United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racism and Racial Discrimination
The roster of speakers and topics featured in the March 21st Lecture Series was as follows:
- 2002
Clarence J. Munford
Public Lecture: ‘Race’, Reparations & the Future of the Black World (Venue: University of King’s College)
Black Community Meeting: ‘Race’ and Reparations (Venue: North End Community YMCA) - 2001
Public Forum: Open Hearing on Racism to Invoke Memory and Confirm Voices of Experience (PDF) (Venue: Lord Nelson Hotel, Halifax)
Black Community Lead-up Events:
• Black Organizations Working Meeting to Commemorate Martin Luther King Day (Venue: Cornwallis Street United Baptist Church)
• Town Hall Meeting to Ratify Principled Statement of Position Against Racism to Commmorate Nelson Mandela’s Walk to Freedom (Venue: East Preston Community Centre) - 2000
Dr. Georgia Dunston
Public Lecture: The Human Genome: What’s ‘Race’ Got To Do With It? (Abstract [PDF]) – (Full [PDF])
(Venue: Dalhousie Faculty of Medicine)
African Nova Scotian Community Forum: ‘Race’, Research and YOUR Health! (Venue: Cornwallis Street United Baptist Church) - 1999
Dr. Molefi Kete Asante (PDF)
Public Lecture: “…And every nation shall know my name”: The Impact of Alexander Pushkin on World Culture. (Venue: University Hall, Dalhousie University)
Black Community Meeting: The African Origins of Civilization. (Venue: Cornwallis Street United Baptist Church) - 1998
Dr. Andrée Nicola McLaughlin
Public Lecture: Intercontinental Empowerment: Impact of the Black Consciousness and Women’s Movement on Black Women (Venue: Seton Academic Centre, Mount Saint Vincent University)
Black Community Meeting: I Got All My Sistas With Me!: A Million Women March. (Venue: Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia)
Hands-On Workshop for African Nova Scotian Women: From the Local to the Global: Black Women Organizing Intercontinentally. (Venue: North Branch, Halifax Regional Library) - 1997
Dr. Y. N. Kly
Public Lecture: International Law and Blacks in the Americas (Venue: Dalhousie Law School)