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Celebrating Black History in Our Community

Feb 15, 2024 5:30 pm - Feb 15, 2024 8:00 pm
Location: Britannia Art Gallery & 55+ Centre

Please join us as we celebrate and learn about Black communities on unceded Coast Salish territories.

 

5:30-6:00pm - Meet at the Britannia Art Gallery in the Library to see Shay Carr’s current exhibit.

6:00-8:00pm - in the 55 + Centre

 

Everybody welcome and snacks will be served throughout the evening.

 

Event details:

Opening by Audrey Siegl from x?m?θkw?y??m (Musqueam) 

Screening of the Vancouver International Black Film Festival 2023 Selections, Dreamers by Ilhan Abdullahi and Magical Hands by James Niyomugabo.

Live Music and Dance by Israel “Toto” Berriel, Yula Vostretsova and Ivan Nunez showcasing the mystical realm of Afro-Cuban Orishas.

 

In partnership with VLACC and Britannia Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression Committee

We would like to express gratitude and honour that we are on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlilwətaɬ.