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Subseries · 2001-2002
Part of Atlantic Metropolis Centre fonds
Subseries consists of correspondence, budgets, financial documents, and planning documents relating to the 2002 Atlantic Metropolis Conference. This conference was co-hosted by Saint Mary's University and Dalhousie University to bring together researchers, government policy-makers, members of community organizations and other stakeholders interested in being part of a new Atlantic centre of research on immigration and population migration. The conference was the first major event for the new Atlantic Metropolis Project, which at this point had still not received major funding, nor had it yet established a regional centre. 2013.001.1, Series 4, Subseries 1
Subseries consists of 9 files relating to actions and events (cultural, political, sporting and other) relating to minority communities in Halifax and Nova Scotia. The subseries consists of newsletters, press releases, flyers, tickets, brochures, and other material. Some of the material was created by the Afro-Canadian Caucus, the Black Cultural Centre, and other groups. The files in the subseries are named: "Events: Lectures, workshops, and other educational events"; "Events: Performances, banquets, galas, other events"; "Events: Festivals, advocacy weeks/months, other extended events"; "Events: Award ceremonies and convocations"; "Events: Conferences"; "Events: Sports tournaments"; "Events: Program guides, newsletters, other information"; "Actions: Press releases and calls to action"; "Actions: News and media". 2016.002.1, Series 3, Subseries 48
Subseries · 1955-1970
Part of Father Burke-Gaffney fonds
Sub-series consists of the texts of addresses and speeches, and related material. A significant portion of this sub-series contains addresses given at convocation ceremonies. 1999.17, Series 7, Subseries 1
Subseries consists of 1 file containing reports and background research material on affirmative action, and especially affirmative action in Nova Scotia. The materials in the subseries include a report "The Black Employment Program in Nova Scotia", text of debates in the legislature, issues of "Panorama" (the newspaper for staff of Employment and Immigration Canada), the test of a speech by Provincial NDP leader Alexa McDonough to the graduating class of Charles P. Allan High School in 1981, among other materials. 2016.002.1, Series 3, Subseries 50
Subseries consists of 11 files, 9 of which are news clippings, and two which contain other resource material (publications, brochures, speeches, photographic negatives, and other documents). All of the files document the history of Africville in Halifax, many of the news clippings detail reunions of residents in the 1980s and 1990s, demands for compensation, protests (especially by the Carvery brothers), apologies from the Halifax mayor over the treatment of residents, among other topics. The resource files contain programs from events (e.g., film screenings), material relating to the Carvey's protest, an untitled 74 page history of Africville, a speech given to the Canadian Labour Congress on Africville (possibly by Lynn Jones), and an envelope full of material (posters, news clippings, etc) relating to Eddie Carvey. 2016.002.1, Series 3, Subseries 43
Subseries consists of material relating to art and cultural events. The subseries consists of two folders "Art--Nova Scotia" and "Art--Outside of Nova Scotia", and each contain pamphlets, programs, posters, press releases, and other materials relating to art events (most of which feature minority artists or performers). The "Art--Nova Scotia" file contains several pieces of material relating to the work of the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia. 2016.002.1, Series 3, Subseries 44
Art exhibition records
Subseries · 1935-2003
Part of Jane Shaw Law and C. Anthony Shaw Law fonds
Subseries consists of documents relating to art exhibitions involving Jane Shaw Law and Tony Law's work. Records include programs, invitations, catalogues, notes from boards accepting works in exhibitions, and placards that accompanied the displayed artworks. 2011.010.1, Series 4, Subseries 1