The Harriet Tubman Student and Teacher Programs at York U

The Harriet Tubman Student and Teacher Programs at York U Youth & Teachers participate in weekly workshops, classes and trips focused in the contributions of African peoples to the world.

Youth and teachers will participate in daily activities (art, dance, creative writing, sport, storytelling, graffiti, music, workshops, trips and classes) that will give them an overview of the contributions of African peoples and cultures to the historical development of the world. Experienced educators, facilitators, volunteers and students from York University will deliver the sessions. Some th

emes:

African and Caribbean Histories. The Slave trade in Africans and slave resistance (historical and contemporary representations). African, Caribbean and Afro-Latinoamerican identities. Memory, community values like folkloric traditions in African, African Diaspora (African descended communities outside of Africa) and specifically the African Canadian contexts. Museums, archives and popular culture. Contemporary issues of histories of migrations, race, slavery, education and gender. Introduction to technology to digitalize community historical records: working sessions, photographs and documents. Director: Historian Abubacar Fofana Leon

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