Educational, health and civic forums, seminars and workshops
Webinar: Black in STEM
by Andre Akugha Wednesday, 26 May, 2021 The Black in STEM virtual event was held on Wednesday 26th of May, 2021 at 5pm. STEM is an acronym for: Science Technology...
Webinar addresses Black mental health
By Vive Akugha Thursday, 6 May , 2021 Mental health is a vital part of our sanity especially when we’re aware of it. For this reason, organizations such as Ottawa...
Workshop explores Black women’s experience
by Vive Akugha 26 March 2021 The Afro-Caribbean Mentorship Program (ACMP) organized a panel discussion for the lived experiences of black women in Canadian societies with help from The Royal...
Councillor King hosts virtual townhall meeting
Saturday 26 September Councillor Rawlson King held a virtual town hall for the African, Black and Caribbean communities on September 26, 2020. The event included elected officials, professionals and most...
Canada denies visas to African academics
African visitors least likely to obtain Canadian visas 4-year approval rate lowest of any continent, raising questions about discrimination Idil Mussa · CBC News · Posted: Nov 26, 2019 4 Visa applicants from Africa...
Conference on people of African descent
Saturday 6 April 2019 Fauteux Hall at the University of Ottawa, was the site of a conference hosted by the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) last Saturday. Titled: “Persons of African...
Seminar highlights challenges of ageing
Annual Healthy Lifestyles seminar addresses major health issues Saturday 27 April 2019 The African Caribbean Canadian Coalition continued its tradition of holding an annual Healthy Lifestyles seminar for Ottawa’s Black...
Black Mental Health project launched
Wednesday 3 April, 2019 Mental health is a subject that is sometimes a taboo in our community as it carries a certain sigma for those suffering from emotional or mental...
OLIP hosts immigration consultation
Tuesday 30 October The Ottawa Local immigration Partnership (OLIP), in partnership with the Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), hosted a workshop last Tuesday at the YM-YWCA Centre on...
St. Peter’s Church hosts workshop on African refugees
Thursday 13 September St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on Sparks Street has a tradition of welcoming refugees to Canada dating back to the seventies, when the first wave of “boat...