BLACK HISTORIES AND FUTURES MONTH
Kingston, Ontario
2023 Event Calendar
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This is a live calendar! Check back regularly during the month of February for updates. To Add an event to the calendar, submit details to: BHFM Event Submission Form
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WED, FEB 1
City Hall Illumination, City of Kingston
“City Hall and Springer Market Square will be illuminated red, green, and yellow for Black History and Futures Month. During Black History and Futures Month, Canadians celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians who, throughout history, have done so much to make Canada the culturally diverse, compassionate and prosperous nation it is today.”
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Black Histories & Futures: Opening Ceremony 2023
5:30 – 7pm via Zoom
Hosted by: Queens University & Kingston Community Partners
Open to: All
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/black-histories-and-futures-month-opening-ceremony-tickets-522971771647
Join us for the 2023 Black Histories & Futures Month Opening Ceremony in Kingston ON, under the theme "Recognition, Justice & Development. Featuring poet Abena Beloved and several discussions with local community members on the theme.
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Black History Month Display 2023
Time: 12:30pm – 1:15pm
Location: Medical School Building
Hosted by: Queen's Medicine Black Medical Student Association
Open to: Queens University students, staff, faculty.
Brief event to reveal the BlackHistory Month display created by the Black Medical Student Association.
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Black History Month Reading Lists
The Kingston Frontenac Public Library feature book lists related to Black History Month on its main, Teen and Children’s websites.
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With Opened Mouths Podcast
https://podcast.cfrc.ca/with-open-mouths-the-podcast/
We’re back with a second season of With Opened Mouths, the podcast that gives poets, performers, artists, activists, and curators a platform to share their life journeys and to find out what compels them to imagine new worlds.
Join host Qanita Lilla, Agnes’ Associate Curator, Arts of Africa and local, national and international guests as they talk about what makes creative practice so profoundly human.
You’ll hear artists Pamila Matharu and Winsom Winsom, actor, writer, and curator Yousef Kadoura, spoken word poet Billie the Kid, visual artist Kosisochukwu Nnebe, digital humanities scholar Chao Tayiana Maina, poet Juliane Okot Bitek, artist Rajni Perera and artist, writer and curator Emelie Changur (Agnes’ Director and Curator). Listen closely to the unexpected paths of these exceptional people.
Subscribe now and enjoy eight new episodes, dropped monthly January - August 2023 on DIGITAL AGNES, CFRC 101.9s website and on your favourite podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
This Podcast series is produced in partnership with CFRC 101.9fm and is supported by The George Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund, Queen's University; Justin and Elisabeth Lang Fund; and Young Canada Works Building Careers in Heritage, a program funded by the Government of Canada.
THURS, FEB 2
Black Screening Talks "Judas and the Black Messiah"
Time: 5pm – 8:30pm
Location: Reflection Room, Kingston Hall (Queen’s University)
Hosted by The Yellow House & The HREO
Open to: Queens University students, staff, faculty.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/black-screening-talks-judas-and-the-black-messiah-tickets-524885575887
In collaboration with the Yellow House Student Centre for Equity and Inclusion and the Human Rights Equity Office at Queen's, come to the Reflection Room in Kingston Hall to watch and discuss "Judas and the Black Messiah."
Food will be available during the event, space is limited so register early!
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From the Hearth: Introduction to poetry and spoken word with Billie the Kid
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 36 University Ave
Hosted by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Open: to All
Registration:https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/classes-workshops-camps/from-the-hearth/
"Only by multiplying our circles of care will we achieve the infrastructures necessary to build a caring society.”
(The Care Collective, 2020)
From the Hearth, is a six-part poetry and spoken word workshop series, that expands our circles of care to embrace the journeys, stories and connections we share as humans. We guide both new and experienced poets through the art of storytelling and finding an individual voice that celebrates collective memory and belonging. We discuss why our stories are important, do exercises in expression and inspiration and think about community and collaboration. This series is facilitated by Billie the Kid who is a K’ai Taile Dené and Nehiyaw spoken word poet and storyteller. Coordinated by Qanita Lilla.
All are welcome and no experience is required. Participants can register for individual workshops, or join the full series."
Series runs across several dates: 2 February, 19 February, 2 March, 19 March, 6 April, and 23 April 2023.
SAT, FEB 4
Make Art: Just Like Vanessa!
