Canada's 2021 International Women’s Day theme: #FeministRecovery
An inclusive recovery offers the opportunity to advance gender equality and provide economic and social stability for all Canadians. More info:
https://cfc-swc.gc.ca/commemoration/iwd-jif/theme-en.html
Saturday, March 13, 2021
1:00pm
Online Black Community Virtual Town Hall
Join us for a virtual community conversation on support for Ottawa's Black community with Councillor Rawlson King & guest speaker OCDSB Director of Education, Camille Williams-Taylor. We will also hear remarks and presentations from Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario – CEPEO Trustee, Warsama Abdourahman Aden, OPSB Member, Daljit Nirman, and Business owner and Procurement Expert, Andrea Pierce.
Councillor King will be providing important information and updates. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions, raise concerns and provide feedback. Agenda: Welcome and Land acknowledgements; Rules of engagement for the call; Councillors opening remarks; Guest speakers: OCDSB Director of Education - Camille Williams-Taylor; Trustee Warsama Abdourahman Aden; New funding opportunity through OPSB: Guest speaker OPSB member Mr. Daljit Nirman & Councillor King; Presentation by Andrea Pierce - Economic Development & Recovery (opportunities for Black businesses, entrepreneurs and social enterprises). *Please note that this event will be recorded and simultaneously streamed on Councillor King's Facebook page. This event is only for Ottawa's African, Caribbean & Black (ACB) communities. Closed Caption (english) & French language (text chat) translation is available for this event. Zoom Meeting Details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84139242185?pwd=Zm52RXZnZTY1K25ab0Z6SUFqbGFDZz09 Meeting ID: 841 3924 2185 Passcode: 940596
March 16, 2021
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Online
Black Nurses Task Force presents : Let's Talk About Anti-Black Racism & Discrimination in Nursing
This is a monthly webinar series designed for members of the public interested in receiving updates on RNAO’s Black Nurses Task Force and to engage them in meaningful conversations that will inform the work of the Task Force. The Black Nurses Task Force has a mandate to tackle anti-Black racism and discrimination within the nursing profession.
Although people of all races are entitled to legislated protection under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982 and the Canadian Human Rights Act, 1977, Black people are not guaranteed true protection from systemic racism in all sectors (health care, business, politics, etc.), academic institutions (universities, colleges) and organizations. Black nurses are subject to racism in all of the aforementioned sectors, institutions and organizations, as racism continues to be deeply embedded in the health system and structures within Ontario.
Register at: https://rnao.ca/events/let%E2%80%99s-talk-about-anti-black-racism-and-discrimination-nursing
Saturday, March 27, 2021
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Let's Talk: COVID-19 and Our Community
Online event. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-talk-covid-19-and-our-community-tickets-141024258353
Black Ottawa Connect and the Ottawa Young Black Professionals (YBP) are hosting a free event to discuss COVID-19 and the Black community. This will be an opportunity for community to obtain important information about COVID-19 and available vaccines via a Q&A Panel with Black Health Care Professionals.
What you can expect: Meet Black Health Care Professionals - We will be asking questions that are submitted ahead of time about COVID-19, the vaccine, and ways we can keep healthy during this pandemic. Open Forum Q&A: Ask any question you would like to the panel!
Who will be there : Dr. Kwadwao Kyeremanteng, Internal Medicine + Critical Care Medicine; Dr. Lian Peter, Family Medicine; Dr. Pamela Kapend, Family Medicine + Emergency Medicine; Dr. Catherine Newry, Naturopathic Docto
You can ASK whatever question you like - here's a link to send in your question in advance, or you can ask at the time of the event also. Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvghgqfKs50kqfF6ORblEetoMfo0SWIkvueB1NLw8FRaCHzQ/viewform
March 25 – 28, 2021
Inaugural Ottawa Black Film Festival
The Fabienne Colas Foundation – creator of Canada’s largest Black Film Festival: the Montreal Black Film Festival, the hugely popular Toronto Black Film Festival as well as the Halifax Black Film Festival – will be expanding to Ottawa. All Access passes are on pre-sale for only $29 and can be purchased on the festival’s Website. The Festival’s program will be announced on March 10, 2021. More info at: https://ottawablackfilm.com/