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The Harriet Tubman Institute’s Black History Month 2025: Community Organizing

The Harriet Tubman Institute’s Black History Month 2025: Community Organizing

Date: February 27, 2025 Time: 12-2pm EST Location: Tubman Resource Room (314 York Lanes, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3) In-person registration: https://research.apps01.yorku.ca/machform/view.php?id=253495 Online registration: https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/gGeUeeNRQsyx4wfZcBnsLA Event Overview Community organizing is the backbone of social change, but much of this critical work is built on unpaid labour, personal sacrifice, and limited resources. […]

The Harriet Tubman Institute’s Black History Month 2025: Racial Justice and Labour

The Harriet Tubman Institute’s Black History Month 2025: Racial Justice and Labour

Date: February 13, 2025 Time: 12-2pm EST Location: Nat Taylor Cinema (Room 102, Ross North bldg., 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3) In-person registration: https://research.apps01.yorku.ca/machform/view.php?id=252717 Online registration: https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/hRGIOj4wTdCeXEloC-qj7Q Event Overview How do labour movements advance racial justice, and how can workers, unions, and advocates create more equitable workplaces for Black and racialized workers? This […]

The Harriet Tubman Institute’s Black History Month 2025: Politics and Labour

The Harriet Tubman Institute’s Black History Month 2025: Politics and Labour

Date: February 6, 2025 Time: 12-2pm EST Location: Tubman Resource Room (314 York Lanes, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3) In-person registration: https://research.apps01.yorku.ca/machform/view.php?id=252132 Online registration: https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/8aScvev7TEC2W-iNhSm3BA French, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, and ASL interpretation will be available. Join the Harriet Tubman Institute for an engaging discussion on the intersections of politics and labour […]

HTI: Black History Month 2024 Opening Ceremony: Black Educators and Black Education

HTI: Black History Month 2024 Opening Ceremony: Black Educators and Black Education

The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa & its Diasporas is set to commence Black History Month with an inspiring Opening Ceremony on Feb. 1 at their Resource Centre located at 314 York Lanes. This year’s theme, “Black Educators and Black Education,” will be celebrated through a series of events, starting with a reception […]

MABOUNGOU: Being in The World (film screening & artist panel)

MABOUNGOU: Being in The World (film screening & artist panel)

A Special Tubman Talks and Department of Dance Event On Wednesday November 1st, The School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) will host a screening of the 2023 biographical documentary MABOUNGOU: Being in the World (48 minutes) followed by a discussion panel featuring Governor General’s Performing Arts Award-winner Zab Maboungou and three internationally […]

Open House at the Harriet Tubman Institute

Open House at the Harriet Tubman Institute

Welcome back to campus! The Harriet Tubman Institute will be hosting its annual Open House on Thursday, Sept. 14 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Resource Centre (314 York Lanes). We will hear about this year’s events and programming from our new director, Dr. Omosalewa Olawoye-Mann; our artist-in-residence, Dr. Brainerd Blyden-Taylor; and a student […]