On Friday, April 29th, 2011, Reverend Al Sharpton will present the keynote address for the 8th Annual Black Voices Conference: “EMBRACING THE YEAR OF AFRICAN DESCENT,” at the Computer and Engineering Building, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario.
Al Sharpton is a well known advocate against police brutality and racial injustice in the United States, particularly, in New York City.
The conference is organised by the York United Black Students’ Alliance, a student-run, Pan-Africanist, community service group, whose mandate is to actively serve the needs of the Black students York University, as well as members of surrounding communities.
This year’s conference runs from Thursday April 28th to Sunday May 1st, 2011. It includes workshops on a variety of international and domestic issues.
For more information:
Tel: (416) 736-2100 ext. 60272
Email: info@yubsa.ca
PURPOSE OF BLACK VOICES CONFERENCE
The purpose of the Black Voices Conference is to create an annual forum for progressive discussion amongst Black community members within Ontario and the international community. The importance of this conference is to create a particular space for dialogue, networking and mobilization amongst individuals, and organizations focused on issues that are pertinent to African Continent and the Diaspora. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Embracing the Year of African Descent.’ The Year 2011, has been earmarked by the United Nation as the “International Year for People of African Descent” which aims at strengthening national actions and regional and international cooperation for the benefit of people of African descent in relation to their full enjoyment of economic, cultural, social, civil and political rights; their participation and integration in all political, economic, social and cultural aspects of society, and the promotion of a greater knowledge of and respect for their diverse heritage and culture.
The conference aims to re-engage people of African Descent in the struggle for economic, political, and social freedom. This process will include the examination of past strategies that have both succeeded and fallen short of fostering or maintaining an effective sense of community, with reference specifically being made to the issues to be analyzed in the workshops, plenary, and panel discussion. The Black Voices Conference is also a means of creating and fostering a continuous sense of unity and promotes the sharing of information.
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