Black Women in History: Representation, Identity and Diversity

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Please join us for the celebration of the Black History Month on February 24th, 2022 at 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM PST.

Since the early 1600s, black people and their communities have played an important role in defining Canada's heritage and identity. 

In Canada, black history hasn't always been recognised or highlighted. Canadians are unaware that Black people were formerly slaves in what is now Canada, or that individuals who fought enslavement served to lay the foundation for Canada's diverse and inclusive society. Black History is still NOT a part of the K-12 curriculum in B.C. nor do they have any post-secondary level courses at local universities (in Victoria) on Black History.

Black History Month is about recognising and honouring the significant contributions that Black people have made and continue to make in all aspects of society. It's about celebrating people's resilience, creativity, and determination to strive for a more inclusive and varied Canada, one in which everyone has an opportunity to succeed.
Source:<a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month/about.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month/about.html
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The theme for 2022 focuses on the importance of Black Health and Wellness which is right up SNIWWOC’s alley, as a holistic health organization. There are economic and health barriers, disparities and discrimination that are found at mainstream institutions for Black people. This year SNIWWOC will talk about how the Black communities have fostered good health and wellness and what barriers they have faced to embark on Black health and wellness. COVID-19 has more than ever exposed these barriers, disparities and intersectionality for Black people and has highlighted the need for identification, representation and diversity for an inclusive society.

Source: <a href="https://asalh.org/black-history-themes/#:~:text=2022%20THEME&text=The%20theme%20for%202022%20focuses,naturopaths%2C%20herbalists%2C%20etc.%29" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://asalh.org/black-history-themes/#:~:text=2022%20THEME&text=The%20theme%20for%202022%20focuses,naturopaths%2C%20herbalists%2C%20etc.%29
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We are welcoming Alison McLean, UBC Medical Researcher and Annie Djiotsa, retired Major of the Canadian Armed Forces as our guest panellists who will be discussing the issues of representation, identity and diversity as it relates to access to health and wellness for the Black community.

Please join us for an evening of Black history shared by Black women to honour the Black women in history that impacted these issues in Canada.

As Lonnie G. Bunch III, Director of the Smithsonian Institution said at the opening of the Washington D.C.'s National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2016: “There is no more powerful force than a people steeped in their history. And there is no higher cause than honouring our struggle and ancestors by remembering".

You don’t want to miss this Black history month event! 
Join the event on Zoom: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/89518238835" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/89518238835</a>Meeting ID: 895 1823 8835For media enquiries, please contact domi@sniwwoc.ca at least 48 hours prior to the event. 
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