Tomorrow: Addressing Black Canadians’ experiences in the child welfare system

A newsletter from one of our fellow Canadian organization in the Bay Area.


Canadian Studies Announcements

In This Issue:

Upcoming Events

  • ACB-FGC: A Culturally Responsive Program to Support Black Families Involved with the Ontario Child Welfare System
  • 6th Annual Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner

Academic Opportunities

  • The Donner Medal in Canadian Studies
  • William Lyon Mackenzie King Postdoctoral Fellowship

External Events

  • Canadian films at the San Francisco Dance Film Festival
  • Canada Seminar: “Fire and Ice Revisited: The Evolution of Social Values in Canada and the United States”
  • Human Impact on Life Below the Arctic Ocean and Climate Change: How Exploration, Restoration and Policy Protect Species and Climate

EVENT TOMORROW

ACB-FGC: A Culturally Responsive Program to Support Black Families Involved With the Ontario Child Welfare System

Tues., Sept. 26 | 12:30 pm | 223 Philosophy Hall | RSVP

The disparate treatment of African American families in the American child welfare system is well documented, but researchers are only just beginning to examine the experiences of African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) Canadian families in Canada. In the province of Ontario, recent studies find that Black families are represented in the child welfare system at disproportionate rates. Experiences of Black youth, caregivers, and workers also highlight differential and punitive treatment within the system. These findings have given rise to the development of the African, Caribbean, Black Family Group Conferencing Project (ACB-FGC), a restorative, culturally responsive innovation to support Black families at risk of, or already engaged in, the child welfare system in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). In this presentation, Dr. Lance T. McCready, co-director of ACB-FGC, describes the community-based research that led to the development of the program and implications of ACB-FGC for provincial policies to address anti-Black racism in the child welfare system and among partner institutions.

Dr. Lance McCready is the lead researcher for the Making Spaces Lab, and an associate professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. He holds a B.A. in psychology and an M.A. and Ph.D. in education, all from UC Berkeley. He is the recipient of the 2017 Ludwik and Estelle Jus Memorial Human Rights Prize from the University of Toronto, and the 2018 Distinguished Research Scholar Award from the Ontario Education Research Symposium. Dr. McCready held a Sproul Fellowship with Canadian Studies at Berkeley in Spring 2023, where he worked on several projects related to the health and welfare of Black families, youth, and GBT/MSM individuals in Canada.

This event is cosponsored by the Berkeley School of Education, the Center for Race and Gender, and the Department of African American Studies & African Diaspora Studies.

UPCOMING EVENTS

6th Annual Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner

Sunday, Oct. 8 | 4:30 pm | Alumni House | Buy tickets

Canadian Studies is proud to partner with the Digital Moose Lounge for our sixth annual Canadian Thanksgiving! Join your fellow Bay Area Canadians for this annual Thanksgiving tradition. Share a delicious turkey dinner as you connect with friends old and new.

Tickets may be purchased through the Digital Moose Lounge.

ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES

The Donner Medal in Canadian Studies

Deadline: October 1, 2023

The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) is seeking nominations for its Donner Medal in Canadian Studies. The award recognizes distinguished achievement, scholarship, and program innovation in the area of Canadian Studies in the United States. The recipient shall have been active in and made contributions in at least one of the following categories: teaching, scholarship, administration, and public affairs. Please submit nominations to info@acsus.org.

William Lyon Mackenzie King Postdoctoral Fellowship

Deadline: December 1, 2023

The Canada Program at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs invites applications for the William Lyon Mackenzie King Postdoctoral Fellowship. The two available fellowships are open to postdoctoral scholars in all disciplines who are engaged in Canadian studies broadly defined. Scholars working on comparative US-Canada research may receive preference.

The fellowships provide an annual stipend of $68,000, which is supplemented by funding for research and for individual health insurance coverage, plus a dependent care stipend. This is a two-year position beginning August 1, 2024. Candidates must have received their PhD no earlier than July 31, 2019.

Learn more and apply here.

EXTERNAL EVENTS

Canadian Films at the SF Dance Film Festival

Sept. 22-Oct. 15 | San Francisco, CA | Buy tickets

 

Four Canadian short films will be screened at this year’s 14th annual San Francisco Dance Film Festival. A highlight is Just Short of Reality, a series of interlocking shorts that show the mundane serendipities of everyday life through the genres of surrealism, silent film, and dance (Screendance 2: What’s the Story?, October 7; also on streaming). Other Canadian entries include Beyond the Off-Screen and Future Futures – Walter’s Very Bad Day (Narrative Shorts, October 5) and Branché (Raising Voices, October 8; also on streaming).