Time: 2 - 3pm
Location: Calvin Park Branch
Hosted by: Kingston Frontenac Public Library
Open to: Ages 8-13
Registration Opens: Jan.21
Taking our inspiration from the joyful, vibrant art of Black illustrator Vanessa Brantley-Newton, make an image of yourself using crayons, pastels, and paper collage.
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KIZOMBA Dance Workshop
Time: 2pm – 5pm
Location: DANSANI Studio located at 15-1786 Bath Road, Kingston, Ontario
Hosted by DANSANI Dance Company
Registration:
https://dansanidanceco.ca/products/kizomba-guest-workshop
Open: to All
In the first hour we will introduce kizomba fundamentals, musicality and give you a taste of lead/follow styling to get you on your way to dancing kizomba.
Following a small guided practice to clean things up they will dive into beginner/intermediate structures to see how the fundamentals play a huge part, the more advanced you become.
The workshop will end with a guided social/practice with Capital Kizomba while providing time for questions and to review the day's lessons. No partner necessary!
THURS, FEB 9
“Hidden Figures” Film Screening
Time: 9:30am
Location: The Screening Room, 120 Princess Street
Hosted by : Limestone District School Board
Open to: Limestone District School Board Students
This film screening is for Limestone District School Board students. Please contact Andrea Barrow, Equity and Inclusion Consultant barrowa@limestone.on.ca to register.
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The Sixties: A Conversation About Books, Design, and Beauty with Milka Njoroge, Yaniya Lee, and Katherine McKittrick
Time: 2pm – 3:30pm
Location: 4th Floor of Robert Sutherland, Room 421 (Queen’s University)
Hosted by: Department of Gender Studies and Dr. Katherine McKittrick
Open to: All
Join us in a conversation about the incomplete and urgent worlds initiated during what Sylvia Wynter calls “The Sixties”; to discuss literary production and design during The Sixties; to work out how bibliographies are made, book designs are effaced, and ideas are reimagined and reissued; to think about the connections between unspeakable beauty and freedom-making.
Refreshments & food provided.
The exhibit of individual book covers will be on display at Stauffer Library and Novel Idea from Feb 6- 28
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Young Soul Rebels: Then and Now
Time: 11:30-1pm
Location: Queen's University campus, Watson Hall 517
Hosted by : Queen's University Black Studies Program
Open to: All
https://www.queensu.ca/history/news-and-events/events/young-soul-rebels-then-and-now
"This presentation explores the achievements and aspirations of young soul rebels who got together, often outside of conventional politics, to rock against racism in the late 1970s and early 80s. In doing so, it pays particular attention to cultural producers and critics in the late twentieth century who were educational – without being sermonizing – about creative development, the writing of cultural history and the calculation of political choices. It also considers how the aspirations and achievements of this rebel generation are translated, consumed and read in relation to the agendas and strategies of contemporary students and activists.
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Pre-Doctoral Fellowships in Black Studies (Online Info Session)
Time: 2pm – 2:45pm
Location: Zoom (register)
Hosted by : Queen's University Black Studies Program
Open to: Queens students (Particularly Ph.D)
Registration: https://queensu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctc-uqrz0pHdwK5tGDvX0FqZAtnZcK6LDI
The Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen’s University is pleased to invite applications for three one-year Pre-Doctoral Fellowships in Black Studies The Fellowships are open to students enrolled in a PhD program and working on doctoral research in the creative arts, humanities, social sciences or natural and physical sciences at an accredited university other than Queen’s University. Candidates must have completed all doctoral degree requirements except the final doctoral project (e.g. dissertation). They will be expected to complete their doctoral project during their tenure as a Fellow to receive their degree from their home institution.
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Pre-Doctoral Fellowships in Black Studies (Tour and Meet and Greet)
Time: 3pm
Location: Yellow House and Agnes Etherington Art Centre (Queens University)
Hosted by: Queens University Black Studies Program
Open to: Queens students (Particularly Ph.D)
Registration: https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/form/meet-and-greet-webform
https://www.queensu.ca/artsci/graduate-and-professional/pre-doctoral-fellowships/in-black-studies
The Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen’s University is pleased to invite applications for three one-year Pre-Doctoral Fellowships in Black Studies.
Part of the Pre-Doc Fellowship series.
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Letters to and From Our Bodies
Jungle Flower Part 3
Time: 5:30pm (Dinner), 6 – 7:30pm
Open to: Queens University Students
Registration: SVPREducation@queensu.ca (email to register)
Join us on Thursday, February 9 for Part 3 of the in-person workshop series facilitated by Jungle Flower from Reclaim Your Voice! Doors open & FREE dinner is served at 5:30PM. The facilitation is from 6-7:30PM.
