Educational, health and civic forums, seminars and workshops
Health seminar sheds light on opioid abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention
Members of the African & Caribbean Health Network of Ottawa: Chris, Zhaida, Ayan, Abel, Haoua and Cory Photo copyright…
Nigerian-Canadian doctors learn about best business practices
Saturday 5 August Ottawa’s famed Chateau Laurier hotel was a fitting venue for the 16th annual conference of the Canadian Association of Nigerian Physicians and Dentists. CANPAD as it is…
Ontario Black Youth Action Plan holds community consultation
Photo copyright: Black Ottawa Scene Wednesday 16 August About forty Ottawa Black community leaders and stakeholders were at the Richelieu-Vanier community Centre Wednesday to engage officials from Ontario’s Ministry of…
Health seminar address serious health risks for persons of colour
Saturday 27 May, 2017 Overbrook Community Center by Toni Francis After months of collaboration and planning, navigating changes in dates and location, 10 Afro-Caribbean organizations/Associations hosted the 2017 Health &…
WOW seminar focuses on immigrant health
Wednesday 28 June 2017 Tabaret Hall at the University of Ottawa was the scene of a seminar to address issues affecting the health of new immigrants and refugees, under the…
IRDC International Women’s Day Panel Discussion
by Sarah Onyango In Wednesday, March 8, 2017, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) hosted a special International Women’s Day Panel Discussion entitled “Is innovation sexist?”. The panelists shared their experiences…
“Chasing Trump: A conversation on journalism, culture and politics”
by Sarah Onyango On March, 30, 2017, Octopus Books hosted an event entitled “Chasing Trump: A conversation on journalism, culture and politics between USA Today Network Features Editor Nichelle Smith…
Destigmatize mental health issues in black community, leader urges
‘Black people [need] to help one another, but also to go seek help’ CBC News Posted: Mar 10, 2017 The city’s Community and Police Action Committee met Thursday to discuss…
Nunavut Black History Society hosts Mental Health seminar with Ottawa’s Dr. Ahmed
Forensic psychiatrist Dr. A.G.Ahmed was far from his Ottawa home base on Saturday 11 February, when he was the keynote speaker at a mental health seminar, hosted in the city…
Ontario Anti-racism consultation comes to Ottawa
Tackle racism with school changes, provincial task force told in Ottawa Saturday’s stop in Ottawa was the last of a 10-city consultation tour to craft an anti-racism plan By Andrew Foote,…