Interest Group Email Archive

Dear BNLC Members,

As we enjoy the sunshine and warmth of summer, BNLC is excited to announce our Second Annual Mix & Mingle taking place this fall!

Join us in Ottawa on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, for an unforgettable evening of networking, entertainment, and celebration. The event will feature dynamic keynote speakers, special guests, delicious food, and great music—perfect for reconnecting and making new connections in our growing community.

We hope everyone has been enjoying the hot summer so far!
As the temperatures continue to rise, please remember to stay cool, hydrated and safe during these heatwaves.

Good day members,

This is just a reminder of our upcoming webinar this Tuesday! 

Black Men In Nursing: Black Mental Health Among Professionals

Date and time: Tuesday, June 10, at 7 p.m. ET. 

BNLC presents Black Men In Nursing: Black Mental Health Among Professionals. This webinar will be hosted by our communications ENO, Dwight Barrett, and will feature panelists: Dr. Akeem Stewart; Jason Burke, RPN; Jordan Acheampong, RN; and Akim Edwards, RN and PhD student.

Good day, members,

As we wrap up a month full of events and celebrations, we continue our hard work into June before the summer begins.

Important Update:
We have a new email address! Please use [email protected] going forward and refrain from using our previous one.

RNAO AGM 2025: Celebrating 100 Years!

April Newsletter: 

Good day, members, 

April has been a relatively quiet month for us, but we’ve got some exciting events lined up for May and June! 

We have a new e-mail address! 

RNAO and its interest groups have recently transitioned to a new email provider, and we now have a new email address. Please use [email protected] moving forward and refrain from using our old address. 

Good day members, 

As we approach the end of the March and Spring is upon us, we have exciting events we will be hosting.  We also had a very busy month of Feburary. 

BNLC representing Black History Month: 

Hello BNLC members,

Continuing with the great excellence, BNLC will be hosting another webinar on Wednesday Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. ET - "Black Excellence featuring Dr. Akeem Stewart".

Good day members, 

We are already the end of the first month of 2025 and BNLC already has done some exciting stuff and will have exciting events. 

BNLC and CBNA link up for New Year's Eve Daily Bread Drive 

Good day members and happy holidays!  

As we approach the holiday seasons, we want to wish all our members a safe and happy holidays. We hope you all enjoy the holidays and for those who are working through the holidays, please also remember to make sure you take care of yourselves as well. Self-care is very important.  

The return of "Black men in Nursing" 

Dear colleagues,

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we must reschedule the Mix and Mingle event that was planned for this Saturday in Ottawa.

We appreciate your understanding and will provide updates with the new date, time, and location as soon as possible.  For those who have purchased tickets, refunds will offered. 

Thank you for your patience, and we look forward to connecting with you soon!

Warm regards,
Your BNLC exec team

Hello members,

Come to our Black Nurses Leading Change's Ottawa Fall Mix N' Mingle event!

Get ready to socialize and have a great time with fellow nurses and BNLC members on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. at the Margaret Rywak Community Building. Join us for an evening of fun, laughter, prizes, and making new connections. Don't miss out on this opportunity to meet new people and enjoy a night of mingling. See you there!

Good day members,

Back by popular demand, BNLC is hosting a webinar Q & A session on Black men in nursing on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. ET. The webinar will be hosted by BNLC Communications ENO Dwight Barrett.  

Click on the following link to register: 

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkc--hqjovEtzXm_QoZxJKZMBU4q…

See you there!!

BNLC Executive Committee 

Good day members,

We hope you all are well. As we continue in the fall season, BNLC has been been busy with past events and future events.

BNLC Virtual AGM:

On Sunday, Sept. 15, BNLC hosted their own virtual AGM meeting. We opened our meeting to our new and existing members showcasing what our group is about and what future events we were holding. The event was a success at which we answered questions to our members about our group.

We are still looking for a Finance ENO so if you are interested please contact us.

Dear member, 

Join us in celebrating the 10th-annual #FallTour on Oct. 1, 6 - 8 p.m. 

RNAO President NP Lhamo Dolkar will speak about the benefits of RN prescribing, the role of NPs, the drug toxicity crisis and the climate emergency as well as the role of RNAO Best Practice Spotlight Organizations are making in communities across Ontario. 

Hello Members,

This is a reminder to join us this  Sunday Sept. 15, 2024 from 6:30–7:30 p.m. ET for our Annual General Meeting. See what we've been up to, and what we are planning to get up to!

Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qcOqhrTksHdFIi62PdVsIIZ6cEY

And if you haven't already, follow us on

LinkedIn (Black nurses leading change),

X (BNLC_RNAO)

and Instagram (bnlc_rnao).

All the best,

Please join us on Sunday September 15, 2024 from 6:30pm-7:30pm EST for our Annual General Meeting.

See what we've been up to, and what we are planning to get up to!

Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qcOqhrTksHdFIi62PdVsIIZ6cEY…

And if you haven't already follow us on LinkedIn (Black nurses leading change), X (BNLC_RNAO) and Instagram (bnlc_rnao).

All the best,

BNLC Executive

Are you interested in being a member of the BNLC? Are you curious about what BNLC does? Are you interested in being an executive member of the BNLC?

Come join us on Sunday, Sept. 15 from 6:30–7:30 p.m. ET and join us. You will get to meet our executive team as we present you to our interest group and what has to offer and great opportunities we have. We are still looking for fill the following positions: Finance ENO, Policy and Political Action ENO and Workplace ENO.

Black Nurses Leading Change –  September newsletter

Good day members,

We hope you all had a great summer and are ready for the fall. The BNLC has some upcoming great events that we are excited to announce.

BNLC Virtual AGM: Sunday, Sept. 15, 6:30–7:30 p.m. ET

Are you interested in being a member of the BNLC? Are you curious about what BNLC does?  Are you interested in being an executive member of the BNLC?

Good day members!

We hope you are enjoying your summer and continue to enjoying it.  We had a great beginning of the summer which included our RNAO AGM and our summer mix and mingle.  We also want to highlight a correction.  In the previous copy of this newsletter, it was stated that Shelly Philip LaForest was the president of ONA.  This was an error. Shelly is the Executive Director and  Founder of the Ontario Black Nurses Network. She is not the president of ONA.  We apologize for this typo. 

RNAO Annual AGM:

Good day members!

We hope you are enjoying your summer and continue to enjoying it.  We had a great beginning of the summer which included our RNAO AGM and our summer mix and mingle.

RNAO Annual AGM:

RNAO held its AGM and BNLC was there to represent. We had our AGM meet and greet the Saturday morning where BNLC was there meeting our members as well getting to know other new and joining members.

Summer and Mix and Mingle: