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Kaye Johnson

October 25, 2010 Activism

TweetDirector, Office of Human Rights, Equity and Accessibility (OHREA), University of Windsor, Windsor, ON. Born: Montreal, QC. Kaye Johnson became involved in organizing and presenting workshops on anti-racism and social justice in the 1980s. This work recently led her to become the Director of the new Office of Human Rights, Equity, and Accessibility (OHREA) for [...]

October 21, 2010 Activism

TweetExecutive Director, Heritage Skills Development Centre (HSDC), Scarborough, ON. Born: Lagos, Nigeria. Charity has over 16 years of international organizational, community and economic development, mentoring, marketing and management leadership professional experience. She has a focus on dealing with issues around diversity, access, equity and advocacy for disadvantaged groups including youth at risk, immigrant women and [...]

October 9, 2010 Activism

TweetAuthor / University Instructor / Community Activist, Vancouver, BC. Born: Vancouver, BC. Wayde Compton is a author who has published two books of poetry (49th Parallel Psalm and Performance Bond) and the first comprehensive anthology of Black writing from British Columbia (Blueprint: Black British Columbian Literature and Orature). He is one of the publishers of Commodore books, [...]

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October 6, 2010 Activism

TweetDirector, Community Resources, City of Toronto, Toronto, ON. Born: Port Antonio, Portland, Jamaica. Denise Andrea Campbell has been working nationally and internationally as a social change agent since the age of 16. Denise helped build The Students Commission as a leader in youth engagement nationally, advised on strategy development for leading foundations like the J.W. [...]

October 3, 2010 Activism

TweetOperations Coordinator / Human Rights Specialist, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Toronto, ON. Born: Manchester, Lancashire, U.K. Antoni Shelton has been a passionate advocate for human rights and equity in Canada and internationally, for more than two decades. He has held positions with United Way of Greater Toronto, Ontario Provincial Government, Urban Alliance on Race [...]

September 23, 2010 Activism

TweetGraphic Designer / Illustrator / Artist, Scarborough, ON. Born: Nottingham, UK. After graduating from Sheridan College, Mark embarked on a successful career as a graphic designer, until the death of a close friend compelled him to return to his true calling, painting. His work has since been exhibited at several galleries and private events around Toronto, [...]

September 4, 2010 Activism

TweetArtist / Founder / Director, Winsom Foundation, Sooke, BC/Pickering, ON/Belize. Born: Kingston, Jamaica. Winsom is an artist activist of extraordinary scope, having been at her craft since 1968. She grew up in Jamaica, lived in Canada for many years and now spends five months of the year in Cristo Rey, Belize where she teaches many [...]

September 2, 2010 Activism

TweetFounder, Baylis Medical Company / Registered Nurse (Retired), Westmount, QC. Born: Barbados. Gloria Baylis, a native of Barbados, emigrated to Canada in 1952. As a registered nurse (trained in England and accredited in Canada), Gloria first attracted public attention in 1964. She applied for a nursing position at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal (then [...]

August 29, 2010 Activism

TweetActor/Director, Anthony Sherwood Productions, Brampton, ON. Born: Halifax, NS. Anthony Sherwood is an African-Canadian artist whose career spans over 30 years performing on stage, television and in motion pictures. He is one of Canada’s most successful Black actors having performed in more than 150 television and feature film projects. This versatile performer has worked with [...]

August 7, 2010 Activism

TweetTranslator / Community & Media Personality / Organizer, Rogers Television and CHUO 89.1 FM, Ottawa, ON. Born: Kenya. Trained as a translator, Kenyan-born Sarah Onyango has become a well-known fixture on Ottawa’s community television and radio scene. Sarah hosts the monthly African cultural program Fontonfrom, on Rogers TV Cable 22 – Ottawa as well as the [...]

August 5, 2010 Activism

TweetProfessional Musician, Archie Alleyne Scholarship Fund/EOJ Productions, Toronto, ON. Born: Toronto, ON. Archie Alleyne – musician, entrepreneur, activist, mentor, philanthropist…truly a legend in our time. Over his 60-year career he has made a significant contribution to the fabric of the Canadian music scene, and has made music with some of the finest artists of yesterday and today. [...]

August 4, 2010 Activism

TweetHuman Services/MSM Prevention and Research Coordinator, Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention, Toronto, ON. Born: Toronto, ON. David Lewis-Peart is the MSM Prevention and Research Coordinator with the Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP) in Toronto., and a graduate student at York University, where his focus of study is in Program Evaluation, Black MSM youth, and [...]

July 26, 2010 Activism

TweetFreelance Columnist/Videographer, London, UK & London, ON. Born: Uganda During the mid-80s, Nam Kiwanuka and her family fled Uganda’s civil war and lived in a Kenyan refugee camp before emigrating to Canada. After moving out on her own at the age of 16, Nam went on to graduate with a Journalism degree from Ryerson University. [...]

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