A record year for the Society – events and attendance. We hosted 6 public events and hosted a booth at the Vancouver Canucks Game on the 13th.
On the 15th we hosted the inaugural Black Entrepreneurs Dinner with 50 guests. The dinner took place at the University Club of Victoria with keynote speaker MERISSA ALLEN, President and CEO, Black Business Association of BC.
Our partners in bringing this BHM 2023 program to you were: Arts on View Society, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives- BC Office (CCPA-BC), Belfry Theatre, Global TV (media sponsor) HERE Magazine (Social Media) Old Cemeteries Society, Royal BC Museum and Archives, and Royal Bank of Canada.
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