April 10, 2025 African Descent Advisory Committee

Agenda

UPDATED April 9, 2025 at 10:34am re: Item 9.1.1.

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1.1 African Nova Scotian Affirmation

1.2 Introduction of New Committee Members

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 20, 2025

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE

7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence 
7.2 Petitions
7.3 Presentations
7.3.1 Rev. Dr. Lennette Anderson – Upper Hammonds Plains Discussion
- Curtis Whiley - Driving Transformation Presentation [PDF]
- Rev. Dr. Lennette Anderson –The JOY of Resilience: an Unbeatable Force Presentation [PDF]

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 ANSAIO Monthly Update [PDF]

9.1.2 2024/25 Work Plan [PDF]
Motion: 
That the African Descent Advisory Committee approve the 2024/25 Work Plan as circulated and recommend that the Executive Standing Committee review and approve the African Descent Advisory Committee 2024/25 Work Plan.

9.2 COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES
9.2.1 Mapfumo Chidzonga – Community RoundTable

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – May 8, 2025

12. ADJOURNMENT   

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated April 3, 2025, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to African Descent Advisory Committee – None [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Dorothy Maponga, Legislative Assistant, at Dorothy.maponga@halifax.ca or 902-478-4208.

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