Archives - February 2025

Practice Point

20
Feb

Safe and Affordable Housing for Indigenous and Black Elders, Families, and Individuals

LU’MA NATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY AND SWAHILI VISION INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION operate a 96-unit residential building in New Westminster to provide safe, affordable housing for Indigenous and Black Elders and families.

20
Feb

Proclaiming Our Roots Centres African Diasporic and Indigenous Experiences

PROCLAIMING OUR ROOTS is a project “aimed at honoring the histories, realities, stories and experiences of people who are of  African diasporic and Indigenous ancestry, and who reside on Turtle Island.”

20
Feb

Black and Indigenous Solidarity Among Youth

THE BLACK AND INDIGENOUS SOLIDARITY PROGRAM (BIS) of Indigenous Youth Roots (IYR), a national, Indigenous, youth-led organization, will take place in Toronto from the last week of March to the first week of May 2025.

11
Feb

Call for Papers | Human Rights Law Conference 2025

Our annual two-day conference held on November 6 and 7, 2025 brings together leading human rights law practitioners to address current and emerging issues in human rights law with a focus on BC. We invite you to submit an outline of the paper you would like to present at the conference.

10
Feb

Online launch Feb. 12: Elements of Indigenous Style (2nd ed.)

McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg will be hosting the launch for the second edition of Elements of Indigenous Style. The event will also be streamed on McNally Robinson’s YouTube channel.

3
Feb

In the Spotlight—Jessica Proudfoot

March 2025
This month’s spotlight shines on Jessica Proudfoot of Woodward & Company.