Black History Month 2022 - The Symposium

The African Arts & Cultural Contributor Society is pleased to invite you to our annual Black History Month festivities and especially to participate in our BHM2022-SYMPOSIUM.  Our Black-Led, Black-Serving non-profit is an Art & Cultural organization whose main mandate is to advance awareness and understanding of the richness and diversity of African culture and traditions through the promotion of a broad range of cultural, educational, and artistic activities, events, and programs. We also aim to strengthen the Black community's resilience. In 2020, we opened Issamba Centre, the only African Descent Centre in BC, the first on Vancouver Island. It is a hub for African, Caribbean origin, and of African descent, and a gateway for engagement with Black communities. 2022 is our 9th year celebrating Black History Month as an organization in British Columbia. 

We are planning a full month of virtual festivities to celebrate the diversity and accomplishments of black…