Events – BC Black History Awareness Society

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Through Her Lens: Celebrating the Diversity of Women

Earliest Pioneers (1858-1899) Events Pioneers 1900 -Present Special Recognition Stories

October is Women’s History Month in Canada

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August 1 1834 - affecting the lives of those enslaved and their descendants

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Emancipation Day in Canada: Past, Present and Future

Digital Museum Canada BC Pioneer Exhibit Home Page

A Community Story: Partnering with Digital Museums Canada provides a unique opportunity to further imprint the stories of these pioneers in a lasting way that reaches beyond the boundaries of our provincial neighborhoods and re-affirms the significance of these pioneers in Canadian history for all Canadians. BC Black History Awareness […]

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Influencing the Vision of Canada

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June 11th is Doug Hudlin Day in Victoria

Events Pioneers 1900 -Present Special Recognition Stories

Doug Hudlin

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Four International observance days in March are a call to action for global, sustainable change.

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March On

Jan 21 2023 is Lincoln Alexander Day in Canada and Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the U.S.

Jan 16th is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan 21st is Lincoln Alexander Day

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Lincoln Alexander and Martin Luther King Jr.

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is now a travelling exhibition at GVPL, Central Branch

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Hope Meets Action

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The Youth Dialogue is a series of three virtual youth dialogues curated to engage 40 young people between ages 15 and 19 with the contents of Worlds Within report. Participants40 youth, between 15 and 19 years of age, as follows:• 20 Black youth• 20 youths of Indigenous, Asian, and other […]

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