Events
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Calendar
September
September 04, 2024 – March 22, 2025
Otherworld
Events | September 04, 2024 – March 22, 2025
Otherworld is the first major solo museum exhibition by Camille Turner in Toronto. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and currently living and…
February
Thursday, February 06, 2025
Honouring Dr. Jean Augustine – Victoria University
Events | Thursday, February 06, 2025
Victoria University in the University of Toronto is honouring Dr. Jean Augustine at the Isabel Bader Theatre as part of…
Thursday, February 06, 2025
Y’all Don’t Wanna Hear Me (You Just Wanna Dance) – Black at UTM
Events | Thursday, February 06, 2025
In early February 2025, The Blackwood and Black @ UTM will present Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste’s performance Y’all Don’t Wanna Hear Me…
Thursday, February 06, 2025
Beyond the Finish Line: Exploring Black Canadian Sport Histories – Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education & Department of History
Events | Thursday, February 06, 2025
Many histories of sport are limited to celebrating successful figures of the past, which is certainly uplifting. But they often…
Friday, February 07, 2025
A Symposium on the Histories and Geographies of Housing Discrimination – School of Cities Housing Justice Lab & Department of History
Events | Friday, February 07, 2025
The histories and geographies of housing discrimination in Canada is not well known and is understudied. Human Rights Commission Reports…
Saturday, February 08, 2025
A Celebration of Black History Through Music – Faculty of Music
Events | Saturday, February 08, 2025
Enjoy a Black History Month Concert featuring the University of Toronto Faculty of Music Gospel Choir, the University of Toronto…
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Decolonizing Data Analysis – OISE BIPOC Thesis Group
Events | Wednesday, February 12, 2025
The OISE BIPOC Thesis Group’s is offering the workshop, “Decolonizing Data Analysis: Centering Anti-Colonial Frameworks for BIPOC Researchers” as part of its…
Thursday, February 13, 2025
UTSC Anti-Black Racism & Black Inclusion Advisory Committee – Welcome Back Reception Winter 2025
Events | Thursday, February 13, 2025
The Anti-Black Racism & Black Inclusion Advisory Committee (ABR-BIAC) is dedicated to providing counsel and strategic advice to the University of Toronto…
Friday, February 21, 2025
The Frantz Fanon 100th Year Anniversary Symposium – OISE
Events | Friday, February 21, 2025
2025 will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Frantz Fanon (25th July 1925 in Martinique), a psychiatrist, philosopher,…
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Black Flourishing Showcase – Black at UTM
Events | Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Experience the various aspects of Black at UTM – a growing initiative at U of T Mississauga – through the…
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Black Excellence (BE)-STEMM Undergraduate Research Information Session – Canadian Black Scientists Network
Events | Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Are you a Black undergraduate in a STEMM program who is wondering about getting involved in research? Join the Canadian…
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Grant Writing Discussion Session – B.R.I.T.E
Events | Wednesday, February 26, 2025
B.R.I.T.E (The Black Researcher’s Initiative to Empower) will be hosting a Grant Writing Discussion Session on Feb. 26! This one-hour session will feature a…
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Celebrating Black Women Icons: Gospel Greats, the Clark Sisters – Faculty of Music
Events | Wednesday, February 26, 2025
The Faculty of Music’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office invites you to Celebrating Black Women Icons: Gospel Greats, the Clark…
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Black Futures in Social Work – Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
Events | Thursday, February 27, 2025
This Black History Month, join the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work as it celebrates Black Futures in Social Work. Learn…
Friday, February 28, 2025
Annual Black History Month Luncheon
Events | Friday, February 28, 2025
The University of Toronto’s Black History Month Luncheon returns on February 28! Sponsored by the Division of University Advancement and…
Friday, February 28, 2025
