Events

On this page, you will find upcoming and past Commision and community events. We encourage all Nova Scotians to participate and celebrate our diverse communities. If you have an event we should include here please contact us.

Upcoming Events

There are no upcoming events scheduled

Past Events

December 4th, 2024 - December 4th, 2024 - An Update from Nova Scotia's Office of Equity and Anti-Racism

Date: Wednesday, December 4,2024
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
A recording of this session is available below.

The Office of Equity and Anti-Racism (OEA) was established in 2021 and has been working to ensure that human rights are protected and respected in Nova Scotia since it was created.

The work of OEA includes the Dismantling Racism and Hate Act that was drafted with an All Party Committee based on community engagement and passed in April of 2022. It was the first of its kind in Canada to address both racism and inequity and it was a catalyst for an all of government effort to address hate, inequity and racism in Nova Scotia. Progress has been made since the passing of the Act which is detailed in OEA’s Annual Report to the Legislature each year.

The Act has several requirements including the creation of an Equity and Anti-Racism Strategy that was published in July 2023. The Strategy has several requirements including the creation of the Equity Impact Assessment (EIA) tool and the creation of a Public Engagement Guidebook. Both of these tools are helping policy makers to have the needs of underrepresented and underserved communities at the forefront of their work. The Strategy also requires OEA to create the province’s first 2SLGBTQIA+ Action Plan based on community engagement.

Join representatives from the Office of Equity and Anti-Racism December 4 from 11:00 - 12:00 on Zoom to learn abour this work and more.

Recording

December 4th, 2024 - December 4th, 2024 - Honouring Our Treaty Relationships

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lindsay Room, Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Rd., Halifax, and via Zoom (Registration required for online participants)


Elder Joe Michael is a Keptin in the Mi’kmaq Grand Council;  Acadia's Elder in Residence and honorary Humanities Doctorate recipient;  and a contributor to Treaty Education Nova Scotia. In April 2024, he was the first Mi’kmaq to be Knighten by the St. George Society in Halifax, an e800-year old tradition.

A highly regarded inspirational and spiritual leader, Elder Joe promotes a balance between contemporary and traditional knowledge, teachings, and practices to organizations and individuals. Most notably, Elder Joe was the first Mi’kmaq member of the RCMP and he combined this knowledge with contemporary policing practices to increase cross-cultural awareness and develop the RCMP’s Aboriginal Community Policing model that remains part of the force’s cadet training program in Regina. Before retiring as Detachment Commander, he became the force’s Pipe Carrier responsible for performing sacred rituals and ceremonies and helping all races better understand Aboriginal culture.

Please join us Wednesday, December 4 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom or in-person in the Lindsay Room at the Halifax Central Library for this session with Elder Joe who will fill the space with stories that will help you understand who the Mi’kmaq are, historically and today, and how we can walk the road to reconciliation.

 

December 3rd, 2024 - December 3rd, 2024 - Changing Technology & Disability, Help or Hindrance?

Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
A recording of this session is posted below.

Halifax advocate and activist Milena Khazanavicius will be speaking about how technological changes impact her interaction with the world around her as a non-sighted person. We'll also be joined by Franco Martinez who facilitates reachAbility's BOSS24 course (emotional management for individuals with ADHD who are in conflict with the law), who will speak about how technology helps and hinders his clients and others with mental disabilities.

Moderator: Blake Hunsley,Special Projects Lead, reachAbility

Recording

December 3rd, 2024 - December 3rd, 2024 - Ability to Rise! Celebrating Leaders in Disability Inclusion (hybrid event)

Celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities at this event focussing on creating inclusive, accessible, and profitable workforces for persons with disabilities.

The day will be an opportunity to listen to leaders in disability inclusion with a keynote speaker, Prasanna Ranganathan, a panel discussion on Neurodiversity in the Workplace, organizations presentations, awards, and a musical performance from Dee Dee Austin.

Sighted guide (in-person only), ASL and CART services will be provided and this event will be livestreamed.
 

Presented in partnership and sponsored by:

  • Nova Scotia League for Equal Opportunities
  • TEAM Work Cooperative
  • Accessibility Directorate, Department of Justice, Government of Nova Scotia
  • Disability Partnership
  • MentorAbility - CASE
  • Placemaking 4G
  • Halifax Chamber of Commerce
  • Nova Scotia Works
  • Government of Canada
  • Halifax Regional Municipality