The Colleges of Trent University welcome you to a public talk with 2023 Ashley Fellow Chúk Odenigbo. (Note this lecture will be in French). Les participantes recevront une introduction à la notion du racisme et de l'identité blanche. Ceci sera cadrée dans le contexte francophone au Canada où les participantes seront invitées à discuter de la francophonie canadienne et sa proximité à l’identité blanche. La conclusion vise à motiver les participantes à imaginer et à créer une francophonie véritablement plurielle qui marche en solidarité avec d'autres groupes marginalisés au Canada.
NOTE that this lecture is in person in the Lady Eaton College Senior Common Room but will have a hybrid option. NEED TO JOIN ONLINE? Follow this link: https://trentu.zoom.us/j/99583669177?pwd=V0czZVV0WkFIOFZhTnQvT2tEZVIyZz09
Franco-Albertain from Calgary, Mr. Odenigbo is passionate about the interactions between culture, health and the environment. This passion manifests itself in his role as Founding Director and Director of Ancestral Services for Future Ancestors Services Inc., an Indigenous and Black-owned, youth-led professional services social enterprise that advances climate justice and equity with a lens of anti-racism and ancestral accountability (www.futureancestors.ca). Mr. Odenigbo is a PhD Candidate in Medical Geography where his research looks at the relationships between human health, the environment, geographic factors, society, and healthcare to shed light on public health policies and strategies.
The Ashley Fellowship is funded by a bequest from the late Professor C.A. Ashley, longtime friend of Trent University and an enthusiastic proponent of the role which the informal contacts of College life can play in the academic pursuits of the University.
