Current undergraduate students

Monday, December 9, 2019 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

EQ102: Anti-Racism Workshop

Anti-racism is an ongoing and active process of recognizing and addressing individual, institutional, and systemic racism. Engaging in this active process requires an awareness of how race and racism affects the lived experience of racialized groups and how white people contribute, actively or unconsciously, to racism. This workshop explores how to engage critically in anti-racism and enact anti-racist practices on campus.

Audience: Students, Faculty, Staff 

Monday, December 2, 2019 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

EQ101: Equity 101

This introductory workshop is designed to give staff, students, and faculty a broad understanding of equity and how our interactions with one another are shaped by systems of oppression, power, and privilege. During our discussion, we will explore the ways in which inequities, biases, and microaggressions affect our lives as individuals and communities.

Thursday, December 12, 2019 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Brown Bag Lunch: Let's Chat About Healthy Relationships with guests from SASC

Join TK Pritchard, Public Education Manager at the Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC) of Waterloo Region, for this informative and itneractive workshop on Healthy Relationships. You will also learn about the services and resources available at SASC.

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Diversity and Intersectional Equity Matters in Canadian Universities by Dr. Malinda Smith

Thirty years after employment equity programs were first introduced into the academy, this talk provides an unfiltered account of where the academy has succeeded and where challenges remain, particularly as it relates to racial justice, disability justice and decolonization. Dr. Malinda Smith will present her latest research and explore where we go from here to achieve equity.