Black History Month 2012 in Ottawa-Gatineau
About Black History Month
In 1995, the Government of Canada designated February as Black
History Month, to celebrate the contribution of people of African descent to
the Canadian mosaic. The theme for 2012 is “Our Canadian Story: Making
Community Engagement A Priority”. Black History Ottawa wishes to use
the celebrations to highlight the need for adults in our community to provide
leadership, support and guidance, and be positive role models that our youth
can emulate by engaging in community-based volunteer activities. This theme will be highlighted in all Black History month 2012 activities, which also serve to highlight those programs, services and initiatives that speak to our role in education, sports, civic engagement, politics, law, sciences, technology, military. All residents and visitors to our great city are welcome to join the celebrations.
Photo: Before Rosa Parks in the U.S., there was Viola Desmond....in Nova Scotia, Canada!
City of Ottawa Proclamation for 2012
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
February, 2012
WHEREAS, the theme for Black History
Month 2012 is “Our Canadian Story: Making Community Engagement a Priority”;
and
WHEREAS, 2012 marks the 140th anniversary of Elijah McCoy's 1872 invention of the steam engine lubricator, giving rise to the term, “The Real McCoy” and the 130th anniversary of the introduction of longhorn cattle to Canada, by John Ware, Alberta’s most famous cowboy with both being positive roles models to be emulated;
and
WHEREAS, Black History Ottawa asks
parents, teachers and other adults, to volunteer their leadership, support and guidance, to have young Canadians know of the lasting economic and cultural contributions made by trailblazers of African ancestry, who, like McCoy and Ware, faced down adversity to triumph;
THEREFORE, I, Jim Watson, Mayor of the City of Ottawa, do hereby proclaim February, 2012 as Black History Month in Ottawa.
2012 BLACH HISTORY MONTH EVENTS CALENDAR FOR OTTAWA-GATINEAU
Please Note: All events are in English unless otherwise stated.
Theme: Our Canadian Story:Making Community Engagement a Priority
Saturday, January 28
Black History Month Launch & Opening Ceremony
City of Ottawa, Jean Piggott Hall, 110 Laurier Ave
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Free Admission. Donations to Black History Ottawa gratefully accepted.
An afternoon of inspiration and entertainment reflecting the theme “Our Canadian Story: Making Community Engagement A Priority”, to highlight the importance of volunteerism and community building in creating a vibrant inclusive community. This event will feature: special exhibits; the 2012 Black History Month Proclamation by the Mayor of Ottawa; the unveiling of two Canada Post stamps honouring Alberta's John Ware and Nova Scotia's Viola Desmond; the presentation of the 2012 Black History Ottawa Community Builder Awards, music by Rita Carter and African drumming by Éric Sarah, and more!
Information
bhottawa@yahoo.ca
December 2011 – 19 February 2012
Ottawa Art Gallery, Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave., Contemporary galleries 1 & 3
Edna Patterson-Petty's African-American Contemporary Quilts. The contemporary art-quilts of East St. Louis, Illinois artist Edna J. Patterson-Petty are improvisational and 'jazzy' in their aesthetic quality. They function as conveyors of memories and histories of place – slavery, race and racism, community and self-emancipation. The quilts in this exhibition not only speak about adversity, they are testaments of the inventiveness of African-American culture as expressed in the syncopated jazz beat. More info on exhibition at http://ottawaartgallery.ca/exhibits/2011/edna-patterson/index-en.php Curated by Andrea Fatona, Guest Curator. Sponsored by U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section.
Gallery Hours
Monday: closed; Tuesday: 10am to 6pm; Wednesday: 10am to 6pm; Thursday: 10am to 8pm; Friday: 10am to 8pm; Saturday: 11am to 6 pm; Sunday: 11am to 6 pm. Admission to the Gallery is "Pay-What-You-Can".
Information
Tel.: 613-233-8699
info@ottawaartgallery.ca
www.ottawaartgallery.ca
Wednesday, February 1
React to the African Film: Courting Justice
Ottawa Public Library main branch auditorium (120, Metcalfe St.)
5:30pm (refreshments), 6pm (screening)
FILM: As part of its "React to the African Film" series, The South African High Commission presents: "Courting Justice", created by Ruth B. Cowan and produced by Luna Films. This film illustrates how the new constitution in post-apartheid South Africa partially lived up to its goals of promoting justice and human rights. Essential to keeping these promises, indeed mandated by the constitution, is a diverse judiciary -- one that includes women. By 2008, 18 percent of the superior court judges were women. This film is their story. More info at www.courtingjustice.com Event includes an introduction and a discussion with creator/executive producer Ruth B. Cowan. Free admission.
Thursday February 2
Our Health in Our Hands
Ottawa Public Library auditorium - 120 Metcalfe Street
5.30 - 7.30 p.m.
Free admission.
Organized by the African, Caribbean and Black HIV/AIDS Prevention Group. Join us for a frank, informative and fun evening as we explore the social impacts of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. Information table will have a variety of resources and fact sheets on healthy sexuality, and other information.
A partnership with Ottawa Public Health, AIDS Committee of Ottawa and Somerset West Community Health Centre.
Information
Mike Cecilio
613-238-5014 ext 236
ethno@aco-cso.ca
Friday - Sunday, Feb. 3 - 5 & Feb. 10 – 12
8 pm
Natalie Stern Studio Theatre, 294 Picton Ave. (Westboro)
Moon Dog Theatre in association with PACT-Ottawa (Persons Against the Crime of Trafficking in humans) present: THE WALK (a play about trafficked girls). By Catherine Cunningham-Huston. Directed by Natalie Fraser-Purdy.
SYNOPSIS: Celestine, a Nigerian who was a sex slave for eight years in Italy, is now struggling to raise her infant son in Canada. Her story is at the heart of this drama about three wildly incompatible Canadians trying to write a play
about sex trafficking and its impact on young women from around the world. Tickets: $20 in advance / $22 at the
door
Information
Catherine: 613 733 0776
moondogtheatre@rogers.com
www.moondogtheatre.com
Saturday, February 4
7pm
Dominion Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper St., Ottawa
CONCERT: The Ottawa International Jazz Festival presents: The Oliver Jones Trio, feat. •Oliver Jones - piano•Eric Lagace - bass•Jim Doxas - drums. Disciple and friend of Oscar Peterson, Oliver Jones' career as a jazz musicians
peaked later in life. Gifted with amazing technique, he first mastered classical music before moving on to a wider variety of musical genres. His fostered a growing affinity for jazz in the 1980s when he signed with the Justin Time label
and started making concert appearances all over the world. Jones has won Juno (the Canadian Grammy) awards in 1986, 1990, and 2006, and Félix Awards in 1989 and 1994. The album Just You, Just Me also won “recording of the year”, and Jones “keyboardist of the year”, from the National Jazz Awards in 2006. He’s also the proud recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. award, celebrating his contributions to the Black Community in Canada and in his native Montreal. In 1993 he received the Order of Québec, the province’s highest honor, and the next year he was awarded the Order of Canada, for “outstanding achievement in the arts.” 2005 saw Oliver being honored in Ottawa by Canada’s new Governor General Michaëlle Jean, as a recipient of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards for “lifetime artistic achievement”. More info at: www.justin-time.com/artists.php?lang=en&aid=283 and
inter-jazz.com/web/artists/oliver-jones/ Tickets:$33.50 (general admission), $43.50 (reserved seating) (Available by phone or website from the Ottawa Jazz Festival)
Saturday, February 4
Safari-Afrika
Library & Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street
7:30 p.m.
Admission: $10 in advance & $15 at the door. Children under 10 years: $5
Presented by African Heritage Centre, Dsfiena and African Festival. Join us to share some of the rich heritage from Africa and Latin America, which is now part of Ottawa cultural mosaic.
Information
Mama Rosa Chiombola.
