Black Daddies Club (BDC) is delighted to announce its partnership with the Caribbean Tales International Film Festival (CTFF) for the short film challenge based on the theme, “Black Love Matters.” Starting April 24th, 2016, this online campaign, led by the hashtag #BlackLoveMatters, will run until November 2017.

The videos from the campaign will be screened at CTFF 2016 and 2017 and theme for CTFF 2016 is “Caribbean Love.” The purpose of the campaign is to raise awareness for Black Daddies Club’s 10-year anniversary event, entitled Black Love Matters: 2017 Un-Conference that will bring together people who are active in their community and advocating for positive change. The Un-Conference will also provide a platform for discussions around the topic of “Black Love Matters.” Continue reading →

Black Daddies Club presents, Breaking Bread Brunches: Conversation with Black Leaders, which is a monthly gathering in Toronto on Sunday afternoons to discuss a broad range of topics that are relevant to the Black diaspora within Canada, under the themes of Black Identity and Black love. The purpose of these gatherings are two-fold: to create Black spaces within Canada where the community can network and speak about relevant issues, and to use the dialogues from these conversations to inform the Black Love Matters Un-Conference in 2017 taking place throughout different communities with the Greater Toronto Area.

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