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Caribana 2005

File consists of email correspondence with the Chair and Board of CCC-Caribana about controversy surrounding harassment, financial discrepancies and eventual resignation of one of its members as well as information on the Downsview project which sought to bring social and economic development to visible minority groups in the GTA through the Caribana Village & Museum initiative.

Political and personal photographs

Series consists of amateur and professional photographs taken and accumulated by Jean Augustine during her personal and professional life in Canada. This series documents Augustine's personal and family life in Grenada and Canada from the 1940s through to 2005, including her emigration to Canada, her social activities as a young woman in Toronto, her life as a young mother, social activist, teacher and student.

Photographs also document her early involvement in the 1970s and 1980s in community movements, cultural events, social justice and political organizations, as well as her professional career as an elementary school teacher and principal in the Metropolitan Separate School Board, her activities as part of Premier David Peterson's 'transition team' in 1985 and her work as chair of the Metro Toronto Housing Authority. Events documented include the election campaign of American politician Jesse Jackson, the earliest celebrations of the Caribana parade in Toronto, women's rights events and protests, and local Black History Month celebrations.

Photographs also document Augustine's activities as a federal politician, including her activities on Parliament Hill, her administration of federal committees and the Secretariats of Multiculturalism (later Multiculturalism and Status of Women), as well as her election campaigns (including door-to-door campaigning; fund raising; speeches; debates and promotion), and local activities (including celebrations at her constituency office; round table discussions and meetings with community organizations; annual Christmas parties; summer picnics; community celebrations; banquets; and Remembrance Day ceremonies).

Photographs also document Augustine's extensive travel overseas in the Caribbean, the United States, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Asia, Central Asia and the Far East, both in her official capacity as a politician and cabinet member, and as a tourist and traveler.

Liberal Party Publications

File consists of Liberal Party information manuals and promotional material such as buttons and flyers for Augustine's candidature.

J.A.'s Farewell SO31

File consists of "Standing Order 31: Member for Etobicoke-Lakeshore" which states Augustine's decision not to seek re-election, media coverage of her decision, correspondence, and articles pertaining to her successor, Michael Ignatieff.

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