613-860-3022
africanheritagecentre93@gmail.com
www.africanheritagecentre.jimdo.com
Monday, February 6
Ottawa Police Service Black History Month Celebration
Ottawa Police Service Headquarters, 474 Elgin Street
4.00 – 5.00 p.m.
Free Admission
Come and join the Ottawa Police Service as they raise their Black History Month banner in celebration of Black History Month. Music and refreshments provided. Buses #5 and #6.
Information
613-236-1222 Ext. 5011
Coburnz@ottawapolice.ca
Thursday, February 9
Public Lecture: Professor Charmaine Nelson, McGill University
Ottawa Public Library auditorium - 120 Metcalfe Street
4.00 - 6.00 p.m.
Free admission
Presented by the Common Law Section, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.
Keynote address by Professor Charmaine Nelson, Dept. Of Art History and Communications Studies, McGill University. She is the author of The Color of Stone: Sculpting Black Female Subjects in Nineteenth-Century America (2007)
and Representing the Black Female Subject in Western Art (2010). Her most recent book is Ebony Roots, Northern Soil: Perspectives on Blackness in Canada (2010). Her new manuscript project examines nineteenth-century landscapes of Montreal and Jamaica, through critical readings of geography, topography, colonial commerce and travel.
Information
Professor Joanne St. Lewis,
(613) 562-5794
joanne.stlewis@uottawa.ca
Jeudi 9 février
19 h
Salle de presse Vidéotron, Maison du citoyen (25,
rue Laurier)
Conférence : Les Noirs et les médias. Par sa présence au sein des médias locaux et communautaires, la communauté noire de la région de Gatineau-Ottawa investit un espace, exprime une vision de l’actualité et enrichit la vie quotidienne des citoyens de même que leur compréhension de la nouvelle. Quels sont les défis auxquels la communauté noire est confrontée dans son engagement bénévole au sein des médias communautaires? Présentatrice et modératrice : Marie Yanick Dutelly, écrivaine, poète et artiste Panélistes : Sarah Onyango, animatrice de l’émission Black on Black à CHUO 89.1 FM, et Jean-Marie Vianney, animateur radio. Entrée libre. Renseignements : 819 243-2345, poste 2544 Présentée par le Conseil de la communauté noire de Gatineau en partenariat avec la Ville de Gatineau.
Friday, February 10
Black Students' Union Presents: "Soulful Expressions"
University of Ottawa, Jock Turcot University Centre, 85 University, the Agora
7:00p.m. - 10:00p.m.
Free Admission. Donations will be accepted!
Join BSU for an entertaining and insightful night of spoken word, poetry, singing, and rap in honour of Black History Month! If you would like to showcase your talent at this event please email bsu.uottawa@live.ca before Monday, Jan
30th.
Saturday, February 11
8:30pm
Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa
A Tribute to Reggae Icons: Bob Marley, Dennis Brown & Culture’s Joseph Hill. A night of education, entertainment and grooving to the sounds of Roots Rock Reggae. 8.30pm Documentary presentation on the history of reggae; 9.30 pm Documentary Presentation on reggae’s icons; 10.00 pm Recognition of Ottawa’s reggae ambassadors; 10.00 pm onwards Irie Vibes Dance Session featuring DJs Sunshine International & Wally B. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door, available at Hair zone, Fades & Fishy’s Tropical Grill. Call 613-404-4190 for ticket delivery.
For more information visit Facebook.com/ChaleEntertainment or http://chaleentertainment.webs.com/
Sunday, February 12
11am
Riverside United Church - 3191 Riverside Dr.,
(near Walkley Rd.), Ottawa
Black History Month Church Service. Guest speaker, CBC Television anchor Adrian Harewood. Also, performance by Caribbean Voices Choir. For more info contact Mary at mhack@sympatico.ca
Sunday, February 12
Children’s Stories in the Diaspora 10th Anniversary Edition
Ottawa Public Library, Nepean Centrepointe Branch, 101 Centrepointe Drive
2.00 – 4.00 p.m.
Free Admission. Donations to Black History Ottawa gratefully accepted.
Listen to readers from the Under the Mango Tree program and from the black community at large share children's stories written by black authors from the diaspora. Books from the library will be on display and a local bookseller, Sankofa Bookstore, will have books for sale on site. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of independence of Trinidad and Tobago - the Land of Carnival - there will be a special presentation on Caribbean carnival traditions. All are welcome to attend this family event. A partnership between the Ottawa Public Library and Black History Ottawa.
Information
bhottawa@yahoo.ca
Sunday, February 12
Youth and Children Talent Show Case
The Ottawa Church of God - 1820 Carling Ave (at Maitland Ave)
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Admission: An offering will be collected in support of Junior Talent 2012. An inspirational night to highlight the talent of our youth and children, in stories of inclusion, dance, poetry, drama and songs.
Information
Carol Campbell
613-294-6750
carolrdaley@yahoo.ca
Joel Charles
613-729-3172 ext 2
Joelcharles@hotmail.com
www.ottawaocg.org
Saturday, February 18
Ujimaa –Job Fair
Carleton University Unicentre, 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON
11am - 4 pm
In celebration of Black History Month 2012, our organization will be hosting the Ujimaa Job Fair to assist local minority
youth in finding summer employment and work experience.
Information
Tel.: 613-567-0600
Email: info@jakukonbit.com
Website: www.jakukonbit.com
Sunday, February 19
2:00 PM
Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa | 420 Sparks
Street at Bronson
Cathedral Arts presents: NOTES FROM AFRICA. Excerpts from David Fanshawe's "African Sanctus", feat. members of the Cathedral Choirs Instrumental Ensemble, Soloists: Rebecca Abbott & Ghislaine Marceau, directed by Matthew Larkin. Also, Excerpts from Joe Sealy's "Africville Stories", with Paul Novotny, Jackie Richardson and Joe Sealy. TICKETS Platinum $40 | Gold $30 | Silver $20 | Students $10. Purchase online at www.cathedralarts.com
Information 613-567-1787, cathedralarts@yahoo.ca
Friday, February 24
Black Youth Conference Day
Saint Paul University, 223 Main Street, Ottawa ON
8:30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
"Black Like Who? Black Like Me!” A conversation designed and facilitated by Black youth for Black youth, young
adults, adults to empower themselves to be active in the discovery, manifestation, and articulation of their visions for themselves, Black communities and the World!. Join us as we explore conversations about "black identity".
Information
3dreads@gmail.com
www.3dreads.com
Saturday, February 25
BlackYouthaPalooza
Saint Paul University, 223 Main Street, Ottawa ON
11.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
“Black Like Who? Black Like Me! Celebrating our community's Young, Gifted, and Black
Information3dreads@gmail.comwww.3dreads.com
Saturday, February 25
Singin' in the Spirit
Ottawa Seventh-Day Adventist Church - 2200 Benjamin Ave. (Woodroffe Ave & Highway 417)
7:00 p.m.
Admission: Donation to local charity
A musical celebration of the black experience through spirituals and gospel music, featuring choirs, soloists and instrumentalists.
Information
Janice Anderson
613-728-8178
jann498@yahoo.com
Saturday, February 25
Global Community Alliance Gala Night
Sheraton Ottawa Hotel 150 Albert Street
6.00 p.m. – 1.00 a.m.
Admission: $55 per person (with complimentary cocktails). Note: Advance tickets only.
Presented by the Global Community Alliance, this event will highlight the diversity that fosters unity within the Ottawa community, raise awareness of some of the issues in the community and recognize the efforts of individuals, associations, businesses and organizations that make a significant difference within our Global Community.In
addition, the Gala Night will feature the presence of prominent members of the community, a keynote speaker, an African fashion showcase by Pure Joy Creations, and inspiring entertainment for the evening. Proceeds from this event will be donated to Black History Ottawa.
Information
Yomi or Kelly Pratt
613-824-6392
Yomipratt@hotmail.com
rsaborn@hotmail.com
Thursday, March 1 – Saturday March 3
Afroculture: the Cultural Festival (In French & English)
Shenkman Arts Centre
March 1: 5.30 – 9.00 p.m.
