FEBRUARY21,2026
OnbehalfofEnroute2Success,wearehonouredtohaveyoujoinus forthisspecialafternoonofstorytelling,history,andreflection. Tonight’sscreeningofNinthFloorrevisitsapivotalmomentin Canadianhistory,the1969SirGeorgeWilliamsstudentprotestin Montreal.
ThisdocumentarybyMinaShumuncoversthevoices,struggles,and courageofCaribbeanstudentswhostoodupagainstracismin academia,sparkinganationwideconversationthatstillresonates today.
WeextendourgratitudetofilmmakerMinaShumforpreservingthis storyonscreen,andtotheBramptonLibrary,fortheircontinuous collaborationandcommitmenttoupliftingcommunityinitiatives.
Mostimportantly,wewanttothankyou,ourguests,forbeinghere. Yourpresencereaffirmstheimportanceofacknowledging, preserving,andlearningfromBlackCanadianhistory.Weinviteyou toengagewiththefilm,reflectonitsthemes,andcontinuethe conversation. –Enroute2Success
NinthFloor(2015),directedbyMinaShum,examinesthe1969Sir GeorgeWilliamsUniversityprotestinMontreal,whereCaribbean studentschallengeddiscriminatorygradingpractices.Thenine-day occupationendedwithpoliceintervention,fires,andmassarrests, forcingCanadatoconfrontsystemicracismathome.
Throughfirsthandaccounts,thefilmcapturesthevoicesandlasting impactofoneofthemostsignificantstudentprotestsinCanadian history.
Followingthescreening,joinusforaspecialfiresidechatwhere panelistswilldiveintothefilm’shistory,itsimpact,andwhatitmeans forconversationsonequityandBlackCanadianhistorytoday.
ChantéSalicksingh
RegisteredSocialWorker& Psychotherapist.Founderof JourneyHomeCounselling Services,atraumainformedtherapypractice
PrillyBicknell-Hersco
PhDCandidate,Award WinningEducational Researcher,YorkUniversity. SpecializesinAnti-Racism, Blackstudentsuccess,and disabilityinhighereducation
PeterMiller
FormerSirGeorgeWilliams Universitystudentwithan understandingofthe1969 protestera.
rosalindhampton
AssociateProfessorofBlack StudiesintheDepartmentof SocialJustice.Areasof teachingandresearchinclude BlackStudiesinCanadian highereducationandstudent activism.
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