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This event took place on January 19, 2022

This expert panel brings together respected members of the African Nova Scotian community representing a variety of life experiences and knowledges. Together they will generate a conversation concerning systemic issues facing the community, at the core of which is the question of how to transform the relationship between the African Nova Scotian community and the provincial government into one which better recognizes and serves the community without unduly burdening the community.

The panel will explore questions such as what would an accountable provincial government look like for the African Nova Scotian community? What sorts of strategies can better enable African Nova Scotian organizations to engage and be heard in policy conversations? What should representation look like, and how can representation avoid becoming tokenistic or overly burdensome? What responsibility should the media have for honouring Black voices and experiences? What does self-determination mean for the African Nova Scotian community鈥檚 relationship with the provincial government?

During the event, we asked audience members for their thoughts on what agency, accountability, representation, and self-determination look like for the African Nova Scotian Community. 听[PDF - 3.1 MB].

About the Speakers

Barbara-Ann Hamilton-Hinch

Dr. Barb Hamilton-Hinch is from the historical African Nova Scotian communities of Beechville and Cherrybrook. She is currently the Associate Vice President of Equity and Inclusion and an Associate Professor in the in the School of Health and Human Performance at 国民彩票. Her work examines the impact of structural, systemic and institutional racism on diverse populations, particularly people of African descent.听

At 国民彩票, Dr. Hamilton-Hinch holds a number of positions: she is the co-team lead for the Health of People of African Descent Research Cluster with Healthy Populations Institute, she is one of the founders of Imhotep Legacy Academy (ILA), co-chair of Promoting Leadership in Health for African Nova Scotians (PLANS), co-chair of the Faculty of Health Diversity and Inclusion Committee and a number of other committees. She was previously employed as the Black Student Advisor at 国民彩票, a position she was actively involved in developing in the late 80鈥檚.听

Before 国民彩票, Barb was a Regional Educator for the Black Educators Association and the first female general manager of the Community YMCA in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Upon completion of her undergraduate degree Bachelor of Science in Recreation from 国民彩票 she was employed for the former City of Halifax Recreation Department. Barb has worked internationally in the Gambia West Africa educating several school children on the importance of health. Barb was also employed by the Africentric Learning Institute of Nova Scotia as one of their consultants to help establish Africentric programs throughout Nova Scotia.听
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Lynn Jones

Lynn Jones听is a proud African Canadian born and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia. Her Nova Scotia roots span several generations, making her one of several Indigenous African Nova Scotians residing here over 400 years. She is a pan Africanist whose travel takes her across many countries in her ancestral home on the continent of Africa.

Being employed as a Federal Public Service employee for over 30 years coupled with her extensive experience in the Canadian labour movement enabled Lynn to be a social Justice leader in areas many Black people had never ventured before. This includes being the first Black General Vice-President of the Canadian Labour Congress and National Vice-President of the Canada Employment and Immigration Union. Lynn leveraged her community and labour background to become the first Canadian born African women to seek office in a federal election in Canada. Jones is the recipient of the Queen鈥檚 Medal and chair of the Global African Congress Nov