On February 14, 2020, the University of Calgary celebrated Black History Month at the Dining Centre, Blue Room, University Gate Northwest
Calgary.
In honour of Black History Month, the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Social Work included a panel discussion by four Black women, drumming and poetry.
The all Black Women panelists included:
Dr. Régine Uwibereyeho King is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary.
Patrina Duhaney is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary. Her research is informed by critical race feminism and focuses on the overlap between Black women’s victimization and criminalization.
Lemlem Haile is a social worker with over 20 years of experience, born in Eritrea and now a settler in treat 7 territory. She has worked for many years in the women’s shelter movement, social housing, and community development, focusing on the strengths of people who experience marginalization, and working collectively to break down the barriers of racism, sexism, colonization, hetero/cis discrimination and all forms of oppression.
Monique Minvielle is a born and raised Calgarian with a cosmopolitan upbringing, Monique has lived in St. Lucia, Australia, France, the US and Scotland. She holds a Master’s of Science in Nationalism Studies from the University of Edinburgh and an MBA from the University of Calgary. Currently working with the RCMP as an intelligence analyst for Southern Alberta and volunteering as a board member with the Folk Festival Society of Calgary.
