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Brenda Mae Paris is a politician and activist in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is a prominent figure in Montreal's black community and has sought election to Montreal city council on two occasions. ==Early life and private career== Paris was born in Montreal's Little Burgundy neighbourhood.〔Egbert Gaye, "Paris committed to team and community," ''Montreal Community Contact'', 28 October 2005, p. 8.〕 She has a bachelor's degree in applied social sciences from Concordia University and is certified as a Family Life Educator from the same institution. Paris worked in student development at Dawson College for many years before her retirement in 2007.〔Irwin Block, "Vision Montreal lands two prominent names; Former Union Montreal member Paris, urban geographer Hanna to run in N.D.G.," ''Montreal Gazette'', 19 August 2009, A9.〕 She has served on several committees of the government of Quebec, including the ''Conseil des relations interculturelles''. In the early 2000s, she was executive director of Montreal's Black Community Resource Centre, which provides services for black anglophone Montrealers.〔Tokunbo Ojo, "Brenda Paris at the helm of BCRC," ''Montreal Community Contact'', 16 August 2001, p. 7; "Brenda Paris runs in St. Henri," ''Montreal Community Contact'', 19 August 2005, p. 5.〕 In February 2002, Paris was appointed as a citizen director of the Montreal Transit Corporation, representing the interests of transit users.〔"City's transit board makes room for two," ''Montreal Gazette'', 28 February 2002, A4.〕 Later in the same year, she was appointed to a transit sub-committee on ethnic and social diversity, which was created following reports of racial profiling by transit police.〔Debbie Parkes, "Transit police get training," ''Montreal Gazette'', 23 March 2003, A4.〕 She remained a director of the transit corporation until 2009.〔"Partisan nominations at the STM - Brenda Paris is removed" (Montreal press release ), ''Canada NewsWire'', 1 December 2009.〕 Paris has served as a regional director of the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada.〔Bryan M. Eastmond, "Helping women up," ''Montreal Community Contact'', 8 August 2008, p. 3.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brenda Paris」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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