March 2 & 3: 10.00 a.m. – 8.00 p.m.
Presented by Action et Développement Jeunesse, this annual event illustrates a positive and dynamic representation of Ethnocultural Communities in Canada. This event will feature artists like Groupe des Arts Bassan, Bertin Nzangue, Les Cobras du Mandingue, El Hadj ; A spectacular cultural/exotic Fashion Show and food. There will also be a kid’s village and cultural exhibition. This event is partly funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Government of Canada.
Admission: $15/person (Festival Passport)
Information
Patrice Essindi
613-265-2628
info@festivaldescultures.ca
3Dreads and a Baldhead Speaker's Bureau
The 3Dreads and a Baldhead Speaker's Bureau is the place for you to find a great speaker for your small and large
group presentations during Black History month. Using this year's theme of Black Like Who? Black Like Me! each of our speakers will share, in their own unique way, how they are transforming the world and altering the conversation of who they are in the world. From poets to students to community builders, this group of Ottawa's Young, Gifted and Black will transform the world! For profiles and booking information, visit www.3dreads.com or email 3dreads@gmail.com
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About Black History Ottawa
Who we are:
·Registered Canadian charitable organization
·Recipient of the 2009 Community Partner award from the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa
·Member of Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa
What we do:
·Celebrate the contributions of Black People to the Canadian mosaic;
·Support local artists, designers, writers and innovators;
·Organize child and youth-centered mentorship and leadership programs;
·Organize community centered activities.
As a non-profit organization, Black History Ottawa depends entirely on membership fees and donations to carry out its work and does not receive government funding.
Black History Ottawa, a legacy worth preserving!
Information
bhottawa@yahoo.ca
www.blackhistoryottawa.org
Charitable Business Number: 85368 6952 RR0001
Disclaimer: All events are in English unless otherwise indicated. Please note that this information was correct at the time of publication and may be subject to change without notice. Updates will be available at www.blackhistoryottawa.org. Black History Ottawa will not be responsible or liable for any accidents, injuries, property damage or other untoward incidents that may occur during any of the events of Black History Month.
In 1995, the Government of Canada designated February as Black
History Month, to celebrate the contribution of people of African descent to
the Canadian mosaic. The theme for 2012 is “Our Canadian Story: Making
Community Engagement A Priority”. Black History Ottawa wishes to use
the celebrations to highlight the need for adults in our community to provide
leadership, support and guidance, and be positive role models that our youth
can emulate by engaging in community-based volunteer activities. This theme will be highlighted in all Black History month 2012 activities, which also serve to highlight those programs, services and initiatives that speak to our role in education, sports, civic engagement, politics, law, sciences, technology, military. All residents and visitors to our great city are welcome to join the celebrations.
Photo: Before Rosa Parks in the U.S., there was Viola Desmond....in Nova Scotia, Canada!
City of Ottawa Proclamation for 2012
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
February, 2012
WHEREAS, the theme for Black History
Month 2012 is “Our Canadian Story: Making Community Engagement a Priority”;
and
WHEREAS, 2012 marks the 140th anniversary of Elijah McCoy's 1872 invention of the steam engine lubricator, giving rise to the term, “The Real McCoy” and the 130th anniversary of the introduction of longhorn cattle to Canada, by John Ware, Alberta’s most famous cowboy with both being positive roles models to be emulated;
and
WHEREAS, Black History Ottawa asks
parents, teachers and other adults, to volunteer their leadership, support and guidance, to have young Canadians know of the lasting economic and cultural contributions made by trailblazers of African ancestry, who, like McCoy and Ware, faced down adversity to triumph;
THEREFORE, I, Jim Watson, Mayor of the City of Ottawa, do hereby proclaim February, 2012 as Black History Month in Ottawa.
2012 BLACH HISTORY MONTH EVENTS CALENDAR FOR OTTAWA-GATINEAU
Please Note: All events are in English unless otherwise stated.
Theme: Our Canadian Story:Making Community Engagement a Priority
Saturday, January 28
Black History Month Launch & Opening Ceremony
City of Ottawa, Jean Piggott Hall, 110 Laurier Ave
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Free Admission. Donations to Black History Ottawa gratefully accepted.
An afternoon of inspiration and entertainment reflecting the theme “Our Canadian Story: Making Community Engagement A Priority”, to highlight the importance of volunteerism and community building in creating a vibrant inclusive community. This event will feature: special exhibits; the 2012 Black History Month Proclamation by the Mayor of Ottawa; the unveiling of two Canada Post stamps honouring Alberta's John Ware and Nova Scotia's Viola Desmond; the presentation of the 2012 Black History Ottawa Community Builder Awards, music by Rita Carter and African drumming by Éric Sarah, and more!
Information
bhottawa@yahoo.ca
December 2011 – 19 February 2012
Ottawa Art Gallery, Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave., Contemporary galleries 1 & 3
Edna Patterson-Petty's African-American Contemporary Quilts. The contemporary art-quilts of East St. Louis, Illinois artist Edna J. Patterson-Petty are improvisational and 'jazzy' in their aesthetic quality. They function as conveyors of memories and histories of place – slavery, race and racism, community and self-emancipation. The quilts in this exhibition not only speak about adversity, they are testaments of the inventiveness of African-American culture as expressed in the syncopated jazz beat. More info on exhibition at http://ottawaartgallery.ca/exhibits/2011/edna-patterson/index-en.php Curated by Andrea Fatona, Guest Curator. Sponsored by U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section.
Gallery Hours
Monday: closed; Tuesday: 10am to 6pm; Wednesday: 10am to 6pm; Thursday: 10am to 8pm; Friday: 10am to 8pm; Saturday: 11am to 6 pm; Sunday: 11am to 6 pm. Admission to the Gallery is "Pay-What-You-Can".
Information
Tel.: 613-233-8699
info@ottawaartgallery.ca
www.ottawaartgallery.ca
Wednesday, February 1
React to the African Film: Courting Justice
Ottawa Public Library main branch auditorium (120, Metcalfe St.)
5:30pm (refreshments), 6pm (screening)
FILM: As part of its "React to the African Film" series, The South African High Commission presents: "Courting Justice", created by Ruth B. Cowan and produced by Luna Films. This film illustrates how the new constitution in post-apartheid South Africa partially lived up to its goals of promoting justice and human rights. Essential to keeping these promises, indeed mandated by the constitution, is a diverse judiciary -- one that includes women. By 2008, 18 percent of the superior court judges were women. This film is their story. More info at www.courtingjustice.com Event includes an introduction and a discussion with creator/executive producer Ruth B. Cowan. Free admission.
Thursday February 2
Our Health in Our Hands
Ottawa Public Library auditorium - 120 Metcalfe Street
5.30 - 7.30 p.m.
Free admission.
Organized by the African, Caribbean and Black HIV/AIDS Prevention Group. Join us for a frank, informative and fun evening as we explore the social impacts of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections. Information table will have a variety of resources and fact sheets on healthy sexuality, and other information.
A partnership with Ottawa Public Health, AIDS Committee of Ottawa and Somerset West Community Health Centre.
Information
Mike Cecilio
613-238-5014 ext 236
ethno@aco-cso.ca
Friday - Sunday, Feb. 3 - 5 & Feb. 10 – 12
8 pm
Natalie Stern Studio Theatre, 294 Picton Ave. (Westboro)
Moon Dog Theatre in association with PACT-Ottawa (Persons Against the Crime of Trafficking in humans) present: THE WALK (a play about trafficked girls). By Catherine Cunningham-Huston. Directed by Natalie Fraser-Purdy.
