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Formed on 15 June 1975 through the intiative of the Department of Recreation, the Multicultural Association of Nova Scotia is an umbrella organization which represents and serves regional multicultural councils in the province and their affiliated groups. Its objectives are to promote, encourage and assist cultural groups to develop and preseve their cultural identities, to act as a co-ordinating centre for local associations and councils, and to act as a liaison between the various cultural groups and departments of government. The association was incorporated under the Societies Act on 22 July 1975 and its first board meeting took place in Halifax on 8 August 1975. The programs developed by the association serve the multicultural community in the areas of education, performing and visual arts, immigration and anti-racism concerns, library service, radio broadcasts, and publications, including several books and a quarterly newsletter, Share (first issue published October 1975). MANS has also sponsored, co-sponsored and produced numerous festivals including Community Ethno Cultural Arts Festival, the Canadian Heritage Festival, and Celebration, which began in 1985 and is currently known as the annual Nova Scotia Multicultural Festival