Photo Credit: Government of Canada
This year’s BHM program will focus on Black resistance with the aim of remembering important achievements made by Black Canadians in the face of multiple struggles. Click on the title for each event for more information, and register using the RSVP links.
GLENDON PROFILES
Yerro Gassama
EVENTS
The Harriett Tubman Institute: Opening Ceremony Honouring Mr. Winston LaRose
In collaboration with the Resource Centre for Public Sociology and the African Studies Program.
Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM (EST)
Location: Online
Speakers: VP Cote-Meek, Rosemary Sadlier, Prescod Cheryl, Gervan Fearon, Gwyn Chapman, Kofi N. Hope
REDDI Mini Series: Acknowledging and Addressing Racism
Date: Thursday, February 9, 2023
Time: 11 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Online
This workshop will help participants gain an understanding of how to recognize racism, how it can manifest, and what its impacts are. Participants will learn about strategies to address barriers to inclusive spaces and become familiar with relevant tools, policies, and legislation within the York context.
Launch of GL Connect for Black Students
Date: Wednesdays, February 8 and 15
Time: 12 PM – 2 PM (EST)
Location: Room YH B125 (In-front of the GCSU office), Glendon Campus
The GL Connect drop-in program is an opportunity to learn from other students and share your experiences.
Come spend some time with us. Participate in engaging Games and activities in a relaxed environment. Snacks and prizes available!
The Harriett Tubman Institute: Honouring Rosemary Sadlier OOnt
In collaboration with the Glendon Caucus d’Équité Raciale – Race Equity Caucus.
Date: Thursday, February 9, 2023
Time: 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM (EST)
Location: York Hall A302, Glendon Campus
This is a hybrid event–refreshments will be served in-person
REDDI Mini Series: Black Inclusion: Historic and Current Efforts to Dismantle Anti-Black Racism
Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Time: 1 PM – 2:30 PM (EST)
Location: Online
This session will follow the birth and development of anti-Black racism both globally and locally, and the historic and on-going efforts to dismantle it. Through case-studies and scenarios, participants will be offered tools and examples of how to respond to anti-Black racism in effective and sustainable ways.
History Café – Mois de l’Histoire des Noirs au Salon francophone
In collaboration with the Glendon African Network.
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Time: 11:30 AM – 6 PM (EST)
Location: York Hall B111, Glendon Campus
Fun activities to learn about the rich contributions of Black communities in Canada.
The event will also be held online on Friday 17 February between 11:30 and 13:30. Click here for more information.
REDDI Mini Series: Black Inclusion: Reconnaître et aborder le racisme (FR)
Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023
Time: 11 AM – 12:30 PM (EST)
Location: Online
This workshop will help participants understand how racism manifests itself, and what its impacts are. Participants will discover strategies to remove barriers to inclusive spaces and practice interrupting racist comments. Please note that this workshop will be in French.
Harriet Tubman Institute: Calypso as Music of Resistance in collaboration with the Organization of Calypso Performing Artists
Featuring presenters Henry Gomez and Roger Gibbs, also known as King Cosmos and Rajiman.
Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023
Time: 2:30 PM – 4 PM (EST)
Location: 314 York Lanes, York University Keele Campus
The REDDI Mini Series: Do the Work: Intervening on Racism
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Time: 11 AM – 12:30 PM (EST)
Location: Online
Please note that we strongly recommend participants to have attended at least one of the other REDDI workshops before attending this session.
This workshop will be highly participation-based and ask attendees to design strategies and practice tools to intervene in moments of racial discrimination, harassment, and microaggressions. Prior familiarity with these concepts is recommended.
Harriet Tubman Institute: Implications of Colonialism for Disease Outbreak Response in Black Communities
In collaboration with the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Time: 12:30 PM – 2 PM (EST)
Location: Online
Soirée africaine
Date: Tuesday, February 28,
Time: 5 PM (EST)
Location: Ballroom in the Glendon Hall, Glendon Campus
This is a hybrid event–refreshments
Come celebrate with us Black history month where you will get the chance to try traditional African dishes and enjoy some music with your friends.
This event is open to current Glendon students. Given the limited space available, priority is given to students who identify as black and/or African.
For further info, contact studentaffairs@glendon.yorku.ca