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Most Canadians are entirely unaware that slaves worked the fields of Toronto’s elite in the early colonial period of the city’s history, nor that it was an important terminus of the fabled Underground Railroad. Yet by 1861, Toronto was home to more than 1500 people of African descent. This seminar introduces the rich and varied 19th century heritage of peoples of the African diaspora in Canada’s…
Dr. Judith Marshall is a labour educator and writer who works in the Global Affairs and Local Issues Department of the United Steelworkers. She has been actively involved in building global networks for many years, along with organizing popular education programmes on global issues.
Prior to joining the Steelworkers, Dr. Marshall worked for several years as a cooperant in Mozambique and has…
The Tubman Seminar Series invites interested students and scholars to attend a seminar by Dr. Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier of Laval University which examines the intersection of music and history within the Afro-cuban community, and is entitled "Afro-Cuban Female Rappers and the Reggaetón Craze".
In an event that is co-sponsored by The Harriet Tubman Institute and the Institute for Feminist Legal Studies at Osgoode Hall Law School, Kenyan political candidate Flora Terah will speak at Osgoode on Thursday, March 3, 2011, beginning at 12:30.
The Tubman Seminar Series invites interested students and scholars to attend a seminar by Dr. Meley Mulugetta of York University concerning ideas of gender, religion and Ehtiopia. The topic is entitled, "Reflections on the Ethiopic Ruth".
After a full week of intensive drumming, dancing, experiencing, laughing and learning, workshop participants and their lead educators will close the workshop series with a Final Showcase, which will feature all the materials learnt in the workshops. This Showcase promises to be a night of performance that is bursting with energy, allowing for all participants to bring all of their newly found…
Organizers: Nadine Hunt and Vanessa S. Oliveira.
The organizers invite interested students to attend the New Frontiers Conference. Tubman’s students will be speaking at the 103 Founders College, February 25, between 1:30 and 3:30.
This February 24-26, 2011, York Law & Society Professor, Annie Bunting, the Coalition for Women’s Human Rights in Conflict Situations, and The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples will be hosting an unprecedented international conference on the topic of forced marriage in conflict situations in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
During the reading week of February 19th through 25th, 2011 at York University, the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Global Migrations of African people will be celebrating its fourth Annual Performing Diaspora. This week-long Percussion and Dance intensive workshop will bring a number of African-Diaspora Percussion/music and Dance instructors to share with students of York University,…
As a kick-off to the Workshop series, The Harriet Tubman Institute is please to present and its Performing Diaspora: Iniké Afrique Kick Off Music Festival which will feature our Master Drummers, Dancers and educators from the Workshops series as well as a number of exciting musical groups from around City of Toronto and the world.