Thursday, February 2, 2017
6pm
Colonel By Secondary School, 2381 Ogilvie Rd, Gloucester, ON K1J 7N4
"I will rise", Colonel By Secondary School's Black History Month Show. Every February, Colonel By hosts a student-led Black History Month show with a rich theme that encompasses songs, dances, poetry, and acting. This year's theme, "I will rise", will bring to light the importance of diversity and multiculturalism, while drawing attention to issues present in our society regarding colour. Ottawa's own "SoundProof" Band will be playing during intermission and light refreshments will be served. Cover charge: $10. More info: Crystal-Lee Savage 613-282-5326 / [email protected] / www.colonelby.com
Friday, February, 3, 2017
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Alt Hotel (Lounge), 185 Slater street, Ottawa, ON K1P 0C8
Drinks @ Manyatta Ottawa. It is time for you to rekindle and renew your professional and social network! Manyatta Ottawa invites you to attend our first networking session of the year. Manyatta's events are designed to provide a platform for social networking in a fun, relaxed environment to encourage the forging of authentic relationships amongst the finest professionals in Ottawa, and also in Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City. Please RSVP at:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/drinks-manyatta-ottawa-february-2017-tickets-31001311758
Friday, February 3, 2017
7pm – 8:30pm
The Kailash Mital Theatre (Southam Hall) Carlton University 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
CONCERT: Dueling Pianos, featuring Eddie Bullen and Quincy Bullen. This father and Son jazz duo delivers a powerful and entertaining performance that musically celebrates their relationship. Admission is $20 students, $30 general. BUY TICKETS at the door at Carleton University or online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/father-and-son-dueling-pianos-tickets-30881875521?aff=es2
Info: [email protected] www.fatherandsonduelingpianos.com www.eddiebullen.com www.quincybullen.com
Sunday, February 5, 2017
10: 30 – 11:30 a.m.
Dominion Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper Street, Ottawa
Special service and music celebrating Black History.
For more info: Dominion Chalmers United Church office – 613-235-5143.
Sunday, February 6, 2017
6:30 p.m.
1820 Carling Ave @Maitland
BHM Showcase: "Our Canadian Story" 150 and Beyond". An evening of singing, dancing, drama and surprises; this production is put on by the children and youth ministries of OCG.A celebration for the whole family. Admission is
FREE, however, a free will offering will be collected.
Contact person: Carol Campbell, 613-729-3172 & [email protected]
Website address: http://www.ottawaocg.org/
Thursday, February 9, 2017
6:00PM – 8:30PM
Festival Room, Ottawa City Hall
FORUM: Addressing Islamophobia: Supporting our Muslim Communities
Working together with Ottawa's Muslim community, come join us to understand Islamophobia its impact on Muslim individuals and communities in Ottawa. Take part in focused table discussions led by a diversity of resource people from community. Participate in developing strategies and identifying actions that can be taken by individuals and organizations to address Islamophobia in our city.
The table discussion topics will focus on the following:
1. Islamophobia and Education
2. Islamophobia and Employment
3. Islamophobia and the Criminal Justice System
4. Islamophobia and the Media
5. Islamophobia and Mental Health
6. Islamophobia and Gender Violence
This event is free for all to attend. Donations are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. We have limited funds for those of us who need to have childcare or bus tickets reimbursed in order to participate. Please contact [email protected] for inquiries, additional information or to volunteer. CAWI (City for All Women Initiative) is a unique collaborative of women from diverse communities, organizations, and academia working with municipal decision makers to create a more inclusive city and promote gender equality. CAWI regularly hosts Women’s Action Forums on issues of importance to women in Ottawa and are open for all to attend.
Visit the CAWI website for more information on Muslim Communities: http://www.cawi-ivtf.org/equity-inclusion/muslim-communities!
Sunday, February 12, 2016
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Ottawa Public Library, Nepean Centrepointe Branch, Children's Program Room 101 Centrepointe Drive
Children’s Stories in the Diaspora. Listen to readers from the black community share children's stories written by black authors from the diaspora. Books from the library will be on display and a local bookseller will have books for sale on site. All are welcome to attend this family event. A partnership between the Ottawa Public Library and Black History Ottawa. Free Admission.
