Canvas n’ Cocktails- Thursday, February 16, 2023
Attendees created a free-flowing art piece using positive affirmations for the first part of the evening led by Alana Decker on February 16, 2023. The second part of the evening included a feel and heal component using breath to connect body and space with Kween.
Non-Profit Appreciation Week- February, 2023
Held on the third week of February every year, Nonprofit Appreciation Week recognizes the dedication, passion, and ingenuity of nonprofit professionals and their life-changing impact on individuals, families, and communities. Ontario’s nonprofit sector is the largest in Canada. Volunteer Denise Francis receives a certificate of appreciation from MPP Mike Schreiner.
Illuminate Guelph – February 2022
Lighting up for Black Heritage Month with llluminate Downtown Guelph. In partnership with the Guelph Black Heritage Society (GBHS), the four buildings that form the Illuminate Downtown Guelph project were lit red, gold and green for Black Heritage Month (February 1st to March 1st). Representing the colours of the African Nova Scotia flag, the Wellington […]
Solar Panel Installation- july and august 2023
The GBHS would like to acknowledge the Government of Canada’s support through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) for the Heritage Hall Sustainability Project. With these funds we were able to install solar panels at the Heritage Hall. As a community cultural centre we strive to set a good example for […]
Liftoff Launchers Event- Friday, March 24, 2023
GBHS volunteer Denise Francis was the keynote speaker at the LiftOff Launchers events on March 24, 2023. To learn more about the LiftOff by CCAWR Black Entrepreneurial Program: https://www.liftoffbyccawr.com/
Caribbean Christmas Dinner & Dance- Saturday, December 7, 2019
On Saturday, December 7, 2019, attendees enjoyed the tastes and sounds of the Caribbean and danced the night away! The GBHS saluted Barbados. Barbados is an eastern Caribbean island and an independent British Commonwealth nation. Bridgetown, the capital, is a cruise-ship port with colonial buildings. Around the island are beaches, botanical gardens, the Harrison’s Cave […]
Crossings Project- Sunday, May 26, 2019
The Crossings Project was a collaborative project with the GBHS, Art Gallery of Guelph, Silence and International Institute for Critical Studies in Innovation. The intention of this endeavour was to tell the story of the trans-Atlantic slave trade (approximately 1526 – 1867) and the subsequent establishment of a Black community in Guelph, Ontario on May […]
Emancipation Day- Saturday, August 01, 2019
GBHS volunteers Denise Francis, Velma Francis and John Leacock celebrated Emancipation Day Queen’s Park on August 17, 2019. MPP Mike Schreiner hosted the group and took them on a tour of the Ontario Legislative Building.
Paint Party- Thursday, April 26, 2018
Artist Nicole Alexander instructed attendees on how to paint a picture called “Dancing Dragonflies” on April 26, 2018.
JOSIAH Movie Screening- Saturday, July 07, 2018
The GBHS hosted a screening of the film JOSIAH and a talkback with filmmaker Jared Brock on July 07, 2018. JOSIAH tells the story of Josiah Henson. JOSIAH details the compelling history of Henson, who was named by Harriet Beecher Stowe as one of her sources for “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” as he overcame the many […]
