Black Studies Guide Launch
Black Studies Guide Launch
Thursday, March 2, 2023
The Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) Black Studies Guide aims to provide a space for to share research and initiatives by Black scholars in the TMU and surrounding community. The Guide is designed to highlight the many ways in which Black studies is a culmination of the long, hard, as well careful work of Black scholars who celebrate Black brilliance, joy, curiosity, resistance and critique within the academy.
It is with this in mind that the CELT has developed the Guide, a resource hub dedicated to deepening learning about the work and initiatives of Black scholars at the university.
Join us on Thursday, March 2, 2023, for the official launch of this new resource hub.
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The event will take place from Noon to 2 p.m., during which attendees will have the chance to: Chat with special guests Tour the Black Studies Guide Take part in a Black Studies Guide scavenger hunt for prizes Participate in a collaborative poetry writing activity Watch the Akua Benjamin Legacy Project Documentary films Share some snacks Share feedback and ideas for expanding the Guide Find out how to have your own work and projects listed in the guide |
Catering is provided by: Camille Mayers of DVOURR (external link)
Camille’s time is spent running their catering company, Dvourr, providing a variety of worldly cuisines and flavours.
Their passion for both locally sourced foods and increasing diversity within Toronto’s food industry motivated them to create the city’s first Black and Indigenous Farmers Market being held in the East York area. Camille’s focus has always been food and being a Black, Non-Binary, Queer person they have always had the drive to push out any anti-blackness and anti-oppression. Camille is always looking for other ways to incorporate their passion for food with their passion and love for their communities.
Akua Benjamin Legacy Project, Oya Media Group (external link)
The Akua Benjamin Legacy Project focuses on anti-Black racism and resistance. It seeks to instill a sense of history and pride for the significant contributions of Black Canadians to the younger generation of activists and/or activists-to-be.
Documentaries:
- Book Of Love, directed by Sarah Michelle Brown
- Who is Marlene Green?, directed by Ella Cooper
- Charley, directed by Laurie Townshend
- Dudley Speaks For Me, directed by Ngardy Conteh George
- Rosie, The Fearless Rebel, directed by Sonia Godding Tobogo
Scavenger Hunt
To gather feedback on the guide and to encourage everyone to become more familiar with the guide, we are inviting TMU staff/faculty/students to complete a short scavenger hunt on the Black Studies Guide. The prompts below will direct you to different parts of the webpage, where you can find information to answer the prompts.
At the end of the form, if you are interested, you may input your email to be entered into a raffle for one of the following prizes:
- A copy of Finding Edward (external link) , by our own alunmus, Sheila Murray
- A bottle of Lignum Jamaican Honey (external link)
- Fresh, roasted coffee beans from Mofer Coffeehouse (external link) (Ethiopian coffeehouse)
Emails will be viewed separately from responses to ensure feedback is anonymous.
We look forward to your feedback and continued support!
Thanks to the team at the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) and the Office of the Vice President Equity, Community and Inclusion (OVPECI) for their help on this project, specifically Dr. Grace-Camille Munroe and Crystal Mark. We would also like to Dr. Annette Bailey for her contributions and support for the Guide.