Black History Month event explores the concept of care grounded in connection and community
A joint venture between the McGill Chapter of the Canadian Black Nurses Association (CBNA-McGill), the Nursing Graduate Students Society (NGSA), and the Office for Social Accountability in Nursing (OSAN), this special event was held at the Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN) on February 26, 2026. “The event reflected the kind of professional identity we strive to cultivate as nurses — one grounded in care, connection, and community,” says ISoN Faculty Lecturer Anne-Laurie Beaubrun, who served as chair of the organizing committee and facilitated the panel discussion.
The event began with refreshments and an arts and crafts exhibit, including thoughtful pieces created by nursing students Valerie Beaubrun, Noelle Leon-Palmer, and Lynn Joseph. This was followed by a hybrid panel discussion featuring three accomplished, dynamic Black women: Helen Bunyan, retired head nurse, union delegate and FIQ representative; her daughter, Nadia Bunyan, a fashion designer, researcher, community organizer and guest curator of her exhibition at the McCord Museum titled Aunties’ Work: The Power of Care; and Stephanie Camilien, Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Contract Lecturer at the ISoN who is currently completing formal training in psychotherapy.