SYNOPSIS: Celestine, a Nigerian who was a sex slave for eight years in Italy, is now struggling to raise her infant son in Canada. Her story is at the heart of this drama about three wildly incompatible Canadians trying to write a play
about sex trafficking and its impact on young women from around the world. Tickets: $20 in advance / $22 at the
door
Information
Catherine: 613 733 0776
moondogtheatre@rogers.com
www.moondogtheatre.com
Saturday, February 4
7pm
Dominion Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper St., Ottawa
CONCERT: The Ottawa International Jazz Festival presents: The Oliver Jones Trio, feat. •Oliver Jones - piano•Eric Lagace - bass•Jim Doxas - drums. Disciple and friend of Oscar Peterson, Oliver Jones' career as a jazz musicians
peaked later in life. Gifted with amazing technique, he first mastered classical music before moving on to a wider variety of musical genres. His fostered a growing affinity for jazz in the 1980s when he signed with the Justin Time label
and started making concert appearances all over the world. Jones has won Juno (the Canadian Grammy) awards in 1986, 1990, and 2006, and Félix Awards in 1989 and 1994. The album Just You, Just Me also won “recording of the year”, and Jones “keyboardist of the year”, from the National Jazz Awards in 2006. He’s also the proud recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. award, celebrating his contributions to the Black Community in Canada and in his native Montreal. In 1993 he received the Order of Québec, the province’s highest honor, and the next year he was awarded the Order of Canada, for “outstanding achievement in the arts.” 2005 saw Oliver being honored in Ottawa by Canada’s new Governor General Michaëlle Jean, as a recipient of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards for “lifetime artistic achievement”. More info at: www.justin-time.com/artists.php?lang=en&aid=283 and
inter-jazz.com/web/artists/oliver-jones/ Tickets:$33.50 (general admission), $43.50 (reserved seating) (Available by phone or website from the Ottawa Jazz Festival)
Saturday, February 4
Safari-Afrika
Library & Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street
7:30 p.m.
Admission: $10 in advance & $15 at the door. Children under 10 years: $5
Presented by African Heritage Centre, Dsfiena and African Festival. Join us to share some of the rich heritage from Africa and Latin America, which is now part of Ottawa cultural mosaic.
Information
Mama Rosa Chiombola.
613-860-3022
africanheritagecentre93@gmail.com
www.africanheritagecentre.jimdo.com
Monday, February 6
Ottawa Police Service Black History Month Celebration
Ottawa Police Service Headquarters, 474 Elgin Street
4.00 – 5.00 p.m.
Free Admission
Come and join the Ottawa Police Service as they raise their Black History Month banner in celebration of Black History Month. Music and refreshments provided. Buses #5 and #6.
Information
613-236-1222 Ext. 5011
Coburnz@ottawapolice.ca
Thursday, February 9
Public Lecture: Professor Charmaine Nelson, McGill University
Ottawa Public Library auditorium - 120 Metcalfe Street
4.00 - 6.00 p.m.
Free admission
Presented by the Common Law Section, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.
Keynote address by Professor Charmaine Nelson, Dept. Of Art History and Communications Studies, McGill University. She is the author of The Color of Stone: Sculpting Black Female Subjects in Nineteenth-Century America (2007)
and Representing the Black Female Subject in Western Art (2010). Her most recent book is Ebony Roots, Northern Soil: Perspectives on Blackness in Canada (2010). Her new manuscript project examines nineteenth-century landscapes of Montreal and Jamaica, through critical readings of geography, topography, colonial commerce and travel.
Information
Professor Joanne St. Lewis,
(613) 562-5794
joanne.stlewis@uottawa.ca
Jeudi 9 février
19 h
Salle de presse Vidéotron, Maison du citoyen (25,
rue Laurier)
Conférence : Les Noirs et les médias. Par sa présence au sein des médias locaux et communautaires, la communauté noire de la région de Gatineau-Ottawa investit un espace, exprime une vision de l’actualité et enrichit la vie quotidienne des citoyens de même que leur compréhension de la nouvelle. Quels sont les défis auxquels la communauté noire est confrontée dans son engagement bénévole au sein des médias communautaires? Présentatrice et modératrice : Marie Yanick Dutelly, écrivaine, poète et artiste Panélistes : Sarah Onyango, animatrice de l’émission Black on Black à CHUO 89.1 FM, et Jean-Marie Vianney, animateur radio. Entrée libre. Renseignements : 819 243-2345, poste 2544 Présentée par le Conseil de la communauté noire de Gatineau en partenariat avec la Ville de Gatineau.
Friday, February 10
Black Students' Union Presents: "Soulful Expressions"
University of Ottawa, Jock Turcot University Centre, 85 University, the Agora
7:00p.m. - 10:00p.m.
Free Admission. Donations will be accepted!
Join BSU for an entertaining and insightful night of spoken word, poetry, singing, and rap in honour of Black History Month! If you would like to showcase your talent at this event please email bsu.uottawa@live.ca before Monday, Jan
30th.
Saturday, February 11
8:30pm
Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa
A Tribute to Reggae Icons: Bob Marley, Dennis Brown & Culture’s Joseph Hill. A night of education, entertainment and grooving to the sounds of Roots Rock Reggae. 8.30pm Documentary presentation on the history of reggae; 9.30 pm Documentary Presentation on reggae’s icons; 10.00 pm Recognition of Ottawa’s reggae ambassadors; 10.00 pm onwards Irie Vibes Dance Session featuring DJs Sunshine International & Wally B. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door, available at Hair zone, Fades & Fishy’s Tropical Grill. Call 613-404-4190 for ticket delivery.
For more information visit Facebook.com/ChaleEntertainment or http://chaleentertainment.webs.com/
Sunday, February 12
11am
Riverside United Church - 3191 Riverside Dr.,
(near Walkley Rd.), Ottawa
Black History Month Church Service. Guest speaker, CBC Television anchor Adrian Harewood. Also, performance by Caribbean Voices Choir. For more info contact Mary at mhack@sympatico.ca
Sunday, February 12
Children’s Stories in the Diaspora 10th Anniversary Edition
Ottawa Public Library, Nepean Centrepointe Branch, 101 Centrepointe Drive
2.00 – 4.00 p.m.
Free Admission. Donations to Black History Ottawa gratefully accepted.
Listen to readers from the Under the Mango Tree program and from the black community at large share children's stories written by black authors from the diaspora. Books from the library will be on display and a local bookseller, Sankofa Bookstore, will have books for sale on site. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of independence of Trinidad and Tobago - the Land of Carnival - there will be a special presentation on Caribbean carnival traditions. All are welcome to attend this family event. A partnership between the Ottawa Public Library and Black History Ottawa.
Information
bhottawa@yahoo.ca
Sunday, February 12
Youth and Children Talent Show Case
The Ottawa Church of God - 1820 Carling Ave (at Maitland Ave)
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Admission: An offering will be collected in support of Junior Talent 2012. An inspirational night to highlight the talent of our youth and children, in stories of inclusion, dance, poetry, drama and songs.
Information
Carol Campbell
613-294-6750
carolrdaley@yahoo.ca
Joel Charles
613-729-3172 ext 2
Joelcharles@hotmail.com
www.ottawaocg.org
Saturday, February 18
Ujimaa –Job Fair
Carleton University Unicentre, 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON
11am - 4 pm
In celebration of Black History Month 2012, our organization will be hosting the Ujimaa Job Fair to assist local minority
youth in finding summer employment and work experience.
Information
Tel.: 613-567-0600
Email: info@jakukonbit.com
Website: www.jakukonbit.com
Sunday, February 19
2:00 PM
Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa | 420 Sparks
Street at Bronson
Cathedral Arts presents: NOTES FROM AFRICA. Excerpts from David Fanshawe's "African Sanctus", feat. members of the Cathedral Choirs Instrumental Ensemble, Soloists: Rebecca Abbott & Ghislaine Marceau, directed by Matthew Larkin. Also, Excerpts from Joe Sealy's "Africville Stories", with Paul Novotny, Jackie Richardson and Joe Sealy. TICKETS Platinum $40 | Gold $30 | Silver $20 | Students $10. Purchase online at www.cathedralarts.com
Information 613-567-1787, cathedralarts@yahoo.ca
Friday, February 24
Black Youth Conference Day
Saint Paul University, 223 Main Street, Ottawa ON
8:30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
"Black Like Who? Black Like Me!” A conversation designed and facilitated by Black youth for Black youth, young
adults, adults to empower themselves to be active in the discovery, manifestation, and articulation of their visions for themselves, Black communities and the World!. Join us as we explore conversations about "black identity".
