Episode 24 - Celebrating Literacy in Black History Month

Welcome to the 6th and final episode of season 4!

It’s Black History Month 2020!

In this week’s episode we celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians who, throughout history, have done so much to make Canada the culturally diverse, compassionate and prosperous nation it is today!

We have special guest Kassandra Kernisan the executive director of DESTA on Literacy Lowdown this week. We spoke about DESTA’s mission and services, why they don’t specifically do anything special for Black History Month and the importance of their services for the english speaking black youth community.
DestaNation Tech Front-end Web Development Program
March 4, 2020 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Digital Skills for Entrepreneurship Program
March 5, 2020 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Check out https://destabyn.org/ for more info

There's a HUGE amount of events in March and we offer some book recommendations for Black History Month via First Book Canada and through the event that the TLE The Learning Exchange / Wurd-Up partnered together with Deanna Smith!

Upcoming events: https://www.literacyquebec.org/events.html

• TLE - Storytime in the Community: Monster Reading Garderie les Amis Monteuil - March 14, 9:15am – 11:45am
• TLE - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Outing - Wed, March 18, 11:00am – 1:30pm
• TLE - School Reading Visit: Souvenir Elementary - Thursday, Mar 19, 2020
• TLE - Souvenir Elementary Parent’s Writing Kit Workshop - Mon, March 23, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
• GLC - Music Together - Sat, March 28, 10am – 12pm Wakeham Adult and Vocational Education Center
• WQLC English Skills Cafe group meeting - Wed, April 1, 12:30pm – 2:00pm Western Quebec Career Centre
• Literacy Unlimited is looking for 3 volunteers to join their board of directors
• QCRC - Travellin’ Toddler Time Mon, March 9, 10:00am – 11:30am and March 13 9:30-1100 - Pets theme at Morrin Centre
• QCRC - iRock Creative Later Life in a Digital Age - Mon March 9, 10:00am – 11:30am Laval University
• QCRC - Revenu Quebec Information Session on Tax Credits for Seniors and Caregivers Wed, March 11, 9:30am – 11:30am
• QCRC - The Art of Storytelling - Wed, March 18, 10am – 12pm Quebec City Reading Council’s Lifelong Learning Room
• QCRC - South Shore English Networks presents Saint Patrick’s Day Photo Exhibit of Ireland - Thu, March 19, 6pm – 8pm - Bistro Evolution
• CVLC - Tuesdays 2-4 pm Time to Learn English Workshops
• LIA - Drop in Tuesdays 1-6pm stop by for free coffees, snacks, a chat or to read a book. There is an onsite Computer tutor between 1-4pm
• LIA - Feb 27-March 26th Books to Belly read and cook together! at St Francis Elementary School Richmond
• LQ at the 2020 Scotiabank Charity Race (April 25-26 2020)