R.I.T.E.S
What are the facilitators names?
Who are Jolissa and Hawa?
This is what it means when someone clearly says “yes” and wants to participate.
What is consent?
This February celebration recognizes the achievements and history of Black Canadians.
What is Black History Month?
This woman is featured on the Canadian $10 bill for her civil rights activism in Nova Scotia.
Who is Viola Desmond?
This Canadian province has the largest Black population.
What is Ontario?
R.I.T.E.S. is an acronym that stands for: Resilience, Identity, Transformation, Empowerment, Self-Determination.
What is true?
If someone says “no,” or seems uncomfortable, this is what you should do.
What is stop and respect their choice?
This popular Canadian hip-hop artist from Toronto gained global fame with hits like "Hotline Bling."
Many Black Loyalists settled in this Atlantic Canadian province after the American Revolution.
What is Nova Scotia?
The first Black communities in Canada were established in this region, especially around Halifax.
What is Nova Scotia?
What is the organization we work for?
What is CTYS?
Consent must be this — not forced or pressured.
What is freely given?
This annual festival in Toronto celebrates Caribbean and Black culture with parades and music.
What is Caribana?
This town in Alberta was founded by Black settlers escaping racism in the U.S.
What is Amber Valley?
This island country in the Caribbean has strong African roots and is famous for reggae music.
What is Jamaica.
What is one topic we have discussed so far?
What is "Introduction", "Who Am I", "Self-Care", Black Mental Health", or "Privilege and Identity"?
True or False: You can take back consent at any time, even if you said “yes” before.
What is True?
This influential spoken-word poet and activist was Canada’s first Parliamentary Poet Laureate of African descent.
Who is George Elliott Clarke?
She was the first Black Canadian woman elected to Parliament.
Who is Jean Augustine?
This Canadian city is home to the Ontario Black History Society and many Afro-Caribbean communities.
What is Toronto?
How many weeks does R.I.T.E.S. go for?
What is 12 weeks?
This is a way to check if someone is okay with something — especially in friendship or relationships.
What is asking and listening to their answer?
This 2020 social movement in Canada echoed the call for racial justice and police reform, sparked by events in the U.S.
What is Black Lives Matter?
This Act, passed in 1960, gave all Canadians, including Black Canadians, the right to vote in federal elections without restrictions.
What is the Canadian Bill of Rights?
This Caribbean island was the first independent Black republic, winning its freedom from France in 1804.
What is Haiti?