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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the 海角社区app Arts Centre Sculpture Court to mark the start of African Heritage Month with food, music, reflection, and jubilation. Read more.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
Community聽members, scholars,聽performers聽and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of聽It鈥檚 海角社区app Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now.聽The exhibition explores representation and reception, performing artists and the stage, dance in and for communities, and legislation and protest.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Fountain School of Performing Arts鈥檚 production of聽Macbeth hits the stage in the 海角社区app Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare鈥檚 famous tragedy.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony on Studley Campus.
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Friday, February 19, 2021
Joy Chiekwe, an MSc Kinesiology student and clinical exercise physiologist, assembled the Black Wellness Cooperative along with fellow health professionals in Nova Scotia to meet a need for more fitness-focused events in the Black community.
Friday, February 19, 2021
Dal alum Jason Wilson (BA'17, BSW'20) explains the importance of setting Black youth up for success by addressing institutional inequalities within the education system and making mental health services more accessible.
Friday, February 19, 2021
Environmental educator Lilly Briggs (BA鈥�05) explains how giving children opportunities to enjoy nature inspires them to protect it.
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Thanks to leadership from Naiomi Metallic, the Chancellor鈥檚 Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy, law students at Dal now have the opportunity to add an Aboriginal and Indigenous law specialization as part of their degree 鈥� part of a larger project of Indigenizing the law school.
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Learn more about some of the traditions and experiences that shape one of the world's most significant annual holidays.