About The Symposium
On February 23-25, 2023, the Canada-Caribbean Institute will host the second Canada-Caribbean Symposium at The UWI Cave Hill Campus in Barbados. The symposium will be held under the theme “Decoloniality: Past, Present, And Future Directions” and will bring together scholars from universities across Canada and the Caribbean to explore decolonizing knowledge and praxis as a way to rethink the engagement and representation of peoples, places and cultures that have been marginalized within the global matrix of power. It will also provide researchers and stakeholders with an opportunity to connect and consider future cross-institutional collaborations.
Where
The symposium is scheduled to be held at The Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business & Management, The UWI Cave Hill Campus.
Who Should Attend The CCRS?
- Researchers
- Tertiary level students
- Policy-makers from across Canada and the Caribbean
When
Thursday - Saturday
February 23 - 25, 2023
Speakers
Here are some of our symposium speakers
The Hon. Kerrie D. Symmonds, M.P.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Prof. Sir Hilary Beckles
Vice-Chancellor, The University of the West Indies
Dr. Lynn Wells
Provost & Vice-President, Academic, Brock University
Dr. Gervan Fearon
President, George Brown College
Professor Clive Landis
PVC and Principal - UWI, Cave Hill Campus
Dr. David H. Farrar
President & Vice-Chancellor at McMaster University
Event Schedule
Here is our event schedule
Registration
Once you arrive at the venue, ensure that you collect your registration package
Opening Ceremony
TEA BREAK
Launching of "The Banker Ladies" (2021) film by DISE Collective Production.
Panel: Alternative Livelihoods and Economies
Chair: Professor Kamari Clarke, University of Toronto
Lunch Time
Panel: Decoloniality and Indigeneity Across Contexts
Chair: Dr. Ian Austin, George Brown College
Panel: Decolonising through Time, Space, Identity and Culture
Chair: Professor Michael Owen, Brock University
TEA BREAK
Panel: Coloniality & Precarity: Racialized Immigrants
Chair: Dr. Talia Esnard, UWI (St. Augustine)
Making Decolonization Visible on the Ground: Towards a Memorial Relief Sculpture for the "Negro Burial Ground" in Niagara-on-the-Lake
Chair: Dr. Henderson Carter (Cave Hill)
Panel: Decolonializing Educational Practice
Chair: Professor Michael Owen, Brock University
Tea Break
Panel: Decolonializing Regional Politics
Chair: Dr. Beth Coleman, University of Toronto
Lunch
Panel: Decoloniality, Resistance and Rehumanization
Chair: Dr. Jason Marshall, UWI (Cavehill)
Panel: Gender, Education and Inclusion
Chair: Dr. Mellissa Ifill, University of Guyana
Panel: Entanglement and Contestations
Chair: Dr. Talia Esnard, UWI (St. Augustine)
Closure and Networking
Island tours (Additional fee charged separately)
Event Venue
Event venue location info and gallery
The Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business & Management
The UWI, Cave Hill Campus
An old Trade Fair site at the Deep Water Harbour in Bridgetown provided modest beginnings and a temporary location for what would become The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. Evolving out of a College of Arts and Sciences that was established in 1963 with an inaugural enrolment of 118, The UWI’s third oldest campus received its permanent home at Cave Hill in 1966, amidst picturesque surroundings. It achieved full-fledged campus status with the establishment of the Faculty of Law in 1970.
Accommodation
Please note that participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Below is the booking information for the official symposium hotel.
F.A.Qs
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- Do I need a visa to visit Barbados?
Visitors from North America, Australia, France, Ireland and the UK who have a passport valid for the duration of their stay, can stay for up to 6 months in Barbados without a visa. For more information on travel requirements for Barbados please visit: World Travel Guide
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Do I need my own transportation?
Transportation will be provided between the official symposium hotel (The Blue Horizon Hotel) and The UWI on the mornings of February 23, 24 and at the end of activities related to the symposium on those days. Transportation will also be provided on February 25 to the tours identified and return to The Blue Horizon Hotel.
- What will the weather be like?
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How far is my hotel from the symposium venue?
The hotel listed here is approximately are some 11.2 km from the symposium venue. Travel time is between 25-35 minutes depending on traffic.
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Which is the closest airport to the venue?
Sir Grantley Adams International Airport
Symposium Registration
Contact Us
For more information about this symposium, see contact information below.
Address
Office of Global Affairs (OGA)Regional Headquarters
The University of the West Indies
Mona, Jamaica