WELCOME
The Halton Black History Awareness Society (HBHAS) is a passionate group of multicultural people, dedicated towards implementing cultural education into the public and institutional mindset towards appreciating the values of inclusivity equality, and self development while depleting bullying, prejudice and inequality on any and all levels. We are a “community” globally focused on mitigating negative relations towards all marginalized communities and individuals.
Our motto is to appreciate our individual and collective "Community, Roots and Culture".
Incorporated in affiliation with
the Ontario Historical Society
Cultural Dynamics Leadership Training
The CDLT’s mission is training educators on cultural dynamics and provide a forum for
synthesis innovation and support through a registered, proactive, progressive,
synergistic and hybrid environment. Read more.
Join us for a night of live music, dancing and networking on Saturday Nov. 30, 2024
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Tickets are $35 each. Buy tickets here.
“Local Lens: Multiculturalism: Cultural Equality”
The Halton Black History Awareness Society (HBHAS), in partnership with numerous Halton community associates, are pleased to invite young people to learn about Halton’s diverse history and present innovative ways to eradicate racism, hate and bullying within Halton.
Kick-off: Friday January 26, 2024
Presentations due: Friday June 15, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
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Vendor Information & Call Out
HBHAS Emancipation Flag
Flag Raising Ceremony: August 1, 2024
(More information coming soon)
“Halton is the fastest growing visible minority region in Canada growing 78% within a five year span with Milton growing 176% in visible minority growth within the same time frame.” – Canada Census 2016.
“Burlington is the first city in the world to acclaim August as Emancipation Month” – 2018 Halton Freedom Celebration Festival – Dwight Lee III
“The Emancipation process started in the Burlington/Branford/Hamilton area, where two parliamentarians seeing a Joseph Brant slave screaming at her bounty hunter abductor, due to the Fugitive Slave Act in the U.S., took this incident back to Parliament initiating the Lieutenant Governor in legislating the 1793 Act against Slavery which abolished new slaves being brought into what is now Canada.; This promoted the, August 1st, 1834 British Abolition against slavery in most of the Commonwealth.”
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