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A mini photo session that includes two (2) unique headshots. All headshots photographed on a white backdrop. Attendees need to arrive hair and makeup ready. Professional make-up artist available for an additional fee.
Space is limited. Sign up for this wonderful opportunity and receive an additional discount to the October 2 Wellness series event. Email info@bfln.ca for details.
The Black Female Lawyers Network (BFLN) invites you to join us for high tea on Saturday June 2, 2018 at 1pm. We will be celebrating and honouoring the legacy of Violet Pauline King Henry, the first black woman called to the bar in Canada. Come and learn about Violet and join us in discussing how we can each (whatever our creed, colour or career) continue to fulfil Violet’s legacy of excellence and perserverance. As we enjoy high tea, there will be time for mentoring, sharing and plenty of laughter. Bring your business cards.
Tickets – $75 per adult. Tickets are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Guests – This networking event is open to lawyers and non-lawyers. Invite a friend, colleague or client. We encourage you to bring your own sistah. #BYOSistah. If you’d like to bring a little sistah (aged 12 years and under), please email the BLFN at info@bfln.ca.
Dress code – It’s high tea so feel free to be as comfortable or as fabulous as you wish. Fascinators/hats/headwraps are optional. Please try to incorporate the colour purple into your outfit as an ode to Violet, Wakanda and a continuation of the celebration of International Women’s Day.
Charity – We would like to make a donation to Herizon House – an Ajax-based shelter for abused women and their children. Feel no obligation but, if you would like to make a donation, please bring a cheque made payable to Herizon House (which is a registered Canadian charity). Herizon House is able to issue tax receipts so please make sure that you include your address details with your cheque. Charity details available here: http://www.herizonhouse.com
Please see the FAQs below. If you have any further questions, please email the BLFLN at info@bfln.ca.
Join us for a seminar with Cher Jones, a renowned and much sought after social media trainer and personal branding strategist. Ms. Jones will be presenting a customized training session for us that will teach us how we can utilize social media and online resources to market ourselves in a competitive legal environment. This session is for anyone feeling like their online presence is somewhat lacking or who is looking to take their social media game to the next level.
One lucky attendee will win a FREE 1 hour one-to-one virtual consultation with Ms. Jones. A name will be selected on the night. Consultation to occur before December 31, 2017 at a time to be agreed between the winner and Ms. Jones.
Social Media Trainer & Personal Branding Strategist, Socially Active
Website: www.sociallyactivetraining.com
CPD accreditation is pending
Tickets are $35 (including taxes & fees, one glass of wine and some light snacks).
Celina Caesar-Chavannes is the Member of Parliament for Whitby.
Celina has deep roots in Whitby, where she lives with her husband and three children. Prior to her election, she was a successful entrepreneur and the recipient of the Toronto Board of Trade’s Business Entrepreneur of the Year for 2012 and the 2007 Black Business and Professional Association’s Harry Jerome Young Entrepreneur Award. In addition, she has worked with a variety of private, government and non-government organizations as a celebrated research consultant. As a result of her work, Celina is a well-known international lecturer on the inclusion of marginalized populations in clinical research.
Celina has a Bachelor of Science, an MBA in Healthcare Management and an Executive MBA. She is a past member of the Governing Council at the University of Toronto, and past Vice Chair of Campus Council at University of Toronto Scarborough. She also sat as member of the Institutional Advisory Board with CIHR’s Institute of Neuroscience Mental Health and Addiction, and is a member of the Congress of Black Women.
Celina currently serves as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development and is an active and engaged member of several Interparliamentary Associations and Friendship groups.
This remarkable event will be moderated by Emily Mills.
Emily Mills knows what it’s like to ‘hustle’ and juggle it all – she is a senior communications officer at CBC Toronto; she is the founder of the How She Hustles network that connects 5000 diverse women through social media and special events; and, she’s a proud wife and mother. Emily’s latest passion project is HERtory in Black, a Toronto-based digital photo series of 150 inspiring black women that was featured nationally by the CBC for Black History Month and Canada’s 150th anniversary.
This year, Emily was also named a CivicAction DiverseCity Fellow – one of 25 rising city leaders making an impact across the GTHA – and is a champion for female entrepreneurs through SheEO. In 2015, Emily was nominated for a YWCA Toronto Women of Distinction Award, named one of 100 Black Women to Watch in Canada and received the inaugural Women’s Empowerment Award at the Black Canadian Awards. She holds degrees in journalism and music, and has studied public relations. Connect with her on Twitter or Instagram @howshehustles.
In this edition of the BFLN speakers series, we will be discussing with MP Caesar-Chavannes her trajectory into politics and more broadly touching on:
Venue
Dentons Canada LLP
77 King Street West, Suite 400 | Toronto, ON M5K 0A1
Sign up now. Space is limited.
There will be time for Q&A. If you would like to send questions in advance, please email info@bfln.ca.
