We’re celebrating – Mifflin Gibbs is coming to the Black & Here Centre!
It was 160 Years ago, Mifflin Wistar Gibbs was the 1st Black Person to serve as a BC Municipal Councillor. He was elected on November 19, 1866 representing the James Bay Ward.

As part of the Touring Performance Program with Story Theatre and BC Black History Awareness Society, we are thrilled to have Gibbs visit our Centre.
Co-Created and Directed by Adonis C. King
Co-Created and Produced by Monica Ogden
Black & Here Centre, 1327 Douglas St, Victoria, BC V8W 2E9
November 19, 2026 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm – free or by donation
5:30 pm – doors open
6:00 pm – performance
6:30 pm – Q&A

Living Histories with Story Theatre is an interactive and educational solo show that brings history to life and into the contemporary. Professional performers called Historical Interpreters embody the knowledge and spirit of historical figures. In 1866, Mifflin Gibbs was the first Black person to hold elected office in BC. This is his story.

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