Information: [email protected]
Sunday, February 12, 2017
5pm
St. Alban’s Church, Ottawa
Emmanuel Jal at St. Albans Church. Former child soldier, world peace advocate, and musician Emmanuel Jal is coming to @5 is the evening worship service of St. Albans Church, 454 King Edward Ave at Daly in Ottawa. Emmanuel will be sharing are his story. He was born into the life of a child soldier on an unknown date in the early 1980s in the war-torn region of Southern Sudan. Through unbelievable struggles, Emmanuel managed to survive and go on to emerge as a recording artist, achieving worldwide acclaim for his unique style of hip hop with its message of peace and reconciliation born out of his personal experiences. Find out more on his website http://emmanueljal.com/bio/
and at https://www.facebook.com/events/1809553905953283/
Sunday, February 12, 2017
7:30pm
Ottawa Pianos (1412 Bank Street)
Concert feat. pianist John Dapaah & Angelique Francis. Tickets: $25 (limited availability - about 45)
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
12:00pm
Southminster United Church
Pianist John Dapaah performance feat. Quatuor Despax, as a Part of DOFMAS. Free will donation.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
6:30 PM
University of Ottawa main campus, Perez building, Room 121
Our CinemaPolitica @ UOttawa celebrates Black History Month with the screening of Sylvia Hamilton's film The Little Black School. Event is free! See trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPCA8vFsWX8
Thursday, February 16, 2017
5 p.m.: art exhibition; 7 p.m.: fashion show
University of Ottawa main campus, Tabaret Hall, #112
SAFARA Fashion Show. SAFARA celebrates African culture, showcasing creations from great designers as well as performances by local international artists. This year, our host is Willy Monfret, international model, actor, DJ, and former athlete, born and raised in Paris. Tickets on sale now: https://app.beavertix.com/en/tickets/buy-tickets/1057/2372
The Northern Griots Network (NGN) – in partnership with House of PainT, The Ottawa Black Arts Kollective, and The Origin Arts & Community Centre – celebrates Canada’s 150th anniversary with brilliant musicians, singers, poets and visual artists.
Friday, February 17, 2017
5pm - 10pm
St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, 310 St. Patrick Street (Cumberland Entrance)
Art Exhibit and Panel Discussion “Afrofuturism and the NeoGriot” (7pm-9pm) will feature innovative African Canadian visual artists like Kalkidan Assefa, Allan Andre and Komi Olaf from Ottawa, street artist Maliciouz from Montreal, Toronto's Quentin VerCetty, and more! goes from 7-9 PM. Admission is free for both Exhibit and Panel.
Saturday, February 18, 2017
2:00pm to 4:00pm
McNabb Community Ctre (Assembly Hall), 180 Percy St, Ottawa, ON K1R 6E5
Presentation on Housing for Black Seniors in Ottawa. Jaku Konbit in conjunction with the Jamaican (Ottawa) Community Association Inc. will be hosting their 3rd and final session on Housing for Black Seniors in Ottawa. Please come out and listen to presentations by: Resa Solomon, Focus on Seniors, etc. as well as the unveiling of our project magazine. For more information and registration
www.jakukonbit.com/613-567-0600
www.jamaicanottawaassn.org/613-523-9085
Saturday, February 18, 2017
7pm - 10pm
St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, 310 St. Patrick Street
Special concert of live music, song & spoken word with Malik & The O.G’s ft. Angelique Francis, zouk singing sensation, Magdala, World Slam Champion and acclaimed cine-poet, Ian Keteku, Montreal’s spoken word whirling dervish, Tanya Evanson, multi-talented performance poet/visual artist Komi Olaf, Ottawa Women’s Slam Championship feature Sarah Musa, and rising star singer-songwriter Doressa.Admission is $7 students, $10 general.
