Comedy: Mufaro Mbudzi’s Scheduled Meditation | $21.86, Saturday, February 18, 2023 @ 6:30pm– 8:00pm -The Red Room, 398 Richards St, Vancouver, BC [JUST FOR LAUGHS VANCOUVER 2023]

For more information: https://tickets.jflvancouver.com/jflvan/#/a5f957cf-e678-4089-80bf-49e039671083/shop/search?fac=JFLVAN&locale=en-CA&skin=jflvan Event Description: The Red Room 398 Richards St Vancouver, BC V6B 4Y2 Scheduled Meditation is the comedy, meditation and fashion brand/agency, founded by standup comedian and fashion designer Mufaro Mbudzi! At Just For Laughs Vancouver 2023, Mufaro and Scheduled Meditation present “THE DREAM STATE” , featuring standup comedy, plus guided meditation! …

Community Event: Celebrating Black History Month – With Diana Braithwaite | Free but register, Friday, February 17, 2023 @ 7:00pm– 8:00pm -Vancouver Island University, Cowichan Campus 2011 University Way North, Cowichan, BC [COWICHAN INTERCULTURAL SOCIETY]

For more information: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/celebrating-black-history-month-with-diana-braithwaite-tickets-524031180367?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Event Description Celebrate Canada's Black History with Diana Braithwaite! Black-Canadians have many wonderful and proud stories to celebrate with the world! Blues singer and Black historian Diana Braithwaite takes the audience back in time to look at some of the interesting stories and individuals that have played an important role in …

Social/Listening Party: Rights Back At You: A Podcast Listening Party| Free but register, Thursday, February 16, 2023 @ 6:00pm– 8:00pm – Massy Arts Society, 23 East Pender Street, Vancouver, BC [MASSY ARTS SOCIETY]

For more information: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rights-back-at-you-a-podcast-listening-party-tickets-527871888027?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete Event Description: On Thursday, February 16 at 6pm, join Massy Arts Society, Massy Books and Amnesty International Canada for the launch of brand-new podcast, Rights Back at You. Hosted and produced by Daniella Barreto, the show offers an unflinching look at anti-Black racism, policing, and surveillance in Canada and beyond. The …

Film Screening: Women’s Centre x OOC Black Resistance Movie Night | Free but register – Wednesday, February 15, 2023 – 5:00pm -7:00pm | Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr, Maggie Benston Centre 2212, Burnaby, BC [SFSS WOMEN’S CENTRE]

For more information: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/womens-centre-x-ooc-black-resistance-movie-night-tickets-530782704357?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Event Description: Join the Women's Centre and Out on Campus for an evening event in the GSS Lounge to celebrate Black filmmaking with Aisha (2022)!

Social/Paint Night: Sankofa’s Sip & Paint with Live DJ| $64.67, Saturday, February 11, 2023 @ 7:30pm– 9:30pm – Pacific Arts Market, 1448 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC [PACIFIC ARTS MARKET]

For more information: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sankofas-sip-paint-with-live-dj-tickets-326590981417 Event Description: *****ENTRANCE IS LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE BUILDING***** Experience the joy of creativity at its best. Everyone has an Artist within themselves, allow yourself to explore with colors and textures and create your own masterpiece. Please use rear entrance (accessible from alleway). The Sankofa SIP & PAINT starts …

Performance: Pierre Kwenders concert| $18.50 + – Thursday, February 9, 2023 – 7:00pm doors open | Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main St, Vancouver, BC [MRG LIVE PRESENTS]

For more information: https://www.foxcabaret.com/monthly-calendar/2023/2/kwenders Event Description: MRG Live presents Pierre Kwenders with special guests. Doors 7:00pm Tickets: see below 19+/No Minors Afro-Canadian Pierre Kwenders (given name José Louis Modabi) is a singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ whose widely accessible yet adventurous music is a rainbow-colored umbrella melding Congolese rhumba, R&B, pop, rock, gospel, and much …

Talk/Panel : Decolonial Dialogues Series: Cultivating Solidarity Among Indigenous, Black and People of Colour (IBPOC) Students – Sustaining Our Futures Together| Register- Thursday, February 9, 2023 5pm-7pm [UBC FIRST NATIONS HOUSE OF LEARNING, SIMON K. Y. LEE GLOBAL LOUNGE AND RESOURCE CENTRE, EQUITY AND INCLUSION OFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, STUDENTS]

For more information: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1St7aNreALTJake Event Description: UBC Decolonial Dialogues: Cultivating Solidarity Among Indigenous, Black and People of Colour Students Thank you for your interest in attending the fourth event of this speaker series - Sustaining Our Futures Together. Decolonial Dialogues is a student-led initiative that is supported by multiple offices* across UBC Vancouver. Events offered through this …

Film Screening/Panel: Cinema Thinks the World: Lemonade/USA 2016 /Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Kahlil Joseph Film Screening and Discussion with Panelists: Kimberly Bain, Vanessa Fajemisin, Louis Maraj, Alexis McGee| Monday, February 27, 2023 @ 7:00 pm– Free but RSVP | The Cinematheque, 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC [UBC Public Humanities]

For more information: https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2022/lemonade Event Description: Cinema Thinks the World Lemonade USA2016 Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Kahlil Joseph 65 DCP Screening Dates February 27 (Monday) 7:00 Free Admission “The power of Queen Bey is an undeniable force.” Alexis McGee, The Lemonade Reader Beyoncé’s Lemonade was not only the best-selling album worldwide of 2016, but also one of the …

Talk/Panel (virtual) : Black Lives, Black Voices and Black Identities in the Faculty of Medicine| Free but register for Zoom link https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5UodeCsqz4qHdRsp6soz-yvY8198UPdqBMO – Friday, February 17, 2023 12:00pm – 1:30pm [IBPOC VOICES]

For more information: https://events.ubc.ca/event/black-lives-black-voices-and-black-identities-in-the-faculty-of-medicine/ Event Description: To commemorate Black History Month, the Faculty of Medicine’s Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion invites you to join our panel on Friday, February 17, 2023 from 12–1:30 pm. This panel will provide a space for an important conversation about the experiences of Black members of the Faculty …

Film Screening/Panel: Cinema Thinks the World: Rewind & Play (1969) Film Screening and Discussion with panelists Nuno Porto, Arturo Victoriano and Antje Ziethen | Thursday, February 16, 2023 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Free but RSVP | UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Square, Vancouver, BC [The Black Arts Centre and UBC Public Humanities]

For more information: https://events.ubc.ca/event/cinema-thinks-the-world-rewind-and-play/ Event Description: Cinema Thinks The World is proud to present a special screening of Rewind and Play for Black History Month, and will be followed by a discussion/Q&A of the film, led by local experts and scholars from UBC, including: – Dr. Arturo Victoriano, Assistant Professor of Spanish, UBC Department of …