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Renison recently embarked on a reimagining exercise with many of our Anglican Church partners to determine the role that Renison can play in supporting and advancing community engagement and outreach. There is a desire for a variety of events, workshops and retreats to be made freely and readily available to our community that will serve as stages of support on our spiritual journey together.

Kindness-Grams: February 13-17

Throughout Valentine's Day week, from February 13-17, the Renison Wellness Committee will have Kindness-Grams available at Moose Tracks. The fee for each Gram is $2 (or pay what you can), all of which will go to support the Student Urgent Needs (SUN) Bursary.

Grams can be purchased from Moose Tracks using credit, debit, or your Wat Card. If you happen to have a toonie or two, Moose Tracks can accept it, but will be unable to offer change. A limited number of Grams will be available, please get yours early - if we can, we'll make a few extra through the week to re-supply but we don't want any to go to waste!

When: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 6:30pm - 7:50 pm ET
Hybrid - online via Zoom

Featuring: Scott M. Harrison, Senior Program Manager - Engaging Asia / Canada-Asia Sustainability Tracker Northeast Asia at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Research Fellow at the David Lam Centre for Asian Studies at Simon Fraser University

Sponsored by the Eurasia Foundation and with support from the Keiko and Charles Belair Centre for East Asian Studies

Learn more and register here.

In just a few weeks, Renison’s Knowledge Development and Exchange (KDE) Hub for Mental Health Promotion will hold its third Annual Symposium, February 28 and March 1. This free virtual event is open to all who are interested in mental health promotion, including Renison students, colleagues and friends.

Did you know that the first cohort of MSW students started at Renison over 10 years ago? 

To mark this milestone, the School of Social Work is planning a series of events with inspiring ongoing critical reflection about the next 10 years for Social Work, education, and wellbeing. They have invited a series of speakers and workshop facilitators to support virtual community conversations: 

Elder Henry is an Indigenous Knowledge Keeper at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Waterloo. He has held the position of Elected Chief and the Director of Employment Services for the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. Elder Henry is an elected band councilor, Indigenous Ceremony conductor (e.g., weddings, funerals, healing, naming), traditional
medicine practitioner, environmental protectionist, Indigenous counsellor, Pow Wow coordinator, and OPP Indigenous advisor.

Afro-Iraqis represent 5% of the Iraqi population (approximately two million people), and Iraq has been their home since the ninth century, as part of forced immigration due to the slave trade. Throughout their history, Afro-Iraqis have been subjected to oppression, racism, and discrimination. Their rituals–assembled from a broad mix of African diasporic lineages–have been disparaged as barbaric and irreligious. In addition to providing a brief history of Afro-Iraqis and anti-Black racism in Arab culture, this paper describes and examines the significance of Afro-Iraqi rituals and Afro-Iraqis’ resilience in facing stigmatization and discrimination in Iraq.

When: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 | 6:30pm - 7:50 pm ET
Hybrid - online via Zoom, and in person at REN 1918

Featuring: John Price, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Victoria

Sponsored by the Eurasia Foundation and with support from the Keiko and Charles Belair Centre for East Asian Studies

Learn more and register here.

Throughout Valentine's Day week, from February 13-17, the Renison Wellness Committee will have Kindness-Grams available at Moose Tracks. The fee for each Gram is $2 each (or pay what you can), all of which will go to support Students First.

Belair Centre Speaker Series: Making Amends: Addressing Historical Errors and Injustices

When: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | 6:30pm - 7:50 pm ET
Online

Speakers: Ken Coates, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy and Carin Holroyd, professor of political studies at the University of Saskatchewan