This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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The Black Spaces Summit & Symposium 2025
In-person
Date and time
This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.
Location
The Annex (Second Floor) - September 21st, 2025 (The Museum Of Vancouver (MOV) (Second Floor) - October 4th, 2025)
823 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC
Directions: Panel 1: September 21st, 2025 - The Annex (Second Floor) 823 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC There is only Street Parking available outside of building Panel 2: October 4th, 2025 - The Museum Of Vancouver (MOV) (Second Floor) 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver BC There is Parking available outside infront of the building.
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English and French.
Wheelchair accessible, has gender-neutral washrooms, will have a sign language interpreter, and is a relaxed performance.
About
The Black Space Summit & Symposium invites you to celebrate the art, culture and heritage of African Descent people and community. The Symposiums intention is to unite artists, educators, and professionals within the diaspora to explore critical themes and realities related to the African Descent community. The Symposium consist of various in person events and virtual offerings including multiple panel discussions, socials and artist performances throughout the Greater Vancouver area and institutions.
Links
- BSS25 Event Registration scanned.page
- Black Spaces Symposium 2025 blackspacemedia.ca
- Black Spaces FAQ's blackspacemedia.ca
Organizer
Afro Van Connect Society & Black Space Media Inc
Afro Van Connect Society
Inspired by their core values of healing the community, creating opportunity and educating African Descent Youth, Afro Van Connect powers the voices of people of African Descent through conversation, collaboration, creation & performance. We establish gatherings of young vibrant creative minds dedicated to innovating authentic solutions, to increase the visibility of the underrepresented diaspora communities. We offer people of African Descent creative platforms where shared opportunities and resources are designed to support liberating education and community sustainability. Afro Van Connect is dedicated to building a platform to celebrate our shared story through our collective accomplishments.
Black Space Media Inc
Black Space Media promotes the empowerment of artists and communities living within the margins. We are a creative hub cultivating community and spaces of transcendence through the mediums of visual art, music, film, and performance art. We support artist and our clients create art, events, products, and media that centres their authentic perspectives, lived experiences, and brand identity.