WIBCA was recently featured in an article for The West Island News. Joan Lee, WIBCA’s president, was interviewed by writer Hannah Johnston at our 40th Anniversary celebration on Saturday, June 25th. Kindly read the full article here.
The WIBCA youth had a blast at the Alouettes Game VS the Saskatchewan Roughriders! We are very grateful for Telus’ invitation to the game and their continued support of our Maasai Mentoring program. We greatly enjoyed the VIP experience which included meeting Kevin Raphael, watching the half-time show and meeting Clay and Friends, participating in…
Join the West Island Black Community Association (WIBCA) on Saturday, June 25th from 12PM to 6PM at the Marcel-Morin Community Centre to celebrate our 40th anniversary! This all-ages event will feature food, non-alcoholic beverages, Black-owned businesses, and music from DJ DonSmooth. We will reminisce on the past 40 incredible years of our volunteer-run organization and…
Our 1st Robotics Expo was a great success! This amazing showcase was held on Saturday June 11th 2022 from 2:30PM to 5PM at the DDO Civic Centre. We are so proud of our youth; they will achieve great things! STEM is the future and it is so important to nurture our children’s intellectual curiosity. If…
You are cordially invited to WIBCA’s Annual General Meeting taking place virtually via Zoom on Sunday June 12th from 3pm to 5pm. WIBCA looks forward to welcoming our members, guests, and to your contributions. Do you want to give back to your community? Do you want to be a part of a dynamic team? Are…
On April 7th, WIBCA greatly enjoyed participating in the community roundtable, themed “Discovering Montréal’s Diverse Black Community Organizations”. We extend our gratitude to Our Shared Spaces McGill, Concordia’s Black Perspectives Office, and Teaching andLearning Services McGill. This was a wonderful event and we are thankful to have been a part of it! Kindly view the…
WIBCA had a wonderful time at the Black Business Atlas’s launch party for their website. This 5 à 7 was an amazing celebration of Black Excellence. We are grateful for our partnership with the BBA and to Roshayne from AMPSTUDIOX for the photos!
The Jamaican Association of Montreal (JAM) invites you to join Nora Jean-Baptiste, educator, and Jade Parkinson-Gayle, educator and CBC Changemaker for 2022, for an informative and fun session that will focus on these topics: * Setting boundaries* Valuing myself/my desires* Empowered relationships* Shame* Body autonomy* Consent* After care* Questions/reflective opportunity* Body check in* What does…
Join us at the Jamaica Association on Thursday, April 21 at 7 pm for what will be an unforgettable event. Audley Coley will talk about his journey with bipolar disorder and will take us on that journey through his new book and his stories. He is the instructor for our Senior Fitness program & we…
Come celebrate our 40th birthday with us in June! More details to follow.