In the Letters To and From our Bodies workshop, participants are invited to get in touch with their bodies in a nurturing way. Writing prompts will be provided to help participants tap into what they wish to communicate to their bodies, and to imagine what their bodies may wish to communicate back to them. Register today! For more info, check out: https://www.reclaimyourvoice.org/
FRI, FEB 10
Freedom: The Spirit and Legacy of Black Music
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Kingston Grand Theatre, Rosen Auditorium, 218 Princess St.
Hosted by: The Kingston Grand Theatre
Open to: All
https://www.kingstongrand.ca/events/freedom-the-spirit-and-legacy-of-black-music
In Beau Dixon's meticulously curated cabaret of 23 songs and reading, the spirit and legacy of Black music are clear and bold. The cabaret is divided into categories: Negro Spirituals, Silent Voices, Message Lost in the Voices, Encore, and Reading (Emancipation Poem by Haui (Howard J. Davis)
SAT, FEB 11
Black Futures Assembly: Inaugural meeting
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Kingston Community House, 99 York Street
Hosted by: African, Caribbean, Black Kingston
Open to: African, Caribbean, Black Kingston community members
Register: https://acbkingston.square.site/
Celebrate, initiate and collaborate to shape a future that elevates the individual and collective Black experience in Kingston, Ontario
SUN, FEB 12
[CANCELLED] Cross-country skiing
Time: 1:00pm
Location: due to weather conditions the ski course is now closed
Hosted by: Black Luck Collective
Open to: Black Luck Collective Members
Get outdoors this February by trying something new or engaging in a much loved pastime - cross country skiing. There are 10 spots available. If you haven’t already expressed your interest email blackluckcollective@gmail.com to let them know you’re interested and for further details.
MON, FEB 13
A is for Acholi Book Launch
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Merchant Tap House (TBC)
Hosted by Queen's University
Registration: Pending
Open to: All
English Writer in Residence Peter Midgely will emcee an event with Ontoniya Okot Bitek, Canisia Lubrin, and Kaie Kellough with readings of their own work and the launch of Ontoniya's new book A is for Acholi.
Special invitation extended to local community members and members of the Queens English, Black Studies and Gender Studies Departments.
TUES, FEB 14
Global Transcribe-a-thon, Douglass Day 2023
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location: Agnes Etherington Art Center Atrium
Hosted by: ENGL446, Dr. Kristin Moriah
Open to: All
Registration: access form here
Douglass Day is an annual program and live stream that marks the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass. Each year, the Douglass Day team gathers thousands of people to help create new and freely available resources for learning about Black history. We frequently focus on important Black women’s archives, activism, and achievements.
This year, we will transcribe and enrich the papers of Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893)--African American writer, editor, educator, intellectual, and activist. “Transcribe Shadd Cary” will be a new crowdsourcing project on the Zooniverse platform. We are pleased to partner with the Archives of Ontario, Libraries and Archives Canada, and many others. Together we are presenting newly digitized and fascinating collections from Shadd Cary’s long and fascinating life.
WED, FEB 15
A talk from Amber Jamilla Musser on Black Femininity and the Uncanny in Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Robert Sutherland Hall, Room 202
Hosted by: SXGD Speaker Series
Open to: All
Amber Jamilla Musser is a professor of English at the CUNY Graduate Center. Bringing the unruly sensations of the uncanny to bear on the shadows and noise, the film "Us" unearths the racialized dialectics that undergird formations of liberal subjectivity, desire, & the domestic.
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Black Femininity and the Uncanny: Thinking with Jordan Peele's 'Us'
Time: 12 - 2:30 PM
Location: Robert Sutherland Hall Room 202 - Queen's University
Hosted by: Gender Studies Department at Queen's
Open to: All
Registration: https://www.queensu.ca/gnds/2023-sxgd-speaker-talk-amber-jamilla-musser-black-femininity-and-uncanny-jordan-peeles-us
Unlike Get Out, whose plot twists provided some of the film’s shock, the trailers for Us foreground the film’s conceit: a family comes home from a day at the beach to find murderous doubles in their home. While the film complicates this reveal, the sense of dread that the film activates—comes not from suspense but from its mobilization of the uncanny. Even before the doppelgangers are introduced, the film—especially upon repeat viewing—percolates with the sense that something is amiss. Bringing the unruly sensations of the uncanny to bear on the shadows and noise in Us unearths the racialized dialectics that undergird formations of liberal subjectivity, desire, and the domestic. This talk will explore these complex dynamics and put them in conversation with black feminism.
