All Vanier students will have a presentation on Feb 1 for Africian Heritage Month.

February is African Heritage Month! This year's theme, Seas of Struggle – African Peoples from Shore to Shore, recognizes the resiliency, strength, and determination of people of African descent from the shores of Africa to the shores of Nova Scotia – with the Atlantic Ocean being the everlasting connection. Learn more here.

Looking for ways to recognize and celebrate African Heritage Month?
• Attend events happening throughout the month at your local Halifax Public Library.
• While you’re at the library, borrow books that will inspire the whole family to learn more about African heritage.
• Visit local heritage sites, such as the Black Cultural Centre, the Africville Museum, and the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre.
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At Vanier we are having a presentation on Feb 1 for all students

Our school will be having a visit from Hip-Hop artist and speaker Duane "D.O." Gibson.
Gibson is a Guinness World Record-setting rapper celebrating his twentieth year of
visiting schools in 2022. He will be delivering his Black Canadian 365 program, which
has been profiled in Globe and Mail, City TV, Entertainment Tonight Canada and
more.
In this program, Gibson talks about Viola Desmond, who stood up for her rights by
sitting down at a movie theatre in Nova Scotia. Recently her image was added to the
ten-dollar bill. He talks about freedom fighter Josiah Henson. The presentation is interactive, and he gets the students rapping along – even in a virtual space.