August 9th is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and the theme is “Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract”. What is a social contract? According to un.org: A social contract is an unwritten agreement that societies make to cooperate for social and economic benefits. In many…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! St. Patrick’s Day , or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a global celebration of Irish culture and is also a cultural and religious celebration in remembrance of Saint Patrick, a patron saint of Ireland. In recognition of this celebratory day, Heritage Mississauga will be exploring the Irish influences on Mississauga from…
At 9:00 a.m. on September 2, 1945 aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed between representatives of the Japanese Empire and the Allied forces, formally bringing to an end the hostilities of the Second World War (although, in terms of international diplomacy, a State of War continued between…