We are committed to build partnerships across the University, so together we can continue to lead transformative culture changes, disrupt oppressive systems, dismantle institutional barriers, and embed anti-racism and equity in policies, processes, environments, and experiences on campus.
Resources
Current initiatives
Community Engagement Guide
This initiative responds to campus requests for a clearer and more unified approach to inclusive engagement. The Guide helps shift engagement efforts from simply gathering input to intentionally creating space for communities to share their voice and shape outcomes that directly affect them on campus. In doing so, it works towards supporting a more inclusive, responsive, and human campus experience for everyone
Take the Mic
We’re opening our space, and our professional podcasting and video equipment, to students, staff, and faculty for free 30-minute recording sessions available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1–3 p.m.
Inclusive Facilities on Google Maps!
Looking for a gender-inclusive washroom? A change table? A multi-faith space for reflection or prayer? We’ve mapped inclusive facilities across Main campus directly in Google Maps, making it easy to find what you need—all in one place.
News and upcoming events
News
Black Graduate Students EDI-R Award applications
Are you a Black graduate student registered full-time in a doctoral program at UWaterloo? The Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism is no loner accepting applications for the “Black Graduate Students EDI-R Award” Please forward your questions to sankofa@uwaterloo.ca.
Racial trauma isn’t always visible. Its impact is.
The Healing from Racial Trauma workshop is designed by Jennisha Wilson and Mifrah Abid, from the Office of EDI-R, to support that process. Open to racialized students, staff, and faculty, this session offers a supportive space to better understand how racial stress manifests and to learn practical strategies for grounding, self-awareness, and care. No personal sharing is required.
How do we make decisions reflect the communities they impact?
At the University of Waterloo, the decisions we make about research, programs, policies, and even physical spaces ripple across campus life. So how do we ensure those decisions genuinely reflect the people they impact? The Community Engagement Guide was developed to help answer that question.
Events
CCDI Webinar: Anti-racism and anti-oppression practices in action
It can be challenging to take theories or frameworks and apply them to our everyday actions and practices. This webinar will focus on sharing skills and real-life workplace examples of anti-racism and anti-oppression in action. From hiring and retention practices to psychological safety and employee cultures of belonging, we will explore how anti-racism and anti-oppression values shape healthy and equitable workplaces.
Register with your @uwaterloo.ca email address to access the event.
- The webinar will run for 60 minutes and there will be an opportunity for Q&A towards the end with the presenter
- Please note: CCDI does not distribute presentation slides.
- This webinar will be offered in English with closed captioning.
- Please note that registration for our webinars will close at 4:00 p.m. ET, one business day before the event
CCDI Webinar: Dignity and respect for all: Creating safer workplaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ people
We all play a significant role in shaping spaces and creating relationships based on equity and inclusion, spaces where all people can thrive and live with safety and respect. Sadly, in Canada today, there has been a rise in hate-motivated acts towards Trans and Queer communities specifically, which is why it's so vital for allies to learn tools, language and skills to challenge discrimination and create dignity and safety for all.
WEBINAR DETAILS
- The webinar will run for 60 minutes and there will be an opportunity for Q&A towards the end with the presenter
- Please note: CCDI does not distribute presentation slides.
LANGUAGE: This webinar will be offered in English with closed captioning.
NOTE:
- Please note that registration for our webinars will close at 4:00 p.m. ET, one business day before the event.