Reception Celebration, Art Exhibition and Ujamaa Marketplace
Celebration program, art exhibit showcasing local and regional artists and Ujamaa Black-owned marketplace featuring a variety of vendors
Date and time
Location
Old Town Hall
460 Botsford St Newmarket, ON L3Y 1T1 CanadaAbout this event
Join us for the Black History Month Reception, Ujamaa Marketplace and Art Exhibition featuring live entertainment, keynote address, performing arts, spoken word and more!
Celebration Program 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Gemini Pangroove Steelband - Steelpan Performance
- Lee Miller - Family Affirmation
- Jerisha Grant-Hall - Opening Remarks
- Janis Luttrell - Land Acknowledgement
- Matthew Palomino - Master of Ceremonies
- Jivaro Smith - National Anthem & Black Anthem
- MP Van Bynen - Remarks
- Deputy Mayor, Tom Vegh - Remarks
- MPP Dawn Gallagher Murphy - Remarks
- YRP, Chief MacSween - Remarks
- Natacia Gifford - Dub Poetry
- Afiwi Dance School - Dance Presentation
- Dr. Carol Wade - Keynote Address
- Gemini Pan Groove - Steelpan and Songs
- Jerisha Grant-Hall- Community Award Presentation
- Jaylah Hall - Spoken Word
- Children & Youth Dance - Theatre Performance
- Pauline Jones - Closing Remarks
- Gemini Steelband - -Steelpan performance
Meet the Keynote Speaker - Dr Carol Wade
Dr. Carol Wade has over 20 years of experience in the child welfare sector and social work education. She currently works in the child welfare sector and is also a sessional instructor at the Schools of Social Work at the University of Windsor and York University.
Her educational background includes a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, a Master’s of Social Work (MSW), and an Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Windsor. Her Ph.D. dissertation focused on understanding the impact of historical trauma on current-day parenting. She draws on this work using critical theories and pedagogies to deconstruct and challenge oppressive practices to families and young people.
Dr. Wade has developed and facilitated workshops and other training opportunities for youth workers across Ontario as part of the Academic Network of the Youth Research and Evaluation Exchange at York University. In addition, Dr. Wade has served on a variety of boards and is currently on the Board of Directors of the Durham Family and Cultural Center.
Title of the Keynote address:
Stories of Black Families Matter: From transformational knowledge to transformational action
The keynote address will look at:
1) Recognizing the harmful impact of the compounding, layering, and transferring of generational trauma
2) Disrupting and challenging oppressive practices within Canadian institutions
3) Developing an understanding of parenting practices
4) Deconstructing theories about Black people’s lives (behaviours, attachment, and parenting) that are deficit-based