Canada Seminar: “Fire and Ice Revisited: The Evolution of Social Values in Canada and the United States”

Sept. 26 | 9:00 am PT | Online | RSVP

The Weatherhead Canada Program at Harvard University will host a talk with Michael Adams, founder and president of the Environics Institute for Survey Research. Dr. Adams is the author of seven books, including Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada and the Myth of Converging Values (2003) which won the Donner Prize as best book on public policy, American Backlash (2005), and Could It Happen Here? Canada in the Age of Trump and Brexit (2017). In 2023, University of Toronto Press will publish his chapter entitled “American Backlash, Canadian Compromise,” in the edited collection, Canada and the United States: Differences that Count (fifth edition).

Michael Adams is a former member of the external advisory committee for Berkeley’s Canadian Studies Program. He holds an Honours B.A. in Political Studies from Queen’s University and a M.A. in Sociology from the University of Toronto. In 2009, he received an honorary Doctor of Letters from Ryerson University and in 2016, he was awarded the Order of Canada, the country’s highest domestic honour.

Human Impact on Life Below the Arctic Ocean and Climate Change: How Exploration, Restoration and Policy Protect Species and Climate

Sept. 30 | 12:00 pm | San Francisco, CA | Get tickets

The United Nations Association of San Francisco will host an important discussion climate change and the future of the Arctic at the Veteran’s Memorial in San Francisco. Marine biologist, ocean explorer, and conservation leader Dr. Sylvia Earle will deliver the keynote address. Two panels will follow: one on the United Nations Treaty on the High Seas, and a “Meet the Aquanauts” panel featuring cave diver Jill Heinerth, explorer-in-residence for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

This event will be webcast for those who cannot attend in person. However, please note that the discussion with Ms. Heinerth will not be webcast.

This event is co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco.

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Final Reminder – Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner 2023

Join Branch 25 for the official start to our Poppy Campaign at the 2023 Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner.

Sun, Oct 08 | UC Berkeley, Alumni House
Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner 2023

Come celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving with friends and a traditional turkey dinner at UC Berkeley, Alumni House.

Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner 2023
Time & Location
Oct 08, 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM

UC Berkeley, Alumni House, 1 Alumni House, Berkeley, CA 94720

About the Event

Be part of DML x Berkeley Canadian Studies’ annual Thanksgiving tradition!

Enjoy a turkey dinner, entertainment, reconnect with old friends and meet new ones!

On the menu:

  • Classic Thanksgiving turkey dinner
  • Sides – mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and root vegetables
  • Dessert – a selection of homemade butter tarts, Nanaimo bars and pumpkin pie
  • Gluten-free and vegan/vegetarian options available
  • One drink ticket (Enjoy our bar of great Canadian wines curated by Kascadia Wine Merchants and cold Canadian beer from across the border!)

Thank you to our co-host, Berkeley Canadian Studies Program and our sponsors: The General Consulate of Canada in SF, Air Canada, Trade and Invest British Columbia, Quebec Trade Office in Silicon Valley and Royal Canadian Legion US Branch #25 SF.

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For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.digitalmooselounge.com/event-details/canadian-thanksgiving-dinner-2023

News Release: Today We Pay Tribute to Law Enforcement Officers and their Families on Canada’s Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day in Canada, September 24, 2023

An item from the Merchant Navy Commemorative Theme Project that may be of interest to members.


Dear Sir/Madam:

Please find attached the News Release: Today We Pay Tribute to Law Enforcement Officers and their Families on Canada’s Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day in Canada, September 24, 2023, for reference.

My very best regards,

Stéphane Ouellette
President and Chief Executive Officer
Merchant Navy Commemorative Theme Project (MNCTP)/
Founder/President
Colonel John Gardam Lifetime Achievement Award

E-mail: ouellettes@rogers.com
Website: www.alliedmerchantnavy.com

Attachment: NEWS RELEASE-POLICE AND PEACE OFFICER’S NAT MEMORIAL DAY-SEPT 24 2023.pdf

Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner: Your table is ready

A reminder of this upcoming event from one of our Canadian partners in the Bay Area.  As a reminder, this is where we launch our annual Poppy Campaign.


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