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DESCRIPTION:This semester CaPS is proud to be collaborating with 91˿����Ƶ’s\n
 Social Equity and Diversity Office (SEDE) in creating events that\nhonour 
 and celebrate the Black Community.\nAs February is Black History month the
  SEDE office is offering a\nconference called “Black Histories\, Black Fut
 ures” www.mcgill.ca/equity_diversity/black_histories\nthat will highlight 
 the diversity and complex realities of\nMontreal’s Black communities by co
 nvening community\nrepresentatives\, researchers\, workers\, and students 
 from across the\ncommunity and university sectors to share and build knowl
 edge.”\nAs a prelude to this event CaPS will be presenting two panel\ndisc
 ussions on career related issues.  These panels will give\nan opportunity 
 for all students to hear the amazing stories of\nthese accomplished profes
 sionals. Come and listen to the career\npaths\, their successes and challe
 nges along the way and their tips\nand advice to students on how to be suc
 cessful in the world of\ncareer.\n\nSuccessful Black Women: Standing Stron
 g\nFeb 9th 5:00-6:30\nBrown Building CaPS office room 2200\n\nPANELISTS:\n
 \nMahalia Verna\nMahalia Verna has been working in the film and television
  industry\nsince 1997\, starting out  as a publicist for Allegro Films\,\n
 CINAR Corporation and Galafilm Productions. She then worked on\nvarious in
 dependent productions\, namely as Associate Producer of\n the Genie-Award 
 nominated feature film 'Saved by the Belles'.\nAs Development Officer for 
 the National Film Board of Canada's\nFrench Program (2004- 2007)\, she was
  responsible for creating\ninitiatives with regard to cultural diversity a
 nd she also helped\nto develop several documentaries\, including award-win
 ning 'In the\nName of the Mother and the Son' and 'Has God Forsaken Africa
 ?'. As\nProgram Development Manager for CBC Television (2007-2010)\, she w
 as\nresponsible for managing the regional development funding of\ntelevisi
 on and multi-platform projects as well as implementing\ntraining programs 
 and internship opportunities for emerging talent.\nShe is presently workin
 g as Broadcasting Coordinator for ELAN\n(English Language Arts Network). S
 he sits on the advisory committee\nfor cultural diversity at the Conseil d
 es arts de Montréal\, and is\na board member at the MAI (Montréal\, Arts I
 nterculturels). She was\nrecently named Vice-President of the Board of Dir
 ectors of the\nSocial Justice Committee of Montreal (SJC).\n\nZab Maboungo
 u\, choreographer\nZab Maboungou is an artist and a philosopher who is a l
 eader in the\nfield of both dance creation and dance teaching. She is the 
 founder\nof Zab Maboungou/Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata (1986). In honour of
 \nher accomplishments\, she has received  “Great Homage” from the\nMiniste
 r of Culture of Cameroon for her “talent\, creativity and all\nher efforts
  to develop and promote theatrical art” (1999) and the\n“AfriCan Conferenc
 e” in Toronto named her a pioneer of African\ndance in Canada (2003). In t
 he same year and thanks to an important\narts development program from the
  Canadian government (Heritage\nCanada)\, she inaugurated a special progra
 m in the study and\nteaching of African dance in Quebec. Zab Maboungou is 
 the first\nAfrican choreographer and dancer to receive grants from the Can
 ada\nArts Council and le Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec. \nBorn in 
 Paris to a French mother and a Congolese father\, Zab\nMaboungou grew up i
 n Brazzaville in post-independence Republic of\nCongo.  At a young age\, s
 he took her first steps in Central\nAfrican rhythms and dance. Later on\, 
 while studying philosophy in\nFrance\, she went on to study the dances\, r
 hythms and musical forms\nof Mali\, Ivory Coast\, the Senegal-Gambia regio
 n\, Guinea\, Nigeria\nand Zimbabwe. She worked with different traditional 
 dance and\nballet ensembles in Europe and America (Fua Dia Kongo in San\nF
 rancisco\, Malaki Ma Kongo in New York and Ballet Lokolé in Paris)\nwhile 
 she was conducting research alongside great drum masters\n(Babatunde Olatu
 ndgi - Nigeria) and dance masters (Lucky Zebila -\nCongo).   During this v
 ery active period\, Ms Maboungou\ngained awareness of the extraordinary we
 alth of African traditions\nin this sphere\, in particular the art of rhyt
