UPCOMING EVENTS

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Vaughan African Canadian Association

Vaughan African Canadian Association 10 Year Anniversary Celebration & Awards Show August 1, 2013 Congratulations Award Recipients

Immersive Africentric program

A Toronto program designed to merge Africentric cultural immersion with academic excellence is looking for continued funding from the Ministry of Education.
A Toronto program designed to merge Africentric cultural immersion with academic excellence is looking for continued funding from the Ministry of Education.

ANCHOR (formerly Vaughan African Canadian Assoc.)

ANCHOR (formerly Vaughan African Canadian Assoc.)

Vaughan African Canadian Associations Legacy 2020 Event

Greetings for Vaughan African Canadian Associations Legacy 2020 Event

My name is Shernett Martin. I am the Executive Director of the Vaughan African Canadian Association.

Hundreds march in downtown Toronto calling

Hundreds march in downtown Toronto calling for end to anti-Black racism in schools

Dispute over renaming a Vaughan school

Dispute over renaming a Vaughan school after Somali woman leads to charges of anti-Black racism, concerns of anti-Semitism
Human rights complaints ongoing as Vaughan takes steps on anti-Black racism. In 1 incident, VACA request to raise Caribbean flags refused, while other flags allowed.

Parents, students march in Toronto demanding

TORONTO — Hundreds of parents and students marched through the streets of downtown Toronto Monday afternoon to demand the end of systemic anti-Black racism in schools.

Plans To Save Church Of Early Black Settlers Get Funding

The Vaughan African Canadian Association (VACA) has teamed up with the Township of Oro-Medonte to restore the historical Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church, a church that was built by freed slaves in the nineteenth century.

A community group representing seven Ontario families have filed a human rights complaint against the York Region District School Board (YRDSB)

Oro-Medonte council thanks community

Shernett Martin had never seen Oro’s African church when, months ago, she agreed to help save it from collapse. 

Vaughan African Canadian Association’s Shernett Martin

Vaughan African Canadian Association’s Shernett Martin Slams York Board for ignoring reported racist incidents in schools!!

Black History Month celebrates and honours Black Canadians’ contributions to Canadian history and culture. 

Community coalition welcomes review of York Region District School Board

A coalition of community representatives join the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) and Vaughan African Canadian Association (VACA) in welcoming today’s announcement by Ontario’s Education Minister establishing an independent review of the York District School Board (YRDSB).