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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Pre-Symposium Mini-Concert with Matthew Atkins
6:40 PM - 7:00 PM

Panelist Questions and Discussions
7 PM - 8:30 PM

Pre-Symposium Mini-Concert with Matthew Atkins

Matthew Atkins will perform a pre-symposium mini-concert from 6:40 PM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday, July 7.

Originally from Mississauga, Matthew Atkins is a musician, choral director, and music educator currently residing in London, Ontario. He is a recent graduate of the Master of Music degree program at Western University’s Don Wright Faculty of Music where he focused on gospel music pedagogy for secondary schools. Matthew is also a secondary school teacher with eight years of experience with the Thames Valley District School Board and London Christian High where he led the music department for six years. He is an active member of London’s theatre community as a pianist and music director and has served as a worship leader in various churches throughout the city.

More About the Event

Anti-Black racism persists across social, economic, political, legal, and institutional structures in our society. The purpose of this dialogue is to explore concrete ways that people — individually and collectively — can acknowledge and dismantle their roles in the perpetuation of racist attitudes and actions. We will explore how silence, privilege, microaggressions, and unconscious bias continue to enable anti-Black racism in our institutions and communities. The UN International Decade for People of African Descent (observed 2015-2024) will also be acknowledged.

Panelists: Colette Chapman, Nyabuoy Gatbel, Leroy Hibbert, Arielle Kayabaga, and Malvin Wright
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Facilitators: Dr. Melanie-Anne Atkins and Dobijoki Emanuela
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