Organization: Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton events
Event Summary: Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton events
Website: https://www.ccah.ca/bhm2021.html
Organization: Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton
Event Name: Issues of Race in Education: Supporting Black Families
Date: February 17 / Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Event Summary: Join community leaders (including our Executive Director Angela J. Carter) for a discussion of steps which are being taken to address issues impacting Black families and their children in Halton Region. It is a fundamental value of our society that every child should be treated with fairness and dignity within our schools. But are Black boys and girls being treated as such? Systemic anti-Black racism permeates the structures of our society, including the education system, often having unintended consequences on the outcomes for Black children and their families.
Website: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMpduCvrD0uE9c6hI2xNpONSx80JGCrbZXT
Organization: Algoma University
Event Name: Black History Month Main Event
Date: February 17
Event Summary: Professor Cecil Foster Black, one of Canada’s leading public intellectuals on issues of race, culture, citizenship, and immigration, will speak about lives and the building of modern Canada and reflections on the historic role of Black Sleeping Car Porters.
Website: https://www.algomau.ca/event/black-history-month-main-event/
Organization: Black Opportunity Fund
Event Name: Sustaining Canada's Anti-Black Racism Movement: What's Next?
Date: February 18 / Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Event Summary: Building on the worldwide momentum of the anti-Black racism events of 2020, Sustaining Canada's Anti-Black Racism Movement brings together voices from some of Canada’s key Black-led organizations at the forefront in calling out, addressing, and combating systemic racism.
Website: https://www.livemeeting.ca/profile/black-opportunity-fund/
Organization: Ontario Black History Society
Event Name: Black History Month Speaker Series
Date: February 18 / Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Event Summary: Historians and Curators from Black Historic Heritage sites will join us to share information about their respective museums/historic sites. Join us as we present Amherstburg Freedom Museum, Buxton National Historic Site and Museum, Guelph Black Heritage Society and Uncle Tom's Cabin historic site.
Website: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/part-2-obhs-black-history-month-speaker-series-tickets-138308332947
Organization: Peel United Cultural Partners
Event Name: Education - the Pathway to Success
Date: February 20 / Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Event Summary: Annual Black History Month concert
Organization: Wilfrid Laurier University
Event Name: Black Identities and Social Work
Date: February 22 / Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Event Summary: A dialogue on Black Identities and Social Work including a spoken word performance and facilitated discussion featuring Kevin Sutton. Kevin is a writer, spoken word performance artist, workshop facilitator, communications professional, and community organizer.
Website: https://wilfrid-laurier.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FwlRyqoNSFSSFTKGf82dbQ
Organization: Wilfrid Laurier University
Event Summary: In celebration of Black History Month, Wilfrid Laurier is hosting a month-long series of virtual events. These events include interdisciplinary speakers and experts featuring Black literary artists, visual artists, scholars, scientists and culinary artists. This series is free and open to the public, registration is required.
Organization: Ontario Black History Society
Event Name: Black History Month Speaker Series
Date: February 23 / Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Event Summary: Join us for an evening of stories and humour with storytellers Sandra Whiting and Kesha Christie.
Website: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/part-3-obhs-black-history-month-speaker-series-tickets-138321143263
Organization: Peel Children's Aid Society
Event Name: Akoma
Date: February 24 / Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Event Summary: Together with our community partners we are proud to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of our Akoma Wraparound Service Response which works to support Black children, youth and their families with culturally-sensitive services.
Organization: Sheridan College
Event Name: Historian Voices: A Black History Month Special
Date: February 24 / Time: 6:00 pm
Event Summary: Join us on February 24 for a double screening and panel discussion with Director and Sheridan grad, Akil McKenzie (Bachelor of Film & Television '18), about a message of hope, encouragement, and inspiration for the Black community.
Website: https://www.sheridancollege.ca/events/2021/02/akil-mcKenzie-screening-discussion
Organization: Ontario Heritage Trust
Event Summary: Through its museum sites, web resources, publications and Provincial Plaque Program, the Ontario Heritage Trust shares the stories of Ontario’s Black communities.
Website: https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/pages/our-stories/ontarios-black-heritage
Organization: Ontario Heritage Trust
Event Name: Heritage Matters Live with Esi Edugyan
Date: February 25 / Time: 5:00 pm
Event Summary: The Ontario Heritage Trust presents bestselling author and two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize-winner Esi Edugyan for an exclusive talk on her internationally acclaimed novel Washington Black – touching on the themes of Black heritage, identity, belonging and displacement. Two education-focused and three general-public screenings will be available.
Website: https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/pages/programs/heritage-matters-live-with-esi-edugyan
Organization: City of Brampton
Event Name: Celebrate Black History Month
Event Summary: Every February, Brampton residents are invited to participate in Black History Month festivities and events that honour the legacy of Black Canadians, past and present. This month promises to celebrate and raise awareness of the many achievements and contributions of Black Bramptonians who, throughout history, have done so much to make Brampton a livable, compassionate and prosperous city it is today.
Website: https://www.brampton.ca/bhm2021
Organization: Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives
Event Name: Our Lives, Our Journeys
Event Summary: Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA) is excited to celebrate Black History Month virtually this February with online exhibitions and our PAMA Talks series.
Website: http://pama.peelregion.ca/en/News/index.aspx?newsId=976ce81a-b8fd-4b80-b1ac-5ff698fd3f20
Organization: Brampton Library
Event Name: A booklist for all ages about the history of Black Canadians
Event Summary: All too often, the history of Black people in Canada is overshadowed by the stories of those in other countries, especially the United States. The boundaries of history do not look the same as modern national borders and many of these histories are connected to one another, especially the North Atlantic slave trade, Black loyalists, the underground railroad and more. This booklist was created to try and keep our attention on Black Canadian history.
Website: https://www.bramptonlibrary.ca/index.php/blog/281-black-history-in-canada-a-book-list-for-all-ages
Organization: Government of Canada
Event Name: The Future is Now
Event Summary: The government of Canada is inviting Canadians to participate in Black History Month festivities and events that honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities.
Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month.html
Organization: Archives of Ontario
Event Name: Resources about Black History
Event Summary: The Archives of Ontario has numerous records relating to Black History in the province. For an introduction to these, explore the online exhibits listed below. There are also educational workshops available to teachers, and a list of a wide variety of resources that are available to researchers.
Website: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/black_history.aspx
Organization: City of Toronto
Event Name: Awakenings
Event Summary: This Black History Month, we hope you will engage with Toronto’s many stories through the Awakenings program, a series of art projects created within Toronto History Museums by Black, Indigenous and artists of colour, operating under the principles of anti-oppression, anti-colonialism, and anti-racism.
Website: https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/museums/