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The Angela Davis Building Belonging Gathering

November 20th, 2018

9 -11 am, Council Chambers (Student Union Building)

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This rescheduled event provides the opportunity for the campus community to respond to Angela Davis’ astounding forum.

Campus leaders will guide us through reflecting and expanding upon legendary U.S. civil rights leader’s forum talk: Angela Davis, and the audience members who asked questions, gave us a great deal to reflect upon and discuss with one another.

The gathering takes the shape of a conversation circle; one desired outcome is that leaders and participants will co-create action items, and apply these to our campus context.

Faculty, students, and staff are warmly invited to engage in this work together.  

Campus Leaders

Quenta Adams is a Student Affairs professional with close to two decades of experience. she holds an undergraduate degree from AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ and a Masters degree from Mount Saint Vincent University. Her current work focuses is on access and inclusion for under-represented student populations at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿. Quenta is a member of AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s 5.2 Steering Committee, is a member of AV¾ãÀÖ²¿â€™s Indigenous Strategy Steering Committee and was also a contributor to the university’s Belong Report. A first-generation student, Quenta identifies as African Nova Scotian.

°ä³ó¾±°ì±ðÌý´³±ð´Ú´Ú±ð°ù²õ is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿. He specializes in Africana philosophy and philosophy of race, with broad interests in social and political philosophy and ethics. He is the editor of Listening to Ourselves: A Multilingual Anthology of African Philosophy (2013). He is currently working on a book on W.E.B. Du Bois as a philosopher.

Michelle Patrick’s  work at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ has been grounded in inclusion and equity as the Program Manager of PLANS - Promoting Leadership in health for African Nova Scotians, is the Associate Director, Recruitment until June 2019.  As an alumnus of AV¾ãÀÖ²¿'s graduate program in health promotion, working towards the inclusion of African Nova Scotians in the health field is important to Michelle and for the African Nova Scotian community.  In addition to facilitating conversations across campus on diversity and inclusion, Michelle is co-chair of the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Black Faculty & Staff Caucus, board member of the Health Association of African Canadians, and co-chair of the Chebucto West Community Health Board.