For tickets to the show on February 18: www.facebook.com/originstudio57
For more info on VISUAL17E Ottawa: www.northerngriotsnetwork.com / Facebook: www.facebook.com/NorthernGriots
Twitter: @northerngriots
Saturday, February 18, 2017
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Breakthrough Christian Ministries, 1485 Triole Street, Ottawa
Culture Fiesta. Breakthrough Christian Ministries is marking Black History Month with its annual Culture Fiesta and welcomes the community to attend as we celebrate Canada 150 with profiles of Black Canadian achievers, gospel music, and food tasting. Admission: $20. More info: 613-292-2158 or [email protected]
Saturday, February 18, 2017
6:00 pm
2nd Floor, River building, Carleton University
Popular Resistance in Africa and International Solidarity: A Conversation with Professor Horace G. Campbell. Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood. The presentation will be followed by a wine & cheese reception, and musical entertainment by steelpan soloist Dejehan “Lucky Stickz” Hamilton. Free admission. About the Keynote Speaker: Horace G. Campbell is a Professor of African American Studies and Political Science at Syracuse University. In 2016/2017, he was given the prestigious appointment of Kwame Nkrumah Chair in African Studies at the University of Ghana. Well known in his dual role as both an academic and activist, Dr. Campbell is reputed for his determined efforts to provide alternative perspectives to the mainstream narratives that frame discussions on international affairs. He has also published extensively on a range of topics related to the comparative politics of Africa and the Caribbean, African international relations, pan Africanism, peace studies, and political economy. His publications include Global NATO and the catastrophic Failure in Libya (2013), Barack Obama and 21st Century Politics (2010), Pan Africanism, Pan Africanists, and African Liberation in the 21st Century (2006), Reclaiming Zimbabwe (2003), Tanzania and the IMF (1992), and Rasta and Resistance: From Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney (1987). Event presented by: Institute of African Studies (Carleton University)and History Watch Project.
Contact: Prof. A. Diptee - [email protected]
http://carleton.ca/blackhistorymonth/
Saturday, February 18, 2017
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 82 Kent Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5N9
Celebrating Young Minds with Canada's Poet Laureate. With over 100 years of promoting public literacy and academic engagement, St. Andrew’s welcomes George Elliott Clarke, Canada’s Poet Laureate, who will read from his works and present special awards to elementary students from community schools who have participated in a special St. Andrew's Canada 150 poetry and prose contest. Join us for this inspiring evening with a new generation of poets and artists. Admission is free and event is open to all ages.
For more info: Denise Siele at [email protected] or 613.276.3274
http://www.standrewsottawa.ca/
Saturday February 18, 2017
6:30 pm
Ottawa Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2200 Benjamin Ave. (Off Woodroffe and Hwy 417). Parking is free.
Gospel Concert : “People Get Ready” - A Celebration of the Journey of African people's through Negro Spirituals, Contemporary Gospel music and spoken word.Admission: Free; Donations towards a charitable organization will be collected. For more info: www.ottawasda.org or 613-728-3558
Saturday, February 18, 2017
7:30pm
Ottawa Pianos (1412 Bank Street)
Pianist John Dapaah performance With Trio. Tickets $25 (limited availability - about 45)
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Shaw Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive
SLOA presents gala celebrating Saint Lucia's 38th Year of Independence.
Details TBC
Saturday, February 18, 2017
8:00 p.m.
Algonquin Commons Theatre (1385 Woodroffe Avenue BLDG. E)
Odyssey Showcase presents: The Gift of Jazz. From the cotton fields to the early roots of Gospel music to the contemporary jazz sounds of today, The Gift of Jazz celebrates the courage, determination, grace and unrelenting spirit of men and women who overcame incredible challenges and reflects the history, impact and contributions of these performers on the world of Jazz. Cover charge: $25 (service charges apply). Contact: Linda Casselman, (613)-321-2066 / [email protected] /
www.cmod.ca
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Octopus Books, 251 Bank St, Ottawa, Ontario
Being Muslim, Becoming Black: Islamophobia & Anti-Blackness. Muslim Link, Ottawa's Muslim Community Website, is hosting this session to explore the resistance and resilience of Black Muslims in Canada.
If you are Black and Muslim you face the double whamy of discrimination based on your race and faith. Islamophobia and anti-Black racism are now being discussed more openly within Canadian society, but the reality that Black Muslims experience BOTH is often overlooked. And finding a "safer" space when you are a Black Muslim has added challenges as you may experience Islamophobia within Black community spaces and anti-Black racism in Muslim community spaces.
This session will challenge participants from all communities to address the lack of inclusion and recognition of Black Muslim Canadian experiences and achievements in their workplaces, religious organizing, interfaith organizing, students associations, media coverage, and community mobilization. It will also explore the complexity of "Becoming Black" in Canada as refugees and immigrant communities learn to build solidarity outside of the previous boundaries of ethno-cultural identity to achieve a more global Black consciousness.
