Events for Adults

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Register Online

• City Centre branch, Rooms 136 & 137
• On Zoom (virtual option)

The first session in our speaker series will focus on the Indigenous Peoples of BC. You will learn about the history of the Kwikwetlem First Nation and other Indigenous Peoples in BC, including the experiences they dealt with, the legal rights they had, discrimination they face, residential schools and lasting impacts of all of this. We will also discuss the current situation.

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Register Online

• City Centre branch, Rooms 136 & 137
• On Zoom (virtual option)

The second session in our speaker series will focus on the Early Immigrants in BC, specifically focusing on Chinese, Japanese and Punjabi immigrants. You will learn about their year of arrival and why they came, what industries they worked in when they arrived, and what experiences they dealt with, including legal rights and discrimination.

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Register Online

• City Centre branch, Rooms 136 & 137
• On Zoom (virtual option)

The third session in our speaker series will focus on Black History in BC. You will hear from:

• Stephanie Allen, a Board Member of Hogan’s Alley Society who will talk about the history of the Black community in BC, including what experiences they dealt with.
• Valerie Jerome, a former Olympian, educator and political activist about her experiences growing up in BC.
• Vanessa Richards, artist and community activist about Black artistic and cultural expression in BC.

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Register Online

• City Centre branch, Rooms 136 & 137
• On Zoom (virtual option)

BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner leads this information-filled, interactive workshop on discrimination under B.C.’s Human Rights Code, the work of the Office as well as some discussion on addressing systemic racism.

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Register Online

• City Centre branch, Rooms 136 & 137
• On Zoom (virtual option)

The last session in our speaker series will be a Community Conversation. We will use this as a launching point for future initiatives that address race and social equity. These initiatives could be either community led and/or library led.