The Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) has announced a series of roundtable discussions on anti-Black racism in Canada's music industry.
Presented in association with the freshly-founded ADVANCE, the Breaking Down Racial Barriers webinar series will begin August 4, taking place each Tuesday at 1 p.m.
The 10-part series will be centred on the voices and lived experiences of Black music professionals working across different disciplines in Canada's industry ecosystem. Nine of the webinar sessions will focus on industry bodies, including record labels, festivals and event promotion, streaming companies and more, tackling the barriers Black people face in relation to them.
The final segment of the series will then reflect on the knowledge from the first nine seminars, which will then be compiled in a report to be used by peer and partner organizations, and the wider industry, in creating actionable change.
You can find the details for the first webinar of Breaking Down Racial Barriers below, along with a complete series breakdown. Further free registration details can be found here.
Webinar 1: Systemic & Systematic Racism: A Discussion on anti-Black Racism in the Entertainment Industry
Webinar 2: The Economics of anti-Black Racism in the Entertainment Industry
Webinar 3: Anti-Black Racism in the Media & the Spaces that Create it
Webinar 4: Barriers faced by Black Event Producers: Agents, Access to Venues Event Spaces, Festivals & Sponsorship
Webinar 5: Anti-Black Racism in The Creative Space: From Creatives to Ad Agencies
Webinar 6: Challenges faced by Black Artists: Systemic & Systematic Barriers - Independent to Major Label
Webinar 7: Representation in the Corporate & Organizational Entertainment Industry: Record Labels, Streaming Companies & Industry Associations
Webinar 8: Retention & Succession (Part 1) - The Role of Education, Mentorship & Succession Planning in creating the next generation of Black Music Professionals
Webinar 9: Retention & Succession (Part 2) - A Voice at the Table: Hiring, Professional Advancement & Promotion w/i the Music Entertainment Industry
Webinar 10: Summary, Conclusions & Creation of Actionable Items for Change
Presented in association with the freshly-founded ADVANCE, the Breaking Down Racial Barriers webinar series will begin August 4, taking place each Tuesday at 1 p.m.
The 10-part series will be centred on the voices and lived experiences of Black music professionals working across different disciplines in Canada's industry ecosystem. Nine of the webinar sessions will focus on industry bodies, including record labels, festivals and event promotion, streaming companies and more, tackling the barriers Black people face in relation to them.
The final segment of the series will then reflect on the knowledge from the first nine seminars, which will then be compiled in a report to be used by peer and partner organizations, and the wider industry, in creating actionable change.
You can find the details for the first webinar of Breaking Down Racial Barriers below, along with a complete series breakdown. Further free registration details can be found here.
Webinar 1: Systemic & Systematic Racism: A Discussion on anti-Black Racism in the Entertainment Industry
Webinar 2: The Economics of anti-Black Racism in the Entertainment Industry
Webinar 3: Anti-Black Racism in the Media & the Spaces that Create it
Webinar 4: Barriers faced by Black Event Producers: Agents, Access to Venues Event Spaces, Festivals & Sponsorship
Webinar 5: Anti-Black Racism in The Creative Space: From Creatives to Ad Agencies
Webinar 6: Challenges faced by Black Artists: Systemic & Systematic Barriers - Independent to Major Label
Webinar 7: Representation in the Corporate & Organizational Entertainment Industry: Record Labels, Streaming Companies & Industry Associations
Webinar 8: Retention & Succession (Part 1) - The Role of Education, Mentorship & Succession Planning in creating the next generation of Black Music Professionals
Webinar 9: Retention & Succession (Part 2) - A Voice at the Table: Hiring, Professional Advancement & Promotion w/i the Music Entertainment Industry
Webinar 10: Summary, Conclusions & Creation of Actionable Items for Change
