Black History Month 2023

 

Black History Month

Black History Month Symposium — What Has Changed: The Role of Attitudinal Barriers to Advancing Black Inclusion

Monday, February 6, 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
Live via Zoom
Free

  •  Understand attitudinal barriers that manifest in current and historical perceptions about Blackness and Black communities;
  • Identify and discuss the role of post-secondary environments and attitudinal barriers that impact efforts to address systemic anti-Black racism;
  • Identify and discuss the strategies, tools and resources to strengthen advocacy and EDI transformation efforts to address intersectional forms of anti-Black racism in post-secondary environments.

Keynote address followed by a panel discussion with Black leaders within post-secondary education.

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Black History Month Luncheon

Tuesday, February 24, 2023
12 PM - 1:30 PM EST
Online
Free

U of T Advancement's Black History Month Luncheon returns with prizes, performances and a keynote address from Toronto International Film Festival CEO, Cameron Bailey.

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Nation Building Through Poetry: A Poet Laureate Cypher

Tuesday, February 28, 2023
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EST
Location: Hart House Theatre, 7 Hart House Circle, University of Toronto
Cost: $15

Performers:

Titilope Sonuga, Poet, Playwright and Performer
Randell Adjel, Transformational Speaker, Spoken Word Practitioner and Arts Educator
Rebecca Thomas, Poet, Outdoor Educator and Children’s Literature Author

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