London Bicentennial History Conference - ONLINE - Carl Cadogan

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This presentation provides an insightful exploration of Black history in London, Ontario, with a particular focus on the African Methodist Episcopal Church (Fugitive Slave Chapel)—a significant landmark in the city's journey towards freedom, community, and reconciliation.

Attendees will gain an understanding of the historical context, the role of the Chapel in the Underground Railroad, and efforts to restore and preserve this heritage site.

Carl Cadogan has a long history of community involvement and volunteering; he has served on numerous boards, committees, and task forces, including the Premier’s Council on the Voluntary Sector, and the Provincial Work Group on Gaming (that redesigned the Ontario Trillium Foundation). He is currently on a number of local, national and international boards including The Grand Theatre, Aya Afrika Foundation, Thames Talbot Land Trust, Fanshawe Pioneer Village and is the Chair of the London Black Heritage Council.

Carl has held senior and executive roles in the not-for-profit sector and is currently the Senior Regional Manager, Southwestern Ontario for the Kidney Foundation of Canada. He lives in London with his wife Cynthia and in his spare time, loves to travel, and has been to every province and one territory and to thirty US states, and sixteen African countries. He is an avid cyclist, reader, and kite flyer.

Please note we will break the live feed between scheduled speakers. You can leave your browser/app open on YouTube and see the next livestream when it opens or return at the scheduled time.

Schedule for the day is as follows:

9:00 Mario Circelli, Master of Ceremonies with opening.

9:15 First Speaker: Tracey Whiteye

10:30 Break

10:45 Second Speaker: Carl Cadogan

12:15 Lunch, Mini Heritage Fair Tables

1:30 Third Speaker: Amber Lloydlangsten

2:45 Break

3:00 Final Speaker and Close: Jesse Abbott

4:30 Day finishes