Information
3dreads@gmail.com
www.3dreads.com
Saturday, February 25
BlackYouthaPalooza
Saint Paul University, 223 Main Street, Ottawa ON
11.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
“Black Like Who? Black Like Me! Celebrating our community's Young, Gifted, and Black
Information3dreads@gmail.comwww.3dreads.com
Saturday, February 25
Singin' in the Spirit
Ottawa Seventh-Day Adventist Church - 2200 Benjamin Ave. (Woodroffe Ave & Highway 417)
7:00 p.m.
Admission: Donation to local charity
A musical celebration of the black experience through spirituals and gospel music, featuring choirs, soloists and instrumentalists.
Information
Janice Anderson
613-728-8178
jann498@yahoo.com
Saturday, February 25
Global Community Alliance Gala Night
Sheraton Ottawa Hotel 150 Albert Street
6.00 p.m. – 1.00 a.m.
Admission: $55 per person (with complimentary cocktails). Note: Advance tickets only.
Presented by the Global Community Alliance, this event will highlight the diversity that fosters unity within the Ottawa community, raise awareness of some of the issues in the community and recognize the efforts of individuals, associations, businesses and organizations that make a significant difference within our Global Community.In
addition, the Gala Night will feature the presence of prominent members of the community, a keynote speaker, an African fashion showcase by Pure Joy Creations, and inspiring entertainment for the evening. Proceeds from this event will be donated to Black History Ottawa.
Information
Yomi or Kelly Pratt
613-824-6392
Yomipratt@hotmail.com
rsaborn@hotmail.com
Thursday, March 1 – Saturday March 3
Afroculture: the Cultural Festival (In French & English)
Shenkman Arts Centre
March 1: 5.30 – 9.00 p.m.
March 2 & 3: 10.00 a.m. – 8.00 p.m.
Presented by Action et Développement Jeunesse, this annual event illustrates a positive and dynamic representation of Ethnocultural Communities in Canada. This event will feature artists like Groupe des Arts Bassan, Bertin Nzangue, Les Cobras du Mandingue, El Hadj ; A spectacular cultural/exotic Fashion Show and food. There will also be a kid’s village and cultural exhibition. This event is partly funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Government of Canada.
Admission: $15/person (Festival Passport)
Information
Patrice Essindi
613-265-2628
info@festivaldescultures.ca
3Dreads and a Baldhead Speaker's Bureau
The 3Dreads and a Baldhead Speaker's Bureau is the place for you to find a great speaker for your small and large
group presentations during Black History month. Using this year's theme of Black Like Who? Black Like Me! each of our speakers will share, in their own unique way, how they are transforming the world and altering the conversation of who they are in the world. From poets to students to community builders, this group of Ottawa's Young, Gifted and Black will transform the world! For profiles and booking information, visit www.3dreads.com or email 3dreads@gmail.com
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About Black History Ottawa
Who we are:
·Registered Canadian charitable organization
·Recipient of the 2009 Community Partner award from the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa
·Member of Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa
What we do:
·Celebrate the contributions of Black People to the Canadian mosaic;
·Support local artists, designers, writers and innovators;
·Organize child and youth-centered mentorship and leadership programs;
·Organize community centered activities.
As a non-profit organization, Black History Ottawa depends entirely on membership fees and donations to carry out its work and does not receive government funding.
Black History Ottawa, a legacy worth preserving!
Information
bhottawa@yahoo.ca
www.blackhistoryottawa.org
Charitable Business Number: 85368 6952 RR0001
Disclaimer: All events are in English unless otherwise indicated. Please note that this information was correct at the time of publication and may be subject to change without notice. Updates will be available at www.blackhistoryottawa.org. Black History Ottawa will not be responsible or liable for any accidents, injuries, property damage or other untoward incidents that may occur during any of the events of Black History Month.
A History of Emancipation Day Celebrations in Canada...
Talking About Freedom: Celebrating Emancipation Day in Canada
Natasha L. Henry (Author)
Publisher: Dundurn (January 7, 2012)
Paperback: 184 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1459700481
ISBN-13: 978-1459700482
Talking About Freedom explores the history and significance of this freedom festival in Canada. Discover the main features of Emancipation Day celebrations, learn about the people of African ancestry's struggle for freedom, and the victories achieved in the push for equality into the 21st century.
On August 1, 1834, 800,000 enslaved Africans in the British colonies, including Canada, were declared free. The story of Emancipation Day, a little-known part of Canadian history, has never been accessible to the teen reader through either the school curriculum or classroom resources, despite its significance in the story of Canada. Talking About Freedom closes this gap by exploring both the background to August 1 commemorations across Canada and the importance of these long-established annual celebrations.
What is the connection between the Caribana festivities in Toronto and emancipation? Why are some communities restoring Emancipation Day to their roster of annual events? Talking About Freedom introduces a range of personalities and happenings through historical facts, memorable personal recollections, vivid images, and detailed narratives. Included are connections to the ongoing struggles of people of African ancestry as they seek to achieve
equality, with insightful links woven across the past, present, and future.
Natasha L. Henry (Author)
Publisher: Dundurn (January 7, 2012)
Paperback: 184 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1459700481
ISBN-13: 978-1459700482
Talking About Freedom explores the history and significance of this freedom festival in Canada. Discover the main features of Emancipation Day celebrations, learn about the people of African ancestry's struggle for freedom, and the victories achieved in the push for equality into the 21st century.
On August 1, 1834, 800,000 enslaved Africans in the British colonies, including Canada, were declared free. The story of Emancipation Day, a little-known part of Canadian history, has never been accessible to the teen reader through either the school curriculum or classroom resources, despite its significance in the story of Canada. Talking About Freedom closes this gap by exploring both the background to August 1 commemorations across Canada and the importance of these long-established annual celebrations.
What is the connection between the Caribana festivities in Toronto and emancipation? Why are some communities restoring Emancipation Day to their roster of annual events? Talking About Freedom introduces a range of personalities and happenings through historical facts, memorable personal recollections, vivid images, and detailed narratives. Included are connections to the ongoing struggles of people of African ancestry as they seek to achieve
equality, with insightful links woven across the past, present, and future.
Harriet Tubman...Freedom seeker, Freedom Leader...
HARRIET TUBMAN
Freedom Seeker, Freedom Leader
A Quest Biography
by Rosemary Sadlier
978-1-459701502
192 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, index
$19.99 paperback
Born in the United States and enslaved as a child, Harriet Tubman (circa 1820–1913) is one of the best-known and bravest figures connected to the Underground Railroad. Through her knowledge and outdoor survival skills, honed
through her unpaid labour in the fields and through the later connections she made in the abolitionist community, Tubman was well poised to command her followers. By her discipline and example, she never lost a
"passenger."
Tubman's exploits helped to empower those opposed to slavery and enrage those who supported it. Her success encouraged enslaved Africans to make the brave break for freedom and reinforced the belief held by abolitionists in
the potential of black freedom and independence. Referred to as "General Tubman" due to her contributions to the Underground Railroad and to the Union Army, Tubman's numerous rescue missions ending in Canada helped to build the interest in escape and reinforce the position of Canada as the final stop on the journey to freedom.
Rosemary Sadlier is the president of the Ontario Black History Society. The OBHS is responsible for initiating observances of Black History Month and the celebration of August 1 as Emancipation Day. She is the author of
four books on African-Canadian history and consultant/co-author of a fifth. The recipient of numerous awards, including the Order of Ontario, she lives in Toronto.
