Here are some of the activities and events taking place at the University of Ottawa to celebrate Black History Month:
Tuesday, February 2
- Race: A Year in Review with Dr. Marie-Carène Pierre René, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Webinar registration by Zoom
Tuesday, February 9
- Celebrating Blackness in Literature with Mante Molepo, 7:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. Webinar registration by Zoom
Thursday, February 11
- Black Feminism coming out of the shadows: Required Reading with Sadjo Paquita, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Webinar registration by Zoom
Friday, February 12
- A discussion between Lilian Thuram and Boulou Ebanda de B'béri, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Webinar registration by Zoom
Monday, February 15
- Changing up your “Bookshelf” with Yeti Mallavi, 7:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. Webinar registration by Zoom
Tuesday, February 16
- Decolonizing Dialogues: Join the Black Medical Students Association for a session on how to begin decolonizing your faculty, from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Register on Eventbrite
- In person : A conversation with Celina Cesar Chavannes , Jean-Luc Pepin Research Chair, on her new book Can you hear me now?, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Register here
- Decolonizing the Classroom: Anti-Blackness in Canadian Education with Lydia Collins, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Webinar registration by Zoom
Wednesday, February 17
- Anti-coloniality, silence, abolitionism, and the power of non-neutrality of abolitionist resistance with Chesline Pierre-Paul, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Webinar registration by Zoom
Thursday, February 18
- Café classique : Reading group, Ta-Nehisi Coates / Between the World and Me (2015), 10:00 a.m. RSVP [email protected] for Zoom link.
- Join uOttawa Black Law Students Association & uOttawa's Black Medical Students Association for a reading by Celina Caesar-Chavannes of her book Can you hear me now?, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Register on Eventbrite.
- Interview – A discussion with Blaise Ndala, discussing his book Dans le ventre du Congo, 4:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m. Register by Zoom
- What if I had the power not to suffer? Standing tall in the midst of anti-Black racism with Marthe Mafok Foka, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Webinar registration by Zoom
Monday, February 22
- A Human Rights Based Approach to Anti-Black Racism, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. RSVP required to receive the webinar link: [email protected]
Tuesday, February 23
- Poetry Event: Celebrating Black Excellence, 7:00 p.m. Webinar registration by Zoom
Wednesday, February 24
- Working for Human Rights Series with Samantha Peters, Black Legal Mentor in Residence, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. RSVP required by emailing [email protected]