PAST EVENTS
Ayiti From Quebec and New York: A Lineage of Film and Discussion through a Marxist Lens
Ayiti From Quebec and New York: A Lineage of Film and Discussion through a Marxist Lens is a teach-in/film screening and coat drive. A lecture led by artist-activist and independent Haitian scholar Jafrikayiti (Jean Elissaint Saint-Vil) who is based in Ottawa, Canada. His research centers Haiti’s role in implementing sustainable environmental protection protocols for Haiti’s mineral resources.
The theme of the public program is to educate individuals about what is occurring in Haiti and how Canada and America play a pivotal role in funding the colonial violence that is occurring in Haiti. The event serves as more than just a political and educational resource. There will be a coat drive in collaboration with Families For Freedom an organization led by Black Women, the organization has supported, educated, advocated and campaigned for families directly affected by mass incarceration and deportation systems.
The event is free and open to the public and is hosted under Caribbean Archive and Rasanbleman Pou Ayiti in collaboration with The Maysles Documentary Center.
From Port of Prince to Port of Spain: A Journey Through Solidarities
In collaboration with Khadija Haynes collective Black People for Theory and Praxis and Canboulay on Friday, August 16, 2024 at the People’s Forum we commemorated Black August with a discussion on Haitian identity and Kreyol in Quebec with Dr. Sandra Najac, scholar and professor at Université de Hearst. The event also consisted of teach-ins led by Khadija Haynes, founder and creator of Black People for Theory and Praxis and Canboulay, and organizer; Ryan Cecile Jobson, scholar, and author; Zainab Floyd, founder and creator of Caribbean archive. This served as a catalyst for an understanding of our history and the interconnecting solidarities of Haiti, Trinidad, and the broader Caribbean.
Stronger Together: Towards an Anti-Imperialist Vantage Point (Part 1: Reclaiming Dominican Independence)
Stronger Together: Towards an Anti-Imperialist Vantage Point was a multi-part solidarity building series. Part one of the series aims to dismantle February 27, Dominican Independence Day and define what Dominican solidarity means in the face of global imperialism, in Palestine, Haiti, Congo, Sudan, Tigray.
Black Feminism Lives! Summit
Powered by Black Women Radicals and The School for Black Feminist Politics, Black Feminism Lives! Summit is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Black Feminist Organization and the Power of Black Feminist Politics.
(Words taken from www.blackwomenradicals.com).
Images taken by Oluwakemi Oritsejafor.
