This foundational workshop is designed to give you an understanding of equity and how our interactions with one another are shaped by systems of oppression, power, and privilege.
Audience: Students, Faculty, and Staff
Black community members from University of Waterloo and the broader community are invited to a virtual space for support, community care, to voice their experiences with anti-Black racism, and action, facilitated by Dr. Christopher Taylor, and Omi Ra.
Amanda Cook and Meaghan Ross, from the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office, discuss the ‘Bellwoods Kiss’ – a video that went viral last weekend, and which resulted in a response video, and an apology from CTV, the broadcaster of the original footage.
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
This workshop uses a critical intersectional lens to understand the impact of sexual violence on diverse individuals and communities. Practices and principles that centre survivors through cultural safety, anti-oppression, anti-racism and transformative justice are central to the session.
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Sheltering in place means that many of us are communicating online a lot more than we used to. But, communicating in virtual spaces, through text and social media, in a supportive and safer manner involves understanding your boundaries, consent and much more.
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Ask Us Anything: The Reality, Risk & Responses to Virtual Communications is hosted by Matt Erickson, Director of Conflict Management and Human Rights. This Ask Us Anything virtual session explores our need to be aware of, and respond to, the increased risk of challenging pitfalls as we communicate remotely and virtually.
This virtual panel discussion, hosted by Pride at Work Canada in collaboration with Catalyst Canada, will bring light to the many ways that queer and trans women are instigators of innovation and champions of inclusion in a variety of workplaces.
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
This workshop enables participants to prepare in advance, know what resources are available, and build confidence to effectively deal with potentially hostile, angry, or frustrated stakeholders, both internal and external to the workplace.
Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
Caring for someone – be it a child or a senior – is a huge responsibility that many employees carry in addition to their professional workload, and can have a huge impact on their ability to bring their full self to work. Join this Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) webinar to discuss best practices to ensure your employees are able to operate at their best while managing the complexity of family life.
Conversations around diversity and inclusion can create some discomfort and guilt for those who don’t identify as “diverse”, especially with respect to the notion of privilege. This Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) webinar will explore strategies and tools that can be used to contextualize the notion of “privilege” and its historic and systemic origin, while managing and acknowledging individual feelings and experiences.