Calgary – On February 4, 2020, ActionDignity in Calgary hosted their second annual Black History Month conversation on Black Intersectionality at their location.
Building on the conversations from last year’s Black Intersectionality Panel, they included more topics that aren’t discussed enough within Calgary. They learned from the last year’s event that community members want to have more opportunity to talk about their specific experience. In order to ensure that the space is as accountable and respectful as possible, they designed the event to have open space discussions that will be moderated by various facilitators. Participants had the opportunity to choose to attend the breakout sessions that interest them and move from each group as freely as they wish.
During the event, ActionDignity made sure that all attendees felt safe regardless of age, ancestry, colour, family status, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental disability, physical disability, place of origin, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or source of income as per the Alberta Human Rights Act.
“A teacher said that she feels sorry for the younger generation because they have no role models and during another discussion a single mother said that she now purposefully takes her children to Black doctors, dentist, and as many black professionals so her children can see what their potential can be”. A participant shared with Diversity Magazine after the event.
