Vancouver Maritime Museum presents Changing the Narrative Workshop
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“Our Executive Director, Nalda Callender, advocates tirelessly promoting Black education and awareness, her contributions span over thirty-five years. There is much recent conversation about the need to insert Black History and awareness into BC curricula. Without reference or acknowledgement of our history on this land, we are virtually invisible, quietly erased. We thought this workshop would serve as a great way to engage educators across B.C. and highlight the important contributions made by Black people. This workshop shows how educators can easily modify everyday teaching materials to create more inclusive classrooms that highlight Black Canadians’ achievements and relevance.” — Lolly Bennett and Shelley-Anne Vidal, National Congress of Black Women Foundation
Changing the Narrative is designed for anyone who is interested in Black Canadian history. The 10:00 a.m. workshop includes a short video, a panel discussion and a question-and-answer period.
The two-hour workshop will include:
- the screening of a short video
- panel discussion with three prominent Lower Mainland community members
- question-and-answer session
- quiz that educators can use in their classrooms
The panel discussion, moderated by Shelley-Anne Vidal, Vice-Chair of the NCBWF, will examine what has shaped the current narrative and will feature the following three prominent Lower Mainland community members.
Joy Walcott-Francis, PhD is a Black feminist scholar, educator and researcher. Walcott-Francis’s primary focus is post-colonial and anti-racism work, particularly on how health inequity systems impact Black folks.
Chantel Gibson is an artist-educator living in Vancouver. In community workshops and speaking engagements, Gibson encourages participants to question common knowledge through a collaborative exploration of Identity, Otherness, Privilege and Belonging.
Adam Rudder is an educator and the past co-chair of the Hogan’s Alley Society. Adam seeks to preserve and promote the historical, cultural, societal and economic contributions made by Black settlers and their descendants.
Tickets for Changing the Narrative are $20 for educators and adults and $10 for students. A portion of the proceeds from this event will go towards the NCBWF Fall 2021 scholarship/bursary fund which will award 2021 students $1000 to go toward their education.
For more information about Changing the Narrative, visit the event page. For more information about the Vancouver Maritime Museum, visit vanmaritime.com.