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Presentations

Webinars and Workshops

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR. “Toward Community-Centered Reference.” Library and Archives Canada. Virtual. March 8, 2024.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR. “Visual Journaling with Black Archives.” Archives of Ontario. In-person. March 4, 2024.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR. “Dreaming with Archives: A Writing Workshop.” Archives of Ontario. In-person. February 15, 2024.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR. “Toward Community-Centered Reference.” Association of Canadian Archivists. Virtual. November 2, 2023.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR with Anthony Gebrehiwot. “Visual Journaling with Black Archives.” Archives of Ontario. In-person. October 24, 2023.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR. “Description and Access for Anti-Black Archival Materials.” [Invited Speaker]. Council of Nova Scotia Archives. Virtual. March 30, 2023.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR with Sofia Leung. “Toward Community-Centered Reference.” [Invited Speaker]. Archives Association of Ontario. Virtual. March 27, 2023.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR. “Description and Access for Anti-Black Archival Materials. [Invited Speaker]. Library and Archives Canada. Virtual. February 17, 2023.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR. “Description and Access for Anti-Black Archival Materials. [Invited Speaker]. Library and Archives Canada. Virtual. February 10, 2023.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR. “Description and Access for Anti-Black Archival Materials. [Invited Speaker]. York University Libraries. Virtual. January 19, 2023.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR.Description and Access for Anti-Black Archival Materials. [Invited Speaker]. Association of Canadian Archivists. Virtual. November 24, 2022.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR. “Description and Access for Anti-Black Archival Materials.” [Invited Speaker]. The Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Unit, University of Toronto Faculty of Information. Virtual. November 10, 2022.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR with Ron Nelson. “Redefining Archiving: Reclaiming our narrative.” [Invited Speaker]. Nia Centre. Virtual. May 4, 2022.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR. “Description and Access for Anti-Black Archival Materials.” [Invited Speaker]. Council of Nova Scotia Archives. Virtual. March 30, 2022.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR. “Description and Access for Anti-Black Archival Materials.” [Invited Speaker]. Hauser & Wirth Institute / Art360 Foundation. Virtual. March 23, 2022.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR. “Description and Access for Anti-Black Archival Materials.” [Invited Speaker]. Association of Canadian Archivists. Virtual. December 1, 2021.

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR. “Description and Access for Anti-Black Archival Materials.” Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference. Virtual. June 8, 2021.

Talks and Q&A Discussions

SPEAKER. “Reclaiming the Narrative: Black Archives at the Archives of Ontario.” [Invited Speaker]. Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association (NACCA). Virtual. February 16, 2024.

SPEAKER. “Reclaiming the Narrative: Black Archives at the Archives of Ontario.” [Invited Speaker]. Niagara Falls Museums. Virtual. February 8, 2024.

Recording available here.

SPEAKER. “Archiving Culture Through Hair and Beauty in Black Canadian Community. In Conversation: Ehiko Odeh & Melissa J. Nelson.” [Invited Speaker]. DesignTO. In-Person. February 2, 2024.

SPEAKER. “Reclaiming the Narrative: Black Archives at the Archives of Ontario.” [Invited Speaker]. Essex County Black Historical Research Society. Virtual. November 16, 2023.

SPEAKER. “Reparative Description: Confronting Anti-Blackness in Archives.” [Invited Speaker]. Amherstburg Freedom Museum. Black History Series. Virtual. July 13, 2023.

Recording available here.

GUEST SPEAKER. Queen’s University Department of English Language and Literature. ENGL 884 Race, Repertoire, Archives. [Invited Speaker]. Virtual. March 24, 2023. Instructor: Kristin Moriah.

SPEAKER. “Preserving the Past, Looking to the Future: Mary Ann Shadd Cary Papers at the Archives of Ontario.” [Invited Speaker]. 8th Annual Looking Back Into the Future Black History Month Conference. In-person. February 25, 2023.

Recording available here.

SPEAKER. “Roundtable: Working and Teaching with Racist Archival Materials.” [Invited Speaker]. IDEAS@UBC. Virtual. February 18, 2022.

SPEAKER. “Archiving Hate: Legacy Descriptions and Offensive Materials in Archives.” [Invited Speaker]. Institutional Development Committee Members’ Symposium, Archives Association of Ontario. Virtual. October 22, 2020.

Conference Presentations and Panels

PANELIST with Tonya Sutherland-Stewart. Moderator: Dr. Natasha Henry-Dixon. “Kick-Off Panel: Black Histories Wikipedia & Wikidata Edit-a-thon.” [Invited Speaker]. Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries, Toronto Public Library, University of Toronto Libraries & York University Libraries. Virtual. February 6, 2024.

Recording available here.

MODERATOR & PANELIST with Matthew Fells, Katrina Cohen-Palacios, Aaron T. Francis, Anthony Gebrehiwot, and Andrea Fatona. “’Why didn’t you think of us?’ A conversation between Archivists and Black Researchers.” Mapping Ontario’s Black Archives (MOBA): Artists and Archivists in Dialogue. In-person. September 21, 2023.

MODERATOR & PANELIST with Tolu Oludemi and Fahim Hassan. “Racism & Bias in AI. [Invited Speaker]. Privacy, Archives, Digital and Data Division (PADD), Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (MPBSD). Virtual. February 28, 2023.

Recording available here. Slides available here.

PANELIST with Lopez Matthews and Sean Smith. Moderator: Irene Moore Davis. “Roundtable: Activating Archives and Anniversaries.” [Invited Speaker]. Mary Ann Shadd Cary in the Here and Now Symposium. Penn State’s Center for Black Digital Research. Virtual. October 2, 2021.

Recording available here.

MODERATOR. “Plenary Panel: Black Archives Matter.” [Invited Speaker]. Panelists Dr. Cheryl Thompson, Dr. Mark V. Campbell, and Karina Vernon. Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference. Virtual. June 10, 2021.

PANELIST with Carmen Miedema, Karen Ng, Tomoko Shida, Danielle Allard, Greg Bak, Gracen Brilmyer, Jennifer Douglas, and Karen Suurtamm. “Roundtable: Reflecting and Imagining Visions for Archival Education.” [Invited Speaker]. Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference. Virtual. June 9, 2021.

PANELIST with Dr. Andrea Fatona and Janie Cooper-Wilson.Panel 1: Place-based/Institutional Engagements with Black Histories.” [Invited Speaker]. Archive/Counter-Archive Symposium. Virtual. December 11, 2020.

Guest Lectures

GUEST LECTURER. “Reparative Description: Confronting Anti-Blackness in Archives.” [Invited Speaker]. McGill University School of Information Studies. INFS 607 Organization of Information. Virtual. October 16, 2023. Instructor: Gracen Brilmyer.

GUEST LECTURER. “Ethics of Care: Inclusive Description in Archives.” [Invited Speaker]. York University Department of Communications & Media Studies. CMDS 2210 Race, Racism & the Image. In-person. September 27, 2023. Instructor: Desiree de Jesus.

GUEST LECTURER. “Reparative Description in Archives.” [Invited Speaker]. University of Toronto Faculty of Information. MSL2230H Nature & Culture: Histories of Heritage Interpretation in North America. In-person. March 16, 2023. Instructor: Alexandra Kim.

GUEST LECTURER. “Reparative Description in Archives.” [Invited Speaker]. McGill University School of Information Studies. INFS 607 Organization of Information. Virtual. October 7, 2022. Instructor: Gracen Brilmyer.

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