June 17, 2018 - Let's Honour our Black Fathers
9:00 AM (sign-in) – 11:30 AM EDT
Central Experimental Farm
Merivale Rd. at Central Park, across from the Tim Horton's, Ottawa, ON
Black Canadian Scholarship fund Walkathon. For more info and pledge forms, email or call: [email protected] (613) 620-1382 or (613) 552-9647. To register please see link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-canadian-scholarship -fund-walkathon-2018-tickets- 45452500653
Saturday, June 2, 2018
8am - 6pm
Notre Dame High School 710 Broadview Ave, Ottawa
HERA Mission fundraiser: Third Annual 3on3 in the 613 and Urban Jam. All day! U 11 and Up. All Skill Levels, Let’s get more women and girls playing this year! And so much going on with the Urban Jam! Tones of activities including: Grafitti, Hip Hop, Market Place, BBQ and Concession stand, DJs …
Half Time with former NBA PG Milt Palacio. Registration: www.3on3613.com
For more info on HERA Mission: http://www.heramission.org/
Saturday, June 2, 2018
7:00PM
Parkdale United Church, 429 Parkdale Ave,Ottawa, ON K1Y 1H3
Book Launch: "Adventures of namby and Pamby" and "Brbadiana Canadiana", by John Harewood.Free admission but RSVP manadtory: . Books on sale.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
6pm - 10pm
Fumi's African Caribbean Restaurant, 502 Rochester St., ottawa ON
The Network of Black Business & Professional Women (NB2PW) June Get Acquainted mixer. Enjoy an evening of drinks, Afro-Caribbean buffet and connect with other dynamic Black women entrepreneurs, business owners and corporate professionals. Featured speaker : Grace Mayele, Entrepreneur/ Brand Strategist /Founding Executive Director of Mayele Enterprise. Tickets : $25 for members, $30 for non-members. Register early, only 40 tickets available. Tickets available on Eventbrite. Note: we will be photographing and videotaping portions of this event. If you do not wish for your picture to be taken, please see us at the registration table upon arrival.
Sunday, June 10, 2018
11am to 1pm
Malone's Lakeside Grill, Dow's Lake Pavillion, 1001 Queen Elizabeth Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Join us on for the annual CanUgan Disability Spring Brunch. Members of the Board of Directors will be making a presentation at noon. Come hear about what we've been up to! Individual bills will be issued for each guest's meal and drinks. Parking is available across the street. Please RSVP by June 3rd to [email protected]
Monday, June 11 & Tuesday, June 12, 2018
9:15PM
Bytowne Cinema, 325 Rideau Street, Ottawa k1N 5Y4
FILM: Grace Jones: Bloodlight And Bami. 115 min. Directed by: Sophie Fiennes. Documentary feature in English and some French with English subtitles.
Grace Jones: Bloodlight And Bami is an enthralling, vital film which gives the same attention to Jones’s family life and personal history that it gives to her work in the studio and on stage. This is a remarkably candid portrait of an outspoken and charismatic star who carries the same energy and presence into her offstage life as she offers up to her devoted concert-goers.
The camera follows her from Los Angeles to New York, to Paris and to Jamaica, where she spends time with family and reminisces about her past. Her personality fills up the screen, not least in the incredible concert footage, but also in those backstage moments where Jones hardly hesitates to air her thoughts and feelings.
