An Introduction to African Diasporas – Application Deadline
- This event has passed.
Description
The Spotlighting and Promoting African Canadian Experiences (SPACE) Initiative, in the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and Its Diasporas at York University invites youth ages 14-18 (or grade 9 to grade 12) to participate in its ninth annual Student Summer Program, “An Introduction to African Diasporas.”
Youth will participate in daily activities (art, dance, creative writing, sport, storytelling, music, workshops and trips) 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 delivers all the sessions.
During fun and creative sessions, students will:
- Explore historical and contemporary experiences of African descended persons.
- Examine identity making amongst African, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latin American, African American, and African Canadian peoples.
- Learn about museums, archives and the preservation of memory, including dance, sport and music traditions in Africa and the African Diaspora, and specifically in African Canadian contexts.
- Explore how to digitize historical records through working sessions with photographs and documents featuring communities in Africa, the Caribbean and the African Diaspora.
- Learn about, participate in and make their own African inspired cultural productions.
The program will run daily, Monday to Friday, for two weeks, from July 16 to July 27, 2018 at York University, from 9:00 am — 3:00 pm.
The youth will have the opportunity to accumulate community hours and an official certificate from the Harriet Tubman Institute at York University will be awarded to students on completion of the program.
Please find the Application Form attached.
Spaces are limited. Deadline: Tuesday, July 10/2018. Please return the attached application to tubman@yorku.ca