University of Guelph-Humber

Join us for an experience of radical awakening, relearning, and celebration in The Black Experience Workshop. Led by local anti-racist educator Selam Debs, this workshop will take us along a poetic and truthful journey of what the archetypes of the Black experience look and feel like here in so-called Canada and globally. She will uncover the ways in which Black resistance is deeply connected to dignity and collective excellence, and help us explore and imagine what is possible for the future of Black communities.  This event will be held virtually. 

Who can attend? 

This event is open to all students, staff, and faculty in the U of G and UofGH Community, as well as members of the general public.

How can I register? 

U of G and UofGH folks, please RSVP by February 15 at 12 p.m. The meeting link will be emailed to you prior to the start of the event. Please register here: https://gryphlife.uoguelph.ca/event/199575

For those outside of the U of G, please register here.

This event is part of the University of Guelph’s Black History Month 2022 Programming hosted by the Cultural Diversity Office and Guelph Black Students’ Association. If you have questions about this or any of our other programs for the month, please contact us at cultural.diversity@uoguelph.ca. 

 About the Facilitator 

Selam (she/her/hers) is a Black Ethiopian queer woman, an antiracism educator, an anti-oppression coach, a social justice advocate, a student in dismantling anti-Black racism, an accomplice in dismantling anti-Indigenous racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia and an advocate in2SLGBTQ+ & disability rights through an intersectional lens. 

She is the founder of Juici Yoga, a yoga and meditation instructor, a restorative yoga teacher trainer, a holistic life coach, a reiki master, and a Lululemon Ambassador. 

Selam is first and foremost, A MOTHER. She is also a singer and a songwriter, a poet and a practitioner of self-acceptance, self-love, and radical compassion. 

Selam’s Antiracism work is rooted in the understanding that we must acknowledge and identify the insidiousness of white supremacy before we can dismantle colonial belief systems. The process of undoing, unlearning and re-educating is necessary for white communities to embark on, to support the healing journey for our racialized communities. 

Selam is also a board member of Project UP, Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region (SASCW) and Women's Entrepreneur Centre of Laurier University.

You can learn more about Selam at www.selamdebs.com.  

Socials: Instagram/LinkedIn/Twitter - @selamdebs, Facebook - @selamdebsyoga 

Additional Information

Cost to participant
FREE