Where Was the Chair

Dr. Dryden gave the keynote address at the Halifax Chamber of Commerce's SURGE Conference in Halifax, NS.

In celebration of bell hooks’ birthday, Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, the James R. Johnston Endowed Chair in Black Canadian Studies (Faculty of Medicine), is hosting a teach-in featuring speakers from across Canada, including El Jones, Damini, Rachel Zellars, and Beverly Bain. Please join us on Monday September 26th, 2022, from 5:00-6:30PM AT to honour bell hooks’ legacy and influence. The speakers will share the impact of hooks' work on their own careers, research and activism, and answer questions including: 

• How do you aspire to further integrate and engage with bell hooks’ teachings, tenets, works in your own day-to-day lives, practice, research and scholarship?
• What is novel, revolutionary, special about hooks' work?
• What do we learn from bell as Black women, Black queer women, women of colour?

A teach-in is an informal discussion that is practical, participatory, and action oriented. Teach-ins offer an important and unique pedagogical approach to share knowledge, promote dialogue, and inspire action.

The bell hooks teach-in will be virtual, taking place on Zoom.For more information and registration, go to:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/-bell-hooks-teach-in-tickets-414207394467

September 22, 2022 at 4:00 - 6:00 PM ADT -Online via MS Teams!
JRJ CHAIR CHAT
To attend, please register via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/jrj-chair-chat-tickets-410389354607.

April 21st, 2022 at 5:00 - 6:00 PM ADT -Online via MS Teams!
JRJ CHAIR CHAT
To attend, please register via Eventbrite here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/jrj-chair-chat-tickets-316596969057

March 30^th, 2022 at 5:00 - 6:30 PM ADT - In-Person & Online via MS Teams!
JRJ CHAIR CHAT
To attend, please register via Eventbrite here:
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February 22^nd, 2022 at 4:30 - 5:30 PM AST
JRJ CHAIR CHAT via MS Teams
To attend,please register at Eventbrite:
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January 26^th, 2022 at 4:30 - 5:30 PM AST
JRJ CHAIR CHAT
To attend, in person or via MS Teams, please register at Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/jrj-chair-chat-tickets-265116278927.

November 30th, 2021 at 5:00 - 6:30 PM AST
JRJ CHAIR CHAT
To attend, in person or via MS Teams, please register at Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/jrj-chair-chat-tickets-203773631417. Food provided for in-person attendees! COVID-19 protocols in place.
For more information, please contact jrj-chair-admin@dal.ca. Food provided for in-person attendees! COVID-19 protocols in place.

To attend, in person or via MS Teams, please register at Eventbrite:
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Food provided for in-person attendees! COVID-19 protocols in place.
For more information, please contact jrj-chair-admin@dal.ca.

To attend teh JRJ Chair Chat in person or via MS Teams, please register at Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/jrj-chair-chat-tickets-173560613467
Food provided for in-person attendees! COVID-19 protocols in place.
For more information, please contact jrj-chair-admin@dal.ca.

Date/Time: Friday, August 20th @ 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (AST)

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Join the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation (DMRF) for an hour of virtual education, awareness, and advocacy as we discuss some of the health disparities faced by the 2SLGBTQ+ community, and what is happening locally to overcome them.

You can look forward to hearing from a panel of Dalhousie researchers as they dive into their work. Following their presentations, we encourage you to join the discussion and put your questions to the panel during a live Q&A. Register now! Featuring:  

• Dr. Matthew Numer, discussing his work at the Dalhousie SHaG lab, an umbrella under which Dr. Numer and associated students research LGBTQ health, sexualized violence, Indigenous boys and men's health, and e-learning.
• Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, discussing her work as Principal Investigator of #GotBlood2Give / #DuSangÀDonner , a research project that seeks to identify the barriers Black gay, bisexual, and trans men encounter with donating blood and also analyses how anti-black racism, colonialism, and sexual exceptionalism shapes the blood system in Canada.

