Events

The Scarborough Charter Steering Committee aims to create, collaborate, and provide information about events and initiatives that celebrate Black inclusion, joy, and achievements. Below is a list of events that have been shared with us.

If you would like to share an event at UVic within the Greater Victoria area that aims to recognize, celebrate, and/or advance Black inclusion please email us at blackinclusion@uvic.ca.

Please note: This page includes events that may not be affiliated with or endorsed by UVic or the Scarborough Charter Committee. However, the events listed may be relevant for or of interest to those who are a part of UVic's community.

Upcoming events at UVic

Black History Month at UVic

Upcoming events in community

Past events

Upcoming UVic events

Call for Scarborough Charter Steering Committee Members at UVic

Contribute your expertise to advance Black inclusion and flourishing initiatives on campus by volunteering to serve on the Scarborough Charter Steering Committee. 

The Committee welcomes applicants with a range of experiences and perspectives whose lenses will strengthen the Committee’s work. UVic and community members with lived experiences of being racialized as Black are encouraged to apply.

• Deadline to apply: October 20 at 5 p.m.

5 Days of Action Keynote Panel on Black Flourishing: Exploring the contours of Black flourishing within and beyond the academy

Panelists will share their lived experiences, knowledges, leadership, and relational practices offer meaningful insight into the cultivation of Black flourishing within and beyond the academy. Panelists’ contributions will address the sub-themes of Black joy, Black knowledges and epistemologies, Black models of care, Black empowerment, and Black community well-being.

• October 29
• 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
• Sŋéqə ʔéʔləŋ (Sngequ House), Conference Room A

Drum Victoria workshops taught by Dartagnan Camara

• December 4-13
• Evenings
• MacLaurin Building A-Wing (A166 & A169), and B-Wing (B016)

Black Staff Lunch & Lounge

We invite Black staff members at UVic to join us for an informal lunchtime gathering in Clearihue C117 on the third Tuesday of every month! We’ll enjoy casual conversations and light refreshments - drinks and snacks to share. It’s BYOL (bring your own lunch). On each event page, hit the “add to my calendar” button to mark the event.

2026/2027 dates are coming soon.

Upcoming community events

Embodying Movement with Tajah Olsen

• September 3 & 17, October 1, 15 & 29
• Bi-weekly Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
• Black & Here Community Centre (1327 Douglas St.) 

Black Notes - Spoken Word

• October 16, 2026
• 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
• Black & Here Community Centre (1327 Douglas St.)

Vancouver International Black Film Festival (VIBFF)

• December 11-15
• Vancouver, BC

i-Land Fest

• June 30 - July 4, 2027
• Vancouver & Victoria, BC

Past events