Louise Langdon, Garveyism, and the Transformative Power of Black Canadian History in a Moment of Global Crisis
Events | Friday, February 28, 2025
Join the Department of History for its Annual Black History Month Lecture featuring historian Erik McDuffie on Feb. 28! McDuffie,…
March
Wednesday, March 05, 2025
Fostering Community in/through Your Research Practice: Research as Kinship – OISE BIPOC Thesis Group
Events | Wednesday, March 05, 2025
Fostering Community in/through Your Research Practice: Research as Kinship – OISE BIPOC Thesis Group
Join the open lecture, “Fostering Community in/through Your Research Practice: Research as Kinship,” part of the OISE BIPOC Thesis Group’s…
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
AC Seminar: Adji Bousso Dieng – Acceleration Consortium
Events | Wednesday, March 12, 2025
How can diversity be quantified in scientific data, and why does it matter for advancing research? Join the next AC…
March 12-15, 2025
A Journey through Otherworld – Art Museum at the University of Toronto
Events | March 12-15, 2025
Guest curated by Bushra Junaid, and supported by Curator of Programs, Drea Asibey, the Art Museum at the University of…
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
My Journey to Self-Decolonization with Andrew B. Campbell – OISE
Events | Wednesday, March 26, 2025
The Indigenous Educational Research Centre (IERC) invites you to attend My Journey to Self-Decolonization: Emancipatory Pedagogy & Freedom Dreaming in Education led…
April
Wednesday, April 09, 2025
Introduction to Scopus AI and Web of Science Research Assistant to Explore Literature – CRIS
Events | Wednesday, April 09, 2025
In 2024, the University of Toronto Libraries subscribed to new AI assistants in the popular scientific research databases Scopus and…
Wednesday, April 09, 2025
Annual Equity Symposium – OISE
Events | Wednesday, April 09, 2025
OISE’s 3rd Annual Equity Symposium, Mobilizing Our Knowledge to Defend Justice Outside the Walls of University, is an important gathering of…
Monday, April 14, 2025
BRN Research Symposium 2025
Events | Monday, April 14, 2025
The Black Research Network (BRN) Research Symposium will bring together multidisciplinary researchers from across the University of Toronto tri-campus to…
May
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Absolutely Interdisciplinary – Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
Events | Thursday, May 29, 2025
The Schwartz Reisman Institute’s annual academic conference Absolutely Interdisciplinary will explore interdisciplinary approaches to AI governance, risk and safety on…
August
August 11-14, 2025
2025 Accelerate Conference – Acceleration Consortium
Events | August 11-14, 2025
Registration and the call for abstracts are officially open for this year’s Accelerate Conference at the University of Toronto. Presented by the Acceleration…
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Events | Monday, April 14, 2025
The Black Research Network (BRN) Research Symposium will bring together multidisciplinary researchers from across the University of Toronto tri-campus to…
Events | Wednesday, April 09, 2025
OISE’s 3rd Annual Equity Symposium, Mobilizing Our Knowledge to Defend Justice Outside the Walls of University, is an important gathering of…
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Events | Thursday, May 29, 2025
The Schwartz Reisman Institute’s annual academic conference Absolutely Interdisciplinary will explore interdisciplinary approaches to AI governance, risk and safety on…
Events | August 11-14, 2025
Registration and the call for abstracts are officially open for this year’s Accelerate Conference at the University of Toronto. Presented by the Acceleration…
Events | Wednesday, April 09, 2025
OISE’s 3rd Annual Equity Symposium, Mobilizing Our Knowledge to Defend Justice Outside the Walls of University, is an important gathering of…
Events | Wednesday, March 26, 2025
The Indigenous Educational Research Centre (IERC) invites you to attend My Journey to Self-Decolonization: Emancipatory Pedagogy & Freedom Dreaming in Education led…
Events | Wednesday, April 09, 2025
In 2024, the University of Toronto Libraries subscribed to new AI assistants in the popular scientific research databases Scopus and…
Events | March 12-15, 2025
Guest curated by Bushra Junaid, and supported by Curator of Programs, Drea Asibey, the Art Museum at the University of…
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