For orders in Canada contact UTP Distribution, 1.800.565.9523.
For orders in the US contact Midpoint Trade Books, 1.800.742.6139.
Freedom Seeker, Freedom Leader
A Quest Biography
by Rosemary Sadlier
978-1-459701502
192 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, index
$19.99 paperback
Born in the United States and enslaved as a child, Harriet Tubman (circa 1820–1913) is one of the best-known and bravest figures connected to the Underground Railroad. Through her knowledge and outdoor survival skills, honed
through her unpaid labour in the fields and through the later connections she made in the abolitionist community, Tubman was well poised to command her followers. By her discipline and example, she never lost a
"passenger."
Tubman's exploits helped to empower those opposed to slavery and enrage those who supported it. Her success encouraged enslaved Africans to make the brave break for freedom and reinforced the belief held by abolitionists in
the potential of black freedom and independence. Referred to as "General Tubman" due to her contributions to the Underground Railroad and to the Union Army, Tubman's numerous rescue missions ending in Canada helped to build the interest in escape and reinforce the position of Canada as the final stop on the journey to freedom.
Rosemary Sadlier is the president of the Ontario Black History Society. The OBHS is responsible for initiating observances of Black History Month and the celebration of August 1 as Emancipation Day. She is the author of
four books on African-Canadian history and consultant/co-author of a fifth. The recipient of numerous awards, including the Order of Ontario, she lives in Toronto.
For orders in Canada contact UTP Distribution, 1.800.565.9523.
For orders in the US contact Midpoint Trade Books, 1.800.742.6139.
The Life and Times of Canadian Sports Icon, Harry Jerome
Running Uphill
The Fast, Short Life of Canadian Champion Harry Jerome
by Fil Fraser
Lone Pine Publishing
Harry Jerome was among the greatest runners the world has ever seen. He battled serious injuries, racism and periodically a hostile domestic press as he smashed numerous world records and represented Canada at the Olympic, Commonwealth and Pan-American Games through the 1960s. Running Uphill: The Short, Fast Life of Harry Jerome is the first biography ever published of this important Canadian, who stands as a genuine hero for Canada’s Black community.
Price: $18.95 $18.95
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1-896124-13-1
ISBN-10: 1-896124-13-5
Page Count: 240
Dimensions: 5.50" x 8.50"
Info on the author, Fil Fraser on Caribbean Tales website:
http://ledaserenesnewz1.blogspot.com/2009/11/canadian-pioneer-fil-fraser.html
Athabasca University website
http://salsa.athabascau.ca/faculty/ffraser/
The Fast, Short Life of Canadian Champion Harry Jerome
by Fil Fraser
Lone Pine Publishing
Harry Jerome was among the greatest runners the world has ever seen. He battled serious injuries, racism and periodically a hostile domestic press as he smashed numerous world records and represented Canada at the Olympic, Commonwealth and Pan-American Games through the 1960s. Running Uphill: The Short, Fast Life of Harry Jerome is the first biography ever published of this important Canadian, who stands as a genuine hero for Canada’s Black community.
Price: $18.95 $18.95
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1-896124-13-1
ISBN-10: 1-896124-13-5
Page Count: 240
Dimensions: 5.50" x 8.50"
Info on the author, Fil Fraser on Caribbean Tales website:
http://ledaserenesnewz1.blogspot.com/2009/11/canadian-pioneer-fil-fraser.html
Athabasca University website
http://salsa.athabascau.ca/faculty/ffraser/
Canada: The Country Blacks Helped Build...
How the Blacks Created Canada
by Fil Fraser
Lone Pine Publishing
Across the country and throughout time, Blacks have played pivotal roles in the unfolding of Canadian history. Woven into the fabric of the country itself, they have made serious contributions to this great nation.
In the early 1600s, African navigator Mathieu De Costa used his knowledge of Mi'kmaq languages to enable communication between the Europeans and Aboriginals. Arriving in 1605, he was the first Black to come to what would become Canada.
Over two centuries later, Sir James Douglas recruited 800 former American slaves and freemen to settle in Victoria, BC, where they staved off the threat from an America that would gobble up land and stretch up the west coast from California to Alaska.
Josiah Henson escaped half a lifetime of slavery and came to Dresden, Ontario through the underground railway. He established a highly successful business, met Queen Victoria, had dinner with the prime minister and became friends with the Archbishop of Canterbury. He was also an unofficial ambassador for Canada.
And, more currently, Blacks have made great strides in Canadian sports, entertainment and politics, as well as business, academia, the judiciary and a broad range of public service. So take a seat and discover the surprising and satisfying history that is finally making it in the mainstream.
Price: $18.95 $18.95
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1-896124-43-8
ISBN-10: 1-896124-43-7
Page Count: 256
Dimensions: 5.25" x 8.25"
by Fil Fraser
Lone Pine Publishing
Across the country and throughout time, Blacks have played pivotal roles in the unfolding of Canadian history. Woven into the fabric of the country itself, they have made serious contributions to this great nation.
In the early 1600s, African navigator Mathieu De Costa used his knowledge of Mi'kmaq languages to enable communication between the Europeans and Aboriginals. Arriving in 1605, he was the first Black to come to what would become Canada.
Over two centuries later, Sir James Douglas recruited 800 former American slaves and freemen to settle in Victoria, BC, where they staved off the threat from an America that would gobble up land and stretch up the west coast from California to Alaska.
Josiah Henson escaped half a lifetime of slavery and came to Dresden, Ontario through the underground railway. He established a highly successful business, met Queen Victoria, had dinner with the prime minister and became friends with the Archbishop of Canterbury. He was also an unofficial ambassador for Canada.
And, more currently, Blacks have made great strides in Canadian sports, entertainment and politics, as well as business, academia, the judiciary and a broad range of public service. So take a seat and discover the surprising and satisfying history that is finally making it in the mainstream.
Price: $18.95 $18.95
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1-896124-43-8
ISBN-10: 1-896124-43-7
Page Count: 256
Dimensions: 5.25" x 8.25"
A History of Early Black Achievements in Ice Hockey....
Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League, 1895 -1925
George Fosty (Author), Darril Fosty (Author)
Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (July 30 2008)
About the book...
Source: amazon.ca
Comprised of the sons and grandsons of runaway American slaves, the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes was formed in 1895 in Halifax. Twenty-five years before the negro baseball leagues in the United States and twenty-two years before the birth of the National Hockey League, the Coloured League helped to pioneer the emerging sport of ice hockey. In an era when many believed blacks could not endure cold and possessed ankles too weak to effectively skate, these men defied the established myths. With colorful names such as the Africville Sea-Sides and the New Glasgow Speed Boys, the Coloured League would emerge as a premier force in Canadian hockey.
Website for the book:
http://www.blackicebook.com/blackice/index.cfm?fuseaction=book.welcome
Website for the Black Ice Project:
http://www.theblackiceproject.com/blackiceproject/index.cfm
Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloured_Hockey_League
Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4845963245
George Fosty (Author), Darril Fosty (Author)
Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (July 30 2008)
About the book...
Source: amazon.ca
Comprised of the sons and grandsons of runaway American slaves, the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes was formed in 1895 in Halifax. Twenty-five years before the negro baseball leagues in the United States and twenty-two years before the birth of the National Hockey League, the Coloured League helped to pioneer the emerging sport of ice hockey. In an era when many believed blacks could not endure cold and possessed ankles too weak to effectively skate, these men defied the established myths. With colorful names such as the Africville Sea-Sides and the New Glasgow Speed Boys, the Coloured League would emerge as a premier force in Canadian hockey.
Website for the book:
http://www.blackicebook.com/blackice/index.cfm?fuseaction=book.welcome
Website for the Black Ice Project:
http://www.theblackiceproject.com/blackiceproject/index.cfm
Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloured_Hockey_League
Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4845963245
2011, International Year for People of African Descent
On 18 December 2009, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year beginning on 1 January 2011 the International Year for People of African Descent (A/RES/64/169).
