Events

Current Events & Projects

31 January 2025
January 31 - January 31, 2027
Virtual,
19 June 2025
June 19 - June 21

Deindustrialization, which began affecting North America and Northwestern Europe in the 1950s, unevenly impacted various workforces. These groups, which have experienced mass layoffs and relocations due to globalization and trade […]

31 March 2025
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
BCurrent Studios, Tkoronto,

*Showing by invitation only* First glimpses at phase 2 work in progress on Uncovering Roots in workshop.

07 March 2025
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Virtual,

Conversations on Parent and Caregiver Support in the Canadian Performing Arts Sector Presented by Balancing Act Canada and Women’s Work Festival ASL interpretation and French interpretation provided Purchase tickets Here

28 February 2025
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Melville United Church, 300 St Andrew St W
Fergus, On N1M 1N9
02 February 2025
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Univeristy of Waterloo – Federation Hall, 200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 361 Canada

🎉✨ Join us for "Legacy and Triumph" - A Black History Month Celebration! ✨🎉 🗓️ Date: Feb 2 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM 📍 Location: Federation Hall Celebrate the rich heritage and triumphs of Black […]

02 November 2024
November 2, 2024 - February 1
Region of Waterloo Museum, 10 Huron Rd,
Kitchener, Ontario N2P 2R7 Canada

Started by Dr. Naila Keleta-Mae in 2017, Black And Free is an artistic and academic experience that deepens, enlivens and expresses themes of blackness and freedom projecting expansive visions of what that […]

09 October 2024
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Virtual,

In Canada, the United States, Australia, and other settler colonies, the dispossession of Indigenous land is integral to histories of industrialization. Resource industries like forestry, mining and oil are inextricably […]

30 March 2024
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Virtual,

THE WATAH THEATRE AND UBUNTU! DECOLONIAL ARTS CENTRE PRESENT THE DECOLONIAL FRAMEWORKS SYMPOSIUM FEATURING WORKSHOPS BY NINE BLACK ARTS PARTICIPANTS OF THE DECOLONIAL FRAMEWORKS PROGRAM; FACILITATED BY D’BI.YOUNG ANITAFRIKA USING […]

31 January 2024
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Join us on select Wednesdays in January to experience Black and Free: New Art, an event that explores the multifaceted experiences of Blackness and freedom through historical and contemporary lenses. […]

12 October 2023
October 12, 2023 - October 13, 2023
Virtual,

Join us for the 8th Annual Caribbean Symposium for History & Genealogy, hosted by the Anguilla Genealogical Society! This highly anticipated event brings together historians, genealogists, researchers, and enthusiasts from […]

30 September 2023
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Kevin A. Ormsby, along with KasheDance, will draw from Pan-Africanist based movement and host the ‘Kultcha Live Yah’ series at Citadel + Compagnie during the Festival. The series includes in-person […]

30 September 2023
September 30, 2023 - October 1, 2023

Esie Mensah and Raechele Lovell – two artists who honour the voices that live within them and find themselves intrigued with seeing beyond their capacities. Drawing on their heritage, experiences and […]

01 June 2023
June 1, 2023 - June 4, 2023

​​Emergent – Coming to be in a State of Emergency. DiverseWorks Inaugural Choreography, Emergent, is a living exploration of an Artist’s experience through a BIPOC lens. Bringing their own lived […]