Upcoming Events
UsNow 2025: A Black Women’s Health Conference
UsNow 2025 is more than a conference—it’s a space rooted in Black comfort, care, and connection. Together, we’ll examine how systemic racism affects Black women & femmes health across workplaces and communities, and explore a way forward through mutual aid and collective care.
Speakers
Dr. Helen Ofosu
Dr. Helen Ofosu is a seasoned expert in Workplace Psychology with over 20 years of experience in leadership development, equity, and organizational dynamics.
She is the founder of I/O Advisory Services, where she provides Executive Coaching and HR Consulting to leaders and organizations.
Dr. Ofosu also serves as a founding Officer and Chair of the Section on Black Psychology within the Canadian Psychological Association.
She is an accomplished author and award recipient, recognized with a Trillium Award nomination and the Canadian Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology’s Outstanding Practitioner Award in 2024.
Rania El Mugammar
Rania El Muggamar is a Sudanese multidisciplinary artist, educator, performer, and published writer focused on abolition, anti-oppression, and justice.
She is a poetic storyteller who explores themes of Blackness, migration, womanhood, and belonging through poetry, spoken word, and oral storytelling.
As a liberation consultant, Rania brings her expertise in anti-oppression and abolition education to arts institutions, STEM enterprises, media organizations, and grassroots spaces.
Deeply committed to decolonization, her work champions freedom, transformative justice, and the aesthetic power of language.
Food & Beverages
Enjoy a vibrant, Halal-friendly Caribbean meal crafted by award-winning chef Resa of Baccanalle—plus morning and afternoon snacks to keep you nourished throughout the day.
Accomodations
If you require any accommodations such as ASL interpretation, childcare, or other, please let us know when purchasing your ticket.
Tickets
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Ladies Dance Night: Summer Party
Ladies, get ready for an unforgettable dance night with DJ Velvet. She will keep the party going with a mix of old-school and new-school R&B, hip hop, dancehall, reggae, afrobeats, and more.
Gather your girls, step onto the dance floor, and let the music take you there—whether it’s slow grooves or high-energy tracks, we’re moving all night long.
Book Club
Come dissect and discuss the themes from the novel Hold My Girl by Charlene. Charlene will be joining the discussion to provide additional author insights and meanings.
Interview Best Practices for Black and Racialized Women
Learn from my years of supporting interview panels. This session will highlight what you should do to fully represent yourself (skills, professional & lived experience) during interviews.
Navigating Harmful Workplaces: Black and Racialized Women’s Networking Event (hybrid)
Join us to network with Black and racialized female and non-binary leaders from various sectors from Ontario and Quebec.
Let’s face it, our workplaces were not created for Black and racialized women to progress and thrive. Most of are regularly harmed by microaggressions on a daily basis, overwork, limited career progression opportunities, and many other examples of systemic racism and discrimination.
The evening is designed to create a safer space to connect, share experiences, build relationships as well as learn from industry leaders (professional starts, challenges (i.e. systemic racism, discrimination, and sexism), pivots, and lessons learned) during a panel discussion.
Ladies Dance Night
Join us for an unforgettable Old School dance party featuring the best Hip Hop, R&B, and Dancehall tracks of the 90s and 2000s. All women (i.e. trans/cis and non-binary individuals) are welcome!