On May 13 and 14, the University of British Columbia held the inaugural Inter-Institutional Forum of the Scarborough National Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education. The forum included a public symposium, co-hosted by UBC and Simon Fraser University, on May 14. You may view the full program here. You may also view the full event on UBC Events page on this link: https://events.ubc.ca/towards-black-flourishing/
Photographs:
- Barrington Walker- Scarborough Charter Steering Committee Member, AVP Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Wilfred Laurier University.
- Theresa Rajack-Talley, Scarborough Charter Steering Committee Member and Vice Provost, Equity and Inclusion, Dalhousie University.
- Panel – Henry Daniel (moderator), Professor of Performance Studies, Simon Fraser University. June Francis, Special Advisor to the President on Anti-racism and Professor of Business, Simon Fraser University. Moussa Magasa- incoming Senior Leader in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Mount Royal University. Handel Kashope Wright, Scarborough Charter Steering Committee Member, Senior Advisor to the President on Anti-racism and Inclusive Excellence, Professor of education, University of British Columbia.
- Malinda Smith, Scarborough Charter Steering Committee Member, Vice Provost of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, University of Calgary. Handel Kashope Wright, Scarborough Charter Steering Committee Member, Senior Advisor to the President on Anti-racism and Inclusive Excellence, Professor of education, UBC. June Francis, Special Advisor to the President on Anti-racism and Professor of Business, SFU.
- Handel Kashope Wright, Scarborough Charter Steering Committee Member, Senior Advisor to the President on Anti-racism and Inclusive Excellence, Professor of education, UBC. June Francis, Special Advisor to the President on Anti-racism and Professor of Business, SFU.
- Balqees Jama, Student & President of the Students of Caribbean and African Ancestry (SOCA), SFU. Binta Sesay, Member of the UBC Black Caucus, University of British Columbia. Tiara A Cash, Graduate Student, Simon Fraser University. Joan Anokwuru, Graduate Student, UBC.
- Albert St. Albert Smith, Lecturer Emeritus, School for the Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University. Edward Sembatya, PhD Student, School for the Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University.
- Albert St. Albert Smith, Lecturer Emeritus, School for the Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University. Edward Sembatya, PhD Student, School for the Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University.
- Left to right- Graham Carr, President and Vice Chancellor, Concordia University. Gervan Fearon, President, George Brown University. Adelle Blackett (moderator), Scarborough Charter Inter-Institutional Steering Committee Member, CRC Law, McGill University
- Edward Sembatya, PhD Student, School for the Contemporary Arts, Simon Fraser University.
- Lerato Chondoma- Associate Director for the Indigenous Research Support Initiative, UBC. Amina Zamani, Member of the Executive of the UBC Black Caucus. Ebony Magnus, Member of the SFU Black Caucus. Stephanie Allen, Vancouver Community Activist. Parker Johnson, Vancouver Community Activist.