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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the Dalhousie Arts Centre Sculpture Court to mark the start of African Heritage Month with food, music, reflection, and jubilation. Read more.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
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.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Fountain School of Performing Arts’s production of Macbeth hits the stage in the Dalhousie Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony on Studley Campus.
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Friday, March 9, 2018
Tamika Butler of the Los Angeles Neighbourhood Trust shared her views on how to create safer, more inclusive streets last week in Halifax as part of the Shift: Streets conference organized by Dal Planning students.
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Master of Laws student Nenyo Kwasitsu of Ghana found a home away from home when she joined Sister2Sister, a Dal-run safe space for racialized and Indigenous female-identified students. She also discovered a chance to give back to the next generation.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Dalhousians of all kinds — students, faculty and staff — pitched in during Dal 200's Days of Action initiative in February, contributing nearly 5,200 hours of civic engagement.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Innovative teaching meets student learning and community service at the Dalhousie Social Work Community Clinic, making a difference in Halifax’s North End.
Friday, March 2, 2018
The Ag Campus's Apuknajit Mi’kmaq February Feast did more than feed the bodies of those in attendance. The event nourished the minds and hearts of participants.