PURPOSE
The BLACQ Project was created out of the need to better understand Quebec’s Black history particularly for the Black anglophone community where race and language have been barriers towards social inclusion, belonging and identity.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Last year the BCRC partnered with 3 community organizations to produce projects that focused on social inclusion, identity and cultural awareness of Quebec’s Black English-speaking community. This year the BCRC has created 3 new projects with the goal of exploring identity and belonging. Click on a project below to learn more:
Untold Stories: Past, Present & Future
The Untold Stories project highlights the narratives of Black English-speaking Quebecers across three generations.
21 Youths Calling
21 Youths Calling is an album produced by English-speaking Black Youth. The album explores themes on identity and belonging in Quebec.
The Arrival’s Personal Legacy Process part 2
The Arrival’s Personal Legacy Process Part 2 is an art installation created by members of the Black English-speaking LGBTQ+ community that explores the theme of belonging.
PAST PROJECTS
To find out more about last year’s projects click on one of the projects below:
Lectures Logos Readings & Kola Magazine
Building Bridges via Literature is a series of online events aimed at highlighting the works of writers from both the English and French -speaking Black communities.
Black Theatre Workshop
The Arrival’s Belonging Project is a series of workshops that explores and celebrates
Quebec’s English Black history in the form of a physical and digital installation.
West-Can Folk Performing Company
The Community Belonging Project delivered a series of workshops on Caribbean folk songs and dances as well as storytelling and drumming.
The B.L.A.C.Q. Project has been funded by the Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise and the COM-Unity. We also acknowledge that without our great partners, this project couldn’t be possible. A special thanks to our partners: Concordia University, Black Theatre Workshop, West-Can Folk Performing Company, Lectures Logos Readings, Kola Magazine and Youth in Motion.
