Events and activities
Registration information
If you are a student, you will need to register through Ookslife to attend the Black History Month events. Please note that you will have to create an Ookslife account.
If you are staff, please use the dedicated registration links to register.
If you have any technical issues when registering for the events, please email amplifyblackvoices@nait.ca.
Welcome to Black History Month - Opening Event
February 1 | 12:00PM – 1:30PM | Dow Theatre & Virtual | Registration for in-person and virtual attendance closes January 31 at noon
As we kick off Black History Month, you are invited to attend the opening event at the Dow Theatre.
Following the welcome address, we will be screening a 15-minute film titled "Ice Breakers" followed by a panel discussion facilitated by Alisha Shah and Tino Villatoro. The film screening and panel discussion will be hosted in-person and virtually.
If you attend in-person, there will be free food! We will be serving West African cuisine including small chops, meat pies, puff puff, Lagos donuts, and more!
Student RSVP via Ookslife
Staff RSVP via Online Form
The Story of Black Hair - All You Need to Know About Black Hair
February 7 | 12:00PM - 1:00PM | Virtual | Registration closes February 6 at noon
“The stigma around Afro-textured hair is a construct and comes from myth.” Emma Dabiri, Author, Don't Touch My Hair
Hosted by the OEDI, students and staff are invited to join the virtual conversation about Black hair. In this session, we will learn about the history behind Black hair, how it was used to escape slavery. We will also talk about how we can demystify stereotypes, and answer questions about Black hair.
Come unlearn, learn, relearn, and ask any question you might have about Black hair.
Student RSVP via Ookslife
Staff RSVP via Online Form
Library Feature
Throughout February
Throughout February, the Library will feature a virtual bookshelf on its website landing page – the virtual bookshelf is a mix of videos, eBooks and print books authored by folks of Black Heritage.
A virtual and roaming feature of feature of works by folks of Black Heritage in the areas of academia, literature, arts, music etc. - acknowledging and celebrating the excellence they have brought and continue to bring. This feature will also seek to include visual imagery of folks of black heritage who have pioneered and paved the ways in many spheres of life across Canada and worldwide.