After the talk, there will be an hour-long (1:30-2:30 PM) reception. Light refreshments will be served
If you are a member of the Queen's community with a valid NetID this film can be viewed via the Queen's library database.
This link will take you to the Queen’s University Library Page. Once on this page, under ‘View Online,’ click on the ‘Audio Cine,’ hyperlink. This link will take you directly to a page to view the film. This link will only work for people who have valid NetIDs for Queen’s."
THU, FEB 16
Black Hair Care Workshop
Time: 8:30am – 11am
Location: LCVI, 153 Van Order Drive (Hair Salon)
Hosted by Limestone District School Board
Open to: Limestone District School Board Students
Black students will learn about hair care and management from a local Black hairdresser.
This event is for Limestone District School Board students. Please contact Andrea Barrow, Equity and Inclusion Consultant barrowa@limestone.on.ca to register
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Black Panel of Excellence
Time: 12pm – 1:30pm
Location: LCVI, 153 Van Order Drive (Library)
Hosted by Limestone District School Board
Open to: Limestone District School Board Students
Powerhouse panel on Black excellence featuring:
· Sekai Chikodzi,
Moderator (LCVI Student and organizer)
· Tianna Edwards,
Officer of Direct Response Appeals in the
Office of Advancement at Queen’s
· Cassel Miles,
Local Actor (Josiah, Driving Miss Daisy, The Meeting)
· Wumi Agunbiade,
Queen’s University Women's Basketball Assistant Coach
· Kwame Osei,
former CFL player, author, Queen’s football coach
· Gareth Alexander,
LDSB teacher
This event is for Limestone District School Board students. Please contact Andrea Barrow, Equity and Inclusion Consultant barrowa@limestone.on.ca to register.
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Afterschool Movie
Time: 3pm – 6pm
Location: Kingston Secondary School, Kirkpatrick Street
Hosted by Limestone District School Board
Open to: Limestone District School Board Students
“Just Mercy” The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.
Join the students at Kingston Secondary School for an afterschool movie and discussion with popcorn and pizza.
This event is for Limestone District School Board students. Please contact Andrea Barrow, Equity and Inclusion Consultant barrowa@limestone.on.ca to register
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Graffiti Art - Design Your Own Tag
Zoom/online: 6:15-7:45pm
Hosted by: The Kingston Frontenac Public Library
Open to: Ages 5+
Registration opens Feb.4, sign up here!
Register to join award-winning Ottawa muralist Jimmy Baptiste as he guides families in creating their very own graffiti pieces.
Items to have on hand: ruler, eraser, pencil and colouring pencils.
You should receive a confirmation email that includes the event Zoom link within 24 hours of registration.
FRI, FEB 17
Black Waves ImperialStout Release
Time: 6:30pm
Location: 275 Princess St. Kingston, ON K7L 1B5
Hosted by: Black Luck Collective and Something in the Water Brewing Co.
Open to: All
Note: available for purchase until sold out at both Something in the Water locations (Kingston & Toronto)
A special recipe brewed and packaged to support the local Black communities here in Kingston. Proceeds from the sale of the brew will be donated to further the work and opportunities of the Black Luck Collective. Honouring past and future partnerships, February 17, 18, and 19 will be a weekend focused on this brew and the Black community at Something in the Water. Come on down and show your support.
SAT, FEB 18
Black Luck Mixer
Time: 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Something in the Water Brewing Co., 275 Princess St.
Hosted by: Black Luck Collective and Something in the Water Brewing Co.
Open to: Black Luck Collective Members
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-luck-mixer-tickets-538308624587
You've asked and we've delivered! Join us at Something in the Water Brewing Co. downtown Kingston, to meet and mingle with each other. It's time to put names and faces to the numbers on the group. At this private event, charcuterie platters and brilliant conversations will be provided with artisanal pizzas and drinks will be available to purchase. The Black Waves Imperial Stout will also be available to purchase - so if you hadn't picked up a few bottles before hand ... well you know what to do. (Families with children are welcome too!)
Any questions email blackluckcollective@gmail.com
See you there!