@OntScienceCtr:  If you are not familiar with @OmiSooreDryden and her important work within the scientific, LGBTQ2S+ & Black communities, we encourage you to learn more. The @JRJCHAIR’s research focuses on the experiences of Black people within Canada’s medical & health systems. #PrideMonth

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 4:30 - 5:30 PM AST join the JRJ CHAIR CHAT via Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89045055074

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 4:30 - 5:30 PM, join the Zoom Meeting at:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83756239314

In honour of the anniversary of James R. Johnston's birth, Dr. OmiSoore H. Dryden hosted the 2nd James R. Johnston Salon on March 12th at 5:00 PM AST (4:00 PM EST) via Zoom, with special guests Dr. Barbara Hamilton-Hinch and Dr. Roberta Timothy.

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 4:30 - 5:30 PM, join the Zoom Meeting at:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83960758512

Dr. OmiSoore Dryden launches the inaugural Black and Indigenous Speaker Series hosted by the MSVU Research Office on Thursday, February 11th, 2021 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM AST. Dr. Dryden's lecture will focus on Critical Race Theory, #BlackLivesMatter and Health Care. The virtual event (via Microsfot Teams) is open to the public. To attend, email your RSVP to speakerseries@msvu.ca

Black Student Advising Centre at Dalhousie University is hosting the 2021 African Heritage Month Virtual event IMPACT OF RACISM ON HEALTH: ESPECIALLY DURING THE COVID-19 PERIOD. Join the event via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday, February 2^nd, 2021, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM AST. 
In the past year, there has been quite a bit of discussion surrounding the impact that COVID-19 has had on communities of colour. In particular, on the effect that it has had on Black communities across Canada and the United States. According to medical experts, the lack of access these communities have to healthcare and the high levels of poverty found within them have made them even more vulnerable to the pandemic. On February 2nd, 2021  join Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, JRJ Chair in Black Canadian Studies and moderator Tiffany Gordon lead the discussions on the effect of racism on our health, especially duirng the Covid-19 period. 

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 4:30 - 5:30 PM, join the Zoom Meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88986811114

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 4:00 - 6:00 PM, join the Zoom Meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88986811114

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 4:00 - 6:00 PM, join the Zoom Meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88986811114

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 4:00 - 6:00 PM, join the Zoom Meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88986811114

June 5, 2020:  6:00 – 7:30 PM ADT (5:00 - 6:30 EDT)
Speak Truth to Power: Forum on Anti-Black Racism
Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness are part of Dalhousie’s core values. It is within this context that we acknowledge the anger, pain, fear, frustration and anxiety that so many are experiencing in response to the unjust racial tragedies experienced by Black people in North America and beyond. We unequivocally condemn the racist acts that have sparked such broad outrage and social action.

Click the link to watch this engaging online forum on Anti-Black Racism held on June 5, 2020, aiming to hold space, provide avenues of learning and growth, and to urge all of us to take action.

30 May 2020:  8:00 – 10:30 PM ADT (7:00 - 9:30 EDT)
Anti-Black Racism: Systemic and Institutional Impacts Panel Discussion and Q&A
Join online/register at ajax.ca/InConversation
St. Francis Centre for community, Arts & Culture
78 Church St. S., Ajax ON

WE CAN'T POLICE OUR WAY OUT OF A PANDEMIC
Click to join the 2nd community forum via Zoom on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 01:00 PM EDT (2:00 PM ADT)
Meeting ID: 691 278 310
Password: 923201

Speakers: Harsha Walia, Gary W Kinsman, Estelle Davis (of ASTTeQ), OmiSoore Dryden & others!

#BLACK HEALTH MATTERS: Responding to COVID-19 Forum
by Dalla Lana School of Public Health with hosts Dr. Rai Reece and Dr. Roberta K. Timothy
Saturday, 18 April 2020 at 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT (7:00 PM ADT) - click here to register via Eventbrite!
In this two-hour forum, we intend to discuss, race-based data collection and government response and black service providers experience during the pandemic among many topics. The hosts want to engage in a fulsome discussion on a collective community response.
Hosts will open the floor to questions and comments throughout the event. For the list of scheduled speakers, please see the Eventbright event page.
Register via Eventbrite to receive a link for the Zoom event and password. The meeting link and password will be sent to you AN HOUR before the live forum. Speakers (in alphabetical order):
- Beverly Bain, Professor Women Gender and Sexuality Studies, Department of Historical Studies, University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus
- Shana Calixte, Manager, Mental Health and Addictions, Public Health Sudbury & Districts
- Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, James R. Johnston Chair in Black Studies at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine
- Mercy Lillian Gichuki, Program Manager, VAW
- Notisha Massaquoi, Principal Consultant, Nyanda Consulting, PhD Candidate
- Dr. Onye Nnorom, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Lead, DFCM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
- Maureen Owino, PhD Candidate Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University

Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 4:00 - 6:00 PM, join the JRJ Chair Chat via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/735713474

Friday, March 6, 2020 at 12:00 noon AST - Dalhousie McCain Bldg - Rm #2021

FEMINIST SEMINAR SERIES: Black Feminist Health Studies with Dr. OmiSoore Dryden

Monday, March 2, 2020 at 6:30 PM AST - UBC Robson Square HSBC Hall:

BLACK ACTIVISM IN EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY - Asserting Black Presence in Canada with Dr. OmiSoore Dryden

For more information, go to equity.ubc.ca/omisoore

• Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 4:00 PM PST (8:00 PM AST) - University of Victoria - Clearihue #C110
  
UVic Decolonial Solidarity Relations Panel
For more information, visit University of Victoria School of Social Work 

February 27, 2020 at 4:00 PM AST - Dalhousie CRC Bldg - Rm #C206 (Dean's Council Room)

Join Dr. Dryden for a CHAIR CHAT via teleconference
Click the link for more information and to RSVP

Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 4:00 PM PST (8:00 PM AST) - University of Victoria - Clearihue #C110

UVic Decolonial Solidarity Relations Panel ... For more information, visit University of Victoria School of Social Work 

• Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 3:00 PM PST (7:00 PM AST) - University of Victoria - Clearihue #A307
  
UVic PUBLIC LECTURE: Health Equity - Do Black Lives Matter?
For more information, visit University of Victoria School of Social Work 

• Nov 22: Keynote. Women’s Wellness Within Conference, Halifax (https://www.womenswellnesswithin.org/www-annual-conference-2019)

• Nov 20: Community Welcome, Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, James R. Johnston Chair, 6-7:30pm, Halifax Community YMCA, 2269 Gottingen Street

Nov 6-8: Canadian Blood Services Knowledge Synthesis Forum, Toronto

Dr. OmiSoore H. Dryden, an interdisciplinary scholar working at the intersections of health science, social science and humanities, has been named Dalhousie’s James Robinson Johnston (JRJ) Chair in Black Canadian Studies.

The James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies is an endowed national senior academic chair, established in Halifax to honour and recognize the unique historical presence of African Nova Scotians.

Esteemed holders of the JRJ Chair have been located throughout various Dal faculties, including Law, Health and Arts and Social Sciences. With Dr. Dryden as Chair, the Chair will now be located in the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Community Health & Epidemiology.

To read more about the event, click here...

Dr. OmiSoore Dryden talked at the Nova Scotia Legal Aid AGM in White Point Beach Resort, NS, on October 16th on the subject of Intersectionality: Race, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity.

Dalhousie Black Faculty and Staff Caucus and the Black Cultural Centre present a free public lecture, The Importance of Black Canadian Studies in Medical Education by Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, the new James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University​.

Dr. OmiSoore Dryden's talk,  Anti-Black Racism, Homophobia, and Canadian Blood Donation Practices, opens the 2019/20 Season of the Dalhousie Health Law Institue Seminar Series. Click here to watch the talk...

St. Francis Xavier University Fifth Annual August Teaching Event: Disability, Access, Equity & Education: Creating Welcoming Communities Monday, August 26th to Tuesday, August 27th, 2019 This year, the event is organized within the conference ‘Disability, Access, Equity & Education: Creating Welcoming Communities’. To view the full program, click here.

10:45AM-12:45PM OPENING PLENARY:  OmiSoore Dryden, James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University: “Constituted as a Problem: Black Queer Life and the Politics of (Equity, Diversity and) Inclusion”