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"OURS TO TELL", the POWER of sharing!
March 6, 2025 6:30pm
Durham Black Network is hosting its Black Experience Townhall, Thursday, March 6, 2025, 6:30pm - 9pm
Online (Zoom) in recognition of Black Health Week, focusing on the Health impact of Racism on the Black Community. No Cost. Limited Capacity. Register now to secure a spot.
SUPPORT & REBUILDING RELATIONSHPS
A modernized approach in recognizing, engaging, and addressing the Health Impact of Racism on the Black Community from systemic barriers, in accessing services and systems of Education, Policing, Child Welfare, Healthcare and looking at Policies, Laws and how we can move forward as a community in creating equity and equality for all.
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Human Rights Janelle Benjamin, Founder & Chief Equity Officer All Things Equitable Inc.
Janelle Benjamin is a Juris Doctor with almost 20 years of experience in diversity and inclusion, accessibility, and human rights. She has expertise leading corporate-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, making system-wide improvements to workplace policies and practices, and working with senior leadership to break systemic barriers to inclusion in society, so that everyone may participate fully. Her recommendations for change have resulted in large-scale transformation to organizations and continuous improvement in a multitude of sectors and she has been featured in Forbes, the Globe & Mail, the Toronto, Star, and has been seen on Rogers TV and the Ebony Podcast Network. To learn more about Janelle <Click Here>
Janelle Benjamin
Founder & Chief Equity Officer
Poetry Radykal Jahz
Radykal Jahz is a Jamaican born Poet who resides in Bowmanville, Ontario Canada. His Poetry is reflected of the challenged in society and his art is crafted, inspired and reflective of daily life challenges in society. With the focused theme of Faith, beneath the skin, politics, history among others to name a few, his passion can be seen in the delivery of his poetry. He's performed in various areas in Canada sharing his vision of his inspiration through poetry to bridge the injustices in society and encourage unity in society.
Poetry by: Radykal Jahz
Event Agenda:
6:30pm – 6:40pm Welcome & Greetings
6:40pm – 6:55pm Speaker 1
Medical (doctor / nurse)
6:55pm – 7:10pm Speaker 2
Research Expert
7:10pm – 7:25pm Speaker 3
Rights, Laws & Policies
7:25pm – 7:35pm Entertainment
Act/ Artist
7:35pm – 7:50pm Speaker 4
Mental Health Expert
7:50pm – 8:40pm Community Dialogue
Dialogue with
8:40pm – 8:50pm Healing Activity
Mental Health Expert
8:50pm – 9:00pm Closing
Healing Activity Nicole Perry, Social Worker & Psychotherapist Kujenga Wellness Project
Nicole Perryman, is a Registered Social Worker, Play Therapist and Psychotherapist practicing in Durham Region. Nicole started her career supporting children, youth, and families in child welfare, social services and has worked within children's mental health, parental contact and parenting time assessments, youth involved in the criminal justice system, trauma centers, and education. Nicole is the CEO and co-founder of "Ifarada [eye -fa-ra-da] Centre for Excellence and Kujenga [cue-jenga]" Family Wellness organizations that provide culturally-informed and trauma-focused approaches for children, youth, adults, and families. She is an occasional professor, and field supervisor for students in social work, child and youth, and counseling psychology. She is also a principal equity consultant supporting organizations across Canada and Internationally on their equity journeys.
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