Join us for the online lecture "Fighting For Freedom: The Railway Weaves Through Black Canadians’ History"! Join us on August 19 for the next online lecture in our 2021 series, Railway Ties. In celebration of Emancipation Day in Canada, Kathy Grant stops at railway crossings through time to share some Black Canadian stories. The stops...

This presentation will explore the power of names and renaming, as Canadians take part in discussions about renaming streets, schools, and places across the country. Please register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OBdGe1M-ThmEGbe091Ls7A

This presentation will explore the power of names and renaming, as Canadians take part in discussions about renaming streets, schools, and places across the country. Please register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i3rLdBrASvyrqlS9UMxSDA

Emancipation Day is now formally recognized across Canada. Join the OBHS as we celebrate with our annual event on August 1st, at 6pm EST. About this event On August 1st, the OBHS hosts virtually the annual Emancipation Day celebration to commemorate the anniversary of the Slavery Abolition Act. August 1, 1834, marks the day in...

The 2021 Halton Freedom Celebration (HBHAS) Virtual Festival celebrates and acknowledges Halton's rich Multi-cultured History. The HBHAS 2021 free virtual presentation presents historians, government, community leaders and entertainers, a number of which are enslaved descendants, orphaned youths, and freedom/equality activists denouncing racism and promoting cultural knowledge, inclusive integration and authentic equality. This video celebrates, through...