May 9, 2024 African Descent Advisory Committee

Date:

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: HEMDCC Meeting Space, 60 Alderney Drive Dartmouth

Agenda

UPDATE: May 9, 2024 at 1:08 p.m.: Please note this meeting will not be livestreamed.

1.  CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1.1 African Nova Scotian Affirmation 

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 21, 2024

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 DeRico Symonds – HRM Anti-Black Racism: What we Heard Report 2022 [PDF]
- Presentation Request [PDF]
- Presentation [PDF]

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF

9.1.1 ANSAIO Monthly Update - Speaker Series, ABR Grants Program, Corporate ABR Policy and Community and Employment Circles [PDF]

9.2 COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES
9.2.1 Chioma Ogbanufe - 2024/25 Workplan Special Meeting

9.2.2 Andrew Howe - Status of African Descent Advisory Committee recommendations made to Executive Standing Committee 

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – June 13, 2024

12. ADJOURNMENT    

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated May 3, 2024 re: Requests for Presentation to African Descent Advisory Committee [PDF] 


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

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council