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Afrique en Cirque: Cirque Kalabanté
Time: 7pm
Location: Kingston Grand Theatre, Rosen Auditorium, 218 Princess St.
Hosted by: The Kingston Grand Theatre
Open to: All
Register: https://www.kingstongrand.ca/events/cirque-kalabante-afrique-en-cirque
The Afrique en Cirque show symbolizes the strength, agility and joy of life found in African youth. A handful of daring acrobats, accompanied by their musicians, perform to the pulsating rhythm of the djembes of Guinea with their authentic and original choreography and acrobatics. With the melodious sound of the Kora, Yamoussa Bangoura, the multidisciplinary artist having started his training in circus within the Guinean troupe Circus Baobab, transports us to a place where the diversity of traditional African arts are illuminated, and combined with the virtuosity of a modern North American circus performance.
SUN, FEB 19
[CANCELLED] Ella’s Cuisine Pop-up
Looking for a taste of Nigeria for your Sunday fare? Well, look no further. Ella’s Cuisine - burgeoning caterer in the Kingston area- will be in residence at Something in the Water Brewery Co. Bring the family for a tasty Sunday lunch prepared by someone other than yourself.
See you there!
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From the Hearth: Introduction to poetry and spoken word with Billie the Kid
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Agnes Etherington Art Centre, 36 University Ave
Hosted by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Open: to All
Registration:https://agnes.queensu.ca/participate/classes-workshops-camps/from-the-hearth/
"Only by multiplying our circles of care will we achieve the infrastructures necessary to build a caring society.”
(The Care Collective, 2020)
From the Hearth, is a six-part poetry and spoken word workshop series, that expands our circles of care to embrace the journeys, stories and connections we share as humans. We guide both new and experienced poets through the art of storytelling and finding an individual voice that celebrates collective memory and belonging. We discuss why our stories are important, do exercises in expression and inspiration and think about community and collaboration. This series is facilitated by Billie the Kid who is a K’ai Taile Dené and Nehiyaw spoken word poet and storyteller. Coordinated by Qanita Lilla.
All are welcome and no experience is required. Participants can register for individual workshops, or join the full series."
Series runs across several dates: 2 February, 19 February, 2 March, 19 March, 6 April, and 23 April 2023.
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Family Social Event & Kingston Black History Tour
Time: 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: HMCS Cataraqui, 24 Navy Way
Hosted by: Public Service Alliance of Canada - Kingston Racially Visible members Action Committee in collaboration with the Department of National Defence
Open to: All
The family social event will consist of a play zone for kids and a children’s book activity (@FaithandSparkl1)
The Kingston Black History Tour is a presentation on Kingston’s early Black citizen’s history.
No registration required.
TUES, FEB 21
Sally’s Roti Cooking Demo
Time: 9am – 11am
Location: Kingston Secondary School, Kirkpatrick Street
Hosted by Limestone District School Board
Open to: Limestone District School
Board Students
Students will learn how to make roti from the owner of Sally’s Roti.
This event is for Limestone District School Board students. Please contact Andrea Barrow, Equity and Inclusion Consultant barrowa@limestone.on.ca to register
THURS, FEB 23
“Josiah” – A Theatrical Play
Time: 9am – 11am
Location: Duncan McArthur Auditorium (Queen’s University), 511 Union Street
Hosted by Limestone District School Board
Open to: Limestone District School Board Students
“Josiah” is about the life of Josiah Henson based on Josiah’s 1849 autobiography, The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada. The play was written and directed by Charles Robertson with Cassel as the sole actor on a bare stage enacting all the roles in this two act epic performance.
This event is for Limestone District School Board students. Please contact Andrea Barrow, Equity and Inclusion Consultant barrowa@limestone.on.ca to register.
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Black Entrepreneur Ecosystem Launch Party
Time: 5pm – 7pm
Location: Daft Brewing 768
Princess Street Kingston, ON K7L 1G3
Hosted by: Black Entrepreneur Ecosystem, Southeastern Ontario
Open to: All,
Especially; Black entrepreneurs, black business owners, potential black entrepreneurs, startups owned or cofounded by black entrepreneurs, Kingston Black Community, Bellville Black Community, Brockville Black Community, Renfrew Black Community
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/black-entrepreneur-ecosystem-launch-party-tickets-536244540857
"After several black entrepreneurship programs were launched in Canada and North America, Kingston and Southeastern Ontario corridor was left behind. There was no Black led entrepreneurship or business support organization to participate in these programs. This lack of representation is what sparked the creation of The Black Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (BEE) - Southeastern Ontario.
