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HTI's Black History Month 2023 Opening Ceremony Honouring Dr. Winston LaRose

HTI's Black History Month 2023 Opening Ceremony Honouring Dr. Winston LaRose

On February 2nd, 2023, the Harriet Tubman Institute hosted it's Black History Month 2023 Opening Ceremony in collaboration with the Resource Centre for Public Sociology and the African Studies Program. Community members gathered to honour Dr. Winston LaRose (also known as Mr. Jane and Finch) for his relentless work with the Jane and Finch community. […]

POSTPONED: HTI's Holiday Get-Together

POSTPONED: HTI's Holiday Get-Together

The Harriet Tubman Institute welcomes you to our Annual Holiday Get-Together at 314 York Lanes. Join us for an in-person social gathering with food and drink! Date: January (TBD) Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm EST Location: Resource Centre (314 York Lanes)

Tubman Talks with Dr. Timothy D. Walker

Tubman Talks with Dr. Timothy D. Walker

Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022 Time: 1:00PM-2:30PM EST Location: Zoom Register in advance for this meeting:https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkcuirqD4rH9bhPyaz5cc-uLyhAHs8nkAt Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad Abstract: Underground Railroad scholarship has focused almost exclusively on interior overland routes used to escape enslavement in the Antebellum South. Largely overlooked, however, is the great multitude of enslaved persons […]

Knowledge Mobilization and Research Poster Making using PowerPoint Office

Knowledge Mobilization and Research Poster Making using PowerPoint Office

Thursday - 27 October 2022 05:30PM (EST), Zoom Registration Speaker: Lorenzo Serravalle, M.A. student in Anthropology at YorkU Biography: M.A. student at York University in the Social Anthropology program. During his undergraduate career, he assisted Dr. Annie Bunting with her research on forced marriage in conflict situations in various African countries by producing knowledge mobilization […]

Tubman Talks with Tka Pinnock: The Necessity of Black Educational Space

Tubman Talks with Tka Pinnock: The Necessity of Black Educational Space

Date: Thursday October 27, 2022 Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm EST Location: Virtual Register in advance for this meeting:https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEoc--grzosHdHojHn_B84zxOTpY7YjmwgZ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. The Necessity of Black Educational Space Abstract: Research suggests that for Black students in K-12, Black-led educational spaces equip them with education to succeed in […]

Tubman Talks: Tii Nchofoung

Tubman Talks: Tii Nchofoung

Our first Tubman Talks of the academic year will be taking place this Thursday October 6th (virtually)! Tubman's Visiting Scholar Tii Nchofoung will be presenting his research titled "Natural Resources, Renewable Energy, and Governance: A path towards sustainable development in Africa. Abstract: The transition to renewable energy sources is essential for decarbonization, climate change mitigation […]

DIGITAL METHODS – WORKSHOP

DIGITAL METHODS – WORKSHOP

The Harriet Tubman Institute (HTI) and Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (LAPS) presents: Engaged Scholarship and Social Media: Reflections and Experiences on Change Making with Professor Funké Aladejebi Time: Tuesday September 20th, 2022 at 6:30pm EST Location: Virtual (Please contact brunorv@yorku.ca for the Zoom information.) Bio: Funké Aladejebi is a scholar of the twentieth century […]

Open House 2022

Open House 2022

We warmly welcome students, faculty and staff to our annual Open House on September 15th from 2:30-4:00pm! The event will be hosted in-person this year in our Resource Centre (314 York Lanes at York University, 4700 Keele St). We will be discussing research activities and events for this academic year. Please share this invitation with […]

2021 Open House

2021 Open House

The Harriet Tubman Institute at York University warmly welcome students, faculty and staff to our annual Open House on 7 October 2021. We will be discussing research activities and events planned for this academic year.   Please RSVP at: https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sc-mgqz4jHdLwS15ypwlDuXlm884V--tw   Please share this invitation with your colleagues and we look forward to seeing you […]