Events

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Black History Month, which began as Negro History Week, was founded in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson as a vehicle to "hand down information about Africans that had been altered, dismissed, or ignored," according to the NetNoir Web site. Woodson graduated from Harvard, obtaining a master's degree and doctorate, and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris.

 
The more educated he became, the more he looked up to his people and the more he noticed a troubling pattern in history and literature books. He became convinced that Africans were intentionally omitted from history and that if they were mentioned; it was only to advance misconceptions about Africa and its inhabitants. history Month, which began as Negro History Week, was founded in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson.

 

The Nanaimo African Heritage Society would like to thank those of you who supported our past events. To any new or potential sponsors, we offer this introduction.

Our society provides a welcoming environment for people to join in honoring the rich Afro-Centric cultural heritage of Canada and North America. Our mandate is to provide a cultural milieu for positive social interaction and to provide opportunities for the sharing of African-Canadian culture. One of the ways we achieve this is by hosting Black History Month events.

As you can imagine, it takes considerable resources to stage these events and we cannot do it without support from our community. Our society has made great strides in creating partnerships with members of the Nanaimo business community, and your contributions will make these events possible.

For your sponsorship, you may purchase an ad in our program booklet or your logo can be displayed on our posters and in our pull out calendar of events in local newspapers. We look forward to making new partnerships and having you join us at our events. We wish to thank you in advance.

Supporting these events, functions and fundraisers, or becoming a member or corporate sponsor, helps to make these celebrations a reality