Module 8 Presenter Bio

Sharita Henry (she/they) has a packed resume of experience in almost every sector: government, research, journalism, consulting, agriculture, art, start-ups, academics, and over a decade working in the charitable sector. Sharita has a long history of activism and organizing in the environmental and social sectors, and is honoured to be able to share her passions with others.

Sharita holds a Masters in Community Development from the University of Victoria, where her research efforts focus on advancing food sovereignty for Black communities. Currently, Sharita is pursuing a PhD in Adult Education and Community Development at the University of Toronto, where she was also nominated to a Junior Fellowship at Massey College.

A true Gemini, Sharita has a million different interests, and can often be found tattooing (or getting tattooed), hiking, dancing, reading, writing, cooking, and gardening.

In Peel Region, we live and work on the traditional territory and treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We would like to acknowledge the first inhabitants of these lands and those who continue to live in these regions, including the Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Ojibway/Chippewa and Métis peoples.

We occupy colonized First Nation territories and it is our responsibility to recognize our colonial histories, their present-day implications, and to work together to honour, protect and sustain Indigenous rights, and this land.

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