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Day Two:  Saturday, December 2nd 2023

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery -
Challenging the Narratives and Confronting Anti-Black and other forms of Racism

Time

Session Description

Speaker
8:30 am
MST
Opening and Prayers
Online
9:00 - 9:30 am
MST

Keynote

  • Senator Dr. Wanda Bernard

9:30 - 10:00 am
MST
Youth Voices - Shiloh Multicultural Centre for Roots
Online
Transitions and Break
10:30 - 12:00 pm
MST

Issue Based Workshops

  1. Hate Speech - Canadian Race Relations Foundation - Task Force

  2. Anti-Black Muslim Collaborative

  3. Anti-Racism and GBV - Sharmin Prince (NYC) - Eagles Empowered to Soar

  4. Dr. Sobana Ananth - Emergency Medical Doctor in Toronto

  5. Public Health and Human Rights

  6. Anti-Semitism - What is it? It's uniqueness, how it shows up 

Lunch Break
12:30 - 1:30 pm
MST

NAJC/EJCA - Profile - Rooting in and Introduce Importance of Political Action

Now rooted into many of the challenges and realities of racism, this hour allows us to transition into a more collective action where thinking about the importance of organizing and working in solidarity on insightful potential solutions is prevalent.

Online
2:00 - 3:30 pm
MST

Skills and Action Based Workshops

  1. NAJC/EJCA - Best Practices in Political Action

  2. Circle of Interaction

  3. Canadian Patient Safety - Skills based health advocacy

  4. Film Screening and Discussion hosted by the Intercultural Dialogue Institute: The Final Exam (2020)

  5. For Teachers: Pass the Mic: Let's Talk about Racism

  6. Victimized Community Perception of Hate Crimes and Incidents in Alberta

Online
4:00 - 5:00 pm
MST
Building Spaces - Networking
5:00 pm
MST
Mia Mingus
Transformative Justice and Creating Communities of Care
7:00 pm
MST
Expression and Reflection
Film Showcase, Arts/Creativity Spaces
  1. Migrant Justice Cultural Celebration​
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