Black Ottawa Dialogue 

Black History Ottawa and The Spectrum newspaper invite you to join an exciting interactive group website: Black Ottawa Dialogue.

In setting up this on-line discussion group, we aim to:
- increase the awareness of political, social, economic and other issues affecting our daily lives.
- promote discussion of these issues with a view to finding viable solutions.
- engage in discussion and debate on how to increase participation of black people in the civic process: politics, volunteerism and other activities that shape our daily lives.
- develop a strategy for increasing the number of black people running for elective office at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels, by reducing or eliminating systemic and other barriers.
- enhance our capacity to respond to new or evolving policy and legislative developments and participate in public decision-making process.

How do we achieve these goals? By developing a “topic of the month” for discussion and debate on line. Each topic will be one that is relevant, with a potential impact on our daily lives e.g. taxes, new legislation, immigration, racism, employment etc.

How can you participate in this forum? By subscribing (at no cost) to this new website (instructions below).

By spreading the word to other black people in the national capital region to subscribe to this site (no cost involved).

By sending your views on the topic of the month to the website address.

Joining is simple. Send an e-mail to: blackottawadialogue-subscribe@yahoogroups.ca,  and indicate "Subscribe" on the subject line.

Black History Ottawa is a non-profit community-based organization that works towards the empowerment of Ottawa’s black community as an integral part of the wider community of our great city. The Spectrum is a city-wide community newspaper serving Ottawa’s black population.