The Year aims at strengthening national actions and regional and international cooperation for the benefit of people of African descent in relation to their full enjoyment of economic, cultural, social, civil and political rights, their participation and integration in all political, economic, social and cultural aspects of society, and the promotion of a greater knowledge of and respect for their diverse heritage and culture.
The General Assembly encourages Member States, the specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates and existing resources, and civil society to make preparations for and identify possible initiatives that can contribute to the success of the Year.
Full Text of the Resolution at UNESCO portal:
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=41031&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
The Year aims at strengthening national actions and regional and international cooperation for the benefit of people of African descent in relation to their full enjoyment of economic, cultural, social, civil and political rights, their participation and integration in all political, economic, social and cultural aspects of society, and the promotion of a greater knowledge of and respect for their diverse heritage and culture.
The General Assembly encourages Member States, the specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates and existing resources, and civil society to make preparations for and identify possible initiatives that can contribute to the success of the Year.
Full Text of the Resolution at UNESCO portal:
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=41031&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Interesting Canadian Black History-related articles....
A tense time for blacks
By Lincoln M. Alexander
Mon Feb 28 2011
Lincoln M. Alexander was Canada’s first black member of Parliament, lieutenant governor of Ontario and chancellor of the University of Guelph. This is an excerpt from his memoir, Go to School, You’re a Little Black Boy. This is the second of two excerpts.
http://www.guelphmercury.com/opinion/editorial/article/492935--a-tense-time-for-blacks
NovaScotia = Mississippi of the North: Is this label deserved?
Some say that insidious, invisible, systemic racism was simmering in Nova Scotia’s communities long before two Hants County brothers decided to burn a cross in an interracial family’s yard.
Fri, Feb 11 - 10:25 AM
http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotiaBurning/7226319.html link includes video.
A free man rides off into history
Leon Jamerson, who died last month at 72, didn't finish school, never had a boss.
Rick Jamerson is president of the Black Pioneer Descendants' Society of Western Canada. Like most of these pioneers -the Black One Thousand -Fraser Jamerson came to western Canada in the early 20th century when the "free" Oklahoma territory suddenly turned viciously racist. Edmonton was a starting point for many of the families, who experienced much of the same vile treatment here in Canada.
Some went south again, but many stayed, lured by the prospect of a quarter section of arable land for $10. The black pioneers formed communities, most famously in Amber Valley east of Athabasca, but the difficulty of making a life in northern Canada brought immigrants together -sped up the process of integration for everyone.
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/free+rides+into+history/4316718/story.html
MLK's son comes to Montreal 2011
FRENCH VERSION: in Le Devoir (article available online to subscribers only)
43 years after King's death, legacy of forgiveness remains
Son continues to preach non-violence
Martin Luther King III spoke at Concordia University on Thursday as part of Black History Month.
He's forgiven his father's killer and, almost 43 years later, Martin Luther King III preaches his father's ideal -that the ethical road to conflict resolution is paved with non-violence.
"The philosophy of nonviolence begins with the ethic of love," he told a racially mixed audience of 300 Thursday who were gathered at Concordia University for his speech, an event linked to Black History Month.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/years+after+King+death+legacy+forgiveness+remains/4270184/story.html
Viola Desmond led the way
Nine years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus, Nova Scotia woman did the same in a theatre
My most cherished experience as a reporter is captured in a photo, taken in 1995. I'm leaning forward listening in rapt attention to the woman sitting opposite me. Her lustrous grey hair is styled in her modest, signature bun. Her name? Rosa Parks.
Had I known about Viola Desmond (1914-1965) when I met Rosa Parks, I would have discussed the Afro-Canadian woman who, nearly a decade before the Alabama protest, had refused to move to a "blacks-only" section at a Nova Scotia movie theatre.
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Viola+Desmond/4319238/story.html
Ex-slave made a new life in Kitchener, Ontario.
WATERLOO REGION — Levi Carroll’s old log house is as about as famous as any building can be in this region.
As the first schoolhouse in the county, the 190-year-old cabin has been carefully preserved, and maintained for future generations. In 1890, it was moved to Waterloo Park, where it remains today as a protected heritage landmark.
But, as another Black History Month comes and goes, few people know about the man who lived in that home for many years.
Carroll, a one-legged ex-slave who escaped the American South and made a new life in Kitchener, then called Berlin, rented the log house with his family when it stood near King and Agnes streets.
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/484434--ex-slave-made-a-new-life-in-kitchener (link includes photo of Carroll's house)
Passing on the lessons of the black pioneers
Jamerson is dedicated to youth development and cultural remembrance
The Black Pioneer Heritage Singers, a group Jamerson founded and also directs, has revived the music sung by her ancestors to lift their spirits under the burden of slavery. Songs have lyrics like: "In the hour of persecution, Lord, won't you stand by me," "Tear-stained eyes and mournful cries will soon be over" and "There's power in the name of Jesus ... healin' in the name."
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Passing+lessons+black+pioneers/4271594/story.html
Heritage Tour of Southwestern Ontario’s Underground Railroad
Gary Pieters
Source: http://www.garypieters.com/
On February 23 -24, 2011, I explored the African History/Black Cultural Heritage and Black History Educational Symposium of Windsor-Essex Pelee Island by participating in a 2-day trip to experience Southwestern Ontario’s Underground Railroad. “The Underground Railroad was neither a railroad, nor was it underground. It was the name of the network of people, places and things that hid and guided enslaved black freedom seekers from the United States of America as they followed the North Star to Freedom in Canada” after the abolition of slavery in Upper Canada in 1834. The all-inclusive trip which included travel, accommodation, presentations, educational events, cultural events and heritage tours was coordinated by Elly Johnson, Director, Group Programs & Development, Tourism Windsor-Essex Pelee Island.
By Lincoln M. Alexander
Mon Feb 28 2011
Lincoln M. Alexander was Canada’s first black member of Parliament, lieutenant governor of Ontario and chancellor of the University of Guelph. This is an excerpt from his memoir, Go to School, You’re a Little Black Boy. This is the second of two excerpts.
http://www.guelphmercury.com/opinion/editorial/article/492935--a-tense-time-for-blacks
NovaScotia = Mississippi of the North: Is this label deserved?
Some say that insidious, invisible, systemic racism was simmering in Nova Scotia’s communities long before two Hants County brothers decided to burn a cross in an interracial family’s yard.
Fri, Feb 11 - 10:25 AM
http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotiaBurning/7226319.html link includes video.
A free man rides off into history
Leon Jamerson, who died last month at 72, didn't finish school, never had a boss.
Rick Jamerson is president of the Black Pioneer Descendants' Society of Western Canada. Like most of these pioneers -the Black One Thousand -Fraser Jamerson came to western Canada in the early 20th century when the "free" Oklahoma territory suddenly turned viciously racist. Edmonton was a starting point for many of the families, who experienced much of the same vile treatment here in Canada.
Some went south again, but many stayed, lured by the prospect of a quarter section of arable land for $10. The black pioneers formed communities, most famously in Amber Valley east of Athabasca, but the difficulty of making a life in northern Canada brought immigrants together -sped up the process of integration for everyone.
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/free+rides+into+history/4316718/story.html
MLK's son comes to Montreal 2011
FRENCH VERSION: in Le Devoir (article available online to subscribers only)
43 years after King's death, legacy of forgiveness remains
Son continues to preach non-violence
Martin Luther King III spoke at Concordia University on Thursday as part of Black History Month.
He's forgiven his father's killer and, almost 43 years later, Martin Luther King III preaches his father's ideal -that the ethical road to conflict resolution is paved with non-violence.
