It is the last #RadioSunday of the year!!! Norman Otis Richmond's Diasporic Music 2-4pm EST on Black Power 96 FM Radio 963FM on the dial and worldwide #blackpower96FM https://blackpower96.org/ Norman the #Bluesologist has his year end, weekly playlist.... 2:30pm we have Rosemary Sadlier speaking about push for the Canadian Government to recognize Emancipation Day August 1st, August 1st, 1834, is the date that the British Imperial Act came into effect in Canada (then a part of the British Empire) ending chattel slavery here and throughout British global territories at the time. Tune in... On the buttons is Lisa Watson We are also archived via #burningspearcom Uhuru Radio http://www.theburningspear.com/…/radi…/radio-diasporic-music Join Us... As we prepare for the holiday season with a focus on giving, sharing and family, I encourage you to do one small thing, one action, to help enshrine the reason that slavery ended and freedom for enslaved Africans began in this country. August 1st, 1834, is the date that the British Imperial Act came into effect in Canada (then a part of the British Empire) ending chattel slavery here and throughout British global territories at the time. I have been working to bring recognition to this, to encourage discussion and action, for a number of years, succeeding with many levels of government, and, seeing it go to second reading in Ottawa, twice. I am now pushing this again in conjunction with a national organization via the Parliamentary petition that I am asking you to sign during this, the UN International Decade for People of African Descent. (You may have already signed an earlier change.org petition and thank you for doing so). https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details… Rosemary Sadlier was the president of the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) from 1993 to 2015. Along with the 1995 establishment of National Black History Month, the Ontario Black History Society has also recently initiated the formal celebration of August 1 as Emancipation Day. For Rosemary, such events have helped and will continue to help Canadian students and teachers to recognize the contributions of Black people in Canada.
