Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

Every year Canadians are invited to take part in the festivities and events that honour the legacy of Black Canadians, past and present, during Black History Month.

This is a time to celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians, who, throughout history, have done so much to make Canada the culturally diverse, compassionate and prosperous nation we know today. It is also an opportunity for the majority of Canadians to learn about the experiences of Black Canadians in our society, and the vital role this community has played throughout our shared history.

• Read more at the Canadian Heritage website and the PSAC national website.

Celebrate Black History Month with the PSAC! Dinner & Film Screening of The Road Taken - A Portrait of Black Sleeping-Car Porters

• February 13, 2007
• dinner @ 5:30 PM | film @ 6 PM
• PSAC Vancouver RO, 200-5238 Joyce Street

Film: The Road Taken - A nostalgic ride through history, this film documents the experiences of black workers who worked as sleeping-car porters on Canada’s major railways from the early 1900s through the 1960s. The film will be introduced by Irma Mohammed, BC Fed Director of Education & Black Labour Activist

• Read more about the Brotherhood of Sleeping-car Porters at wikipedia.

I think the story of the porters is a story of the pain and the beauty of survival. – Clifton Ruggles (teacher and artist whose father was a sleeping-car porter)

All members are invited to this forum. Please RSVP by February 7th to Amal Rana, 604.430.5631 or ranaa@psac.com, as a catered dinner will be served.