February is African Heritage Month, and there are many amazing events happening on Dalhousie University campus, as well as in the community.We have highlighted a few below. If there are any events you think should be highlighted on the blog, please let us know by commenting below!

“Film Series: African Heritage Month: First Films by Black Filmmakers”
Tuesday, February 2 @ 5pm – Movie: She’s Gotta Have it
Tuesday, February 9 @ 5pm – Movie: Dear White People
Tuesday, February 16 @ 5pm – Movie: Losing Ground
All films screened at Dalhousie Art Gallery

 
“African Heritage Month Speaker Series”
Thursday, February 4 @ 12pm-1pm
Thursday, February 11 @ 12pm-1pm
Thursday, February 25 @ 12pm-1pm
Dalhousie Schulich School of Law, Weldon Law Building, Room 105
Hosted by: Dalhousie Black Law Student Society dblsacontact@gmail.com

 
“Racism is Killing Us Softly: Narratives of Young Black Men”
Thursday, February 4 @ 6pm-8pm
Student Union Building, Room 303
Hosted by: Black Student Advising Centre bsac2@dal.ca

 
“Race Place & the Law – A Socio-Legal Analysis of Environmental Racism in Nova Scotia”
Tuesday, February 9 @ 6:30pm-8 pm
Dalhousie Schulich School of Law, Weldon Law Building, Room 105
Hosted by: Environmental Law Students’ Society elss@dal.ca or nina.butz@dal.ca

 
“Global Health Rounds: Health & Wellness of African Nova Scotian Men”
Wednesday, February 10 @ 5pm-6pm
Tupper Building, Room G36
Hosted by: Global Health Office gho@dal.ca

 
“Centred Spaces: An Afrocentric approach to sharing and learning”
Thursday, February 18
Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB), Room 150
Hosted by: Office of Human Rights, Equity and Harassment Prevention

 
“Remember Africville: A Dalhousie Journey to Africville”
Friday, February 26 @ 11am
Africville and Collaborative Health Education Building (CHEB), Room 150
Hosted by: Office of Human Rights, Equity and Harassment Prevention, DSU, Promoting Leadership in health for African Nova Scotians, Black Student Advising Centre gho@dal.ca

 
“An Evening Celebrating Black Women in Canada This Black History Month”
Thursday, February 11 @ 7pm
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
www.celebrateblackhistory.ca

 
“Racism: Black Perspectives”
Wednesday, February 24 @ 7-8:30 pm
Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library
Hosted by: Canadian Center for Ethics in Public Affairs (CCEPA) and Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities and Community Health Project (ENRICH) iwaldron@dal.ca

For more information on community events, please visit the African Nova Scotian Affairs website. In Nova Scotia, African Heritage Month 2016 is themed “Legacy of Commitment,” as we commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the No. 2 Construction Battalion.