Check out the events commemorating and celebrating February 2007 as Black History Month.
Keep an eye out around Kingston for Black History Month guides or download an event list.
Black History Month was officially recognized by the Canadian Parliament in December 1995 to raise awareness about the contributions of African Canadians, past and present. Each year, Black History Month …
Posted on Jan 25
date: Wednesday February 28, 7:30pm
location: The Grad Club, Henderson Room, corner of Barrie and Union Streets
Join us for a free screening of Journey into Justice. This highly recommended documentary pays tribute to a group of Canadians who took racism to court. They are Canada’s unsung heroes in the fight for Black civil rights. Focusing on the 1930s …
Posted on Jan 24
date: Tuesday February 27 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm
location: Queen’s U. Ban Righ Centre, 32 Bader Lane
Drawing on her recent book, Demonic Grounds: Black Women and the Cartographies of Struggle, Queen’s University Women’s Studies Professor Katherine McKittrick will discuss the ways in which the production of space is lived, expressed, and resisted by black women.
The paper considers the ways …
Posted on Jan 22
date: Saturday February 24 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm
location: Sydenham Street United Church, 82 Sydenham Street
Black History Month Concert, Face Painting and Crafts. Presented by Kingston Interval House for Kingston children and their families.
cost: Free
contact: Gale Yanth 613 546 4136
Posted on Jan 22
date: Posters on display the week of Feb. 12th
Forum: Thursday February 15 from 2:30 to 4:00 pm
location: Wallace Room, Queen’s U. JDUC, corner of University Avenue and Union Street
Queen’s students in the sociology class Race and Ethnic Relations have been studying race, ethnicity, racism, inequality, multiculturalism, immigration, and institutional practices affecting diversity. This year, for the first time, …
Posted on Jan 22
February’s book is Sula by Toni Morrison
date: Tuesday February 13 from 6:00-8:00 pm
location: Queen’s U. Ban Righ Centre, 32 Bader Lane
This rich and moving novel traces the lives of two black heroines: from growing-up together in a small Ohio town, through their sharply divergent paths of womanhood, to their ultimate confrontation and reconciliation. The one, Nel Wright, chooses to stay …
Posted on Jan 22
date: Friday February 9 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm
location: Queen’s U. Ban Righ Centre, 32 Bader Lane
The Children Story Hour will include stories, songs, music, performances and more!
cost: Free
contact: Register with Gamila Abdalla at: ga6@post.queensu.ca or 613- 533 6000 Ext 78119
Posted on Jan 22
date: Thursday February 8 from 12:15 to 1:15 or from 7:00 to 8:00 pm
location: Agnes Etherington Art Centre, at University Avenue & Bader Lane, Queen’s U.
This hour-long film presents a picture of how Mali’s ancient and contemporary cultures interact, and offers an interesting perspective on our exhibition The Art of Mali. Free admission on Thursdays.
contact: Pat Sullivan at …
Posted on Jan 22
date: Monday February 5, 12 and 26 from 1:00-2:30 pm
location: Upper Dance Studio, Queen’s U. Physical Education Centre, at Division and Union
This introductory dance workshop will feature basic traditional West African dance steps from several dances from Ghana and surrounding regions. African dance comprises of many traditional and modern dances, with great variation in style and form across …
Posted on Jan 22
date: Sunday February 4 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm or from 3:00 to 4:30 pm
location: Agnes Etherington Art Centre, at University Avenue & Bader Lane, Queen’s U.
Join us for a brief look at the engaging sculptures in The Art of Mali, followed by a mask-making project led by artist Ada Sulcs. Suitable for children 6+ with adult accompaniment.
cost: Free …
Posted on Jan 22
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