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Growing Together with Community
The Black Excellence Steering Committee will be hosting a kick-off event at HMC! Enjoy a night of poetry, thoughtful prompts and community conversations centered around advocating for yourself and others.
September 26, 2024
We’re putting visualization into action with Toronto based award-winning artist, poet, and educator, Britta B! Don’t miss this chance to get inspired, take action, and learn how to get involved.
This event is facilitated by Britta B
Born and raised in Kingston, Ontario, Britta Badour, better known as Britta B., is an award winning artist, spoken word poet, performer, emcee, voice talent and mentor living in Toronto. In 2023, she released her debut poetry collection, Wires that Sputter, published by McClelland & Stewart in Canada and the USA.
In 2021, Britta was announced Toronto Arts Foundation’s Breakthrough Artist and COCA Lecturer of the Year. Her work has been featured in print, in sound and onstage across North America in notable spheres such as the Art Gallery of Ontario, CBC Arts: Poetic License, The Walrus Talks, TEDx and The Stephen Lewis Foundation. As an educator, Britta facilitates artist-training seminars, poetry workshops and social justice programs in partnership with organizations like JAYU, Poetry In Voice, Prologue Performing Arts, and League of Canadian Poets.
Britta holds a Creative Writing MFA from the University of Guelph and is a professor of spoken word performance at Seneca College.
Student Performer - Abiy Nicole
Based in Milton, Ontario, Abiy Nicole uses writing as an outlet for her clouded mind, bringing musicality to her penning to create spirited, ear-candy pieces. Inspired by songstresses and poets like Lucille Clifton, she breathes life into the union of words through her passion for storytelling. Now in her third year at Sheridan studying Creative Writing and Publishing, Abiy Nicole has been honored as the 2023 Third Place Winner of the Debwewin Allyship Poetry Contest and the Second Place Winner of Sheridan's 2023 Black History Month Creative Reflection Contest.
Things To Know about BEC Mentorship Program Kick Off:
This event is taking place on September 26, 2024. Doors will open at 6:30 PM until 9:00 PM at the HMC Student Centre, C-Wing, 5th Floor.
This event is open to Sheridan Students, Staff, and Faculty, and Alumni. Throughout the evening, you will:
Visualize, Reflect and Discuss the prompt for the evening: You will be given large pieces of paper and time to network in small groups, share ideas and thoughts on the following question:“How can the Black Excellence Committee Mentorship Program honour your cultural strength, nurture your growth mindset, and create meaningful change at Sheridan and beyond?"
Meet other students, peers, faculty and staff: Build connections, network and share actionable ways we can start to advocate for ourselves and others this year.
Learn more about the BEC Mentorship Pilot Program: Discover new opportunities to get involved and ways to stay connected!
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