The
Kosovo Thanks Canada art project was highly
publicized and covered by media in both Canada
and Kosovo. In Halifax, Tony Bislimi appeared on
CTV Atlantic Morning Show to talk about the
project, while in Kosovo several daily papers
covered the activity (Bota Sot, Gazeta Express
and a few local news portals such as
Rajonipress.com and 2lonline.com)
Other media outlets in Canada covered the Kosovo
Thanks Canada project too, as indicated by the
following links / news clippings:
Halifax News New - by Colin
Chisholm
King's County News - by John
Decoste
The Aurora Newspaper
- by Sara Keddy
The
Bislimi Group Foundation once again acknowledges
the financial support of the Municipality of
Gjilan without which this project could not have
taken place.
The
following are some pictures from the Kosovo
Thanks Canada project - Nova Scotia, Canada,
August 2012:
Kosovo Thanks Canada Exhibition,
Craig Gallery, Alderney Landing, Dartmouth, NS,
Canada, August - September 2012
Mr. Hajdin Abazi, Deputy Minister
of Culture, Youth, and Sport of Kosovo gives his
opening address at the official opening of the
Kosovo Thanks Canada exhibit
Poet, author, and educator, Mr.
Xhevat Latifi, reads one of his poems in English
"Say a Good Word" at the opening ceremony
Executive Director of the TBG
Foundation, Mr. Halit Bislimi greets the
audience at the opening ceremony
The Kosovo delegation (Mr Abazi,
Mr Latifi and Mr Bislimi) along with Tony
Bislimi pose with several attendees of the
opening ceremony of the Kosovo Thanks Canada
exhibit
The artwork showcased in this
exhibit was prepared and created by the
schoolchildren of the Abaz Ajeti Elementary and
Middle School in Gjilan, Kosovo
T. Bislimi, X. Latifi, H. Abazi,
Marilyn More (Nova Scotia Minister of Advanced
Education and Labour), H. Bislimi, and Stephanie
MacInnis-Langley (Nova Scotia Status of Women
Council Executive Director)
H. Bislimi, Leonard Prerya (Nova
Scotia Minister of Culture, Communities and
Heritage), H. Abazi, X. Latifi, T. Bislimi
T. Bislimi, X. Latifi, H. Abazi,
Ismael Aquino (Director General of the Canadian
Red Cross in Halifax), H. Bislimi, F. Shabiu
Colonel (Rt.) Brian Handley (who
was in charge of this CFB when it hosted
thousands of Kosovo refugees in 1999) welcomes
and addresses the Kosovo delegation at the
Greenwood CFB in Nova Scotia
T. Bislimi, H. Bislimi, Commander
of 14 Wing Greenwood CFB, H. Abazi, X. Latifi,
N. Muji
Kosovo delegation with Col. Troy
Kennedy at Aldershot CFB in Nova Scotia. The
Kosovo state flag is put up in honour of this
visit.