Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs
delivers keynote to help celebrate Martin
Luther King Jr. Day at StFX
Keynote speaker, Hon. Tony Ince, MLA for Cole-Harbour-Portland Valley and Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage
and Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs
The Hon. Tony Ince, MLA for Cole-Harbour-Portland Valley and Minister of
Communities, Culture and Heritage and Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs, helped
celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at StFX on Jan. 21, 2014. The event,
sponsored by StFX's Human Rights and Equity Advisor and the Black Student Advisor, took
place in Dennis Hall.
L-r, StFX Black Student Advisor Rashida Glasgow Symonds, Hon. Tony Ince, StFX students
and members of the executive of the Black Students Society, Samantha Brown and Quinlin
Gilbert Waters (far right), and StFX Equity Advisor Marie Brunelle
Fourth annual Dr. Agnes Calliste African
Heritage Lecture Series
Keynote speaker Lorraine Reddick
Lorraine Reddick, the African Nova Scotian Student Support Worker with the Strait Regional
School Board, presented the fourth annual lecture of The Dr. Agnes Calliste African Heritage
Lecture Series at StFX on Feb. 10, 2014.
Ms. Reddick delivered an address entitled “A Familiar Glimpse at the Past – Honouring a
Mentor” .The lecture was sponsored by the StFX Department of Sociology, the offices of the
Dean of Arts, Human Rights and Equity Advisor, and Academic Vice-President and Provost. A
reception will follow.
Poignant commemoration ceremony marks
National Day of Remembrance and Action on
Violence Against Women
Members of the StFX and local community came together to share their voices and to stand as
catalysts for change during a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against
Women commemoration ceremony held in the Gerald Schwartz School of Business Auditorium
on Dec. 6, 2013.
Dr. Agnes Calliste African Heritage Lecture
Series held
Dr. Afua Cooper, author, poet, and James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies at Dalhousie University, delivered
the annual Dr. Agnes Calliste African Heritage Lecture Series
The annual Dr. Agnes Calliste African Heritage Lecture Series was held at StFX in the Gerald
Schwartz School of Business Auditorium on February 5, 2013.
Dr. Afua Cooper, author, poet, and James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies at
Dalhousie University, presented the keynote address, “African Canadians and the War of 1812:
Identity, Gender, and Citizenship.”
The lecture and reception were sponsored by StFX’s Department of Sociology, and the offices
of the Dean of Arts, the Academic Vice-President & Provost, Human Rights and Equity Advisor,
and the Dean of Science.
Powerful and inspiring speech marks StFX’s
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations
Dr. Burnley "Rocky" Jones
Dr. Burnley “Rocky” Jones, civil rights activist and lawyer from Halifax, NS, gave a powerful and
inspiring speech to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration held at StFX on Jan. 24,
2013.
The event went very well, organizers said, and drew about 120 people including StFX students,
staff, and faculty, and community members.
Mr. Jones, an internationally known lawyer and political activist in the areas of human rights,
race, education, social justice, and poverty, delivered a moving keynote address in the Schwartz
School Auditorium. He spoke about similarities between Canadian leadership and the American
Civil Rights movement in the ‘60s and about modern struggles in Nova Scotia.
L-r, StFX's Human Rights & Equity Advisor Marie Brunelle, guest speaker Dr. Burnley
“Rocky” Jones, StFX's Black Student Advisor Rashida Glasgow Symonds, Morgan Gero,
president of the BLAC Student Society, and Augy Jones, son of the speaker and XWomen Basketball head coach.
Augy Jones, the son of the speaker and the X-Women basketball head coach, also delivered a
strong speech during the event, which celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.
The event was organized jointly by StFX’s Black Student Advisor’s office and the Human Rights
and Equity office.
StFX annually celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The day marks the birthday of Rev. Martin
Luther King Jr. and is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around the
time of Dr. King’s birthday, of January 15.