Today is the start of National Volunteer Week. Let us all take a moment to say THANK YOU to our Volunteers for their commitment and dedication to community service Halifax Fire #NationalVolunteerWeek

Excited to collaborate with provincial partners CCRCE South Shore Regional Centre for Education CB-VRCE_NS Dr. Wendy Mackey solving problems with racism and human rights in schools.

Education Week 2019, congratulations Earth Monard @Dartmouth, Eddie Colley Joseph Howe School and Tish Sock-Sachetti J. L. Ilsley High School Elizabeth Sutherland @RHS_HRSB. Though your presence, positive influence, and love, students learned to accept their GREATNESS/STRENGTHS.

Grade 4&5 students Beaver Bank Kinsac exploring Race Relations Cross Cultural Understanding & Human Rights through Dr. Seuss’s “The Sneetches”. Defining what they will except and won’t accept at their school Dr. Wendy Mackey Halifax Regional Centre for Education NS Education and Early Childhood Development

Black Excellence Cyndi Cain and Know Thy Self (KTS) have taken over Citadel High School to display “Black Excellence”. Emcee’s Jody Upshaw and Burnley Jones open the show. The first up is Tray Clayton. The gift and pressure of confronting Racism as a African NS. Dr. Wendy Mackey Halifax Regional Centre for Education

Members of Know Thy Self “KTS”, taking center stage showing their Excellent Selves. Citadel High School When provide with support from a place of LOVE, support through high expectations, provided time, and opportunity we each will show our EXCELLENCE. Cyndi Cain Dr. Wendy Mackey

Adina Fraser being her “Black EXCELLENCE” self, sing and playing Sam Cook’s “A Change is Gonna Come” Citadel High School Cyndi Cain Dr. Wendy Mackey

Amariah Bernard sings “Lord I Am Available”. BLACK EXCELLENCE Cyndi Cain Citadel High School work, this song selection was in dedication to the African United Baptist Association “AUBU” for it’s Legacy of “BLACK EXCELLENCE” and leadership. Dr. Wendy Mackey Halifax Regional Centre for Education

African NS Students Support Work Trevor Walters and Principal Ms.Frances and students drumming with Kouraba, Amara Kanye. Bring the heart beat and rhythms of Mother Africa into St. Stephen's Elementary School school. DRUM: Determination, Respect, Unity, through Music. Dr. Wendy Mackey

African NS SSW Eddie Colley Joseph Howe School invited Denis Wright Illville Clothing. Mr Wright sharing how his dedication, work ethic, and determination on the Basketball court influenced it to his life as an entrepreneur. Halifax Regional Centre for Education Dr. Wendy Mackey

Wow Nico, It has been 20 years since I met you at the UH P Community Center. Your accomplishment and success is indicative of the love and support you received from family and community. WE are proud of you. We love you. Congratulations.

#AfricvilleReunion2019, Shauntay Grant reading her children’s book entitled Africville. What a blessing for the children of Africville to sit in the shade of Africville while hearing a story about life and love in Africville.

So honoured to witness and be part of the blessing of the union between Martia and Dominic. So beautiful.

Jr. High CRP with Rachel Ross Rachel Ross. Working with the staff of @BFEC_HRSB, @EllenvaleJrHigh @GPVanierJH, @RmsMiddle, @EPEC, @Hpjhdragons, and Caledonia. Exploring and learning how to incorporate CRP into their daily practice to increase student achievement.

Treaty Education SJAMschool with @white_wyatt: Regional Coordinator, Mi’kmaw Education/Services Halifax Regional Centre for Education NS Education and Early Childhood Development . Teaching is relational, learning and knowing who your students are culturally and academically is the equation that increases student and school achievement.

Diversity Team Rachel Ross working with the lead teams of @estmschool, Tantallon Junior, and Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Sr Elementary. Network Schools proposal to increase numeracy through building student cultural ways of knowing and learning Halifax Regional Centre for Education.

Black Excellence Youth Summit Halifax Regional Centre for Education. Trayvone Clayton sharing his life experiences and lessons learned as a 20 year old Social Activist.

Ms. Upshaw’s love of young people will be fondly remembered, as a loving mother, grandmother not just to her children but within the communities of Mulgrave Park, Uniacke Square and the AUBA family. Ms. Upshaw’s encouraging presence, her smile and warm embrace always made my day

Prayerful Protest at the historical ground of protest that is Africville. 100’s show up and stay despite a drown pouring of rain to prayer for UNDERSTANDING and ACTION against the ANTI-BLACK statusquo. Through actions can we effect hearts and work towards healing.