!

I am happy and grateful for this opportunity that ERIEC has given me during the last year and I hope to be able to help as many people as I can!

I always wanted to give back to the community if I can! It's one of my values: to be in service of others! And I think we need more people to get involved in the community and support others!
Learn more about becoming a mentor with ERIEC, get in touch with Shashi Shashikanth from ERIEC!

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