"Affirming the Spirit of Africville" - hosted by the Africville Genealogy Society

• Gathering Together on Sacred Ground
  • 2:00             Memorial Church Service
                       Officiating minister - Reverend Wallace Smith
    
    
  • 4:00             Community Barbeque
    
    
  • 7:00             Musical Performance
    
    
  • 1:30 - 4:00    Racism and the Black World Response Registration

   

  To find Africville head north on Barrington Street, turn right at Seaview Park sign.

"Acknowledging African Identity in the Diaspora"

• 3:00 - 7:30     Registration
                       Dalhousie Arts Centre
                       6101 University Avenue
  
  
• 4:00              "Black Body: Race, Resistance, Response" Art Exhibit open for viewing
                       (See Website)
                       Dalhousie Art Gallery
  
  
• 5:00               Racism and the Black World Response Symposium Inaugural Event
                       Dunn Theatre
                       Welcoming Remarks
                       Official Greetings
                       Poetry Prelude - Shirley Small
                       Keynote Address - NourbeSe Philip, poet, novelist, essayist and playwright
  
  
• 7:00              Reception

"Racism and the Black World Response: Building Global Solidarity"

• 8:00 - 9:00        Registration
                          Dahousie Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Building
                          6135 University Avenue
  
  
• 9:00 - 9:15        Opening Ceremony
  
  
• 9:15 - 9:30        Opening Remarks and Messages of Solidarity
                          Symposium Co-chairs - Dr. Esmeralda Thornhill and Mr. Irvine Carvery
  
  
• 9:30 - 10:15       Keynote Address: Michelle Williams, LL.M. (NYU), LL.B. (Toronto)                         "International African Diasporic Overview"
  
  
• 10:15 - 10:30      Health Break Sponsored by the Maritime Centre of Excellence
                           in Women's Health
  
  
• 10:30 - 12:15      Plenary Panel - "Communities in Struggle"
  • Robert Upshaw, African Nova Scotian Communities in Struggle
  • Runoko Rashidi, Ending the Marginalization of the Global African Presence
  • Erica Lawson, African Canadian Legal Clinic
  • Pallo Jordan, South African Parliament
    
    
• 12:15 - 1:45       Lunch (not provided)
  1. 1:45-4:00 Thematic Workshops
  2. West African Drumming
  3. African Diasporic Representation in the Media
  4. Global African Presence
  5. Workplace Racism
  6. Disability in the Diaspora
  7. Youth Issues
     
     
• 4:00 - 5:00          Workshop Debrief

"Racism and the Black World Response: Building the Case for Reparations"

• 8:00 - 9:00       Registration
                         Dahousie Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Building
                          6135 University Avenue
  
  
• 9:00 - 9:15       Opening
  
  
• 9:15 - 9:30       Call to Order - Messages of Solidarity
  
  
• 9:30 - 10:15      Keynote Address: Burnley "Rocky Jones", LL.B.
                         "The Case for Reparations"
  
  
• 10:15-10:30       Health Break Sponsored by the Council on African Canadian Education
  
  

• 10:30 - 12:15     Plenary Panel - "Working with Evidence"
                          Allister Johnson, Reparations from a North Preston, N.S. Perspective
                          Pallo Jordon , South African Parliament
                          Yvonne Atwell, An Open Hearing on Racism
                          Afro-Colombian Representative, Displaced Communities
  

• 12:15 - 1:45       Lunch (not provided)
  

• 1:45 - 4:00         Thematic Workshops
  
  1. Science and Health
  2. West African Drumming
  3. Displaced Communities
  4. Youth Issues
  5. An Open Hearing
     
     
• 4:00 - 5:00          Workshop Debrief

"Racism and the Black World Response: Building Global Strategies"

• 8:00 - 9:00      Registration
                        Dahousie Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Building
                        6135 University Avenue
  
  
• 9:00 - 9:15      Opening - Reverend Wallace Smith
  
  
• 9:15 - 9:30      Call to Order/Greetings of Solidarity
  
  

• 9:30 - 10:15    Keynote Address: Mrs. Baleka Kgotsisle Mbethe, Deputy Speaker, South                      African Parliament
                       "Building Global Strategies: An African Diasporic Agenda"
  

• 10:15 - 10:30   Health Break Sponsored by Health Canada
  
  
• 10:30 - 12:15   Plenary Panel - Strategies to Link the Diaspora
  • Lynn Jones
  • Dr. Georgia Dunston
  • Fiona Meyer-Cook, Dialogue of African Descended Communities in Canada
  • Abigail Moriah, The Youth Perspective
  • Government of Barbados Commission for Pan-African Affairs
    
    
• 12:15 - 1:45     Lunch (Not provided)
  
  
• 1:45 - 2:45       WCAR Overview
  
  
• 2:45 - 3:45       Workshops Report Back
  
  
• 3:45 - 5:00       Future Directions and Strategies
                          Open Floor
  
  
• 7:00                 Banquet - Keynote Address

Racism and the Black World Response: "Connecting with the Cradle"

• Tour & visits to Historic Black Nova Scotian communities: The Prestons, Upper Hammonds Plains, Shelburne Archaeological Exhibit…
  
  
• Optional Program may include: Harbour Cruise, Peggy's Cove, Whale watching excursions, Citadel Hill Tours, Public Gardens, Discovery Science Centre, Pier 21 Museum
  
  
• Caucus Networking