This is a not-for-profit organization. BEE was established to help spark the entrepreneurial spirit among potential Black entrepreneurs and to help accelerate the growth of Black-owned businesses in Southeastern Ontario. This event is designed to help launch this organization."
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Celebrating the Present and Envisioning/Embracing the Future
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Location: 817 Division Street
Hosted by UMOJA - partnership with LDSB and FACSFLA
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-the-present-and-envisioningembracing-the-future-tickets-533798454547
Open: to Black Community Members & Allies
It has been an exciting year or so of a new partnership between LDSB and FACSFLA come mingle with community members and hear from an engaging guest speaker.
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Whose Streets? - Documentary Screening
Time: 6 – 8pm
Location: Calvin Park Branch of the KFPL (Kingston Frontenac Public Library)
Hosted by Kingston Frontenac Public Library
Open: To All – Free drop-in event
The killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson was a catalyst in the growth of the Black Lives Matter movement. The fallout from this event is explored through several characters as they navigate institutional and racial barriers in the journey for justice.
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Trivia and Pizza Night
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Location: To Be Determined
(TBD)
Hosted by: African Grad Student's Club - Queen's University
Open to: African/Black Graduate Student's at Queen's
Registration: https://linktr.ee/agsqueensu
This event is being organized by the African Grad Student's club at Queen's University to provide an opportunity for African and Black graduate students at the Queen's campus to come together for a night of trivia and pizza. This event is part of the club's activities in celebration of Black history month.
FRI, FEB 24
The Nathaniel Dett Chorale presents Harriet Tubman
7:30pm at Kingston Grand Theatre, Rosen Auditorium, 218 Princess St.
Hosted by: The Kingston Grand Theatre
Open to: All
https://www.kingstongrand.ca/events/harriet-tubman-when-i-crossed-that-line-to-freedom
Harriet Tubman: When I crossed that line to freedom is a two act opera that tells of how a young girl born in slavery, becomes Harriet Tubman, the legendary Underground Railroad conductor. Based on recent Tubman biographies, the story is told in the context of Tubman's tight-knit family of lively characters. Harriet Tubman carries the universal themes of sisterhood, courage, sacrifice and doing what is necessary to keep a family together. Moreover it is a heartwarming tale of two sisters vowing that nothing but death will separate them, despite the slavery threatening to tear them apart.
SAT, FEB 25
Mardi Gras Mambo ft. Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Nathan & The Zydeco Cha - Chas
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Kingston Grand Theatre, Rosen Auditorium, 218 Princess St.
Hosted by: The Kingston Grand Theatre
Open to: All
Registration: https://www.kingstongrand.ca/events/mardi-gras-mambo
Grand OnStage brings the sounds of an authentic Mardi Gras party to Kingston Grand. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band pioneered the modern New Orleans brass band movement and is recognized worldwide as an unstoppable musical machine. Nathan Williams delivers a direct connection to Zydeco's storied innovators, such as Clifton Chenier and Boozoo Chavis. Together for Mardi Gras Mambo, it's a nonstop dance fest masterclass in blues, Cajun, New Orleans soul, zydeco, and R&B from two of Louisiana's best.
SUN, FEB 26
Reflecting on Black Presence in Kingston 1960s to Present
Time: 3:30 pm - 6:30pm
Location: FACSFLA 817 Division St., Kingston
Hosted by: Umoja Black Advisory Committee
Open to: Umoja members and family
Dinner will be provided. No registration required.
MON, FEB 27
Black History Month Watch Party - Dear Jackie
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: The Screening Room, 120 Princess Street Kingston, ON K7L 5M6
Hosted by: School of Kinesiology and Health Studies
Open to: All
Registration: reserve your tickets in advance
The School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's is hosting a free watch party for undergraduate & graduate students, faculty, staff and their family, friends and community members at The Screening Room for Black History Month. Join us as we screen Dear Jackie, a cinematic letter to Jackie Robinson, the first African American player in Major League Baseball and a civil rights activist who broke the colour barrier when he joined the minor-league Montreal Royals in 1946. For a short time, the impossible seemed possible in a segregated North America. But did Montrealers use this historic moment to perpetuate a myth of a post-racial society?
Cash donations for Kingston's Roots and Wings will be collected at the door.
MON, FEB 27