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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Speaker Series: Building a Future</span></u></b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Many Canadians take pride in the history of the Underground Railroad. They celebrate that Canada, specifically what is now Quebec, Ontario and the Maritimes, was the destination for freedom</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Cambria Math",serif">‐</span><span lang="EN">seeking
enslaved Africans fleeing slavery in America. But Canada also has its own untold, dark history of slavery.</span> <br>
<span lang="EN">The Transatlantic Slave Trade spanned 400 years with more than 12 million African people held in bondage. In Canada, the system of racial chattel slavery was introduced by the French in the 17th century. The term “chattel slavery” relates to
the fact that enslaved people are treated as commodities or resources to be traded and/or sold. This chattel slavery was a dehumanizing and violent system of abuse and subjugation. Importantly, Europeans viewed slavery in racist terms. Indigenous and African
peoples were seen as less than human. White supremacy justified the violence of slavery for hundreds of years.</span> <br>
<span lang="EN">Canada’s economy and infrastructure was built using chattel slavery; and the fruits of this unpaid, brutal labour are still enjoyed across the nation today. Reparations is a term which signifies righting a wrong and undoing harms of the past.
While this is an expansive effort in the U.S., Canada falls far behind. In this conversation we are asking: Why isn’t making reparations a wide-spread effort in Canada? What reparations, if any, are being made in Canada to Black communities? How would reparations
support Black communities? Could these reparations build equity and bolster the economy as a whole? Start the conversation with Dominique Jacobs regarding Reparations in Canada.</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">When</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 – 12:00-1:00pm</span> <br>
<b><span lang="EN-US">Where</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Online via Microsoft Teams
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Cost</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Free</span> <br>
<b><span lang="EN-US">How to Register</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: <b>Call/Email the Museum of Surrey: 604-592-6956 |
</b></span><b><a href="mailto:museum@surrey.ca" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">museum@surrey.ca</span></a></b><b> <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">OR Register online: </span><a href="https://cityofsurrey.perfectmind.com/23615/Clients/BookMe4LandingPages/CoursesLandingPage?widgetId=b4059e75-9755-401f-a7b5-d7c75361420d&courseId=cb189f63-86f4-4d7d-9298-d56a2cc2803b&landingPageBackUrl=%2F23615%2FClients%2FBookMe4%3FwidgetId%3Db4059e75-9755-401f-a7b5-d7c75361420d" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US">https://cityofsurrey.perfectmind.com/23615/Clients/BookMe4LandingPages/CoursesLandingPage?widgetId=b4059e75-9755-401f-a7b5-d7c75361420d&courseId=cb189f63-86f4-4d7d-9298-d56a2cc2803b&landingPageBackUrl=%2F23615%2FClients%2FBookMe4%3FwidgetId%3Db4059e75-9755-401f-a7b5-d7c75361420d</span></a><span lang="EN-US">
(Course ID 00419371)</span> <br>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">More About our Speaker: Dominique Jacobs</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dominique Jacobs (she/her) was born in Cape Town, South Africa. Her family fled persecution from the apartheid regime to migrate to Canada in the 80s. She holds a degree in Professional Communications and has over 20 years of vast experience
as a Communications Professional, having worked in both Canada and South Africa.<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dominique contributes to community non-profits, particularly expanding engagement by developing a strong brand voice and identity. Through her Communications consulting business, she supports organizations interested in social and climate
justice, anti-racism and anti-oppression practices.<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In collaboration with AACCCS (African Arts and Culture Community Contributor Society), Dominique facilitated anti-racism engagement sessions for BC Black communities. The report she wrote for the Ministry of the Attorney General, based
on the sessions, was used to build BC’s new Anti-Racism legislation.<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>At present, she is leading the communications strategy for the Black in BC Leadership Summit through AACCCS and is building an environmental
steering committee for bioregional cooperation in the Westshore communities. <o:p></o:p></p>
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