Welcome to the Loyalist Connections Creative Society (LCCS) Forum! We are excited to share a recap of our recent two-day forum on Capacity Building and Cultural Preservation with our followers, readers, community members, and partners. On February 22nd and 23rd, the LCCS Forum made history. LCCS's vision of connecting the community and preserving history was realized through 12 recordings with a live audience. As an organization, LCCS is dedicated to community engagement and preserving cultural heritage through various projects, such as mapping our podcast content using GIS, creating the Africentric Historical Timelines of Joy, Power, and Resistance (Coming to the website SOON!), and relaunching our Season 1 & 2 episodes. The two-day Forum showcased these initiatives and served as an intentional call to action to help advance the last year of the International Decade of People of African Descent (2015-2024). We also highlighted Lynn Jones's African Canadian Diaspora Heritage Collection! (We encourage all our readers to visit the collection housed at the Saint Mary's University Archives).
At the heart of our forum were the African Nova Scotian communities whose rich and vibrant history deserves platforms for telling, hearing, and preserving it. Day one focused on introductions and the discovery of what capacity building and cultural preservation meant to us. Day two of the forum highlighted the intersections of capacity building and cultural preservation in Black communities. We brought together a diverse group of guests and discussed various topics that explored history and the contemporary.
With a few
scheduling conflicts and minor technical difficulties, the forum was a
resounding success. As a Community Member said, "You've gone from
documenting history to making it! Well done, you and the whole team." We
can't wait to share passionate discussions, insightful reflections, and meaningful connections with you. Our products are a testament to the power of
community engagement and the importance of preserving cultural heritage. We
are grateful to everyone who contributed to making this forum a success and
look forward to continuing our mission in the future.
The co-first discussion of the forum celebrated our community leaders working to preserve and build their respective communities' capacity. As a result, there were informative deep dives into the twists and turns of Black community-centred capacity building. Shekara Grant and Andrea Davis served as our guides through this dive as they led us...
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