2nd Annual National Conference 2024

ACT Now! Black Mental Health and Wellness Conference

REST is Black Liberation!

TAIBU Community Health Centre is excited to host “ACT Now! Black Mental Health and Wellness 2nd Annual National Conference 2024” from March 20-22, 2024.

This conference is part of TAIBU’s Amandla Olwazi-The Power of Knowledge. Building on existing research around anti-Black racism and its impact in Canada, the project raises awareness of the impact of anti-Black racism on the mental health and wellness of Black communities.

Conference Aim

The ACT Now! conference generates new knowledge, resources, and tools around the mental health of Black Canadians. It is a national dialogue toward sustainable efforts of addressing Black Mental Health and well-being and systemic racism. It will also help participants apply African-centered knowledge and ways of engagement in their work setting.

Conference Themes:

1. The Power of Community (Healing and Thriving in Community)

  • Examine the connection between rest, liberation, and individual/community healing and thriving.
  • Identify strategies to foster both individual and collective well-being.

2. Intergenerational Health/Wealth

  • Utilize storytelling, arts, and Afrocentric knowledge-sharing approaches to address intergenerational aspects of health and wealth.
  • Explore innovative ways to pass down cultural knowledge for the betterment of Black communities.

3. Policy, Research & Advocacy

  • Explore the role of rest and liberation in policy development and community initiatives.
  • Discuss the intersectionality of rest as a form of liberation in combating anti-Black racism.

4. Rest Is Liberation

  • Enhance participants’ understanding of Rest.
  • Explore the role of Rest in day-to-day life and on Black bodies.

Keynote Speakers:

We have lined up amazing speakers that will engage us in a meaningful conversation

  • Sharon Davis-Murdoch
    Sharon Davis-Murdoch
    C.M.

Black Health Policy Leader & a Founding Member of the Health Association of African Canadians (HAAC)

  • Dr. Onye Nnorom
    Dr. Onye Nnorom
    MDCM, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC

Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
& Temerty Faculty of Medicine, U of T

  • Dr. Hamdi Mohamed
    Dr. Hamdi Mohamed
    PhD

Co-founder and Executive Director, Kaafi Integrative Health,
Leadership Coach, Social Historian, Researcher

  • AINA-NIA AVO’DELE
    AINA-NIA AVO’DELE

Transformative leader and change maker, CEO and Principal, Aina-Nia Learning Journey Inc

 

Registration now open:

Ready to make a difference in Black Mental Health? Register now to participate in the ACT Now! Conference 2024. Your voice matters. Join us on this empowering journey.

Event location:

In-Person:
Pan Pacific Toronto, 900 York Mills Rd, North York, ON M3B 3H2

See directions

More information:

actnowbmh@gmail.com with ACT Now! in the subject line.

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