African Heritage Association of Vancouver Island

Here is my good news for 2021 - so far.

Hi everyone, I am finally ready with our Black Youth cultural wellness project! Phew! I had to change absoutely everything I had planned due to the continued ga...thering restrictions. Some activities just do not translate well online. Apologies for the late notice... You can now register your kids aged 7-12 and 13-16 to our Sankofa Covid-19 project! We will keep them busy with culturally safe and relevant activities for one hour every day this coming week and the next, then every weekend in January till March. Details at: https://africanfriendship.org/sankofa See more

Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Dec 4, 2020 07:00 PM Vancouver... Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZUscOypqT0sHdLMlxBSHMpOTIIz7VbDm After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

"Life is a hard battle anyway. If we laugh and sing a little as we fight the good fight of freedom, it makes it all go easier. I will not allow my life's light ...to be determined by the darkness around me." - Sojourner Truth Sources: portrait taken in 1864 - National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.78.207.

"I’m not doing the wrong thing, I’m just exposing what happens. I’m just exposing what is hidden." BBC Africa Eye uncovered an illegal network that lures women ...to India from Africa, where they are then forced into sex work. One woman, Grace, who was trafficked from Kenya, agreed to go undercover. See more