We Stand on Guard for Thee: The African Canadian
Experience in the War of 1812
Location: The Pond Inlet, Mackenzie
Chown Complex, Brock
University, St. Catharines, Ontario
Dates: May 10-11, 2012, beginning at 6:30
pm Thursday, May 10, 2012
Sponsors: Harriet Tubman Institute and the
Augmented Reality Lab in the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University, in
cooperation with the History Department, Brock University; the Central Ontario
Network for Black History; and the St. Catharines Museum
Honorary Patron: Wilma Morrison,
Order of Ontario and Honorary Doctorate, Brock University
Registration: Full workshop package including Thursday
evening reception, one night’s residence accommodation, meals and snacks,
$110. Student/unwaged $90.
Thursday evening
reception only, $10 including beverage and light refreshments.
Workshop day rate
(Friday) $35, including meals and snacks.
For conference
program, and to register on-line, go to the Harriet Tubman Institute
website and follow the links for the workshop.
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The
African Canadian experience in the War of 1812 is a topic lamentably
underrepresented in scholarly and popular literature. We Stand on Guard for Thee: African Canadians in the War of 1812 will provide a forum for scholars, students,
educators, community historians and members of the public to explore the
important role played by African Canadians in this, the last war fought on
Canadian soil.
The opening reception at 6:30 pm, Thursday, May 10,
2012, will feature the Honorable James J. Bradley, Deputy Government Leader of
the House and Environment Minister for Ontario; Brian McMullan, Mayor of St.
Catharines; Paul Dyster, Mayor of Niagara Falls, New York; Dr. Bonnie Rose,
Executive VP of Niagara University; and Brian Merrett, CEO of the War of 1812
Legacy Council for Niagara.
Special guest speaker Gareth Newfield of the
Canadian War Museum will present " ‘Free Men of Colour.’ The Coloured Corps
during the War of 1812," followed by a musical performance by Diana
Braithwaite and Chris Whitely. The launch of Conestogo Bound: Black Pioneers of Wellington County, an original
film by Queen's Bush pioneer descendant Diana Braithwaite, will conclude the
evening.
At the
Workshop on Friday, May 11, 2012, participants will discuss topics including the
Coloured Corps stationed at Fort George in Niagara-on-the-Lake; the wartime
experience of Black women and children; African Canadian service in the battle
for the Great Lakes and on the high seas; and the post-war migration to
Maritime Canada of the so-called "Black Refugees,” some 2,000 African
Americans who fought on the British side in the War of 1812. An important
component of the Workshop will be outlining directions for future research, and
providing suggestions for the development of educational materials for the new project
of the Harriet Tubman Institute and Faculty of Fine Arts, York University: We Stand On Guard for Thee: Teaching and
Learning the African Canadian Experience in the War of 1812.
Also on
Friday, May 11, 2012, the Hon. Jean Augustine, Fairness Commissioner for
Ontario, will launch Breaking the Chains:
Presenting a New Narrative for Canada’s Role in the Underground Railroad. This
innovative web-based project includes
24 original biographies of people who came to Canada in search of freedom
before the US Civil War. Narratives, detailed essays, primary documents and historic
images support a series of original lesson plans designed for Grades 3-12,
enhanced by specially created Augmented Reality segments. Based on substantial new research and funded
by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, this is a
project of the Harriet Tubman Institute and Faculty of Fine Arts (Augmented
Reality Lab), both of York University, with support from community partners
across Ontario.
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