Confirmed Speakers: Sharmaarke Abdullahi; Roua Alijed; Chelby Marie Daigle; Gilary Massa. Admission: $5 Registration Required as space is limited: Email Chelby Marie Daigle at [email protected] to confirm attendance
Thursday, February 23, 2017
10:30AM-12:00PM
Councillor Lounge, Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West
Anti-Black Racism Report. In following-up on our Anti-Black Racism forum held in August 2016, we invite the community to the public launch of “Addressing Anti-Black Racism: Forum Summary Report” to see what was learned and what suggestions are made for the community and institutions. Free admission but please register online (TBC). Presented by Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) and City for All Women Initiative (CAWI). For more info, contact [email protected]
Thursday, February 23, 2017
6:00pm – 8:30pm
York Street Public School, 310 York St, Ottawa
Buses #7, 12, 14 and 18 will take you to the corner of Rideau & Nelson or Parking is available at the back of the school
COMMUNITY DISCUSSION: What Does Well-being Mean to You? Join the OCDSB’s Advisory Committee on Equity (ACE) and the York Street Public School to engage in the Ministry of Education’s Promoting Well-Being conversation (http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/about/wellbeing2.html). Well-being is essential for student success. We know that students learn best when they feel safe and welcome at school, they have strong relationships and a positive sense of self. As Ottawa’s student population grows in diversity, well-being may look, mean and be expressed differently for individuals and groups of people. Come and share your thoughts and ideas on the following questions:
1.What does well-being mean to you?
2.In your role (as a parent/community member/community partner), how do you promote and support student well-being?
3.How will we know we have been successful in promoting and supporting student well-being?
Refreshments will be served. Childcare will be available on site. For info: H. Brown: 613-218-8970
Thursday, February 23, 2017
6pm -9pm
The Chambers, Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr., Ottawa
FILM SCREENING: Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess, Roy Anderson, Jamaica/USA, English, 52 minutes(2015). Queen Nanny documents the struggle for the freedom of Jamaican Maroons, led by the indomitable 18th century military genius, Nanny of the Maroons. This Ghanaian queen was captured in her homeland and transported by slave ship across the Atlantic Ocean like so many others. In the New World, she led escaped slaves into successful guerrilla warfare against the plantation owners until the British were forced to sign a treaty giving them self government. In the late 1790s, about 600 Maroons were deported to British settlements in Nova Scotia, where some worked on the refortification of the Halifax Citadel. More info about Nanny at: http://jis.gov.jm/heroes/nanny-of-the-maroons/
Admission: $10.00, at eventbrite or at the door. This event is presented by The Network of Black Business & Professional Women in collaboration with the National Institute of Jamaican Canadians.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
7 PM - 9 PM
Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2K1
Flying Fish in the Great White North Book Launch: author Christopher Stuart Taylor in a discussion of his new book "Flying Fish in the Great White North: The Autonomous Migration of Black Barbadians". Dr. Christopher Stuart Taylor based in Toronto is an Assistant Professor at Western University. He focuses on issues in diversity and inclusion, Barbadian history, Black Canadian history, race, Black identity and immigration.
Canadians are proud of their multicultural image both at home and abroad. But that image isn’t grounded in historical facts. As recently as the 1960s, the Canadian government enforced discriminatory, anti-Black immigration policies, designed to restrict and prohibit the entry of Black Barbadians and Black West Indians. The Canadian state capitalized on the public’s fear of the “Black unknown” and racist stereotypes to justify their exclusion.
In Flying Fish in the Great White North, Christopher Stuart Taylor utilizes the intersectionality of race, gender and class to challenge the perception that Blacks were simply victims of racist and discriminatory Canadian and international immigration policies by emphasizing the agency and educational capital of Black Barbadian emigrants during this period. In fact, many Barbadians were middle to upper class and were well educated, and many, particularly women, found autonomous agency and challenged the very Canadian immigration policies designed to exclude them. Free admission.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Hintonburg Community Center, 1064 Wellington St., Ottawa
"Kallaloo" Afro-Caribbean Dance Festival, a one-day celebration of Afro-Caribbean dance & culture featuring three workshops and Afrocentric Marketplace.Presented by The Cultural Arts Studio, School Of Afro-Caribbean Dance.Cover charge: Dance Workshops - $20.00 (unlimited dance workshops); $10.00 (single dance workshop).Admission to Afrocentric Market: Free.
More info: Suzan Lavertu, Artistic Director - [email protected] / 613-863-3493 / Afrocaribdance.com
Saturday, February 25, 2016
ALL DAY (10am to 4pm)
Fourth Avenue Baptist Church, 109A Fourth Avenue (corner Bank St.)
