In the News 2018

2018-12-12 – Job Posting – Ryerson University
2018-11-23 – Three 100ABC Honourees winners of WXN Canada’s Most Power Women: Top 100 Award:
- CHARMAINE CROOKS
- MARCI IEN
- EMILY MILLS
2018-11-05 – Co-author, Dauna Jones-Simmonds accepts the 2018 lifetime achievement Brilliant Minded Women award on Friday, November 2nd.
2018-10-30 – ISED new funding program – Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES), please share with your clients and networks…note, the intake closes on November 22, 2018 – More Info
2018-10-23 – Five outstanding Trinbago women astound Canada – Read Article
2018-10-17 – Angela Davies receiving copy of Rocky Jones autobiography compliments of Fernwood Publishing and signed by Lynn Jones, sister.
Halifax 2018
2018-09-30 – Black Leadership Governance Training Grant – Now open: Black Leadership Governance Training Grant. The deadline is Monday, October 29, 2018 at midnight – More Info
2018-09-27 – LabourStart Canada – Society of United Professionals – Job Posting: Research Officer – More Info
2018-08-31 – CALLING ALL MENTAL HEALTH PRACTIONERS – More Info
2018-08-31 – Mentor Program Coordinator with the Windows to Opporunity Program – More Info
2018-08-28 – Position: Elizabeth Fry Society of Peel-Halton – Female Mobile Support Caseworker – More Info
2018-08-28 – Position: Elizabeth Fry Society of Peel-Halton – Follow-Up & Aftercare Caseworker – More Info
2018-08-17 – Hon. Jean Augustine presented with Unifor’s Nelson Mandela Award – Read More
2018-08-10 – Heavy Equipment Apprenticeship Program: Openings Available
2018-08-01 – The UWI 2018 Honourary Graduands – Mrs. Donette St. M. Chin-Loy Chan. Read More
2018-07-10 – Invite to Community Conversations – If you missed our community update meetings last month, you can join this next conversation on July 18th. We invite you to learn more about the Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism, its key timelines, and how you can stay involved.
2018-06-26 – Employment Opportunity – Canadian Labour Congress – Regional Representative – Ontario Region Click here for more info.
2018-06-26 – Employment Opportunity – Public Service Alliance of Canada – Regional Representative – London Click here for more info.
2018-06-08 – Employment Opportunity – Regional Education Officer – Toronto Click here for more info.
2018-06-07 – Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism: Invite to Community Conversations Click here for more info.
2018-05-16 – The Department of Social Justice and Community Studies (SJCS) at Saint Mary’s University, on the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people, invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. Click here for more info.
2018-05-15 – Toronto has been hailed as an up and coming Silicon Valley of Canada, yet our children lag in key critical subjects such as Math. In response, Oui STEM Academy is currently accepting abstracts from Students in Grades 7 and up. Oui STEM Academy is a not-for-profit focused on addressing the biases and barriers to access in STEM education and careers. Abstracts are being accepted by Founder/CEO Dilesha Stelmach dilesha.stelmach@ouistem.com until August 1, 2018. Any questions or accommodation requests can also be sent to that email. For further information you may also visit www.ouistem.com/journal.
2018-05-09 – The Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case were created in 1979 to mark the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking Persons Case, which changed the course of history for women in Canada. The deadline to nominate someone for the 2018 Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case is July 4, 2018. Click here for more info.
2018-04-23 – Afua Cooper Is The New Poet Laureate of Halifax
2018-04-23 – Plan To Be In Toronto – November 9th-10th 2018 – Sickle Cell Disease Association of Canada Presents: The Biennial Canadian Conference of Sickle Cell Disease.
2018-04-20 – 2018 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards are open! he deadline to submit your nomination is Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 5:00pm EST. For more information, visit top100women.ca
2018-04-18 – 2018 Smile Bursary Awards – Deadline for Application is April 30, 2018
2018-04-12 – Q&A with Denise O’Neil Green – Ryerson’s first vice-president, equity and community inclusion discusses her journey from Chicago to Toronto
2017-11-13 – GRENADA BORN SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATE JEAN AUGUSTINE HONOURED WITH CARIBBEAN TOURISM ORGANIZATION’S HIGHEST AWARD
2017-03-29 – For significant contributions to social justice the Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine will be awarded an honorary degree from Trent University – http://www.twitter.com/TrentUniversity/status/847121251000832004
2017-03-08 – Viola Desmond Day Awards Recognize Success Of Black Canadian Women
2016-12-10 – A Different Booklist wins Ontario Premier’s Award