To lead in the application of leadership development for community development.
08/26/2024
The Lifelong Leadership Institute is accepting applications for the sought after Leadership by Design program. This free program provides leadership development and learning enrichment for academically motivated Black youth entering grade 10. Apply today. Spaces are limited.
https://llileaders.com/lbd/
Summer experiences that engage and advance Ontario’s Black youth. Courses are offered at no cost to students. Apply today.
The application system will remain open up to 2 days prior to class start, however, spaces are limited.
Online applications only: llileaders.com/summerup
WHAT
25+ academic, arts & aspirational courses, and webinars.
WHO
Calling all Ontario, self-identified Black and Black African Canadian youth (high school & up).
WHEN
Various dates, times, and durations, throughout the summer, 2022.
WHERE
Courses and webinars are offered via the following modes: virtually, in-person or hybrid. Online application required for courses. See the website for details: llileaders.com/summerup
WHY
Summertime learning experiences help define how well students fare at school in the fall.
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SummerUp your well-being. Join us Saturday mornings at a serene downtown Toronto location, located close to the subway.
Parents may join, space permitted.
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Black youth!! Build entrepreneurial know how and enjoy mentorship from black business leaders!
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Apply today for this outstanding course, offered at no cost. Applications accepted for only 2 more days!
Summer experiences that engage and advance Ontario’s Black youth. Courses are offered at no cost to students. Apply today.
The application system will remain open up to 2 days prior to class start, however, spaces are limited.
Online applications only: llileaders.com/summerup
WHAT
25+ academic, arts & aspirational courses, and webinars.
WHO
Calling all Ontario, self-identified Black and Black African Canadian youth (high school & up).
WHEN
Various dates, times, and durations, throughout the summer, 2022.
WHERE
Courses and webinars are offered via the following modes: virtually, in-person or hybrid. Online application required for courses. See the website for details: llileaders.com/summerup
WHY
Summertime learning experiences help define how well students fare at school in the fall.
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Feed your passion. One of several cost-free arts experiences that engage and advance Ontario’s Black youth. Apply today. Spaces are limited.
Early Application Deadline: June 30, 2022. However, the application system will remain open until all spaces are filled. Online applications only: llileaders.com/summerup
WHAT
25+ academic, arts & aspirational courses, and webinars.
WHO
Calling all Ontario, self-identified Black and Black African Canadian youth (high school & up).
WHEN
Various dates, times, and durations, throughout the summer, 2022. �
WHERE
Courses and webinars are offered via the following modes: virtually, in-person or hybrid. Online application required for courses. See the website for details: llileaders.com/summerup
WHY
Summertime learning experiences help define how well students fare at school in the fall.
Ready to tell stories using video? This course is for you!! No equipment needed. One of several cost-free arts experiences that engage and advance Ontario’s Black youth. Apply today. Spaces are limited.
Early Application Deadline: June 30, 2022. However, application form will remain open until all spaces are filled. Online applications only: llileaders.com/summerup
WHAT
25+ academic, arts & aspirational courses, and webinars.
WHO
Calling all Ontario, self-identified Black and Black African Canadian youth (high school & up).
WHEN
Various dates, times, and durations, throughout the summer, 2022. �
WHERE
Courses and webinars are offered via the following modes: virtually, in-person or hybrid. Online application required for courses. See the website for details: llileaders.com/summerup
WHY
Summertime learning experiences help define how well students fare at school in the fall.
Ready to SummerUp? Cost-free summer experiences that engage and advance Ontario’s Black youth. Apply today. Spaces are limited.
Early Application Deadline: June 23, 2022. Online applications only: llileaders.com/summerup
WHAT
25+ academic, arts & aspirational courses and webinars.
WHO
Calling all Ontario, self-identified Black and Black African Canadian youth (high school & up).
WHEN
Various dates, times, and durations, throughout the summer (2022).
WHERE
Courses and webinars are offered via the following modes: virtually, in-person or hybrid. Online application required for courses. See the website for details: llileaders.com/summerup
WHY
Summertime learning experiences help define how well students fare at school in the fall.
02/25/2022
Rosemary Brown (1930-2003). Canadian intersectionality leadership.
"To be black and female in a society which is both racist and sexist is to be in the unique position of having nowhere to go but up." — Rosemary Brown.
Rosemary Brown was the first black woman to be elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, which also made her the first black woman to be elected to any provincial legislative assembly in Canada.
She was appointed to the Ontario Human Rights Commission, the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, the federal Security Intelligence Review Committee, the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada.
Yet despite the many honours and awards Brown received in her lifetime, her greatest contribution to Canada may still be largely unrecognized:
Intersectionality—she was one of the first Canadians to talk about it.
Intersectionality is the theory that different aspects of one’s social identity (e.g. race, gender, sexual orientation) can combine to create unique forms of discrimination.
It’s the antithesis to the idea that forms of discrimination are mutually exclusive and that everyone who experiences one form of discrimination will experience it the same way.
Intersectionality is the best available framework for understanding complicated social issues because it recognizes diversity within social groups from the outset. In other words, it embraces complexity where other schools of thought may oversimplify for expediency.
On April 7, 1973, at the National Congress of Black Women in Canada, Brown acknowledged tension between different social movements but spoke about the power of intersectionality to unify them.
Today, intersectionality is still not a universally accepted idea, so we thank Rosemary Brown for pointing us in the right direction almost 50 years ago.
Source:
https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/blog/post/022620/rosemary-brown-and-black-history-month-2020
02/07/2022
Josiah Henson (1789-1883). Canadian community builder.
Josiah Henson, (born June 15, 1789, Charles county, Maryland, U.S.—died May 5, 1883, Dresden, Ontario, Canada), American labourer and clergyman who escaped slavery in 1830 and found refuge in Canada, where he became the driving force behind the Dawn Settlement, a model community for former slaves. He was also involved in the Underground Railroad, and he served as a model for the title character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1851–52).
In Canada Henson became a leader among the growing number of fugitive slaves. He was the driving force behind the establishment of the Dawn Settlement in Dresden, Ontario. Its goal was to employ and educate former slaves, and a focal point of the settlement was the British-American Institute, an industrial school. To secure financial backing for the community, Henson made a number of trips to the United States and Great Britain. In 1851 he was granted a personal audience with Queen Victoria.Henson’s autobiography, The Life of Josiah Henson, was published in 1849; it was subsequently reprinted under a variety of titles. Stowe cited the work among her sources for Uncle Tom’s Cabin. In 1983 Henson became the first black person to be featured on a Canadian postage stamp.
Source: Britannica.com/biography/Josiah-Henson
02/01/2022
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (1823–1915). A Canadian business and political leader.
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs was a businessman, politician, and community leader who moved from San Francisco to Victoria, British Columbia because of racial injustices in the United States. In BC, Gibbs was elected to Victoria City Council, and used his public speaking and community organization abilities to encourage racial integration and fight against segregation in churches and theatres in Victoria. For his contributions as a politician and community leader in the Victoria community, Parks Canada recognizes Gibbs as a person of National Historic Significance.
Source: https://www.slice.ca/black-canadians-who-played-a-big-role-in-canadian-history/
01/25/2022
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