2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the No. 2 Construction Battalion. Stay tuned for updates on all events celebrating the Black Battalion.
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Check out the @DBDLI count down to Emancipation Day video with Shelley Fashan promoting the Akoma Garden Taste Event and BBQ on August 1. There will be performances by the Burundi Women Dancers & the Burundi Drummers #Emancipationday youtube.com/watch?v=WS6sKw7j…
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Black Refugees came to Nova Scotia after the War of 1812 with a promise of a better life; but their arrival was far from welcome. Find out more about Black Refugee women from Sylvia Hamilton and blackhalifax.com on day 7 of our countdown.
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100 years later, we still have so much to learn from their service and our history. I encourage you to learn more about the No. 2 Construction Battalion, so that we can all recognize their service. Find more information here: web1.bccnsweb.com/
Photo credits: @BCC_NS
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We’ve built monuments across this country that tell stories of the brave women and men of our @CanadianForces, but these memorials are not always reflective of everyone’s lived experience.
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On the 100th anniversary of the disbandment of the No. 2 Construction, 🇨🇦‘s first & only Black Battalion, who endured racism during #WWI & returned to a nation who didn’t honour their sacrifice the way they deserved, I share my reflections on their service
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In honour of #BlackHistoryMonth we're taking another look at the life of #CurleyChristian, a quadruple amputee who championed initiatives for the care of disabled #veterans in @Canada : vimyfoundation.ca/100daysofv…
#CanadaRemembers #FWW #GreatWar #WarAmps @TheWarAmps @WoundWarriorCA – at Toronto, Ontario
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February is #BlackHistoryMonth and we remember Canada’s No. 2 Construction Battalion from the First World War, who served our country with pride, despite the prejudice they faced on the battlefield. #LestWeForget #NovaScotia youtube.com/watch?v=YfaF9Y3K…
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No. 2 Construction Battalion @RememberNo2 remembrance ceremony will be held this Saturday, July 8 at 10 a.m. at the deCoste Centre, Pictou.
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Looking forward to the results of the #understorymag workshops for African NS Women ow.ly/jRtq30arU1R #dbdli is a proud Partner.
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Call for submissions: African Nova Scotian Women. Edited by @L_Rachelle. Digital + print! Thx @dbdli @CanadaCouncil bit.ly/2o0vtm9
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Curator of Military History, Kevin Robins, doing a show&tell w the @RememberNo2 box & cap & other treasures @hfxpublib @JunoBeachCentre
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Who will you remember this November? Maybe a family member, friend, neighbour or a war hero. Show you #RememberThem teapawt.org/cards/p0ro…
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November 11 is just around the corner! Get involved and explore different ways to #RememberThem ow.ly/dfvj305wgTP
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A celebration in music brought to you by ANSMA and the Halifax Natal Day Committee.
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NEW: Audio #documentary about the 1st, and only, all-Black battalion in #CdnHistory ow.ly/jmXC3023W3B #WWI
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NEW ARTICLE: No. 2 Construction Battalion - the only all-Black battalion in #CdnHistory ow.ly/aokH301kTXV
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No. 2 Construction Battalion centennial celebration to be held Sat., July 9 in Pictou, Nova Scotia. #blackhistory
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New article from @CdnEncyclopedia on the No. 2 Construction Battalion. ow.ly/9DL5301Dk42
