come on up, evernice. she's a resident of midtown terrace in district 7 since 1979 where she raised her son. she now has two granddaughters. i have two grandkids, too. and has remained and continues to be an active force in her community, especially when it comes to aging adults. she's joined by many of her friends today including willard harris who, believe it or not, i didn't believe it, she's 98 years old. she's here. there she is. [ applause ] district 7 is a little bit different. we really deal our community through activism within our neighborhoods and community. and ms. cook really exemplifies what it is to be a district 7 resident that's building communities in district 7. so i'm really honored to have you be my honoree. my office first began working with her last year when i secured funding to start senior fitness programs in midtown terraces, a neighborhood that has had a lack of senior programming despite the large number of elderly living in that area. evernice stepped up as a leader to work wi

evernice isjust one migrant who has been warmly welcomed.ples of loving your neighbour as yourself is what they hold here. —— hold dear. so it was easy for them to welcome me, because of their christian faith. so surprising then that the vast majority of people who describe themselves as church of england are opposed to immigration. researchers at the university of bristol analysed a series of social attitude surveys in britain. they found that 87% of anglicans think the number of immigrants coming to britain should be reduced. it compares with 77% of people who say the same thing with no religion. church leaders say they have work to do. we don't have a great history in this country and the church of england of having welcomed immigrants, way back since the ‘50s and ‘60s. and we still have a long way to go in order to enable, to help to educate congregations to be able to express a more fuller welcome to those who both enter our churches and also come to our country. the study also found a difference between those who go to church every wee

evernice is just one migrant who's been warmly welcomed, coming to britain from zimbabwe 16 years agoas yourself. it's what they hold dear. so it was easy for them to welcome me because of their christian faith. so surprising then that the vast majority of people who describe themselves as church of england are opposed to immigration. university of bristol researchers analysed a series of british social attitude surveys. they found 87% of anglicans think the number of immigrants coming to britain should be reduced. it compares to 77% of people who say the same thing with no religion. church leaders say they have work to do. we don't have a great history in this country and the church of england of having welcomed immigrants, way back since the ‘50s and ‘60s, and we still have a long way to go in order to enable, to help, to educate congregations to be able to express a more fuller welcome to those who both enter our churches and also come to our country. the study also found a difference between those who go to church every week and those who call themselves christian but don't go to