 hm. Since then\, she\nhas never stopped exploring every aspect of the rhyt
 hmic art. Her\nfirst\, solo works (Réverdanse in 1995\, Incantation in 199
 7)\nrevealed her exacting musical craft. This was soon recognised as a\ndi
 stinctive feature of her choreography. Critics took note of the\npower and
  refinement of the body movements and rhythms underlying\nher works.   Her
  artistic theory and practice express her\ncomprehensive understanding of 
 the art of dance\, on stage and off.\nIn Zab Maboungou’s choreography or “
 poetics”\, texts become rhythm\nand dance converses and creates. Body lang
 uage combines with\ntrajectories in a space expanding and contracting\, ye
 t resonating\nfrom within. After these solo works\, the group works (Mozon
 gi in\n1997\, Lwáza in 2005\, Montréal by Night in 2010) attest for her\nm
 astery of physical and musical structures and are further proof of\nher di
 stinctive voice and outlook.  The choreographer is also\na writer and lect
 urer. Her book\, “Heya…Danse! Historique\, poétique\net didactique de la d
 anse africaine” expresses her commitment to\nallying art and knowledge and
  vice-versa.   As a\nphilosophy professor\, Zab Maboungou also received an
  honour in this\nfield for the quality of her work and her commitment\, in
  January\n2007\, at Montmorency College in Laval\, Quebec. It has been sai
 d of\nher dance art that is enriched by the strength of her thinking and\n
 vision in the philosophical and cultural spheres in which she has\nbecome 
 a recognised authority.  With this international\nreputation in arts\, res
 earch and teaching\, her work as a performer\,\nwriter and lecturer has ma
 de a significant contribution to theory\nand debates about art and cultura
 l diversity. Her expertise is\nsought in many places: universities and dan
 ce teaching centres\, as\nwell as various institutions\, in Africa\, Canad
 a\, the US\, Europe and\nAsia.  As a member of MASA (Market for African Pe
 rforming\nArts) international artistic committee from 1995 to 2002\, she\n
 conducted choreography internships for young\, upcoming talent and\nchoreo
 graphy seminars for African and World dance agents and\npromoters. In July
  2007\, Zab Maboungou/Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata\ncelebrated their 20th a
 nniversary. These celebrations were\ncommemorated\, in October 2007\, by a
  premiere presentation of\nDécompte\, an original solo work\, which toured
  worldwide (Africa\,\nCanada\, Europe\, USA).  “The choreographer creates 
 an\narchitectural space for an unforgettable dance. It’s something from\nn
 othing at a high level”\n\nMartine St-Victor\nAfter a few years working in
  finance\, Martine started Le Groupe\nMilagro: a public relations atelier 
 specializing in the Arts &\nin Pop Culture.  She's often asked to comment 
 on pop cultural\nand current events on television and radio.  She's a\ncon
 tributor to Souche Magazine in which she signs an op-ed on Pop\nCulture. S
 he also writes for AskMen.com and American Airlines'\nBlack Atlas travel b
 log\, combining many of her favorite activities:\nwriting\, art\, food and
  travel.  Since the earthquake in Haiti\,\nshe's been a liaison for many f
 undraising events.\n\n\nCommunity Leaders: Giving Back\nFeb 10th 5:00-6:30
 \nBrown Building CaPS office room 2200\n\nPANELISTS:\n\nRosemary Thomas\nB
 oard of Directors - COCo\nRosemary has worked with community organizations
  in Canada and\nabroad for over 15 years. Much of her work has focused on
 \nsupporting vulnerable populations\, especially women and children\nthrou
 gh organizations such as the Women's Legal Aid Center and the\nLegal and H
 uman Rights Centre in eastern Africa. On the COCo Board\nRosemary helps ad
 vise on community research work and leadership\ndevelopment programs\, she
  also draws on her experience as Executive\nDirector of the Refuge Juan Mo
 reno to help guide the evolution of\nCOCo's structure. Rosemary is proud o
 f her African roots and enjoys\nthe richness of juggling between mothering
 \, community work\, and\nacademic teaching and research.\n\n\nMichael Fark
 as\nCommunity Activist\nYouth in Motion\nRosie Segee\nPre-Employment Proje
 ct Coordinator\nTyndale St-Georges Community Centre\nBorn in Toronto\, Ont
 ario\, Rosemary Segee went to work for the\nBank of Montreal from 1975 to 
 1996\, occupying supervisory and\nmid-management positions and completing 
