A retrospective on the history of African-Canadians
Fifth Symposium-general, 2012
June 14-16, 2012

Speaker : Lawrence Hill
Ticket price: $ 16.50 per inclusive
promiseland2012.inck.ca

In the framework of the fifth annual symposium on the promised land " Claim the promise : a retrospective on the history of African-Canadians ", the symposium offers an evening with award-winning canadian author and international success Lawrence Hill . Among his works, which Any Known Blood and Some Great Thing, figure The Book of Negroes, the critically-acclaimed and influential .
 The conference of Lawrence Hill this evening will cover a variety of topics drawn from her personal experiences growing up in the suburbs of Toronto and the effect of this experience on her creative work; her experiences of writing and research on "Black history" in this country; and the themes of the Symposium Promised Land this year. 
 
This evening also, a special ceremony award ceremony will take place so that the representatives of the Distinguished Women in International Service will be awarded to the winners of a local contest to write on Black history for young people.  

Tickets to Lawrence Hill available through this website and at the ticket office of the cultural Centre.
Tickets for the remainder of the Symposium Promised Land are available by contacting Devin Andrews [email protected] or 519.436.0119 x351