"The philosophy of nonviolence begins with the ethic of love," he told a racially mixed audience of 300 Thursday who were gathered at Concordia University for his speech, an event linked to Black History Month.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/years+after+King+death+legacy+forgiveness+remains/4270184/story.html
Viola Desmond led the way
Nine years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus, Nova Scotia woman did the same in a theatre
My most cherished experience as a reporter is captured in a photo, taken in 1995. I'm leaning forward listening in rapt attention to the woman sitting opposite me. Her lustrous grey hair is styled in her modest, signature bun. Her name? Rosa Parks.
Had I known about Viola Desmond (1914-1965) when I met Rosa Parks, I would have discussed the Afro-Canadian woman who, nearly a decade before the Alabama protest, had refused to move to a "blacks-only" section at a Nova Scotia movie theatre.
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Viola+Desmond/4319238/story.html
Ex-slave made a new life in Kitchener, Ontario.
WATERLOO REGION — Levi Carroll’s old log house is as about as famous as any building can be in this region.
As the first schoolhouse in the county, the 190-year-old cabin has been carefully preserved, and maintained for future generations. In 1890, it was moved to Waterloo Park, where it remains today as a protected heritage landmark.
But, as another Black History Month comes and goes, few people know about the man who lived in that home for many years.
Carroll, a one-legged ex-slave who escaped the American South and made a new life in Kitchener, then called Berlin, rented the log house with his family when it stood near King and Agnes streets.
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/484434--ex-slave-made-a-new-life-in-kitchener (link includes photo of Carroll's house)
Passing on the lessons of the black pioneers
Jamerson is dedicated to youth development and cultural remembrance
The Black Pioneer Heritage Singers, a group Jamerson founded and also directs, has revived the music sung by her ancestors to lift their spirits under the burden of slavery. Songs have lyrics like: "In the hour of persecution, Lord, won't you stand by me," "Tear-stained eyes and mournful cries will soon be over" and "There's power in the name of Jesus ... healin' in the name."
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Passing+lessons+black+pioneers/4271594/story.html
Heritage Tour of Southwestern Ontario’s Underground Railroad
Gary Pieters
Source: http://www.garypieters.com/
On February 23 -24, 2011, I explored the African History/Black Cultural Heritage and Black History Educational Symposium of Windsor-Essex Pelee Island by participating in a 2-day trip to experience Southwestern Ontario’s Underground Railroad. “The Underground Railroad was neither a railroad, nor was it underground. It was the name of the network of people, places and things that hid and guided enslaved black freedom seekers from the United States of America as they followed the North Star to Freedom in Canada” after the abolition of slavery in Upper Canada in 1834. The all-inclusive trip which included travel, accommodation, presentations, educational events, cultural events and heritage tours was coordinated by Elly Johnson, Director, Group Programs & Development, Tourism Windsor-Essex Pelee Island.
Black History Month Resources...
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Citizenship and Immigration Canada launched a dynamic new resource this year for Black History Month. We think you’ll find it useful, innovative, educational, and fun for your classes to explore Black History online. Canadian Black History – An Interactive Experience is a virtual museum showcasing exhibits from Black museums and cultural organizations across the country. It’s an online virtual museum space that kids will recognize as technology with which they are undoubtedly familiar. They can explore the museum’s four themed rooms, watch video clips, hear music, view exhibits with informational pop-ups, and view 360 degree treatments of historically significant locations. There is even a “Treasure Hunt” component, a quiz to test the knowledge you’ve gained. Once you’ve visited the museum for yourself, we think you’ll agree on its usefulness as a resource for your classroom for February, Black History Month, as well as any time throughout the year. Visit the site and see for yourself:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/games/museum/index.asp
There are also have short video clips available for Black History Month:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/multimedia/video/bhm/index.asp
For other resources with a Citizenship and Immigration focus, visit our Teachers and Youth Web Corner, a resource for teachers and a fun place for kids: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/games/index.asp
Historica-Dominion Institute
The Historica-Dominion Institute's "Black History In Canada Education Guide" has been shipped to more than 3000 high schools across Canada. The Institute is the country's largest charitable organisation dedicated to Canadian History, identity, and citizenship. You can download the entire book by clicking on:
http://www.blackhistorycanada.ca/education/LearningTools.pdf
Citizenship and Immigration Canada launched a dynamic new resource this year for Black History Month. We think you’ll find it useful, innovative, educational, and fun for your classes to explore Black History online. Canadian Black History – An Interactive Experience is a virtual museum showcasing exhibits from Black museums and cultural organizations across the country. It’s an online virtual museum space that kids will recognize as technology with which they are undoubtedly familiar. They can explore the museum’s four themed rooms, watch video clips, hear music, view exhibits with informational pop-ups, and view 360 degree treatments of historically significant locations. There is even a “Treasure Hunt” component, a quiz to test the knowledge you’ve gained. Once you’ve visited the museum for yourself, we think you’ll agree on its usefulness as a resource for your classroom for February, Black History Month, as well as any time throughout the year. Visit the site and see for yourself:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/games/museum/index.asp
There are also have short video clips available for Black History Month:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/multimedia/video/bhm/index.asp
For other resources with a Citizenship and Immigration focus, visit our Teachers and Youth Web Corner, a resource for teachers and a fun place for kids: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/games/index.asp
Historica-Dominion Institute
The Historica-Dominion Institute's "Black History In Canada Education Guide" has been shipped to more than 3000 high schools across Canada. The Institute is the country's largest charitable organisation dedicated to Canadian History, identity, and citizenship. You can download the entire book by clicking on:
http://www.blackhistorycanada.ca/education/LearningTools.pdf
Discovering Africa and its People...
Black History: African, the Caribbean and the Americas
Authors: Sadlier, Birkett, Grant, James, Van Beinum
ISBN/ISSN: 978-1-55239-265-2
Year: 2009
Description: Text / Hardcover / Full colour / 376 pages
Subject: Geography, History
Publisher: Emond Montgomery Publications
List Price: $98.69
Black History is a four-colour, hardcover book that explores the compelling story of Africa and its people. The text spans the broad sweep of African history, from early civilizations to the 21st century, and includes a special focus on the Canadian diaspora experience.
Features: A description and brief analysis of specific landmark accomplishments in the visual arts, literature, music, or architecture.
Originals: Sketches of Black leaders in politics, economics, philosophy, technology, social reform, and the arts.
Ideas: An in-depth treatment of important ideas or movements that have informed African and diaspora experiences and identity.
The Historian's Craft: A full-page feature on methods of historical inquiry, including research techniques, methods for detecting bias, academic documentation, ways of generating a thesis, using primary and secondary sources, and conducting research on the Internet.
Teacher's Resource: Includes assessment and evaluation tools and strategies; answers to textbook questions and activities; and an accompanying CD-ROM with modifiable line masters and image bank.
Book available for sale at OBHS website: http://www.blackhistorysociety.ca/book_store_en_189categ.html
Authors: Sadlier, Birkett, Grant, James, Van Beinum
ISBN/ISSN: 978-1-55239-265-2
Year: 2009
Description: Text / Hardcover / Full colour / 376 pages
Subject: Geography, History
Publisher: Emond Montgomery Publications
List Price: $98.69
Black History is a four-colour, hardcover book that explores the compelling story of Africa and its people. The text spans the broad sweep of African history, from early civilizations to the 21st century, and includes a special focus on the Canadian diaspora experience.
Features: A description and brief analysis of specific landmark accomplishments in the visual arts, literature, music, or architecture.
Originals: Sketches of Black leaders in politics, economics, philosophy, technology, social reform, and the arts.
Ideas: An in-depth treatment of important ideas or movements that have informed African and diaspora experiences and identity.
The Historian's Craft: A full-page feature on methods of historical inquiry, including research techniques, methods for detecting bias, academic documentation, ways of generating a thesis, using primary and secondary sources, and conducting research on the Internet.
Teacher's Resource: Includes assessment and evaluation tools and strategies; answers to textbook questions and activities; and an accompanying CD-ROM with modifiable line masters and image bank.
Book available for sale at OBHS website: http://www.blackhistorysociety.ca/book_store_en_189categ.html
