Our annual general meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 15th at 7 pm at theDock (722 Cormorant Street, 3rd Floor).
We are honoured that Mark Albany (see bio below) has agreed to be our guest speaker for this year's AGM. We have asked Mark to speak about what some of the Downtown areas were like prior to the arrival of colonists. He will also speak about some of the effects of those changes on the Songhees and Esquimalt peoples. This will be presented with regards to other worldwide issues past and present.
If you are not able to attend in person, you can click here to register to participate online via Zoom.
Note: You must be a DRA member and resident of the Downtown neighbourhood in order to vote at the AGM, but the event is open to all.
Mark Albany is an elder of the Songhees Nation and has spent his life in the area. Mark attended elementary school through to University in Victoria. Mark received his Masters in Counselling through Gonzaga University in Washington. A good portion of his working life was in non-profit organizations in the social service field. He has worked with the Department of Indian Affairs and also the Department of Veteran Affairs. Mark spent 29 years providing services from elementary to high school within the Victoria School district as a First Nations Counsellor. Throughout his career, Mark has created and lead workshops for school administration, teachers and educational assistants in regards to First Nations issues and history.
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