Rooted in History: A Celebration of Black History as Canadian History

Join us as we take in a performance, a keynote address and a panel of some of our most formidable thinkers in celebration of Black History in Canada and those trailblazers making history right here at UWaterloo.

Key Participants:

• Feridun Hamdullahpur, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Waterloo
• Laura Mae Lindo, Member of Provincial Parliament, Kitchener-Centre
• Charmaine Dean, Vice-president, Research, University of Waterloo
• Kathy Hogarth, Associate Professor, School of Social Work
• Aaron Francis, Equity Advisor, Graduate Student Association
• Christopher Taylor, Black Equity Strategist, Anti-Racism Advisor, and Lecturer
• Vershawn Young, Professor, Cross Appointed; English Language and Literature, and Communication Arts
• Naila Keleta-Mae, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Arts
• Rufus John, Kitchener-Waterloo Canadian-Caribbean Vocalist