Saturday, June 16, 2018
10am
Petrie Island, Trim Rd., Orleans
BTMCF - Beach Soccer Tournament. The tournament will be played on the beach during the Carivibe Festival - Ottawa’s biggest Caribbean festival. Thousands of visitors will #ReachTheBeach2018 throughout the day. Admission to the festival is FREE and spectators are welcome! To Register in the BTMCF Beach Soccer Tournament: Co-ed Registration (maximum of 8 players per team, min. 2 female players) $25 per Player. Youth Registration: Ages 8-12, 13-17 yrs. (maximum of 8 players) $20 per Player. More info & registration: www.BTMCF.ca Sponsored by Carivibe Festival Ottawa, Belmont, LRO Staffing, KT Tape, YOW Youth Opportunities Strategy, Ottawa City Soccer Club
Saturday, June 16, 2018
6:30pm (doors), show: 7pm
Algonquin Commons Theatre,
Ishaka Cultural Group presents: Kahise, kubu na kazoza: a journey through time / un voyage dans le temps. This is the 10th anniversary with this 7th Cultural show themed: The evolution of the cultural dance in Burundi. Tickets 21.50$ and can be purchased on the link below or at Algonquin Commons Theatre Box Office.
http://www.algonquinsa.com/ event/ishaka-cultural-group- kahise-kubu-na-kazoza/
Short Promo Video:
https://youtu.be/xHKbNoyDZlE
More info: FB: Ishaka Cultural Group
Instagram: ishakaculturalgroup
Twitter: ishakadancegrp
Sunday, June 17, 2018
3:30-5:30
Bronson Centre: MAC Hall, 211 Bronson Avenue
Jaku Konbit ‘s Father’s Day. Cost: General Admission: $25, Seniors: $20
Children 12 and Under: $15.00 Tickets: call 613-567-0600.
June 20, 2018
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
University of Ottawa, Senate Room, Tabaret Hall, Room 083, 75 Laurier Ave East Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5
weSpeak: Let’s Talk Black Men’s Health. This is an interactive community dialogue with a focus on the preliminary qualitative findings of weSpeak, a five-year Ontario-wide research program examining HIV vulnerability and resilience among African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) heterosexual men. The program seeks to enhance ACB men’s understanding of the conditions that help HIV to spread; strengthen their commitment to HIV prevention; and strengthen community networks to end HIV and promote health among ACB communities.This event is for all members of the public as well as service providers; including but not limited to community leaders, persons living with HIV/AIDS, newcomers, friends and researchers.
June 20, 2018
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Global Centre for Pluralism, 330 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1N 0C7
Voices of Welcome and Refuge – A Human Library for World Refugee Day. Join us at the This event is a human library to mark World Refugee Day. The Global Centre for Pluralism in partnership with Refugee 613 will feature speakers sharing their stories from all dimensions of the refugee experience in Canada, including private sponsorship, policymaking and settlement. It will include the launch of Refugee 613’s social media campaign #ShowYourWelcome and a gallery of portraits from the storytelling project, Community. Everyone is welcome to this free event.
June 23, 2018
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Ottawa Public Library - Alta Vista branch, 2516 Alta Vista Dr., Ottawa, ON K1V 7T1
African Stories, Songs, Drumming and Dance: “Under the Palm Tree”
Kahmaria Pingue and Hamid Ayoub, “Under the Palm Tree”, will make African and Caribbean stories come alive with songs, dance and drumming.
Saturday, June 30, 2018
doors open at noon, lunch will be served at 1pm.
1265 Walkley Road- Jim Durrell Recreation Centre
Jamaican (Ottawa) Community Association Inc. Luncheon and Talent Show. Tickets: Adults: $30.00, Children: (5-12) $15.00
Saturday June 30, 2018
11am-6pm
Strathcona Park 25 Range Rd, Ottawa
2018 ACB Canadian Multiculturalism Day Celebration. Somerset West Community Health Centre and African Canadian Association of Ottawa invite you to 2018 ACB Canadian Multiculturalism Day Celebration (part of 2018 Welcoming Ottawa Week –WOW events). This event brings together more than 51 Country Associations of African descent and black Canadians to celebrate their rich cultural heritage and traditions. We will showcase authentic African foods, fashion, music, dancing and performances. This family friendly event will have free food for everyone. There will be plenty of children’s games as well. For more info: Contact: Hector Addison, [email protected]; John Adeyefa, [email protected] www.swchc.on.ca www.acaottawa.com