The Offices of Anti-Racism, Equity, Access, and Participation, and Community Engagement are pleased to invite you to the next Dialogues of Disruption Series

Got Blood to Give: Anti-Black Homophobia in Blood Donation

Location: Theatre C and Online (hybrid)

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. OmiSoore H. Dryden (she/​her)
Full Professor, Dalhousie University
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CIHR) in Black Health Studies
Co-Founder and Co-Lead, Black Health Education Collaborative

Dr. Dryden’s presentation will be followed by a conversation with Dr. Delia Douglas, Director of the Rady Faculty’s Office of Anti-Racism about her transdisciplinary methodologies, Black Queer (BlaQueer) diasporic analytics, and the importance of the practice of epistemic disobedience.

Speaker Bio:
Dr. OmiSoore H. Dryden is a Black queer femme and the founding Director of the Black Studies Research Institute (in STEMM) at Dalhousie University. She previously held the James R. Johnston Endowed Chair in Black Canadian Studies in the Faculty of Medicine (2019 – 2024).