<div dir="ltr"><div>Happy Black History Month everyone! </div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>I thought I would share a roundup of Black History Month events happening around BC this month. I am sure I missed events, so please feel free to share and promote more to the listserv. </div><div><br></div><div>Take care, </div><div>Madison </div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>BC Black History Awareness Society: </b></div><div><a href="https://bcblackhistory.ca/events/black-history-and-heritage-day/" target="_blank">History & Heritage Day</a></div><div>February 8th - at the Royal BC Museum </div><div>1pm - 4pm, free admission </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/an-evening-of-history-culture-and-fashion-tickets-1144508709359?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">An Evening of History, Culture and Fashion</a></div><div>February 8 - at the Royal BC Museum</div><div>5:00 PM - 7:00pm, free admission, registration required </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://bcblackhistory.ca/events/mentor-tea/" target="_blank">Mentor Tea – BC Black History Awareness Society</a></div><div>February 16 - at the Baumann Centre</div><div>1pm-3pm, ticketed </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://bcblackhistory.ca/events/ross-bay-cemetery-guided-tour/" target="_blank">Ross Bay Cemetery Guided Tour – BC Black History Awareness Society</a></div><div>February 23, 1495 Fairfield Road </div><div>2pm - 3pm, admission $5/$2</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://bcblackhistory.ca/events/music-and-words/" target="_blank">Music and Words – BC Black History Awareness Society</a></div><div>February 24. Belfry Theatre </div><div>7pm - 9pm, by donation </div><div><br></div><div><b>City of Surrey:</b></div><div><a href="https://www.surrey.ca/news-events/events/black-bc-celebrating-black-excellence-2025" target="_blank">Black in BC: Celebrating Black Excellence 2025</a><br>February 7, 3 - 7 pm, Surrey Arts Centre</div><div><br></div><div><div><a href="https://www.surreylibraries.ca/events/bc-black-history-resilience-amid-racism?eventdate=2025-02-13%2013%3A00%3A00%20" target="_blank">BC Black History: Resilience Amid Racism</a><br>Thursday, February 13 | 1–2pm<br>Online</div><br></div><div><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">Online Speaker Series: Building a Future - Adult</a><br>February 19, 12 - 1 pm, Online<br>Hosted by Museum of Surrey</div><div><br></div><div><div><a href="https://www.surreylibraries.ca/events/black-history-movie-legacy-resilience-black-pioneer-story?eventdate=2025-02-25%2015%3A00%3A00%20" target="_blank">Black History Movie: Legacy of Resilience: A Black Pioneer Story</a><br>Tuesday, February 25 | 3–4pm<br>Newton Branch<b></b></div><div><br></div></div><div><b>Vancouver:</b></div><div><a href="https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6791afeaa26aad5d2e433703" target="_blank">Black History Month Celebration</a><br>Saturday, February 22, 2025 <br>10:00 am – 12:00 pm<br>Central Library<b></b></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://viff.org/series/black-history-month/" target="_blank">Black History Month | Vancouver International Film Festival</a></div><div>Multiple dates/showings </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://moa.ubc.ca/event/atlanthos-youth-driven-innovation-through-afrofuturistic-storytelling/" target="_blank">Atlanthos: Youth-Driven Innovation Through Afrofuturistic Storytelling</a><br>Thursday February 6 | 7 – 8:30 pm</div><div>Museum of Anthropology</div><div><br></div><div><b>North Vancouver </b></div><div><a href="https://events.nfb.ca/events/sounds-pressure-reggae-in-a-foreign-land-series-north-vancouver-city-library/" target="_blank">Sounds & Pressure : Reggae in a Foreign Land Series - </a></div><div>Feb 26, 2025 | 7:00 PM PST</div><div>North Vancouver City Library </div><div><br></div><div><b>Coquitlam </b></div><div><a href="https://www.coquitlamheritage.ca/events/black-history-month-family-day" target="_blank">Black History Month Family Day</a><br>Saturday, February 15, 2025<br>1:00 p.m.  4:00 p.m.<br>Maillardville Community Centre<br>1200 Cartier AvenueCoquitlam, BC, V3K 2C3 Canada </div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000">Madison Bridal<br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">Special Projects Coordinator<br></font></div><div><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/" target="_blank">Pronouns</a>: She/Her</font></div><div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The BC Museums Association office is located on the traditional, unceded lands of the </span><a href="https://vimeo.com/275788251" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">Lekwungen</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> peoples (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations). We respect past, present, and future Indigenous stewards and recognize that we are uninvited guests on this territory.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font color="#666666">Do you identify as Indigenous, Black, or a Person of Colour working in the cultural sector? 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