Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
When: | Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 |
Time: | 6:00 pm — 8:30 pm |
Location: | Richcraft Hall, 2nd Floor Atrium |
Audience: | Alumni, Anyone, Carleton Community, Current Students, Faculty, Media, Prospective Students, Staff, Staff and Faculty |
Black on the Ballot:
Centring Black Narratives in Public Life
A Black History Month Event
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Reception 6-7 p.m.
Panel Discussion 7-8:30 p.m.
Richcraft Atrium, Carleton University
Black and African-descended people have been present in Canada for hundreds of years, and yet their voices and stories are often excluded from public life. What new perspectives are gained when Black narratives are included in politics, journalism, and research, and what work is needed to get there?
Inspired by Black on the Ballot, a new podcast and research report documenting the experiences of Black Canadians in politics, this panel will provide a critical look at the experiences of Black Canadians in politics, and the role of the journalists and researchers who chronicle their stories. Panelists will discuss how to increase the number of Black Canadians in public life and offer practical strategies for integrating Black perspectives into politics, journalism, and research.
Meet the Panelists
Garvia Bailey
Co-founder of Media Girlfriends
Producer of Black on the Ballot
Balarama Holness
Founder of Montreal in Action & Mouvement Montréal
Angela Simmonds
Former MLA and first Black Deputy Speaker in Nova Scotia’s history
Erin Tolley
Project lead
Canada Research Chair in Gender, Race and Inclusive Politics at Carleton University
Nana aba Duncan (moderator)
Director of the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Centre for Journalism and Belonging
Host of Black on the Ballot
Wisdom Tettey (opening remarks)
President and Vice Chancellor, Carleton University
Listen to Black on the Ballot: https://blackcanadianpolitics.ca/black-on-the-ballot-podcast/
Read the research report: https://blackcanadianpolitics.ca/report
Presented by the Carleton University School of Journalism and Communication and the Department of Political Science, with support from the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs, the Bell Chair in Canadian Parliamentary Democracy, the Canada Research Chair in Gender, Race and Inclusive Politics & the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Centre for Journalism and Belonging.
Register now for Black on the Ballot: Centring Black Narratives in Public Life
Thank you for your interest. Due to higher interest than anticipated, registration for Black on the Ballot is now closed.