September 11, 2025 African Descent Advisory Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1.1 African Nova Scotian Affirmation

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 14, 2025

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE

7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence 
7.2 Petitions

7.3 Presentations
7.3.1 Tamar Pryor-Brown – Update on the African Nova Scotian Road to Economic Prosperity [PDF]
- Handout [PDF] Large 43MB
- Presentation [PDF]

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD - NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 ANSAIO Monthly Update

9.1.2 Overview of HRM’s Anti-Black Racism Training

9.2 COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES
9.2.1 Mapfumo Chidzonga – Community RoundTable

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – October 9, 2025

12. ADJOURNMENT   

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated September 3, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to African Descent Advisory Committee – None [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Dorothy Maponga, Legislative Assistant, at Dorothy.maponga@halifax.ca or 902-478-4208.

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca
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