 a Canadian Bankers\nAssociation Personal Trust Program\, during her final 
 years. During\nthe downsizing period of the big banks\, Rosemary encourage
 d\nemployees to take advantage of the training programs being offered\nby 
 the Bank and organized study groups.  A graduate of\nConcordia's Community
  Economic Development Program\, Rosemary\nco-founded the Little Burgundy B
 lack Family Support Group\, in a\nrenewed effort to address the growing vi
 olence in the community.\nThis grassroots initiative galvanized residents 
 and supporters to\nwork together and find their own solutions to their pro
 blems. The\nprimary goal addressed the socio-economic\, educational\, heal
 th and\njustice issues affecting English speaking young Black adults aged
 \n16-30 and their families. This initiative won her the nomination in\nthe
  Black History Month Calendar of 2005 and again in 2011. She\ncontinues to
  advocate on several boards\, such as the Coalition of\nLittle Burgundy\, 
 the Sports Complex\, Negcomburdy (a senior housing\ncomplex) and The N.C.C
 . and is the vice president of Kamouraska\ncooperative (a housing complex)
 .\nTwelve Outstanding Canadians Receive Canada's Citizenship Award\nThis p
 restigious award pays tribute to Canadians who have made\nan important con
 tribution to our country by promoting the rights\nand responsibilities of 
 Canadian citizenship. It also honors\nCanadians who have played an outstan
 ding role in helping newcomers\nto integrate into Canadian society.\nWheth
 er it is finding housing for a family in need\, helping with\nlegal issues
  or directing newcomers to the necessary resources\,\nRosemary Segee has a
  deep commitment to improving the lives of\nthose who live in her communit
 y.  She has developed several\nprojects in the Montreal community of Littl
 e Burgundy. The Burgundy\nUrban Mediation and Prevention (BUMP) project as
 sists community\nmembers with conflict resolution and works to improve com
 munity\nrelations with the police. BUMP has served as a model for similar
 \nprojects in four other communities. Ms. Segee also started the\nTyndale 
 Treasures Store which provides retail training for\ncommunity members and 
 assists low income families by selling\naffordable clothing and small appl
 iances.  Many of Ms. Segee's\nefforts target youth. In response to violenc
 e in the black\ncommunity\, she set up a grass roots inner-city organizati
 on to help\nyoung black adults aged 16 to 30 address the socio-economic\,
 \neducational\, health and justice issues they face. In 2007\, she set\nup
  a recording studio and implemented a music program for youth\nbetween the
  ages of 12 and 17. Two years later she co-developed a\nyouth training pro
 gram to ensure that those aged between 16 and 25\nhad access to opportunit
 ies. She also provides personal and career\ncounseling for individuals and
  community groups.\n\nLerona Lewis\nDoctoral Student - Department of Integ
 rated Studies in Education\,\n91˿����Ƶ.\n\nLerona Lewis is a doct
 oral student in the Department of Integrated\nStudies in Education\, at Mc
 Gill University. Lerona grew up in\nthe  Caribbean island of Grenada where
  she was actively\ninvolved in her community. Just before moving to Canada
  to attend\n91˿����Ƶ\, Lerona volunteered on several committees\, she was th
 e first\npresident of the Grenada- Chapter of the Caribbean Agri-Business
 \nAssociation. She was a volunteer with a local NGO designed to\npromote c
 ultural and political consciousness among citizens. She\nalso volunteered 
 with a special program for adolescent mothers\, in\nwhich she utilized dan
 ce to address issues of self-esteem and\nself-confidence.  Currently\, at 
 91˿����Ƶ Lerona serves as the\npresident of the Association of Graduate Stud
 ents employed at\n91˿����Ƶ and is a founding member of the Post Graduate Stu
 dents\nSociety (PGSS) Family Care Committee.\n\n\n \nRegistration required
  through myFuture. From your homepage\,\nclick on the Events tab followed 
 by the Workshop tab and keyword\nDIVERSITY WEEK.\n \n
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LOCATION:Brown Student Services\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0G3\, 3600 rue M
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SUMMARY:Diversity Week - Black Professionals: Leaving an Imprint
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