Black Futures in Panelists Mika Melles Shanese Tawata (she/her) is a 17-year-old biracial (half Black/half Asian) (she/they) is a self-identified biracial individual. She mostly Public Education student attending South Secondary School. As an identifies with her Black heritage, culture, and family. She active member of her school community, Mika has been Co- currently lives on the shared Coast Salish territories of the Amplifying and celebrating Black Chair of a student-led equity council for two years and has xʷməθkʷəyə̓ m (Musqueam), Sḵwxwú7mesẖ (Squamish), and experiences in education. joined multiple sports teams over the past five years. She səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories. She is part of the Anti- has taken steps within her school to dismantle social Racism Club at her school in Burnaby and has participated The BTA BIPOC Educators Committee injustices and is a part of an Anti-Racism Student in educating educators on racism in schools during a (supported by the Social Justice Committee) is Committee. Mika also plays for a local field hockey club and Professional Development Day Workshop. She is also a excited to host a forum on “Black Futures in volunteers as a coach. member of the Burnaby District’s Anti-Racism Ad Hoc Public Education” The panel will include Black Working Group. She strives to destroy white supremacy community activists, teachers and students. and patriarchy and build something new from the ground This event is to celebrate Black History Month up. She enjoys long walks to the nearest dollar store, eating and recognize that a month alone is not with friends, and being outspoken and raw when sharing enough! Please join us for this invigorating her experiences and knowledge on racism. discussion. Tanguy Exumé Presented by the BTA BIPOC Educators (he/his) grew up in Haiti in a household with ubiquitous Committee and supported by the BTA Social socio-political debates. His teenage years were filled with Justice Committee Sarah-Hope Lennon moments of walking with his dad in protests against military hegemony and learning about the values of democracy and (She/Her) is a 16-year-old Black student who recently the importance of the Haitian Revolution. He moved to the WHEN: Wednesday March 10 moved to from Toronto, Ontario. Originally traditional territory of the Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, from England, Sarah is passionate about foreign affairs, Huron-Wendat, Mohawk Peoples (Montreal) in 1999 to WHERE: Zoom Webinar combatting white supremacy, and advocating for study biochemistry and criminology. During his time there, representation. Sarah has much experience in politics from he discovered his love for writing and spoken word. Tanguy a young age. She has volunteered and worked with TIME: 4:15 pm - 6:30 pm did a series of live spoken word shows in Montreal where he Members of Parliaments, Peter Fonseca, Pam Damoff, and explored the condition of the exiled Haitian, the pride of Terry Beech. As an active member of her community, Sarah REGISTER HERE: https:// being from the first Black Republic, and the socio-economic was on her previous school board senate for three years dynamics at play in Haitian circles. He continues to write, www.eventbrite.ca/e/black-futures- and is a young leader ambassador for the YMCA and part of publish, perform, and host poetry workshops to this day. He various committees and councils including Terry Beech and in-public-education-forum- moved to the traditional territory of the Musqueam, Pam Damoff’s youth council. tickets-142781835313 Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh (Vancouver) in 2008 to further his studies, and he realized his passion laid in working with QUESTIONS EMAIL ADDRESS: and inspiring youth to find their voices and passions, so he pursued a teaching career. His Haitian roots are at the [email protected] forefront of his teaching practice where he consistently highlights Black perspective and Black experience, as he believes it is through education that we reach collective Schedule liberation. Tanguy teaches Francais Langue, Philosophy and 4:25 pm - Introduction, Welcome, and Land Social Studies at Moscrop Secondary School. Owen Ebose Acknowledgement Owen is a climate activist and community organizer who Markiel Simpson has resided on unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil- 4:28 pm - Introduction of Panelists and Markiel Simpson is a high-level athlete turned community Waututh territories throughout his youth. As a high school advocate, who is actively working towards having Canadian Introduce facilitator student, Owen understands the need for student voices at Black History taught in schools across BC. Markiel is on the the decision-making table—especially when it comes to steering committee for the BC Community Alliance, a local 4:35 - 5:05 pm - Panel Discussion tackling the issues that are facing the Black community. He nonprofit that is dedicated to dismantling systemic racism, serves on his local Electoral District Association, coaches especially that which affects BC's Black community. Markiel is 5:05 - 5:45 - Q & A basketball to underprivileged youth, and volunteers at the also a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers neighbourhood Boys and Girls Club. He also founded Youth 5:45 - 6:15 - Questions from the Floor Vancouver Hub, and the Lower Mainland rep for the BC NDP's Empowerment to promote student involvement in Indigenous, Black, and people of Colour committee. 6:15 - 6:25 - Closing Remarks and Thank- politics. Next year, Owen will attend Harvard, where he plans to continue his service and advocacy work. In his yous spare time, he cooks traditional Nigerian food and acts professionally.

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