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Black HIstory Month 2023: Beyond Black History Month

The Black TEachers Association of Alberta

Mission Statement

The Black Teachers Association of Alberta affirms the inherent worth, dignity and educability of African Canadian people. The Association challenges forces that obstruct the achievement, development, and educational opportunities of youth and adults. African Canadian students throughout Alberta encounter challenges that are directly related to their ethnic/cultural status. Based on the socio-economic disparity in which the gap between rich and poor is growing, those who already face structural racism and other forms of discrimination are particularly affected.


African Canadian educators and others directly or indirectly involved in the educational process must develop the necessary structures through which they can meet, share ideas and focus sharply on the unique problems which they and their students encounter. The Black Teachers Association will analyze and apply shared knowledge to the eradication of problems which stand as obstructions to quality education for all students and particularly African Canadian students.

Our COmmitment

The BTA

The Black Teachers Association of Alberta is a collective group of Black educators, students, parents and allies committed to uplifting the Black community in education in the province of Alberta. Since its inception in the summer of 2020 following the surge of protests in North America, the BTA has been committed to uplifting the status of All Canadians living on Turtle Island. 

The 5 pillars of the BTA

Representation

Representation

Representation

We are committed to the representation of African Canadians in schools, in the curriculum, and resources available to teachers in our province. We are committed to the inclusion of African Canadian voices, history, and cultural understandings into all areas of the Education system in Alberta. 

Communication

Representation

Representation

We are committed to providing a safe and informative place where African Canadian educators and allies can communicate with each other on a consistent basis. We have established a hub for black educators and allies on multiple digital platforms and the BTA will be the voice of the African Canadian educators in our province. 

Anti-Racism

Representation

Providing Support

We are committed to the inclusion of African Canadians (and their culture) as well as racism and anti-racism awareness at all levels of the education system in Alberta. Our committee of African Canadian teachers and allies will be encouraged and supported. This association will be an essential resource for African Canadian teachers and allies to finally demonstrate the importance (and necessity) of the voice of African Canadian educators and students in our schools. 

Providing Support

Networking and Bridges to Post Secondary Institutions

Providing Support

We are committed to supporting African Canadian teachers and students in their schools and districts. We are also committed to establishing an African Canadian liaison in schools in the province of Alberta. Our communities will greatly benefit by having a liaison in our schools with a solidified African Canadian role and presence readily accessible for our African Canadian teachers and students.

Networking and Bridges to Post Secondary Institutions

Networking and Bridges to Post Secondary Institutions

Networking and Bridges to Post Secondary Institutions

We are committed to a solidified presence at the Alberta teachers Convention (GETCA). This annual event in our province will now be a meeting place where allies and black teachers (and education students) can meet, network, and receive information related to African Canadian teachers in the field. They will also get to view our inclusion resources, meet with and communicate with African Canadian vendors, and they'll also get a chance to meet our committee/board (in-person).

Alberta Black History Month Events

02/01/2023

City of Edmonton Black History Month Opening Ceremonies

12pm

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3:30pm

City Hall (1 Sir Winston Churchill Square)

Event Details

02/01/2023

City of Edmonton Black History Month Opening Ceremonies

The Black History Month opening ceremony is a collaborative effort with the National Black Coalition of Canada and Norquest College. The the...

Event Details

12pm

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3:30pm

City Hall (1 Sir Winston Churchill Square)

02/04/2023

5 Artists One Love

6pm

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10pm

Art Gallery of Alberta

Event Details

02/04/2023

5 Artists One Love

 5 Artists 1 Love promotes a celebration of the vibrancy and range of Edmonton's African Canadian Communities through artistic community eng...

Event Details

6pm

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10pm

Art Gallery of Alberta

02/18/2023

The NBCC & Edmonton Stingers Present: Black History All-Star Weekend

9am

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2pm

M.E. Lazerte High School 6804 144 avenue Edmonton , Alberta Canada

Event Details

02/18/2023

The NBCC & Edmonton Stingers Present: Black History All-Star Weekend

The Edmonton Stingers professional Basketball Team in collaboration with the National Black Coalition of Canada & AGP Hoop Events presents: 

...

Event Details

9am

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2pm

M.E. Lazerte High School 6804 144 avenue Edmonton , Alberta Canada

02/25/2023

The 2nd Annual Alberta BSA Summit

9am

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2pm

M.E. Lazerte High School 6804 144 avenue Edmonton , Alberta Canada

Event Details

02/25/2023

The 2nd Annual Alberta BSA Summit

As part of the provincially recognized and supported Black history month acknowledgement in Alberta, The Black Teachers Association in colla...

Event Details

9am

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2pm

M.E. Lazerte High School 6804 144 avenue Edmonton , Alberta Canada

PM Justin Trudeau and the Black Teachers Association

Meeting with the Prime Minister

The community of Edmonton sits down with the Prime Minister of Canada for a very candid conversation about the state of the Black Community in Alberta, Canada.

2022 Black Student Association Summit

Black History Month 2022

CBC Edmonton News: Black History Month 2022

CTV Edmonton: Black History Month 2022

Our Friends in the Community: The Culture in #AB

5 Artists 1 Love
Africart Plus More
Council of Canadians of African and Caribbean Heritage
Calgary Black Chambers
NBCC Edmonton
Cariwest festival Edmonton

Stay Connected!

Instagram

Instagram

Instagram

Our primary means of communication with the community is our instagram page. We use this page to share stories, information, resources and to connect with teacher across Alberta and Canada

BTA on IG

Twitter

Instagram

Instagram

Twitter is our other social media platform and we are very active in the twitterverse. Give us a follow and check out the amazing work being done by wonderful teachers in the province of Alberta.

BTA on Twitter

Youtube

Instagram

Youtube

We have videos family. Check out our YouTube page with all of our videos and interviews as well as seminars and resources that you can use in your classroom year round. 

BTA on Youtube

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