• Photo Exhibition by Ottawa Black Historian Thomas Barber
• Food Sampling from Africa, West Indies, and North and South America
• Concert 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm)
Take a musical journey from Africa to West Indies to America to Canada
Musicians: Roxanne Goodman, Michael Hana, Bertram Boldon, Brian Chhangur, John Dapaah, Melo, Darius Martin, Dhartie Thomas.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Cocktails at 6:00 pm; Dinner served at 7:00 pm
Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, 150 Albert St., Ottawa,ON K1P 5G2
8th Annual Global Community Alliance Gala & Award Ceremony. This is an evening of networking, award presentations and entertainment in recognition of Black History Month. Tickets are $65 each available at the following venues until Monday, Feb. 20, 2017: WEST END: Nana's Beauty Supplies (613-321-5112) / SOUTH END: African Queen (613-736-5369). ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY - NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR! This year's proceeds will be presented at the event to the Ottawa School Breakfast Program. For more info email: Yomi Pratt at [email protected] or Kelly Pratt at [email protected]
Saturday, February 25, 2017
6:30 pm
3204 Woodroffe Ave., Nepean, ON
Black Women Who Tea… Rebuilding Sisterhood. The aim of the event is to revive the tradition of tea rooms that existed at turn of the 20th century. Tea rooms were the purview of women, staffed by women, run by women, and frequently owned by women. Tea rooms were not merely a means for women to gain financial independence and become players in the economy as business owners, they were a place for of various social classes women to interact without derision or the constraints of her class. African American women were excluded from white establishments by Jim Crow laws, so they took advantage of the zeitgeist and run successful tea room establishments, that catered to their sisters. At the height of its popularity there were approximately twenty-five Black owned tea rooms in the United States. There is no recorded history of tea rooms owned and run by Black women in Canada. This event will provide women in our community to attend an event that will explore entrepreneurship and health among sisters.
Cost: $10.00 Contact persons: Sylmadel: 6132627152; [email protected]
Irene: 6137120700; [email protected]
Saturday, February 25, 2017
6:30 PM
Great Hall, Christ church Cathedral 414, Sparks St.
Get over the blues and jazz up your winter! Cathedral Arts presents Mardi Gras, featuring a five-course New Orleans dinner and a live performance by the Apex Jazz Band. Get tickets (by Feb. 17) at www.cathedralarts.ca
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Doors open at 7pm and live band from 8pm till 10pm
Mercury Lounge, 56 Byward Market, Ottawa, Ontario K1N7A2
Mercury Lounge presents: FIESTA CUBANA. Live music with Sabor de Cuba! Tickets $15 online in advance and more at the door. Get your online tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fiesta-cubana-tickets-314966262… *All guests are welcome to stay after w/ DJ Trevor Walker*
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
433 (History Lounge) Paterson Hall, Carleton University
Lecture: Amanda Coffie: Sharing the Responsibility to Protect and Rebuild: Lessons from Peacebuilding Engagement Activities of Resettled Liberian Refugees in Canada. Brief Bio: Dr. Amanda Coffie is a Research Fellow at the Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy, University of Ghana and an Adjunct Professor of the Institute of African Studies Carleton University. She earned a Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. She also holds an MA in Political Science and a BA in Political Science from Brock University, Canada and University of Ghana respectively. Her research spans a continuum of forced migration, from conflict zones, through asylum, repatriation and transnational. Her work attends to issues of refugees, governance of migration and asylum and programs of host countries and international organizations as well as post-conflict peacebuilding. Amanda has published on asylum policy and practices in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa as well as refugee returnees and peacebuilding in Liberia. She is a 2016 recipient of the Social Science Research Council-African Peacebuilding Network (SSRC-APN) Award and is currently working on refugee diaspora participation in post-conflict Liberia. Cost: Free
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
8pm
Arts Court Theatre, 2 Daly Ave., Ottawa
CONCERT: Project: Humanity presents: Freedom Singer, feat. Detroit native JUNO nominee Khari Wendell McClelland. "Freedom Singer" has Mr. McClelland recreating the music that fugitive slaves carried on their journey into Canada through the Underground Railroad. Sharing the stage with Polaris Prize nominee Tanika Charles and acclaimed Vancouver guitarist Noah Walker, Khari crosses genres and generations, beautifully remixing the rhythms and folklore of early African-Canadians with contemporary sounds and stories of struggle and liberation. Tickets: $20-25. Buy online at
http://artscourt.ca/events/freedom-singer-khari-wendell-mcclelland-in-concert/
Concert presented by TD as part of its Black History Month programming.