Black History Month

Presented by: University of Ottawa Students’ Union 

Value: One award of $500 

Deadline: February 17 at 11:59pm EST 

Purpose 

The Equity Advocate Award is presented to a uOttawa student or group of uOttawa students who demonstrate(s) an outstanding commitment to advancing UOSU’s Equity Statement through action. The award honours a uOttawa activist or group of uOttawa activists who: 

• Facilitates, leads, or coordinates equity and diversity activities or causes within or outside of the workplace; 
• Advocates for fairness, transparency, and accessibility 
• Promotes any of the following: racial equity, disability justice, women’s rights, Indigenous rights, LGBTQ+ equality, and/or justice for other marginalized and/or historically disadvantaged groups. 

Eligibility: 

• The individual or group must be student(s) of the University of Ottawa 
• Individual or group must be part of the Black community 
• If you wish to nominate a club, this club must be approved by UOSU and the club must provide their club ID 
• Members of the selection committee cannot nominate themselves or their group. However, if someone else nominate them, they must declare a conflict of interest and not participate in the discussion. 
• Open to individuals and groups.  
• Groups can only nominate themselves for a maximum of 2 awards and individuals can nominate themselves for a maximum of 3 awards. 

Presented by: University of Ottawa Students’ Union 

Value: One award of $500 

Deadline: February 17 at 11:59pm EST 

Purpose: 

This award is dedicated to a member who has distinguished themselves through a lifetime of contributions and dedication to the advancement of the union. 

Eligibility: 

• The individual or group must be student(s) of the University of Ottawa 
• Individual or group must be part of the Black community 
• If you wish to nominate a club, this club must be approved by UOSU and the club must provide their club ID 
• Members of the selection committee cannot nominate themselves or their group. However, if someone else nominate them, they must declare a conflict of interest and not participate in the discussion. 
• Open to both individuals and groups. 
• Groups can only nominate themselves for a maximum of 2 awards and individuals can nominate themselves for a maximum of 3 awards. 

Presented by: University of Ottawa Students’ Union 

Value: One award of $500 

Deadline: February 17 at 11:59pm EST 

Purpose: 

The Creative Activism Award is a way of recognizing artists, musicians, poets, writers, designers, dancers, and other creators whose work is connected to human rights, the environment, economic and global justice, and cultural resistance. 

Eligibility: 

• The individual or group must be student(s) of the University of Ottawa 
• Individual or group must be part of the Black community 
• If you wish to nominate a club, this club must be approved by UOSU and the club must provide their club ID 
• Members of the selection committee cannot nominate themselves or their group. However, if someone else nominate them, they must declare a conflict of interest and not participate in the discussion. 
• Open to individuals and groups  
• Groups can only nominate themselves for a maximum of 2 awards and individuals can nominate themselves for a maximum of 3 awards. 

Presented by: Womxn’s Resources Centre 

Value: One award of $500 

Deadline: February 17 at 11:59pm EST 

Purpose:

A Woman of Inspiration is an extraordinary woman who leads by example, lives on purpose and inspires others to be more and do more. They are a modern-day hero, game-changer, and role model who leads by example. With courage, confidence, commitment, and integrity, they inspire others to go further, making a ripple impact across their community as well as the Black community and around the globe. We are moving the needle to recognize the achievements of women making an impact. 

Eligibility: 

• The individual must be a student of the University of Ottawa 
• The individual must be part of the Black community and identifies as a womxn. 
• Members of the selection committee cannot nominate themselves. However, if someone else nominate them, they must declare a conflict of interest and not participate in the discussion. 
• Open to individuals only.  
• Individuals can nominate themselves for a maximum of 3 awards. 

Presented by: Pride Centre 

Value: One award of 500$ 

Deadline: February 17 at 11:59pm EST 

Purpose: 

The 2SLGBTQ+ Community Leader Award recognizes the exceptional efforts and activism of a Black uOttawa student who identifies within the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Keeping in value with the mission of The Pride Centre, the 2SLGBTQ+ Community Leader has shown commitment in furthering intersectional approaches to gender and sexuality equity, promotes accessible spaces for the Black and 2SLGBTQ+ community and has fostered kinship with their fellow 2SLGBTQ+ siblings. 

Individual members within the community are recognized for the exceptional work they do through our peer-nominated awards. Varying year to year, this award showcases the great work many people do behind the scenes for 2SLGBTQ+ equity. 

Eligibility: 

• The individual must be a student of the University of Ottawa 
• The individual must be part of the Black community and 2SLGBTQ+ community. 
• Members of the selection committee cannot nominate themselves. However, if someone else nominate them, they must declare a conflict of interest and not participate in the discussion. 
• Open to individuals only 
• Individuals can nominate themselves for a maximum of 3 awards. 

Presented by: University of Ottawa Students’ Union 

Value: One award of $500 

Deadline: February 17 at 11:59pm EST 

Purpose:

The Francophonie award pays tribute to students whose social, political or cultural contributions have a beneficial effect on the Francophone community and on the Black community in general. 

Eligibility: 

• The individual must be a student of the University of Ottawa 
• The individual must be part of the Black Francophone community.  
• Members of the selection committee cannot nominate themselves. However, if someone else nominates them, they must declare a conflict of interest and not participate in the discussion. 
• Open to individuals only 
• Individuals can nominate themselves for a maximum of 3 awards. 

Presented by: Bilingualism Centre 

Value: Two awards of $1,000 

Deadline: February 19 at 11:59pm EST 

Eligibility: 

• The individual must be a student of the University of Ottawa 
• The individual must be part of the Black Francophone community. 

Requirements: 

1-2 page paper about the black francophone student experience on campus. This can be about a single experience or several experiences. The paper should also include recommendations of steps that the bilingualism centre and UOSU should take to make campus a safe(r) space for back students. 

Winners will be the students that provide the most practical (applicability+result) change recommendations to the centre. 

Please send your finished paper to: bilingualism-coord@seuo-uosu.com 

The centre will announce the progress it has made towards adopting these changes during the gala of the following year.