Events

Visit the art installation at the Student Life Centre on Tuesday, February 28^th from 10 am to 8 pm or Wednesday, March 1^st from 10 am to 5 pm which showcases student-survivor descriptions of clothes they were wearing during an experience of sexual violence.

The University of Waterloo’s EDI-R office will present on ​Active Anti-Racism, followed by a panel and discussion.​

This is a student led event organized by: ​RSOR (Racialized Students of Renison), a group of Renison students working to build awareness, educate and strengthen community for Black, Indigenous, and Racialized (BIR) students​​.

Open to all Renison students, faculty and staff, please join in this opportunity to amplify the voices and experiences of Renison BIR students. ​

The University of Waterloo is honoured to welcome an Eagle Staff to our institution. Indigenous Knowledge Keeper Myeengun Henry will introduce this sacred item, on behalf of the UWaterloo Indigenous campus community.

Location: Federation Hall
Date: Monday, March 27, 2023
Time: 10:00 a.m.

A sunrise ceremony will take place at 7:00 a.m. outside of Federation Hall

The entire university community is invited to participate in this meaningful ceremony as we welcome the Eagle Staff.

The ceremony is expected to take up to 90 minutes, including an opportunity for refreshments and community building.

Sponsored by Engineers Canada, The Decolonizing and Indigenizing Engineering Education Network (DIEEN) is hosting an interactive session where attendees will hear from Indigenous engineers and engineers-to-be from across the country that we now call Canada. Whether in school or the workplace, presenters will recount their journeys in the engineering profession, what support they (want to) receive, and how they make space to be themselves in engineering. This session is a starting point in bridging the gap that seems to exist between students and working professionals in Engineering.

After hearing the stories of each of the speakers, attendees will be invited to join breakout rooms of two of the speakers to participate in talking circles and gather in community.

When 2SLGBTQIA+ communities replicate the power dynamics that we try to eradicate in our world and impose them on our queer, disabled, racialized bodies and minds, how do we move from toxic ableism to disability justice? This webinar will explore anti-oppression and ableism, from disability rights to disability justice as a way to fully support disabled colleagues and employees by identifying power dynamics and taking action today while mirroring what has happened in queer and trans communities in the past.

This webinar is made available to University of Waterloo staff, students and faculty through the EDI-R Office’s Pride at Work Membership. When registering, be sure to indicate University of Waterloo as your organization/employer.

Live Captioning will be provided by 3 Play Media Canada.

This workshop will support researchers (whether with small research groups or large research teams) as they develop core competencies in the creation of inclusive cultures in research environments using data-driven, evidence informed approaches. Through interactive sessions, participants will learn about systemic barriers in research and how they limit innovation, creativity and diverse approaches to complex problems. In addition, participants will learn about tools and strategies for identifying and removing barriers to inclusion, creating cultures of care that attract, retain and promote diverse talent and enhancing impact and rigour in all their research activities. 

Building the best staff team starts from the beginning. Do your job postings demonstrate inclusivity? Are your interviews accessible? The first interaction employees and job-seekers have with a workplace is the hiring and recruitment process. Using Pride at Work Canada’s journey to more inclusive hiring practices with a focus on accessibility and anti-racism, presenters will share strategies to build in belonging from the start.

Presenters:

• Jade Pichette (they/them), Director of Programs, Pride at Work Canada
• Londzo Drury (she/her), Manager of Workplace & Culture, Pride at Work Canada

This webinar is made available to University of Waterloo staff, students and faculty through the EDI-R Office’s Pride at Work Membership. When registering, be sure to indicate University of Waterloo as your organization/employer.

Live Captioning will be provided by 3 Play Media Canada.

A discussion of the promise and peril of POC video game character voice acting, focusing primarily on the connections of Black male anger and Black fatherhood in God of War through the voice work of TC Carson and Christopher Judge, contextualized against the audio Brownface of two voice POC women characters in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves.

Please join us for an evening of learning surrounding Earth Day and Indigenous perspectives. We will hear Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe teachings, including stories and discussion about Indigenous relationships to Mother Earth, and our responsibilities as stewards of our shared home. 

This is a two-part workshop that journeys through First Nations, Inuit, and Metis relations with settlers. As the title indicates, you don't know what you don't know, so everyone is welcome. You will be introduced to the concept of Miskasowin (wholistic self-evaluation) that will define content, context, and relationship promoting further action, accountability, and responsibilities as a treaty person in this land now known as Canada.
 

Learning Objectives:

• Deconstruct language and discuss why identity and labels are different for First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples.
• Unlearning historic and current realities forFirst Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples in the land now known as Canada and how the resulting cultural genocide:
  • Affects current and future generations of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples
  • Affects how First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples are received andtreated in institutions, including post-secondary institution
• Increase understanding ofIndigenous ways of knowing
• Increase awareness of local urban First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities
• Promote self-reflection to further an understanding of the impacts of colonization, racism, and implicit bias experienced by First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples

Online, 3-hour workshop, in a small-group setting