New Brunswick celebrated International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent for the first time on Wednesday.
New Brunswick marks its 1st International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent
Savannah Awde · CBC News
· Posted: Jul 22, 2026 6:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Patricia DeGuire, chief commissioner, Ontario Human Rights Commission, spoke at New Brunswick’s first event for International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent. (Tara King-Stewart/CBC)
A first-in-New Brunswick event called for greater recognition of African women and girls of African descent, guided by the philosophy of “ubuntu” — or, “I am because we are.”
That ancient philosophy is at the root of International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent, according to Patricia DeGuire, chief commissioner, Ontario Human Rights Commission.
“My freedom is bound up in yours, and my safety is incomplete if yours is fragile,” DeGuire said, describing the concept in a speech at Government House.
“Ubuntu is not a sentiment, ubuntu is structure. It is ethics, and relational responsibility.”
Minister responsible for Women’s Equality Lyne Chantal Boudreau said she’s held a roundtable to hear about the challenges facing African women and girls in New Brunswick. (Tara King-Stewart/CBC)
New Brunswick Lt.-Gov. Louise Imbeault, Sen. Krista Ross, and Minister responsible for Women’s Equality Lyne Chantal Boudreau also spoke at the event,
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