WEBSITE: http://jamesrjohnstonchair.dal.ca/

Conference:

MULTIPLE LENSES: VOICES FROM THE DIASPORA LOCATED IN CANADA

October 26-28, 2005

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Through the lenses of history, law, literature, film, music, Black 

community organizations, media, sports, Black spirituality, party 

politics, labour markets, education and lived experience, an exploration

 through Canadian eyes of how Black people in Canada have identified 

themselves, and been identified, over a 400 year period. What factors 

influenced that process? 

This conference is timed to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the 

first recorded presence of a Black person on Canadian soil in 1605, 

Mathew Da Costa. 

The national conference, over three days, will provide a platform for 

eminent contributors from across Canada, to share ideas and research 

both past and present, about what it means to be Black and Canadian. 

This conference, the first of its kind, will include contributions from 

scholars, public servants, community representatives, film makers, 

musicians, artists, politicians, spiritual leaders, youth, and members 

of the public. The purpose of the conference is to explore the 

complexity of being identified as Black and Canadian and how this 

relates to the notion of 'citizenship'. 

Conference Organizer:  The James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian 

Studies (http://jamesrjohnstonchair.dal.ca)

phone #: 902-494-2957