Description of Program

Black Leadership Institute on Social Action For Change (BLISC) a one year leadership training program on leadership funded by Catherine Donnelly Foundation.

Black Advisory Hub (BAH) a program that will run 2021-2024 aims at supporting black startups and entrepreneurs. During the reporting period: MoU signed, program manager hired, program registration launched, and successful identification of potential partner organizations in the GTA conducted.

Number of Workshops and Events

Anti-Black Racism: A Year in Review and the Launch of the BLISC- an event of reflection on Anti-Black Racism in Canada and Launch of BLISC, held on May 25, 2021.

Guest Speaker Series for BLISC trainees: 14 Speaker Series Events Hosted on varied topics of Black Leadership.

Client Testimonials

Trisha Linton

BLISC Cohort Graduate : “I was looking to deepen my understanding of black leadership in Canadian society, and to reflect on my own past and recent experiences-BLISC more than delivered. I feel like I have tapped into a network of dynamic change. I can’t wait to see how we all build on what’s been created here”

Dean Delpeache

Director of Talent and Diversity at FIIX Software : “I am excited to be part of BLISC. Racism on people who identify themselves as black is on the rise in the past two years. People are awakening to the fact that we need to step up against this type of racism but also create leaders who can make changes in various institutes such as in education, in the community and at work places.”

Dr. Wesley Crichlow

Critical Race Intersectional Scholar : “One of the things I like about this program is that it has taken 50 members of the black community and provide a discipline in decolonization and critical anti-black racism.”

Key Successes/Outcomes

Establishing a department that exclusively works on Black Community.

Funders for the Program