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“Where are we allowed to dance?”: New Dalhousie Art Gallery exhibition explores history of "dancing Black" in Canada

“Where are we allowed to dance?”: New Dalhousie Art Gallery exhibition explores history of "dancing Black" in Canada

Community members, scholars, performers and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now. The exhibition explores representation and reception, performing artists and the stage, dance in and for communities, and legislation and protest.  Read more.

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Jason Bremner
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Regular testing is an important part of stopping the spread of COVID-19 and keeping one another safe, which is why Dalhousie has launched its own on-campus testing clinic — one of the many layers of protection in the university's safety plan.
Michele Charlton and Wanda Colley
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Matt Reeder
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Matt Reeder
Friday, June 11, 2021
Mi'kmaq lawyer Patti Doyle-Bedwell, an associate professor in the Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development, on the discovery of the bodies of 215 Indigenous children at a former residential school site in B.C. and what needs to happen next in the pursuit of justice.
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