June 12, 2025 African Descent Advisory Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1.1 African Nova Scotian Affirmation

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 8, 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 Morag MacKenzie - Engaging Racialized Communities: A Part of The Community Engagement Councillor’s Handbook [PDF]

8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

9. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 ANSAIO Monthly Update - To be Circulated 

9.2 COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES
9.2.1 Mapfumo Chidzonga – Community RoundTable

10. ADDED ITEMS

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – August 14, 2025

12. ADJOURNMENT   

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated June 4, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to African Descent Advisory Committee – None [PDF]
2. Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer to the Executive Standing Committee dated March 27, 2025 re: African Descent Advisory Committee – History of Africville [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
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/regional-council/communicating-halifax-regional-council